Why is health so confusing? Is coffee healthy? Are eggs? How about the debate between high-carb and high-fat diets? If you ever turn on the TV or indulge in any kind of popular media (or even many research reports), you’ve probably been confused at some point about what is healthy. I have been too. I’ve …
I’ve been reading a book called How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer. This book is very interesting to me for both personal and professional reasons—it describes a lot of the “stuff” we don’t usually understand about why and how we do the things we do in life (and why it’s hard to change by will-powering …
I think this weekend will be a great time to clean up—I want to clean my car, the pantry, my closet…….the kitchen cupboards, my desk, my computer files, the coat closet, the bathroom…under my bed, the spare bedroom closet, the fridge… I never said moderation was my strong point, did I? I’ll admit I spent …
Once upon a time, I had a teacher named Mr. Munch (that’s not an alias, I’m pretty sure he won’t read this if he’s still alive). He taught a course about psychoactive drugs that was extremely painfully boring. I’m not sure if he was just bored with his career or if he was really that …
A couple things…. Kristina and I seem to get to the point in the day (right before our sign language class) when we’re feeling a bit overloaded—-not with coaching, but with paperwork and crud that comes with coaching. So, when our ASL instructor (Jennie) comes, we are most likely feeling like we should have practiced …
I had nothing to say today. I had a hard time listening too. Lunchtime was good—not for the food, but for the little break/walk (Thanks Wendy!). I know what I really need to do right now is go to the gym—-but it’s COLD outside. I have a headache, and I ate too much of my …
A new friend at RIT shared this very interesting story with me the other day. I highly recommend listening to the recording describing this study that looked into why we make certain food choices. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122781981&sc=emaf “The brain is anatomically organized into different systems….. You have a rational deliberative system which is sort of more to …
Did you ever see the movie Ten Things I Hate About You? There’s a line from it, said by Bianca Stratford’s ditzy friend, that I always think of when I’m overwhelmed. As the two girls are walking along, the ditzy friend says, “I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed. But can …
I have a short story to tell you…. I love raw plant-based food…..and I also love cheese and wine and bread (and pizza and ice cream and chocolate…). One time, a woman told me that she’d love to be the type of person who craves an apple for dessert. Me too! I have visions of …
I speak with someone regularly who is a behavioral psychologist, and we often talk about what makes people do what they do… a deep subject, for sure. This is what she says about behavior change– “If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.” I’m not sure why, but this feels like …
