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How Your Bedtime Routine Can Help Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia

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By Brina Patel, Shaheen E Lakhan
| Verywell Mind
Our bedtime habits can affect sleep quality, which can then impact our brain health. Credit: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty Images Quality sleep helps the brain clear waste, support memory, and protect against cognitive decline. Evening habits like alcohol, caffeine, poor sleep hygiene, and heavy or high-glycemic foods can disrupt sleep. A calming bedtime routine and healthy lifestyle habits may support brain health and lower dementia risk.
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Do People Make You Feel Bad for Succeeding? You May Be Experiencing Tall Poppy Syndrome

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By Brina Patel
| Verywell Mind
Tall poppy syndrome can make you feel bad about doing well. Credit: G_Bartfai / Getty Images Tall poppy syndrome happens when high-achieving people are criticized or cut down by others for doing well. Tall poppy syndrome can appear at work, in friendships, within families, and online. The experience can affect mental health, causing anxiety, isolation, and self-doubt. Have you ever been made to feel bad for doing well? This is known as the tall poppy syndrome.
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Sent an embarrassing text? Practical steps to recover and move on

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By Brina Patel
| MSN Verified
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