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Archive forMay, 2008
Stretching is Learning is Flowing with Change
I think a lot about change and how to flow with it. From my own tendencies to nest and check out, to coaching people to change their diet or cope with the economics of escalating food prices, there can be so much discomfort in changing. At times it seems impossible.
That’s why I like this NYT article on some of the research around change. The author suggests that there are different intensities of change, and if we stretch with small improvements fairly consistently, we tend to be more resilient and more successful. That feels true to me, though having the energy to continue to stretch can be challenging - I think our human nature is more equipped to do big rapid changes, then backslide, then change again. In interviewing some of the MDs with big diet books, they tend to be into the big rapid change, and say that if people see the difference they’ll be motivate to sustain. The little change strategy is perhaps a good yogic daily approach, with an occasional transformation to inspire. Happy reading, and happy Mother’s Day.
Here is the article: NYT Change Article
Ben Franklin Awards Finalist!
Every Bite Is Divine has been selected as a finalist for the Ben Franklin Award in the category of health & wellness. That’s the third time it’s been short-listed for a national book award, the others being:
2007 Nautilus Awards - honoring books on conscious living and positive social change.
2007 Best Books Awards - in the health and diet category.
The winners of the Ben Franklin will be announced in late May. We’ll keep you posted.
Physical Activity for All that Ails - NYT Update
For decades, Jane Brody of the New York Times has been a bit of an idle of mine (and of most of my nutrition-communications colleagues). Here’s a great update she did today on moderate exercise - the closest thing we have to a magic bullet for chronic disease.
Jane Brody Moderate Physical Activity Update - NY Times Article