Posts tagged with 'lifestyle'
The 5 minute 'Health' read - Background
8th January 2024
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write a brief approximately 1,200 word (5 minute read) newsletter/blog post pretty much every week, highlighting helpful material that has emerged in the previous couple of …
The 5 minute 'Health' read - Ageing: recent research (January)
5th January 2024
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write a brief approximately 1,200 word (5 minute read) blog post pretty much every week, highlighting helpful material that has emerged in the previous couple of …
The value of cold water immersion
29th December 2023
The potential value of different forms of deliberate cold exposure is much in the news at the moment. For example Dr Michael Mosley has just completed a series of six short radio programmes on Cold Therapy. These include an Introduction and then they focus on Colder Room, Cold Recovery, Cold …
Strength training exercises improve both physical & psychological health
5th May 2019
Poor muscle strength predicts increased vulnerability to both physical & psychological health problems and earlier death, in addition to the contribution of poor aerobic, heart-lung fitness. This is true for both men & women and for all assessed age ranges. Mechanisms underlying these effects are probably multifactorial, including metabolic/biochemical, neurological …
Recent research: articles from winter/spring journals
21st April 2019
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - Endnote - which currently contains well over 27,000 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant …
How to live well: 10th meeting - review & next steps
17th November 2018
"When I get to heaven, they will not ask me 'Why were you not Moses?'. They will ask 'Why were you not Susya? Why did you not become what only you could become?'" Susya, a Hasidic rabbi "Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, …
Recent research: articles from summer/autumn journals
13th November 2018
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - Endnote - which currently contains well over 26,500 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant …
How to live well: 3rd meeting - willpower, wooping, diet & dependencies
19th September 2018
"Be regular & orderly in your life so that you may be violent & original in your work." Gustave Flaubert "Fall down seven times. get up eight." Japanese proverb These are notes on the third evening of the ten-session "How to live well - a shared exploration" training. Notes on …
How to live well: 2nd meeting - mindset, motivation, positive emotions, exercise & sleep
8th September 2018
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford "Knowledge is only rumour, until it is in the muscle." New Guinea proverb These are notes on the second evening of the ten-session "How to live well - a shared exploration" training. Comments on the first …
How to live well: 1st meeting - values, self-determination theory, roles & goals
4th September 2018
"When I get to heaven, they will not ask me 'Why were you not Moses?'. They will ask 'Why were you not Susya? Why did you not become what only you could become?'" Susya, a Hasidic rabbi "Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of …