I have typically been quite skeptical about the role of food additives and other dietary variables (with the exception of caffeine) in producing hyperactive behavior in children. The much-maligned Feingold diet attempted to address AD/HD by eliminating many additives, yet received little, if any, scientific support. The additive issue has Read more…
Boomers like myself (Roger and I just celebrated our 55th birthdays) are well aware of the need to maintain healthy weight and fitness levels as we move into our “senior” years. Now we are being told to give our brains a workout, too. I guess even movie stars like Nicole Read more…
Now that I have managed to reduce my BMI from an obese 31 to a healthy 20 (19 actually–I am having trouble keeping my weight up now, which is extremely weird), I came across an article in Scientific American that asks “Can Fat Be Fit?” The author references a much-quoted Read more…
When I wrote my text, Discovering Biological Psychology (please excuse the shameless self-promotion), I had some fun with the Sensation/Perception chapter talking about the different ways animals had adapted to their visual environments. My favorite example was the Amazonian fish, Anableps. Anableps must simultaneously scan the surface of the water for the bugs Read more…
One reads an awful lot about obesity in the news, and grim statistics are trotted out saying that dieting is ineffective because 90% plus of dieters gain the weight back. Well, we’ve all been that route, but most people who try to quit smoking don’t succeed on the first try Read more…