Yeah, Size Matters … For Your Health
Need a rule? For your health, “To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.” That was Ben Franklin, a million years ago. But it is just as true now as it …
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Shop Healthfully, Even At The Piggly Wiggly. The big, bad three.
Normal grocery stores really do have things you want to put in your mouth. Some of them are produce, some are in cans, some are produced at the grocery store, …
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I grew up in a little town in Southeast Alabama. We had “wiregrass”, an annual Peanut Festival parade (at which I rode a unicycle), and the big ‘ol Piggly Wiggly …
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How (and why) To Change How You Think About Science
Its so funny. At one point I really wanted to be a historian. Of science! This is the town center of metropolitan nerd-villebergington. You can’t get in the door without …
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The Last Lasagna
Take advantage of short bursts of exercise and make these bursts happen when dinner is in the oven. Time to the Table: 1 hour Yield: 15-18 servings Preheat …
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How (and why) To Change How You Think About Mindfulness
Most people think meditation just isn’t doable in a normal life. Have some kind of monk-like mindfulness? My cat just threw up on my shoes. Chanting some OM-like mantra for …
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How (and why) To Change How You Think About Fitness
If fitness lives for you like a chore or something you just really hate doing, then you have to think about it differently. If it is not something you love …
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Food is a lot of things. It can be thought of as fuel. Further down, it’s a big pile of carb and fat and protein molecules. Even further down, it’s …
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How (and why) To Change The Culture of Health
Our “culture of health” is like the matrix, as defined by Morpheus: “The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see …
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Building a Better Brain. Don’t Be A Slug.
In my former life as a neuroscientist (over 25 years ago), I did physiology research on certain aspects of the brain and behavior. At some point after a long week …
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Building a Better Brain. I’ll Drink To That.
A long time ago, in a lifetime far far away, I went to talk to someone with a concern about the shading of my teeth. The dentist said he had …
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Building a Better Brain by Moovin & Groovin
Being active is not thinking, or doing puzzles, or sussing through brain teasers. It has to do with your muscles, cardiovascular system, and a whole lotta sweat glands, right? Sorry …
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