A study by Harvard researchers indicates that the more you daydream the less likely you are to be happy. And, it comes as no surprise that people’s minds are wandering about 47% of the time. That’s almost half of your waking hours. When we’re lost in thought this means we’re lost in primarily negative and
I love poetry and I find the essence of mindfulness within the words of poetry as much as in my sitting meditations or mindful yoga practices. And, although I’ve heard it many times before, the truth that I alone am responsible for how I feel has been waking up in me despite some pretty deep
I love to go to the farmer’s market for a number of reasons. I obviously like buying healthy, tasty food but I also often run into friends and get a little Vitamin D. Strolling down the aisle on Saturday, I noticed the different names and labels people use to advertise themselves and their products. I admit
For a few months now, every Monday night I have been getting together with a couple of girlfriends to have dinner. We meet at one of our houses and everybody brings something to share. It is a wonderful way to cut down on how much cooking one person has to do, you get a fabulous
So I couldn’t help thinking about the Simon and Garfunkel song when I read about the latest research coming out in the Journal of Consumer Research. The research demonstrates the need to “slow down” if you want to get more pleasure out of your life, particularly during activities such as eating. As you know, we are
As a health psychologist working with people who are trying to change their relationship with food and their bodies, I don’t put a focus on weight. That is problematic for a wide variety of reasons and it usually doesn’t help. Instead, I ask people to pay attention to how their bodies feel as they do certain activities
I’ve mentioned the benefits of local eating in previous posts, such as by gardening and by frequenting the Farmer’s Market. Now I want to explain how seasonal eating relates to this idea, and why we should consider the sustainable alternative to the industrial food industry. Eating sustainably includes eating locally because it’s a great way
If you’ve needed an affirmation about eating, here it is. The Eater’s Agreement (from the book, Nourshing Wisdom) goes like this: “I recognize that at its deepest level, eating is an affirmative of life. Each time I eat I agree somewhere to continue life on earth. I acknowledge that this choice to eat is a
I know it is really hard to be a conscious consumer all of the time, but I think it’s important not to put our heads in the sand. My mother sells fair trade chocolate (and other goodies) at her store called the Global Market at the Community United Methodist Church. She sent me this link
Mark your calendars for this coming weekend, March 16-18! The MU Life Sciences department is putting on its annual conference on health and eating. They have gathered experts in nutrition, psychology, taste science, cultural studies, marketing analysis, journalism and chefs to speak about how we can make healthy choices about what we eat for our
