THE BENSEL CROSS    
 By Irene Baron August 2021

Mitch Bensel, made a wooden cross for me from driftwood washed upon the banks of the Ohio River below the Ohio falls. His crosses are like no others, not only because of the unique exterior, but also for what they contain inside. 

My cross is twelve inches high. Some buyers order much larger ones. The wonder of all the Bensel Crosses is that many prayers are said over each cross as they are being constructed.

Prayers and blessings in the cross are for healing…

HOW TO RELAX & SLEEP
by Irene Baron

 Single hemispheric sleep, instinctively learned during high stress situations, such as combat to save your life, causes sleep deprivation. The goal of this relaxation procedure is to create a safe condition that allows both hemispheres of the brain to sleep. That should alleviate side effects of single hemispheric sleep.

This YouTube audio will teach you how to relax and sleep.
The directions are easy to follow.  Listen to narrator Mitch Bensel
 and enjoy your sleep.

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HOME CARE for COVID-19
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compiled by irenebaron.com January 2021 

When you have a mild case of this corona virus, you will want to take good care of your self as you isolate within your home. Wash hands with soap and water often for at least 20-seconds. The soap and water knocks the protrusions off the virus and makes it harmless. Once they are harmless, you need to rinse them off your hands.

The hospital teams love you but don't want to see you with COVID-19. They hope you follow all…

VETERAN SUICIDES RELATED TO  
SINGLE- HEMISPHERIC SLEEP 

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Try to get rid of single-hemispheric sleep and sleep deprivation with all its side effects.
Be ready to sleep and to this YouTube presentation.
It is narrated by Mitch Bensel.

Scientific American MIND  magazine published proof that brains experience single-hemispheric sleep during stress situations.  What is more stressful than combat situations?

Stress situations are encountered by persons…

HOW-TO-SLEEP   by Irene Baron
Revised July 2021

Listen to the presentation, How To Relax & Sleep
narrated by Mitch Bensel.
 
 

PART II: 
SINGLE HEMISPHERIC SLEEP   

Persons in especially dangerous occupations have a history of being alert while sleeping. This includes those in the military in combat zones, law enforcement, and firefighters. When anyone is in a new or unfamiliar location, is worried and/or does not feel safe or secure, they cannot relax and may sleep in an alert mode with only one hemisphere of

SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND HEALTH
Sleep Deprivation caused by Single Hemispheric sleep
may be life-threatening
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Learn how to relax and fall asleep to lessen sleep deprivation. Be ready to sleep before listening to this YouTube presentation. It is narrated by Mitch Bensel.

I appear to be the first person to relate single hemispheric sleep with the high suicide rate of combat veterans.

The link between single hemispheric…

VETERAN SUICIDES RELATED TO  SINGLE- HEMISPHERIC SLEEP

www.Irene Baron.com   https://irenebaron.com/irene-baron-blog

Scientific American MIND  magazine published proof that brains experience single-hemispheric sleep during stress situations.

Stress situations are encountered by persons living in dangerous occupations such as the armed forces, law enforcement, and fire-fighting. Persons in the private sector may also have highly stressful jobs. One of the biggest impacts of single-hemispheric sleep is sleep…