Friday Article Wrap-Up

It's been a while since I've done one of these so....

 

• Scientists warn of chemical-autism link - it's about time news talks about this instead of the vaccine thing.
• EWG on Sunscreen & Skin Cancer 
• Sunscreen Guide: Ingredients to Avoid and Natural Brands to Love 
• DIY Sea Salt Spray for You Boho Beach Goddesses 
• DIY: Homemade Shampoo & Conditioner for Naturally Beautiful Hair - tempted to try this, but I'm a bit hesitant about putting honey in my hair...  as a cleanser??
• Napoleon's brother in New Jersey? 
• Natural my A#%$ 
• Talking trash or taking it out 
• Children and nature: Who let the kids out?

I also found a lot of old article Wrap-up posts that never got posted, so here are some from that:

• This is a News Article writeup about a scientific paper - hehehe
• The Healing Effects of Forests 
• Forest Bathing

Friday Article Wrap-Up

• Eating Berries May Activate the Brain's Natural Housekeeper for Healthy Aging
• Lectins - a Little Known Trouble Maker
• Muscle Retains Memory of Past Glory
• Chicken poses significant drug-resistant Salmonella threat - it may be too little too late, but this is all the more reason to support meat producers who go non-hormone, non-antibiotic...  that and, arguably, if they're a small producer, they know if animals are sick and don't redistribute them.
• Gut Bacteria Reflect Dietary Differences
• Dance Your Way Into her Heart...  With Science!
• Repeated Antibiotic Use Alters Gut Bacteria
• How do you get Inflammation and Where does inflammation come from?
• Everything really is relative

Friday Article Wrap-up

• Happy Employees May Be the Key to Success for Organizations
• Top 10 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging You (and How to Beat It)
• NYT: Scientists Probe Effects of Technology on the Brain
• How I beat Depression and Weight Gain

Friday Article Wrap-up

• Guided By Parasites: Toxoplasma Modified Humans (- with a video by my favorite guy ever!)
• How to Beat Depression
• Study Finds Fructose Can Cause Cancer Cells to Grow Faster
• Cholesterol Myth
• Real Names of 23 Fictional Characters
• Chimps Kill Chimps... for their land
• Monkeys Hate Flying Squirrels, Report Monkey-Annoyance Experts - how do I get THAT job??
• Not an Article, but EVERYONE should listen to this... gives a very good overview of metabolic stuff within the body.
• Cat Fashion Show
• Why Barefoot is Best for Children
  

Friday Article Wrap-up

As always, here are the things I've been reading this week in no particular order:

• The Best Thing I've Read All Year
• 7 Ways to Get Fit on the Playground - guess I'm not the only crazy. THis lady goes too conventional for my taste though. Try climbing UP the fireman's pole instead of sliding down it! : )
• Children Educate Themselves III: The Wisdom of Hunter-Gatherers - dangerous link-reading grounds coming off this article... : )
• Gladiator graveyard found in U.K., experts say
• A dad's lessons for his daughters
• Etruscan house reveals ancient domestic life
• Bad medical writing and public health
• Most cans of food contain controversial BPA - it's interesting to see the lag time between non-conventional sources and normal "news"... I picked this up here back in December.
• Everything You Know About Muscle is Wrong
• http://www.fasciaresearch.de/
• LARD

Friday Article Wrap-up

• Are there dangers in being 'spiritual but not religious'? - should I be offended that the picture of a "spiritual" person looks like a dirty beach bum?


• Fisherman's Wife Breaks Silence - there's something sick if people are saying "oh, not related, sorry..."


• Are we joyless working machines?


• Jet Lag


• Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth


• Out of the shadows: our unknown immune system

Oops and thoughts about the future...

Yeah, so I just realized that I posted the Friday article Wrap-up on Thursday and my sense of time is all off. I thought last night was Friday, but then I thought today was Thursday or Wednesday while I was driving to work. Oh well.

So the post yesterday had something to do with a hint that I'm contemplating teaching again. I am. It'll probably be years down the road. I'm looking into programs. I should get my degree in it this time at some point. There's a fast track program which would be more my speed, but it looks like I'll have the same problem as last time because I won't get classroom management or grade assessment skills until after I'm already in the classroom... but I've found some good resources on my own this time and may look into that down the road. I do need to figure out what prereqs I need though because while I could be fully competent going into the fast track program in Physics and maybe Math, That's not all I want. I'd also like to have the necessary reqs. for health and Phys. Ed.

