For the Love of Food

by Darya Rose | Jan 30, 2015

For The Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week the relationship between meat and mortality, scary news about plastics and menopause, and the simple secrets of happiness.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app I just discovered to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

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Links of the week

This Simple Equation Reveals How Habits Shape Your Health, Happiness, and Wealth <<Consciously constructing your habits so that you build a life of health and happiness can seem really difficult, but in truth it comes down to a few modifiable factors. (James Clear)
Is Meat Unhealthy? Part VII <<The last installment in the Stephan Guyenet’s scientific exploration of the data concerning the dangers of meat eating is worth reading. His findings match my own conclusions from the literature. (Whole Health Source)
Unconditional Acceptance of Yourself <<If you ever feel bad about your body, your behavior or yourself (hint: we all do), please read this. (Zen Habits)
How Weight Training Can Help You Keep the Weight Off <<I wish the conditions of this study hadn’t been so harsh, but the findings are still notable. Strength training completely changed my body, for the better. (NY Times)
The Unexpected Side Effects of Significant Weight Loss <<A beautiful essay that everyone should read. Most of us aren’t even aware of how much we judge others by their appearance. It’s worth making an effort to be more mindful of how our thoughts and actions affect others. (Weighty Matters)
Pregnancy should not be an excuse to stop exercising <<On a similar note, our standards for what is and isn’t acceptable behavior for pregnant woman are archaic. (Treehugger)
Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures <<2-4 years is a lot. This is terrifying. (ScienceDaily)
Friends know how long you’ll live, study finds <<What would your friends say about you? (ScienceDaily)
Brussels Sprouts Chips <<I’ve had brussels sprouts chips at restaurants and they’re amazing. I had no idea they were this easy to make at home. (Cookbooks 365)
Attention: A Muscle to Strengthen <<I think this is where the future of medicine and health is heading. Also, this video is adorable. (The Atlantic)

What inspired you this week?

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Tags: attention, awareness, happiness, Health, Longevity, meat, meditation, menopause, mortality, plastics, Psychology, strength training, toxins

One Response to “For the Love of Food”

Taija says:

February 1, 2015 at 9:47 am

Thanks, awesome post, and I am for sure planning to go through these links! In general I have been inspired this whole month/year about “brainfood” and in general how to make fitness habits more efficient. I mean, for me healthy life meaning eating, sports and everything related to those is extremely important, but at the same time I want to keep them “less as a focus” and more as “automated habits” in my life, meaning, I want to make more room for all the other stuff in life while keeping as fit as possible. Paradoxically, blogging about these topics is why I want to consume less mental power on them… Anyways, planning a blog serie about them now.

And, why this is relevant: What I have figured out, after struggeling with horribal carb cravings for a long time, I in January finally understood, that adding (back) more protein to my diet really makes my body function as it should.

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