Overated and Outdated
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 05. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Stepping on the scales is over rated, outdated and “over weighted.” It does not matter how much you weigh, rather, it is your body composition ratio that matters. Taking body composition into consideration, by determining fat and muscle mass is a useful assessment for determining how healthy and in “shape” you really are.
Assessing your [...]
The 5 Key Areas To Get Your Life On Track
Posted by Mawuena in Health Psychology on 01. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
Most people when they try to sort out their lives have great intentions but all too often those well meaning intentions are not backed up with a structured, well organised and focused plan. Do you know where to start? What means most to you? What order must you follow to ensure all your plans and [...]
Book Review : Mastery – by George Leonard
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology, Martial Arts on 18. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
George Leonard – Mastery
On recent trip to Phoenix I thought I’d fill my travel time with a short book that I had been recommended to read by Dr Cliff Oliver several years ago, so it was finally time I got round to it. A must read for anyone interested in enjoying the ride whilst learning [...]
Better Health as Science Discovers the Secret to Happiness
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology on 23. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Adapted from an interview with Robert A. Emmons, PhD
University of California, Davis
urprise: Research suggests that becoming more grateful could make each of us 25% happier — and that being happy is the key to a longer, more successful life.
Our lives do not just seem better when we are happy — they actually become better, [...]
Can You Exercise Out of Depression?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 05. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Daily exercise as daily medicine: For this patient, it works.
If Jennisse Peatick, 36, ever had to stop exercising—well, the idea leaves her almost speechless. She doesn’t know what would happen. “I started exercising because I was getting fat and I realized it was helping me deal with my ongoing depression,” she says. Now the competitive [...]
5 Things Men Can Do To Live LONGER
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 26. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
These are difficult times for everyone, but especially men. Compared with women, men have lost more jobs in this recession and are struggling to get back on track in an increasingly competitive work environment while balancing ever-mounting pressures and responsibilities at home. Compounding these stresses are the inherent health disadvantages men face that have wedged [...]
You can ‘Burn’ Stress habits into your Brain
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 17. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment
Guy’s comments – In this adaptation of an article from the New York times by Natalie Angier, the concept of modern day stress is dicussed, and though the experiments have been done with animal subjects, it mirrors research on Neuroplasticity and brain retraining that have been done recently by other groups. Essentially chronic or continual [...]
Health & Wealth – Riding Your Two Horses To Success
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology on 21. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
The problem with riding two horses at once is that you can easily get split in half! To ride two horses at once, not only must the rider must be skilled and fully aware of what is going on, but both horses must be in control and must be comfortable running alongside each other, side [...]
