by TAadministrator | Jan 2, 2014 | Habits
I am writing this 35,000 feet up in the air, on the first day of the new year. I am ready for the jet lag – I know it’s coming! But jet lag doesn’t just disturb my sleeping and eating patterns: changes in my body clock also disturb my immune system....
by TAadministrator | Dec 7, 2013 | Habits
Our culture is starting to understand habits a little better. This is a good thing, because if we are going to change what we do – for example, what and how we eat, what and how we exercise and whether and how we nourish our bodies and minds – we need the tools to do...
by TAadministrator | Jan 8, 2013 | Habits
In June I wrote about how meditation affects your brain. Specifically, fMRI scans revealed that long time meditators had increased activity in the parts of the brain that are important in processing empathy – especially in perceiving the mental and emotional state of...
by TAadministrator | Dec 17, 2012 | Habits
Everyone knows the value of physical exercise. We are taught this in school, our doctors tell us this when we have check ups and even popular culture reminds us that so-and-so lost her baby weight by exercising as well as eating healthily. Why don’t we place the...
