Category Archives: Fitness

This week’s five industry-funded studies. The score: 90:9

Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2015/12/this-weeks-five-industry-funded-studies-the-score-909/

Here are another five industry-sponsored studies with results that can be used for marketing purposes (otherwise, what’s the point?).

Effects on childhood body habitus of feeding large volumes of cow or formula milk compared with breastfeeding in the latter part of infancy David Hopkins, Colin D Steer, Kate Northstone, and Pauline M Emmett.  Am J Clin Nutr 2015;102:1096–103.

Conclusion: “The feeding of high volumes of cow milk in late infancy is associated with faster weight and height gain than is BM feeding. The feeding of bottle-fed infants with high volumes of cow milk in late infancy may have a persisting effect on body habitus through childhood.”  The authors point out “Our findings strengthen the current American Academy of Pediatrics and United Kingdom Department of Health guidelines, which stress the need to not introduce cow milk as a main drink before 12 mo of age. Parents should be advised about the appropriate volume of milk to offer their children once complementary feeding is established.”
Funding: The research, although specifically funded by Wyeth Nutrition, was carried out independently. DH previously received funding from Pfizer Nutrition Ltd. KN and PME have, from time to time, received research funding, and PME has received consultancy funding from Pfizer Nutrition Ltd., Plum Baby, and Danone Baby Nutrition (Nutricia Ltd.). PME currently receives research funding from Nestlé Nutrition.
Comment: The study finds that differ…

How to Be Happier Without Making Any Big Life Changes

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Laughing Girl

“The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now.” ~Robert G. Ingersoll

In 2014 I changed my whole life.

I quit a horrible job, traveled to Costa Rica and Panama, moved across the country, moved in with my partner, and landed my dream job in an education charity.

Why did I change so much? The answer is simple—happiness.

I had spent three years planning and dreaming of a different future for myself. One where I could travel, have a job I found meaningful, and live with my boyfriend in our own flat. Finally, after one morning too many spent in tears, I built up the courage to quit my job.

I spent the next few months riding on a wave of relief. Everything was going to be all right. I was going to be happy and in love with my life.

The problem was, this didn’t happen.

It soon became clear that I wasn’t experiencing the blissful future that I’d dreamed of. I ended up feeling even worse than I had felt before I changed anything. A sense of dread and helplessness crept over me as I realized that changing your life situation doesn’t automatically make you happier.

There was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

After a month or two of trying to pull myself out of a depression by making plans for a long off future…

Living Lightly with the One-Bag Lifestyle

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By Leo Babauta

I’ve been on a handful of long trips this year and in recent years, and on all those trips, I lived out of a small bag.

I loved living so lightly, but every time I came home, it felt weird: all of a sudden I had about 10x more stuff. It didn’t feel in alignment with the light, minimal lifestyle.

So after a 25-day trip to Asia last month, I came home with a mission: to live only out of the same bag I traveled with.

I’ve been doing it for a couple weeks now, and I plan to keep doing it for as long as it feels right. I think of it as my One-Bag Lifestyle — though it’s not for everyone, and it doesn’t make me better than anyone, I really like it.

To be clear, I have more things than fit in the bag: furniture, an iMac, tools, a handful of books that I can’t bear to get rid of (about 10 of them). But as for clothes and other personal items, I boxed up everything else and am pretty much only using what can fit in my 21-liter backpack.

I don’t expect anyone else to want to do this, but in case you’re interested, I thought I’d share more about what I’m doing and why.

The Bag

I’ve been beta-testing an amazing backpack this year, the Minaal Daily, for about six months now, and I really love it. It’s not a cheap bag, but if you care about quality and live out of your bag, you’ll want to get something built well. If you’re interested, you should…

The Importance of Recognizing Diversity in Mindfulness Practices

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The word “mindfulness” has become an increasingly popular term over the past couple of years and often gets thrown around as a lifestyle trend that we all have to incorporate into our every day lives. But what even constitutes as a “mindful practice”? Can this word mean something different to everyone? For some it could mean practicing yoga, while to others it could simply mean praying or sitting in silence. Martin Davidson, a Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration at University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business, explains that there is no one or best way to engage in mindful rituals. Thus, as efforts to spread contemplative practices to diverse groups continues to develop, it’s crucial to cultivate mutuality and to be accepting of different forms of mindful practices that may already exist in a given community.

Related: What Does It Really Mean to Live Mindfully?

