Health tips from geek to geek

I meet plenty of unhealthy geeks, but a few tips can save your life.
They are hacking at whatever they want, why not health?

Zed Shaw made a great article on this, read it now!
Add some tips on sleep from Alex Koppel.

I don't only steal work from great people: I've mixed some advice and experiments of my own.

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1. @abelar_s
   Health tips, from geek to geek
   -- telegraph.co.uk
   @parisrb 10/12/2012 & @humantalks 11/12/2012
   Computer gamers
   'have reactions of pilots
   but bodies of chain smokers'
   

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2. Who am I?
   I am not:
   ‣a doctor
   ‣an athlete
   ‣your mom
   

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3. Who am I?
   Actually:
   ‣I’m just like you
   ‣got bitten too
   ‣seen fellow geeks
   

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4. Usual suspects
   Geeks:
   ‣night owls
   ‣coffee-addicts
   ‣junk food
   ‣slouch
   ‣don’t do sports
   ‣don’t go outside
   And there’s often some truth in legends
   

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5. @zedshaw’s article
   ‣posture
   ‣deficiencies
   ‣sleep
   ‣fatigue
   ‣trivial stuff
   http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1281257293.html
   

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6. Posture
   ‣back
   ‣shoulders
   ‣wrists (RSI)
   ‣stretches
   Today’s Guru: @zedshaw
   

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7. Deficiencies
   ‣food
   ‣dehydration
   ‣vitamin D
   Today’s Guru: @zedshaw
   

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8. Down to earth
   ‣have sex!
   ‣don’t sit for hours
   ‣bowels and prostate
   Today’s Guru: @zedshaw
   

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9. Sleep Today’s Guru: @arsduo
   Sleep deprivation:
   ‣will hurt you
   ‣adds up in the long run
   ‣is not repaid in a weekend
   

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10. Sleep Today’s Guru: @arsduo
    ‣no sleep
    ‣4h/night
    ‣6h/night
    ‣8h/night
    Responsiveness test (1 tick = 2 days)
    

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11. Sleep Today’s Guru: the internets
    ‣Lights
    ‣ try F.lux and ScreenFilter
    ‣Circadian cycles
    ‣ blue is morning and orange is evening
    

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12. Sleep Today’s Guru: my mom ;)
    ‣ADHD
    ‣ stop loving those shiny new things
    ‣ some try rituals or meditation
    ‣Connectivity
    ‣ cut off! Deprivation only lasts 3 days.
    

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13. Screens Today’s Guru: my ophtalmologist ;)
    Your eyes should be at the screen’s top height
    Screen should be at least at arm’s length
    

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14. Sitting Today’s Guru: french healthcare ;)
    Great chairs are part of @tibastral’s plans for
    startupparadise.com [Friend Ad]
    

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15. References
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7808860/Computer-gamers-have-
    reactions-of-pilots-but-bodies-of-chain-smokers.html
    http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1281257293.html
    ‣@zedshaw’s article
    ‣@arsduo’s talk @rulu
    ‣médecine du travail \o/
    

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16. Questions?
    Thanks!
    BTW I’m @abelar_s on Twitter, Slideshare, SpeakerDeck.
    

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17. Questions?
    Things we mentioned during the questions:
    ‣ Tea
    ‣ Diets
    ‣ Sports
    ‣ reddit fitness
    ‣ Standing Desk
    ‣ Polyphasic Sleep
    ‣ Napping and power naps
    ‣ Ergonomic (desks, keyboards, mice, footrests)
    ‣ Keyboard layouts: dvorak, colemak, bepo...
    

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18. Obscure Reference
    Turn off your computer
    and go to sleep
    

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