Joan Didion wrote this in 1968 on self-respect. I think it could just as well be called self-compassion… It also sounds like an element of…
It’s about befriending who we are already… Pema Chodron
Here is a link to the Pocket Pema Chodron version
Why French Kids Don’t Have ADHD | Psychology Today
In the United States, at least 9% of school-aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and are taking pharmaceutical medications. In France, the percentage of…
Humans – the real threat to life on Earth | Environment | The Observer
This is a very eye opening article about population and climate. What I find most arresting is the part about “hidden water”. Let’s take one…
How diet can affect the brain – Eat, Fast, Live Longer – BBC
Short clip from the BBC in intermittent fasting and how it can protect your brain. How diet can affect the brain – Eat, Fast, Live…
Do Diet Drinks Mess Up Metabolisms? : The Salt : NPR
As the consumption of diet drinks made with artificial sweeteners , researchers are beginning to make some uncomfortable associations with weight gain and other diseases….
Dietary fats and health: dietary recommendations in… [Adv Nutr. 2013] – PubMed – NCBI
“This review calls for a rational reevaluation of existing dietary recommendations that focus on minimizing dietary SFAs [saturated fatty acids], for which mechanisms for adverse…
Calcium, Vitamin D, and K2 Are Essential for Bone Health
From Dr Mercola about Bone health: Calcium, Vitamin D, and K2 Are Essential for Bone Health. Don’t forget Magnesium!!!! He left it out of the…
How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety – NYTimes.com
Interesting article from the New York Times on some research into exercise and neuroscience. Apparently exercise both stimulates our brains and also stimulates GABA which…
Sorry low carbers, your microbiome is just not that into you – Human Food Project
More from those brilliant people at the Human Food Project” (Aka, Human Gut Project) who are looking at the Human microbiome “I recently posted…