Another multimedia QOTD, this time from Shawn Achor at TEDxBloomington (~9:50): What we’ve done is we’ve pushed happiness over the cognitive horizon, as a society. And that’s because we think that we have to be successful, then we’ll be happier. But the real problem is our brains work in the opposite order. If you can [...]
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Quote of the day
Posted in Meditation, QOTD on February 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Quote of the day (part 2)
Posted in QOTD on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What the Whole9 folks said: Don’t look for a nutrition solution to a lifestyle problem.
Quote of the day
Posted in Meditation, QOTD on February 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Michael Taft on meditation: Here’s the thing about meditation: it’s really hard. Anyone who says it isn’t hard is playing you for a sucker, or trying to be kind, like when the doctor says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Anyone who thinks spending ten thousand hours sitting on their ass, locked in a wrestling match [...]
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Posted in QOTD on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. Talk about something not being a fair fight. In the battle of consumer versus Big Food, here’s what a food marketing executive tells CBC’s Marketplace (~9:30): Consumers are smart, shoppers is [sic] dumb. And I say that in a nice way. Nice job from Yoni Freedhoff of Weighty Matters in taking on the health-washing [...]
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Posted in QOTD, Real food on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today’s QOTD is a multimedia one, based on research comparing mouth-to-anus digestion of a processed food meal with a whole food meal. HT to food+tech, who notes “the video is a disturbing look at how difficult it is for the body to break down food made for shelf-life.” Notice how the shape of the ramen [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in Food addiction, QOTD on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Not that I would recommend that folks look to sitcoms for addiction help, but this intervention of sorts from a recent Suburgatory resonated with me. Take a good hard look at yourself in the mirror. … You’re in a spiral, you’re in a downward spiral. This is an ugly side of you, but you don’t [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in QOTD on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In an interesting post on sugar over on PHD, J Stanton makes this comment: Given the following: * Most people don’t exercise very much * Exercise burns less calories than most people think The problem for the overwhelming majority is “how do I dispose of excess sugars, simple or complex,” not “how do I replenish [...]
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Posted in QOTD on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My, that Robb Wolf has a way with words ;). Here’s Robb in his latest podcast (51:45) about needing to know what your goals really are: You need to start thinking about where you want to drive the boat and if you’re not, you’re shitting the bed. LOL! Be sure to check out the whole [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in QOTD on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Well, yesterday … sue me ;). So why do people gain [weight] back if it’s so important to them? … To lose their weight they’ve gone on highly restrictive diets, they’re denying themselves the ability to use food for comfort or celebration, they’re regularly white-knuckling through hunger and cravings, they’ve set ridiculous Boston Marathon style [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in QOTD on December 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Food for thought (pardon the pun!) from Dr. John at PaleoTerran: [Industrial foods] can be more than just sustenance. You eat Paleo because it gives you the nutrients you need. But the reason industrial foods flourish in our culture is because they do more than nourish. When you’re bored, industrial foods entertain – just think [...]
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