I was listening to a podcast today and the topic was breast feeding. The guest kept bringing up how science keeps talking about the benefits of breast feeding and that the wording was incorrect. She pointed out there are no benefits to breast feeding. Breast feeding is the norm. The other options are substandard and should be measured against breast feeding. This made me think about moving and exercise in the same way.Continue reading
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I Don’t Know Is a Great Answer
It seems odd to me that so many people seem terrified to answer a question with, “I don’t know.” I don’t know could be the best answer you could ever give. It means that you’re acknowledging that you have a knowledge limitation. Answering I don’t know could spur you on to something amazing!Continue reading
I’m Back from Iceland!
Despite my best efforts I’m back from Iceland! What an amazing country. Driving around, it’s an all-out effort to not wreck while trying to take in the scenery.Continue reading
Moving While Traveling
I’m currently out of the country so I haven’t had a chance to do much writing recently. Everyone here’s passed out and I’m waiting for my phone to charge so I can go into town. Sooooooo I thought I’d jump on and offer a little insight to keeping moving while traveling.Continue reading
Stretch of the Week: Back of the Neck
We spend a lot of time hunched over things. All this hunching tends to shorten the muscles on the back of the neck. Here’s a really simple stretch that can help lengthen everything back out.
All you need is something overhead to rest your hand on, like a door frame. With nothing more than that and a few minutes of your time you can do a lot to help restore these muscles to their natural length..
Here’s the link to the referenced blog post: How’s Your Headset
Balance Is a Skill Too
It’s generally assumed that by the time people reach adulthood, they have an adequate ability to balance. But is that really true? Balance is a skill that requires practice and refinement. We spend most of our time walking in over-built shoes on very well-groomed surfaces.Continue reading
Risk vs Reward vs Challenge
Last week while rock climbing, I noticed that there was a woman belaying who was not very comfortable belaying at all. Belaying is the person who spots the person climbing. The belayer pulls up the slack in the rope as the climber ascends the wall. The belayer is the only thing that keeps the climber from hitting the ground if he falls.Continue reading
Why You should Buy Organic Wheat
A little while ago I wrote an article called Organic Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. Now I’m going to tell you why you should buy organic if you buy wheat. As I stated in my previous article, the main benefit to buying organic is to limit your ingestion of chemicals.Continue reading
