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Photo by Andrew Roberts, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewr/) You just want to fall asleep, we get it🛌🥱 But it doesn’t always come easy and you’ve tried a few different things already. So, check out this post by brainwane, which highlights a few notes on how to sleep. Then stick around in the comments as members chime in on what’s worked for them😴💤

image by Marco Verch on Flickr

For anyone who faces taking this often life-saving but somewhat daunting physical exam, brainwane's excellent Colonoscopy strategies post and its great thread of comments from Mefi members is the perfect Rx for your anxiety. We've been there and done that, and can tell you all about it!

There's a few thoughts on the beauty of everyday things in this post by johnxlibris. The main point or question can be summed up as this: Is there an inherent beauty to mass manufacturing or do handcrafted items have more value?

Photo by Eric Sonstroem on Flickr

A mefite with the definitely-not-funny-in-this-context user name "knownfossils" is looking for info from people who are finding themselves in the best shape of their lives at age 40. 💪🏽

Ok, you're in therapy or thinking of going to therapy, but worried that no one else has had these thoughts/feelings/experiences etc. "Nah," says multiple therapists in a post created by BellaDonna. Click to read the most common thing clients have been afraid to tell therapists that they really hear all the time.

photo by Shimelle Laine on Flickr

"Sitting up straight makes me feel like I'm in the army": In Ask Metafilter, wheatlets asks about how to lounge ergonomically.

Mmmmm Pho by cogdogblog (cc by)

Cold and flu season is starting in the northern hemisphere, so here's how to handle it: A post chock full of culinary remedies was created by 'drewbage1847'! Check it out to learn more and/or come add your own recipes and tips!

Senior business woman doing stretch exercise at home closeup. by shixart1985 (cc by)

Having a few aches and pains? No problem, brainwane crafted a post about HEP2go (Home Exercise Program), which helps people with clear instructions and examples for various exercises.

Oil Refinery Reference #133 by claralieu (cc by)

cotton dress sock asks "How close to an oil refinery is too close?," and flug has answers. Lots of answers.

spamandkimchi posted Equip Me OT [Occupational Therapist] Lindsay DeLong, featuring "tips galore on using medical equipment at home, diy hacks & modifications, and recommended items for people with mobility & accessibility needs." Very excellent.

Health Insurance by EpicTop10.com (cc by)

US healthcare: terminology, appealing denial, and Medicaid eligibility — brainwane has assembled a great current resource on Medicaid ... including info on a pending / upcoming requirement for paperwork you may want to prepare for if you are among the affected.

uBiome - Microbiome Sequencing Gut Bacteria Sample Kit by Tony Webster (cc by)

In an interesting thread about "rethinking healthy eating in light of the gut microbiome," ASF Tod und Schwerkraft shares some enlightening commentary on why the results of microbiome research is always much more complicated and less definitive than science reporting makes it sound.

Burning paper offerings at Mandai Columbarium by Jnzl's Photos (cc by)

liminal_shadows on the Kafkaesque experience of trying to survive the paperless revolution in swift's post wanna go paperless?

Hotpoint All Pink Kitchen, 1961 by JoeInSouthernCA (cc by-nd)

I'll put it bluntly: modern cooking is a social dick-measuring contest: Kadin2048 has an intriguing comment about the "fixation on cooking at home as a moral good" in theora55's post on Ultraprocessed Foods.

By si.robi - Townsend RG19 (29), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80164672

America hating fat Black women — it’s just part of life. It’s in the culture. It’s in the health-care system. You see it in Hollywood, you see it in sports. You don’t have to look around very hard. misskaz posts a superb personal essay by tennis pro Taylor Townsend.