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Kemosabe's New Habitat
Kemosabe the prehensile tailed porcupine got a new and improved habitat for his 14th birthday! Check out his sweet new home and his roommates, Sunny the turaco and Quincho and Gaia the armadillos!
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How and When to Nap and Not Nap
Short 20 – 30 minute naps can give you a boost in mental energy and cognitive abilities as long as they are in the early afternoon and not too close to bedtime. These are what we call power naps. Here’s why they should be short. When you...
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Chopsticks The Quaker Parrot, feat. BirdTricks!
Chopsticks the quaker parrot has been challenging to work with lately. So when Jamie and Dave from Bird Tricks come for a visit, Jessi asks for their expertise on bird training to help figure out what is going with Chopsticks and his...
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Game Time With Our Picky Porcupine!
Will he lick it? Kemosabe the prehensile tailed porcupine rates random household items by sniffing, touching, or licking. Enjoy!
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Ask Jessi 11
Jessi answers questions from viewers! Who likes radishes? Can exotic animals be pets? Any new enclosures? And more!
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What is Heavy Drinking and What it Does to You
Chronic heavy alcohol use causes many physical and mental problems including increased risk of certain cancers. How do researchers define heavy drinking? Heavy drinking is defined as more than two drinks per day for men and more than one...
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Three Signs Your Mania Is Coming (The Manic Prodrome)
What are the early signs that you're getting ready to have a manic episode? We call these early signs the prodrome. Being able to detect early signs of a manic episode can be helpful in either preventing the episode or lessening the...
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What Happens To Your Body When You Don't Sleep?
What happens to your body when you don’t sleep? Here are the take away points: Poor sleep puts you at risk for weight gain, diabetes and worsening ADHD (especially in children). These negative health effects occur with chronic poor...
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The Sleep-ADHD Paradox: Why Can't I Get a Good Night's Sleep?
Did you know that many people with ADHD also have sleep problems? Research is showing that the disorder itself changes your circadian rhythm. That’s what this video is about.
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The Connection Between Anxiety and Stomach Problems
There’s a bidirectional relationship between gastrointestinal disorders and anxiety. This relationship is thought to be controlled by a gut-brain connection. Research studies have concluded that there is signaling between the gut and the...
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Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose determines the importance of writing for purpose by reading passages and identifying the author’s purpose for writing.
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Lithium vs. Antipsychotics: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Lithium
Explore the journey of lithium, a game-changer in the late 1940s, as it transformed the treatment landscape for bipolar disorder. Join Dr. Tracey Marks, a dedicated psychiatrist, in this deep dive into the historical prominence of...
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Sleep Eating with Sleeping Pills - 4 Ways to Avoid
Sleep eating with sleeping pills. It's not that uncommon and we call it complex sleep behaviors. Other behaviors include sleep driving, sleep eating and sleep texting. Sleep driving is commonly associated with the sleeping medication,...
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Springtime Mania - 3 Ways to Prevent It
As we move from winter to spring into summer, we get longer days and more exposure to sunlight. As such, you may notice your mood ramping up. But it’s not how much light you're exposed to, it’s the rapid change in light that makes the...
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Signs Your Body Is Stressed - Telltale Signs
Signs your body is stressed. There are many effects of stress on your body, but there are tell tale signs that your body is crying out for help. Typical signs of stress include things like high blood pressure, poor sleep, racing heart....
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Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep
There are two main movement disorders that are responsible for sleep problems: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD). RLS afflicts between 9% and 15% of the general population. That’s not a small amount...
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Night Terrors vs Nightmares - How To Tell The Difference
Night terrors (also called sleep terrors) are parasomnias. Parasomnias can occur during rapid eye movement (REM sleep), or they can occur during the non-REM sleep. Most of your sleep is non-REM and only a portion of your sleep is REM and...
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill examines major military battles of the Revolutionary War by investigating the Battle of Bunker Hill on Breed’s Hill in Massachusetts on June 17, 1775.
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3 Things to Know Before Taking Sleeping Pills
Do you have trouble sleeping? Millions of people do, and for many, prescription sleeping pills are the answer. But before you pop that first pill, there are a few things you should know. In this video I discuss three important factors to...
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Dark Therapy for Bipolar Disorder - How and Why it Works
What is something you can do for your mania that doesn’t involve medication? I’ve talked in a previous video about using bright light therapy for bipolar disorder. But this would be for the depressed phase of the illness. You wouldn’t...
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Bored to Sleep? It’s a Real Thing With the ADHD Brain
Does your brain check out when you get bored to the point where you go unconscious just like that? It can happen when you’re sleep deprived, or have narcolepsy, but it can also happen when you have ADHD . That’s what what this video is...
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Wiggly Woo
Here’s a song for kids you may not have heard before, but it is sure to become a favorite. Wiggle and sing along with your youngsters!
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Time within German Sentences - Beginner German with Herr Antrim #16
In this video I teach you some other phrases to tell time in German including half hours and quarter hours. Then I teach you how to decide where to put the time element in a sentence.