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We Have a Behavioural Problem

May 21, 2010
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Losing fat isn’t a biological problem, it’s a behavioural problem. Many have heard the oft quoted statistic that around 2/3rds of Americans are Overweight or Obese. Many battle cries have followed, more recently by figures like Jamie Oliver, who even won a TED prize for his efforts. While he hasn’t solved the obesity epidemic, I [...]

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Stop Doing What Isn’t Working

May 13, 2010
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Before I start, I will admit that this post is a little more abstract. There is almost no mention of concrete examples, but if you extend the concepts I talk about, you should be able to establish the practical message being this. Someone once said that insanity can be defined by doing the same thing [...]

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Coffee

May 3, 2010
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Caffeine is one of the most ubiquitous drugs you can find. Available over-the-counter for a low price, it’s indispensable to some, and detested by others. Some (most) people claim that they can’t do without it, and others ardently claim that coffee is the root of all evil, citing anecdotal evidence of feeling much better without [...]

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Talk to a 90-Year-Old

April 17, 2010
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Talk to a 90-Year-Old. Not just any 90-Year-Old, but a happy and fulfilled 90-Year-Old who still has that youthful sparkle in their eyes. Ask them about what they thought about life, and I’d guarantee that you’d learn a fair bit. Most of all, ask them what they did in the past that they are happy [...]

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The Holiday Binge: How Much Damage Can You Do?

April 14, 2010
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For most people, any holiday is a time to eat and be merry. Obviously, all that extra food has to go somewhere. Why is that in our interest? Because knowing that would better our understanding of how to deal with it. Indirectly, this gives the obsessive amongst us a certain peace of mind (instead of [...]

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I don’t care what you think!

April 6, 2010
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That’s what the body screams at the brain every day. The brain needs to tell itself stories. It wants to live in a certain way, to eat certain foods, to partake in certain activities, etc. Unfortunately, the body doesn’t care what the brain thinks, besides, it’s proven to be wrong many a time (like when [...]

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You Lucky Fool

April 6, 2010
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Some people got lucky. They were born with great blood sugar control, with robust joints, with never-greying hair, with full muscle bellies, and an easy time burning fat. Some people got unlucky. They were born to a drug-addicted mother and an alcoholic father, suffering genetic dysfunctions and living under an environment which never allowed their [...]

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Sticking to the Plan by Restricting Your Options

April 3, 2010
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I’d wager everyone has goals, in whatever field of pursuit. If you have goals, you hopefully have a good plan to accomplish those goals. This is an article about adherence to the plan, whatever that may be, to whatever goal is being pursued. While the aphorism, “No plan survives the real world”, holds a great [...]

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Warming up for Exercise – A Layperson’s View

March 6, 2010
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Today’s topic ties in with a recent post of mine, ‘Can You Run Safely?’ Part of staying injury-free during exercise is to ensure that your body is prepared for the forthcoming exertion. This preparatory phase is known as the warm-up. Why I want to address this topic, is simply because the layperson doesn’t seem to [...]

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Defining Health Again

March 4, 2010
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For the average person, there are thousands of definitions of the word “health”. All of them I think boil down to a similar goal: Prevention or slowing of the onset of aging. If we assume that the prime disadvantage of aging is damage to individual cells and systems which negatively affect the function of the [...]

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