Health Archive
When mindfulness hurts
A friend pointed me to the very interesting article "Lotus Therapy" in today's NY Times, which discusses the current state of the research, pro and con, on mindfulness as a clinical intervention.
Criticisms of mindfulness are ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 13 Comments »
Does Suffering Build Character?
This somewhat-throwaway comment, from a post by Virginia Postrel, caught my eye:
Contrary to what you may have heard, the only sort of character suffering builds is the ability to suffer -- a useful ability in ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 11 Comments »
On Finding a Doctor to Supervise Your Water Fast
February 6, 2007 · Category: Health, Water Fast
My posts on water fasting, interestingly enough, have become some of the most popular and active posts at Mudita Journal -- at least, in terms of traffic and the questions these posts have generated.
One reason ...
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Money Doesn’t Buy Much Happiness
June 29, 2006 · Category: Health, Individualism
How much happiness does money actually buy you? About twelve percent -- or less, if you look at actual happiness, rather than reported life satisfaction.
From a LiveScience article about a new study to be ...
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How to Break a Water Fast (Without Gaining Weight Back)
June 25, 2006 · Category: Health, Water Fast
In response to my first water fast entry, Tara asks:
I have started a water fast and have yet to decide how long I will be doing it for. I know you can lose weight ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 6 Comments »
Meditation and Chronic Pain
A new friend has pointed me to a conversation on his blog about meditation and chronic pain. He invited me to comment since he knows I've got some experience with the topic.
The original questioner ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 2 Comments »
Maybe PT-141 Will Take Me Into the Now
The Guardian has an fascinating article about a new drug, an inhaler called PT-141, that stimulates sexual desire in women as well as men.
The article explores some interesting dynamics at the intersection of sex, health, ...
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Insider’s Guide to Trader Joe’s
Kathy and I just got our very own Trader Joe's -- well, other than the 300 other people who are always in the store -- about 20 minutes away, in Albuquerque.
Anybody who understands that the ...
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Eight Ways to Find Good Wines
Marshall Sontag and I have been working hard doing research for a new online business we plan to start in the wine industry. One of the books I've been reading in this vein is ...
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Investigating Polyphasic Sleep
Marshall has turned me on to polyphasic sleep. Has anybody out there tried it?
I have had a love-hate relationship (mostly hate) with sleep since I was young, and I already have to nap during ...
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