Why?!? Why would someone who HATED Phys ed want to teach it? How could I teach phys ed if I still have an innate loathing of volleyball? Well, I don't know the answer to the third question, but to the first and second I put this: through my work with MovNat & Exuberant Animal this past year and by being exposed to SPARK (the book) and stuff like this, I think I can best apply my knowledge and positively impact people by applying my science at an early age... It's so empowering when someone tells you WHY you should move and move a lot, rather than when someone tells you that you SHOULD move a lot. It's also better getting the education in WHY and the experimenting and learning it for yourself. I think I can do the most here. That is why. : )

This is why: Physically Active Play and Cognition

Friday Article Wrap-up & Teaching Commentary

• 7 Step Model to (some) cancer
• The Fundamentals of Bodyweight Strength Training

• Clock Ticking on 100,000 teacher jobs
• How Should We Teach our Future Teachers?

OK, I normally refrain from adding commentary on the Friday Article Wrap-up, but this one is near and dear to me since I'd wanted to teach since 7th grade, taught for a year (hellish) and am considering going back to it someday. It's especially near to me because I had an opportunity to be one of those people who gets left behind in school at an early age and I also (thanks to a wonderful teacher who pulled me back from the abyss) went on to excel in school.

Long story short: the more I hear about education cuts, the more I feel ill. I hear people complain about jobs going overseas and worries about the US staying competitive in the marketplace, etc, etc. Then people go on and complain about bipartisanship & spending and we're spending too much, so let's cut education. OK, I admit that's a very simplistic view of what people are expressing, but those sentiments exist. I really WANT people to start thinking about teaching and education the same way they think about doctors and engineers. They are critical. They get paid alot because they are critical. But you don't get doctors or engineers without the teachers teaching them first. Teachers and kids are the building blocks of all other industries. How much they succeed dictates how much our country and industry succeeds later. You can't have an educated voter participating in the democratic process without an initially educated student. And engineering jobs and innovation jobs will continue to go overseas if the better educated people are overseas. Just think about it. END of rant.

Friday Article Wrap-up

• But I Like My.... - whether or not about nutrition, I think this principle applies to a lot of life.
• The War on Children's Playgrounds
  
• How to Store Fresh Produce

Friday article Wrap-up

It's been a while, but I want to bookmark this for myself, so here goes...

• Kids, Paleo and Nutrient Density - the name says it all. Read only if it interests you.
• Study Finds that Low-quality child care has lasting effects into adolescence - I'd like to actually look up the study later, but I've long said that I want to stay home with my kid at least until it goes to school because I don't feel comfortable trusting someone else to form them as a person. I'm sure there are good providers out there, but I want to laythe groundwork myself.
• New "Roadrunner" Dinosaur Found in China - cool!
• Free Portal - also cool
• Virgin Mobile $25 for unlimited text, email & internet - SWEET!
• Nutrition and health in agriculturalists and hunter-gatherers - bookmarking this again so I can find it later.... one day I did find a writeup of the study and that was far more interesting to read, but oh well
• Postpartum depression: When moms feel out of control - I really want to find out more about this "brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A)" so I can see if anyone knows by which pathways it occurs & works. That could be helpful someday...
• For once I agree with Dr. Phil...

Friday Article Wrap-up

Headlines & Links that intrigued me this week...

• HOW THE MAYA LIVED
• After letdown, solar-sail project rises again
• Vanished Persian army said found in desert
• Dear Mark: Your Brain on Junk Food
• New Ideas for Winter Squash
• Gordon Pirie's 'Running Fast and Injury Free' - actually didn't read the whole thing, but I intend to
• Is Pain Relief Medicine Good for Runners?
• Break It Down Again
• Sugar: The Bitter Truth - can't vouch for it, I only watched the first 30 mins, but it was intriguing.
• The Many Uses of Junk Food - useful DIY natural cleaning tips... also, though not stated in the post, you can put flour on a grease or oil stain in clothing before you wash it. The flour will soak up the oil & then wash right out. : )

Friday Article Wrap-up

Alrighty!


So I read a lot of articles and come across stuff that I find fascinating all the time. Lately, it's been within a very narrow genre and since I've been sharing those articles regularly, some people are getting irritated or taking it the wrong way. As a result, I've figured out a way to present the articles that I've found intriguing this week without constantly spamming people. Also, if you aren't interested, don't read them or pick and choose.



Without further ado, here's this week's list in no particular order:

Fun stuff:

• The 25 Best Costumes At The 2009 NYC Marathon



• SEASONAL: Zombie Attack Preparedness (ZAP) Workout

Informative stuff:

• Omega-3 deficiency may be hurting our hearts


• Feeling grumpy 'is good for you' - finally, after untold stories about how J's gonna live 12-14 years longer than me because he doesn't stress.... ; )


• Collins: Letter to young American women


• Animals make the perfect humans - an OpEd that scathing, yet amusing


• Depression link to processed food - I'd like to see the controls on the study, but I've heard enough anecdotal evidence to buy that it's a contributing factor


• Chris Rock on the billion dollar black 'good hair' industry

• 'The myth of the chemical cure' - also something I've heard a couple of different places and worth noting perhaps


• To Meet Your Nutrient Goals, You May Need to Expand Your Food Variety - I want to look up this study too.
• Not So Happily Ever After