For the Love of Food

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

This week the importance of self-experimentation, the downside of treadmill desks, and how America can become locavore.

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Links of the week

• Inside the Mind of a Mad Scientist: The Incredible Importance of Personal Science <<The art of self-experimentation is really the only way to get to and maintain your optimal health and weight. A+ from James Clear.
• 90 percent of our diets could be local — but only if we nix Big Ag <<One can dream. (Grist)
• Accentuate the positive when it comes to nutrition education <<Pssst…. this works on motivating yourself as well. (ScienceDaily)
• The Downside of Treadmill Desks <<I’m happy to see this kind of research being done, although I think it is important to test different kind of tasks (this study just tested typing and working memory). Interestingly, my experience with treadmill desks is that it is much easier to stay focused on writing while walking slowly. But I haven’t tried any complex problem solving. (NY Times)
• EWG has released new report on BPA in canned food <<If you eat enough canned food that BPA is a concern for you, this new report should be helpful in making the best choices. (Treehugger)
• My Advice for Eating & Enjoying More Vegetables When You’re Cooking for One <<People often complain about cooking for one, which I totally don’t understand (you have to cook less food!). Maybe it is because I instinctively use all of these tips. (The Kitchn)
• Even Low-Level Air Pollution May Cause Harm <<Just in case you didn’t have enough to worry about. (NY Times)
• Keep calm and carry on, for the sake of your long-term health <<My bet is this also affects your quality, not just quantity of life. (ScienceDaily)
• I’m Darya Rose, Creator of Summer Tomato, and This Is How I Work <<I was interviewed by Lifehacker about my workflow and routines. Hope you enjoy.
• Chicken Salad with Tomato and Artichoke <<It’s chicken salad season! I don’t know why this makes me so happy, but it does. (Not Eating Out in New York)

What inspired you this week?