Happy April, everyone!
My favorite article this month is this nice summary of the nutrition recommendations from Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food.” I highly recommend it. It is easily one of the best books on nutrition I’ve read. It takes a complex & controversial subject – how & what to eat – and pulls from it some wonderful common-sense wisdom, which is often sorely lacking in our discussions around food.
You can find the book here: http://michaelpollan.com/
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Wishing you a wonderful month!
Chanel Helgason, MD
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.”
– William Blake
THIS MONTH’S LINKS
A brief summary of some simple eating guidelines:
http://flourishonline.org/
Positive psychology in a nutshell.
http://www.marcandangel.com/
A nice description of what integrative medicine really looks like in practice:
http://www.balancedmag.com/
Great advice on life change from one of my favorite experts in the field, Dr. Jim Gordon. Take it easy on yourself!
http://www.soundstrue.com/
Research highlighting a decrease in “state” empathy within the course of a single on-call shift in medical residents:
http://uanews.org/node/43722
An explanation of why comfort foods “work” – at least for awhile.
http://www.utne.com/mind-body/
A lovely reflection about goals, satisfaction, and self-acceptance expanding on this month’s quote:
http://www.
Nice overview of the evidence supporting interval training:
http://fitness.mercola.com/
How stress impairs brain function:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Let go of expectations…just for a moment:
http://app.streamsend.com/
Lovely short film on how our “flaws” make us unique & beautiful.
http://video.pbs.org/video/
A BIT OF HUMOR
Wonderful advice!
http://www.xkcd.com/1024/