 

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Fish Stocks Are Declining Worldwide, And Climate Change Is On The Hook

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/12/14/459404745/fish-stocks-are-declining-worldwide-and-climate-change-is-on-the-hook?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

A fisherman shovels grey sole, a type of flounder, out of the hold of a ship at the Portland Fish Pier in Maine, September 2015. New research finds the ability of fish populations to reproduce and replenish themselves is declining across the globe. The worst news comes from the North Atlantic, where most species are declining.

A fisherman shovels grey sole, a type of flounder, out of the hold of a ship at the Portland Fish Pier in Maine, September 2015. New research finds the ability of fish populations to reproduce and replenish themselves is declining across the globe. The worst news comes from the North Atlantic, where most species are declining.

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For anyone paying attention, it’s no secret there’s a lot of weird stuff going on in the oceans right now. We’ve got a monster El Nino looming in the Pacific. Ocean acidification is …

Brooks Cold Weather Running Accessories Giveaway

Source: http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2015/12/08/brooks-cold-weather-running-accessories-giveaway/

Hi friends! I was up with the sun this morning to meet up with my track group. It was cold (in the low 30’s) but very clear – the sun was just starting to rise when we met. Perfect running weather, if you ask me!

This morning was the first time in at least a month that I really pushed it on pace at the track. Now that I’m training officially again (more details about what I’m training for in yesterday’s post, if you missed it), I’m ready to kick things back up a notch, and it felt good to really challenge myself! It helps that my track buddies are also back to being speedy again, too – a bunch of them did the Philadelphia Marathon a couple weeks ago and were tapering before then recuperating after for a little while. So now I have people to chase again!

Here’s what the coaches had us do today – a ladder workout:

Warm up jog (I did a half mile – 2 laps)
400m (1 lap)
Rest/jog 1 minute
800m (2 laps)
Rest/jog 1 minute
1200m (3 laps)
Rest/jog 1 minute
1200m (3 laps)
Rest/jog 1 minute
800m (2 laps)
Rest/jog 1 minute
400m (1 lap)
Cool down (I did a half mile again)

Whew!! It was a TOUGH one. I really pushed it on pace the whole time and was averaging between 1:35 and 1:50 minutes per lap. When I finished, my Garmin 225 was quite impressed with me. 😉 Love how it gives you little awards/records!

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Google Doodle Honors BKS Iyengar’s 97th Birthday And It’s Adorable

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Today’s Google Doodle marks the birthday of renowned Indian yoga guru, B.K.S. Iyengar, and we have to say it’s mighty sweet. Guruji, as he is known by his students, passed away in August of last year. He would have turned 97 today. Though many still miss his earthly presence, Iyengar lives on through his teachings and […]

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Relinquishing Control of Others: 5 Ways It Serves You

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Letting Go

“Selfishness is not living your life as you wish to live it. Selfishness is wanting others to live their lives as you wish them to.” ~Oscar Wilde

My mother is a huge control freak. I am told she got it from my grandmother, who basically ran everyone’s life.

Regardless, growing up, I noticed that she really struggled with relinquishing control of what we were all doing with our lives.

It was partly out of love because she just wanted what was best for us, and partly because she feels a sense of panic when she doesn’t know what’s going to happen if the person chooses to go in a different direction than she envisions as the “right” one.

I inherited my own need to be in control of everything and everyone from her. It took me a long time to learn how to surrender to what was and let go. Not just of the things happening in my own life, but what others close to me were doing.

I know that when I am outside of somebody else’s personal situation I have much more perspective because I’m not emotionally invested in their drama the way they are. At least, I think I’m not.

See, that’s the big fallacy! I have come to realize that I do actually get emotionally invested, and I hold onto an expectation that the person will take my advice and do what I so cl…

Long Island Weekend Fun

Source: http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2015/12/14/long-island-weekend-fun/

Hey friends! Matt and I are back in DC after a fun weekend on Long Island!

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We were in Great Neck, New York for the wedding of one of Matt’s good friends from Pittsburgh; they were roommates in DC with some others after college, too, so our whole DC crew was in attendance, which was awesome.

The festivities began on Friday! Matt and I took the train out from NYC and met up with the rest of the group. Some of our crew was going to the rehearsal dinner, so we all met up first for a drink, then a smaller group of us split off to go get dinner on our own. Here I am with my college friends Sarah and Megan, who are both married to Matt’s good friends. :)

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From Russia, With Mayonnaise: Cookbook Revisits Soviet Classics

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In the 1930s, public campaigns announced that “rabbit is Stalin’s cow,” attempting to give a party spin to ever-present food shortages.

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True Stories of Soviet Cuisine

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