When people think of motivation they tend to recall the “carrot and stick” analogy. Then they remember that there is usually a donkey involved with this scenario. The rider on the donkey dangles a carrot in front of the donkey as “motivation”. When that doesn’t work the rider reaches for […]
We’ve all heard this philosophical question, “if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” But have you heard the new one, “if you don’t have the words to describe health, can you really feel healthy?” Ok, I just made […]
I had an idea to write an article based on some smart, sciency research paper I read today about this one nutrition theory. But then I read another article that contradicted the first article. I also read that article’s comments. Not a good idea. Have you ever noticed that if […]
I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at the age of 27. Prior to my diagnosis I was unable to eat or drink for a few weeks without painful and debilitating side-effects. Basically, my immune system was attacking my digestive track and anytime I ate I felt pain. So […]
Who I am In 2008 I was diagnosed with a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) that affects the colon and/or large intestines called ulcerative colitis – don’t worry, at the time I hadn’t heard of it either. I soon learned that 1.4 million people in the United States have IBD […]
The “S” word We’ve all felt stress before. It’s completely normal to feel it when there is a big deadline looming at work or when you’re running late for school and stuck in traffic. And how do we all deal with stress? Some traditional examples may be to: count to […]
“It’s happening again” That was the thought going through my head a few days before we celebrated New Year’s. I was having the same symptoms that I felt right before I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis back in 2008: Abdominal pain Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting Weakness and fatigue General feeling of “this […]
We seem to be constantly focused on how we look. We spend huge amounts of money on products and treatments that promise to make us look better. From expensive hair salons to designer clothes we seem to believe that the better we look on the outside the better we (hopefully) […]
