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Covid Mental Health Challenge #1- The Big Idea Mental Fitness Index (BIMFI)
Covid has devastated the world in two ways- via death and disability from this contagious disease, and via mental health disruptions...
Dan Connors
Oct 1, 20207 min read


Mental health and why weight problems start with your thoughts.
All of the weight loss programs out there are useless without one basic thing- mental health. Losing weight, or making any major change...
Dan Connors
Sep 26, 20203 min read


Fasting- can literally starving yourself break the obesity code?
The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting- Jason Fung (2016) The Obesity...
Dan Connors
Sep 24, 20205 min read


Take the chicken test- or are ya chicken?
Chicken is one of the most popular foods there is. It's great for the fast-food giants like KFC, Popeyes, and Chick-Fil-A. It's a...
Dan Connors
Sep 23, 20204 min read


The $71 Billion dollar photo and the diet industry
Every year on January 1, Americans of a certain girth make new year's resolutions to take off some of the extra pounds they carried the...
Dan Connors
Sep 22, 20205 min read


Drugs, side effects, and weight gain
So far on this journey I've presented that what you eat has a huge impact on your health and your weight. Watching both portions and...
Dan Connors
Sep 20, 20204 min read


Test your egg knowledge with this little quiz.
Which came first? ___ The chicken ___ The egg 2. Which eggs are healthiest to eat? ___ White eggs ___ Brown eggs ___ Both...
Dan Connors
Sep 17, 20204 min read


Cell phones and apps- nutrition tech could save us all.
Back in the old days, if you wanted to keep track of your weight or eating, all you had available was a scale and a piece of paper. Now...
Dan Connors
Sep 16, 20204 min read


You can't work off those double cheeseburgers at the gym!
Regular physical exercise is essential to both physical and mental health. It helps to strengthen the heart and lungs, increases your...
Dan Connors
Sep 13, 20204 min read


Potatoes, taters, spuds and yams
Without the potato, I wouldn't be here today, nor would many other Irish descendants. This little starchy tuber has become one of the...
Dan Connors
Sep 11, 20205 min read


The Death of Expertise, aka let's string up the scientists!
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters Tom Nichols This book was written in 2017, but it...
Dan Connors
Sep 9, 20206 min read


Fiber in foods- Your tongue is a big fat liar- listen to your gut!
"When you gradually add in nutrient-dense, fiber-rich foods, you simply stop feeling cravings. You run out of space in your belly for...
Dan Connors
Sep 8, 20204 min read


Mr. Jeopardy finally gives us the answers
The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life Alex Trebek 2000 I'm not a huge fan of autobiographies, as they can be dull and self-serving, but...
Dan Connors
Sep 5, 20203 min read


It's 3 AM. Want a cookie? You know you do...
Have you ever gotten that feeling that you have to eat something naughty right away? This isn't the hunger you feel if you haven't eaten...
Dan Connors
Sep 3, 20205 min read


Goals, goal setting, and still enjoying the now.
So today is the last day of my original weight loss challenge. I lost nearly 5% of my body weight in 30 days, which is a pretty good...
Dan Connors
Sep 1, 20205 min read


How Not to Die
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease Michael Greger with Gene Stone This book is...
Dan Connors
Aug 31, 20206 min read


Confusion from the sea- what's okay to eat?
Nearly 70% of the earth's surface is covered by oceans. Much of the land surface is unsuitable for growing food, so seafood is a huge...
Dan Connors
Aug 28, 20205 min read


Good fats? Bad fats? How do you tell the difference?
Once upon a time, eating fat was considered very, very bad. Food labels used the words "fat free" and "low fat" to entice consumers to...
Dan Connors
Aug 26, 20204 min read


The set point and how it changes everything in weight management.
Have you ever tried losing weight and after some success discovered that going any lower starts to get very, very hard? No matter how...
Dan Connors
Aug 25, 20202 min read


The Housing Crisis- why can't people find affordable homes?
Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America Conor Dougherty- 2020 The housing crisis is a slow-moving disaster that's been eclipsed for...
Dan Connors
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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