Pierian Springs
Interesting how some people learn a little bit about a subject, but do not integrate their ideas into the rest of their knowledge. Integration takes …
Biology
Paleo/Evolution-based Diets Work
December 23rd and 24th, Wednesday and Thursday, were “active recovery,” aka “active rest,” days. Tuesday was harsh.Tuesday shows how much Paleo is “pseudoscience” and “wacko” …
I Love Zinc!!
No wonder zinc helps me so much: it is involved in most every brain process. And many metabolic processes.Knowing the scientific detail — i.e., the …
Learning and Behavior Issues: What Science Really Says 2
Learning issues? Memory problems? ADHD? Depression?Watch the TEDx talk “The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health” by Julia Rucklidge, a clinical psychologist. As …
Learning and Behavior Issues: What Science Really Says
Learning problems? Memory problems? ADHD? Depression? Watch the TEDx talk “You REALLY are what you eat!” by Hether Crawford. To think that drugs are the only answer, …
Movement Makes Us Focus and Learn Better
Last week, while tutoring a student, I had him toss a tennis ball back and forth. Before we did that, he was struggling with a …
Standup Desks 2
In “LearnFit ‘standing desk’ inspires healthy habits for students” (April 17, 2015, FoxNews.com), Brian Mastroianni writes:“The health benefits of standing include a higher heart rate, greater …
Standup Desks
Holly Korbey makes some good points in “How Standing Desks Can Help Students Focus in the Classroom” (KQED News, 10-21- 2014):Benden said they found that …
Integration: Physics, Movement, and Health
Katy Bowman and Rob Wolf discuss, in a podcast, lots of great info about movement and about the relationship of health to movement, and lots …