To help sleep

"When you’re asleep, your brain is still keeping tabs on the world outside. Sounds and even smells have been shown to alter brain activity during sleep."

https://time.com/article/2026/09/21/can-pink-noise-improve-your-sleep/?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-health-matters&_bhlid=203f1859a014f3704e41b6ae7175fde604cb5805

NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY USA

"The entire family gets involved with National Family Health And Fitness Day on the last Saturday in September."

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-family-health-fitness-day-usa-last-saturday-in-september

Belly button

"Your belly button may be more than a mere catchment zone for human detritus."

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-smell-of-your-belly-button-may-carry-signs-of-parkinsons-and-cognitive-decline?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Blonds

"If your blond preteen seems to be turning into a brunette, you're not imagining things."

https://www.livescience.com/health/why-does-blond-hair-tend-to-darken-with-age?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

NATIONAL GAY MEN’S HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY

"Each year on the last Friday in September, National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) builds awareness and increases education about this disease."

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-gay-mens-hivaids-awareness-day-september-29

Cancer

"Federal health advisers on Wednesday endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs of various cancers in apparently healthy people while warning that it’s far from clear how well the technology works."

https://apnews.com/article/grail-test-cancer-fda-dna-8fc5480be365b59c450043daa38cad30?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Poor Sleep Quality in Pregnancy may effect weight

"New research has found that mothers with poor sleep quality in late pregnancy had babies with lower weight in the first 6 months of life, but higher weight after age 1-2 years."

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1143803?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4