Health Illness

Avez-vous du mal à trouver le sommeil ? Vous vous tournez encore et encore dans votre lit… sans que rien ne change. Et plus les minutes passent, plus votre esprit s'agite, comme si chaque pensée venait vous réveiller un peu plus. Vous commencez alors à penser au lendemain. Le cercle vicieux s'installe. Vous avez beau essayer de vous calmer, de respirer, de vous détendre… impossible de lâcher prise. Impossible de glisser dans ce sommeil que vous attendez pourtant de tout votre être. Si cette situation vous est familière, sachez que vous êtes loin d'être seul.

Sixty years ago in the snowy valleys of Japan, a young snow monkey discovered a hotel’s hot spring, and others in her troop soon joined her. Now, generations of families have built their routines around their own hot springs. In this episode, we follow a young snow monkey as her troop leaps from rock to rock toward their favorite activity in winter: a long steamy soak.

Against the white expanse of the Arctic tundra, a snowy owl is hardly visible as he pauses to listen for the rustling of small prey. While most Arctic birds migrate south for the winter, this owl can survive through the endless polar nights. In this episode, we follow a snowy owl as he searches for food in the dark, soaring past the footprints of polar bears, howling huskies, and snow foxes that call this wintry world home.

Meditation makes you more productive because it lets you earn back time. For each minute you spend meditating, you'll earn around nine minutes back, as Chris Bailey - author of The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus - will show in this candid and counter-intuitive guide to the productivity benefits of meditation.

Axolotls are nature's ultimate Peter Pan—amphibians that never transform past the larval stage. Found only in Mexico’s ancient lake system of Xochimilco, they've survived since the time of the Aztecs, a people who considered them sacred. In this episode, we glide through the cool, dark water with an axolotl, meandering through the floating gardens these charming creatures call home.

Welcome to our voyage of discovery. In this series we’ll be travelling to many hard to reach places. Some hidden from view entirely: deep waters, high skies, the vastness of space. We’ll fly with a bee across a summer meadow all the way into her hive. Dive deep into the ocean to visit the miraculous Black Smokers. And we’ll even travel on the inside of a water molecule before it turns into a hailstone. We’re on an extraordinary audio journey of imagination – to learn something fascinating about our world and gently relax or fall asleep along the way.

North Ronaldsay sheep have been roaming the shores of a Scottish isle for centuries. They outnumber people there by more than twenty to one. While most sheep graze in fields, the North Ronaldsay are a breed apart: they forage seaweed on the rocky beach. In this episode, we follow a lamb as she crosses the island’s ancient stone dyke and sees the ocean for the first time.

Quels que soient les obstacles à votre repos, vous trouverez dans ce livre une façon de les surmonter. L’auteur propose un programme personnel pour vaincre les troubles de sommeil sans médicaments, des explications sur les facteurs nuisibles, ainsi que des solutions pour résoudre les problèmes les plus courants chez les enfants, les adolescents, les personnes âgées, de même que chez ceux et celles qui doivent composer avec des horaires décalés. Un guide pratique et complet pour dormir paisiblement !

Humpback whales are among the most intelligent animals on Earth. Some scientists believe they might even surpass humans in self-awareness, empathy, and communication skills. In this episode, we swim with a whale as he teams up with other humpbacks to use bubbles to catch fish, rescues a sea lion, and puts his own spin on melodies sung by whales across the Pacific Ocean. This is the world in its natural state, defined by seasons, routines, and cycles. By the time this whale is ready to close one eye and go to sleep, you will be too.

En moyenne, nous passons 26 ans de notre vie à dormir, et pourtant la plupart d'entre nous sont constamment fatigués. La réalité, c'est que le sommeil n'est pas une priorité pour la plupart d'entre nous, et même si nous dormons, ce n'est peut-être pas le type de sommeil dont vous avez besoin. Le Dr Tim Sharp, alias Dr Happy, vous présente 10 habitudes quotidiennes simples pour obtenir un sommeil de meilleure qualité et ainsi mener une vie plus heureuse et plus saine.

California’s coast redwoods are Earth's tallest living beings, some reaching more than 350 feet high. They can also live for more than 2,000 years, outlasting entire civilizations. In this episode, we spend an evening with an ancient tree. Below ground, its roots tap into a forest-wide network; above ground, its branches harbor life in its many forms.

Brown bears lead deeply cyclical lives. They need to gain sometimes hundreds of pounds during the warmer months to prepare for winter hibernation, a lifestyle that brings them into frequent contact with many other species’ cycles. In this episode, we meander through the Alaska peninsula with a bear and her cubs as she teaches them to hunt salmon at the falls, dig for clams along the coastal mudflats, and use the regional rubbing tree.

Red pandas have thick bushy ringed tails like raccoons, but they aren’t related to panda bears or raccoons—in fact, they have no close relatives anywhere on Earth. In this episode, we wander the Himalayas with a red panda and her cubs as they munch on bamboo, practice walking in the treetops, and settle in to nap together as the first snowfall of the year covers their forest home.

Capybaras possess such a calm and gentle nature that many other animal species treat them as friends—including the birds who ride on their backs. In this episode, we follow a capybara as she lounges in the lagoon and covers herself in mud to repel bugs. And we’ll listen as she collectively parents her pups with the others in her herd, communicating through a complex language of whistles, clicks, and purrs.

In a quiet forest in Sweden, a cluster of Amanita muscaria mushrooms, with their iconic red caps dotted with white spots, push through a bed of soft reindeer moss. These crimson fungi interact with all manner of species in the forest—including a squirrel, who takes a nibble and wanders away in an altered state. These enchanted mushrooms also form partnerships with the trees, trading nutrients under the soil.

Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. They can hardly see. They live in rainforests among jaguars, pumas, and countless other predators. Yet they survive. And they do it by being so incredibly slow, and living a life covered in algae. In this episode, we hang with a sloth in the jungle of Costa Rica as he spends a month digesting one single leaf, and we see the symbiosis and collaboration that surrounds him.

The soothing steady sound of the rain, the constant splashing and plopping of the raindrops makes the soul and the mind calm down and thus also has a gradually relaxing effect on the body. The rain triggers in us thoughts - imagination - such as freshness, tranquility, growth and purity. This imagination promotes a healing power within us. Let this soothing sound of nature lead you into a healthy sleep. The regularity and recurring multi-layered rhythm of the rain sound resonates your body and allows your breathing to become harmonious. Nerves are calmed, stress flows away.

Crows have long been the subject of folklore, likely because they’re strikingly similar to humans, leading lives rich in personality, intelligence, and relationships. In this episode, we fly the streets of Seattle with a crow as she grooms her mate, delivers what appears to be a gift, and finally commutes miles away from her territory to gather and chat with thousands of other crows before it’s time to roost for the night.

Despite the rosy picture painted in the ads of a miracle cure for high cholesterol and its attendant heart disease, the reality of taking statins may be far less pretty. Dr. Barbara H. Roberts, director of the Women’s Cardiac Center at the Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island, discusses both the benefits and health risks of these popular drugs in this comprehensive guide that finally reveals the questionable science behind the research studies. This honest, patient-friendly appraisal of the most widely used medications in the world may shock you, but it may also save your life.

Accompagner une personne atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer est un grand défi. Comment assurer sa sécurité, son bien-être et sa dignité ? Comment, en tant qu'aidant, peut-on protéger notre santé mentale et physique? Quelles sont les ressources qui existent? Le placement dans un établissement spécialisé est-il inévitable? Dans ce guide, Priska Poirier propose des solutions faciles à appliquer dans la vie quotidienne.