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[Health] Links: High-fructose corn syrup, once again proven to be bad for you
Hey guys! This blog still exists! There are plenty of things I should probably talk about (...okay, well, maybe only two, but "plenty" sounds so much more exciting) but for now, let me present you with an article about why eating high fructose corn syrup is worse than eating sucrose ( Read more... ) -
[Aritcle Review] On Loving My Job and My Body
Ok, Newsweek is a magazine I really love, but two articles relevant to our interests in two days? They are totally rockin'.
This ties into my last post, and I'll expand a bit on it.
The Fat Nutritionist: On Loving My Job and My Body
Her opening line: Let’s start with this: I identify as fat because, well, I’m fat, and also because I don’t ( Read more... ) -
[Exercise] Exercise Won't Make You Thin?
An interesting article from Yahoo! News via thorne_scratch: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin. What I get out of this is that most of us don't really grasp how few calories we burn exercising in comparison to how many calories are in the foods we eat, but I wanted to post this here to get some other perspectives. What do you think? Do you find you're less active ( Read more... ) -
Supersize Me
I finally got around to watching Supersize Me, which is a documentary about a healthy man who decided to eat only McDonald's food for a month. You can watch it on YouTube over hereI have a couple of issues with how things were presented, but on the whole, it was a very effective documentary and I would highly recommend it. Some things I thought ( Read more... ) -
Dancing
I took an introductory level jazz dance class through my school last semester. “Yes, Jecca, that’s … very nice for you,” you may be thinking! Actually, I was asked to post an entry about it and my experience (like, half a year ago. I am nothing if not prompt, oh yes), because maybe it would be something people might want to try, but would be too ( Read more... ) -
Some information from my biochemistry textbook
PROTEINS
- There is no storage form for proteins, which means when you eat more proteins than you need, you're just eating extra calories. The extra protein doesn't satisfy future protein requirements, it just gets converted to carboyhdrates or fats. In fact, eating too much protein can be stressful on the liver and kidneys.- Proteins are always ( Read more... ) -
[Exercise] Goals and Obstacles
From an article in Diabetes Forecast magazine:A group of women ages 30 to 50 who answered a set of questions designed to identify goals and overcome obstacles worked out almost twice as long per week as a control group that received health information but did not learn the “self-regulation” technique.
The "technique" is really simple: it boils down ( Read more... ) -
[Book] 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', Michael Pollan
Over and over again, while looking up tips on how to be more environmentally friendly, I've found an innocent little sentence that says something like, "Eat less meat. It takes more energy and resources to raise animals for food than it does to raise plants." I made a mental note of it, but I don't think I ever understood what that really meant ( Read more... ) -
[Exercise, Health, Nutrition] Links!
- Okay, now this is really cool: Plus 3 Network is a site that lets you log your exercise, and for every mile of running/walking/biking/whatever you do, their sponsors will donate a few cents to a charity of your choosing. I know a few cents doesn't seem like much, but hey, I log my exercise anyway, and I think this could really add up! (And ( Read more... ) -
Tools of the Trade
One of the first things they teach you at Weight Watchers is that it's so damned easy for your mind to play little games on you in regard to how much you actually put into your mouth. That's why all people at WW are asked to keep meticulous journals of what everything that you eat and drink throughout the day ( Read more... )