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How to Increase Willpower and Follow Through With Resolutions
The Atlantic: Many people who made New Year’s resolutions are likely struggling with them now. Some may have already given up. Others are just letting the whole thing slide. The fact is that the act
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Writing Things Down Can Actually Help You Lose Weight
NewsRadio 95: Could a pen and pad be more useful in weight loss than a barbell? A recent study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, found that women that
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New Year’s resolutions in the works? Small steps are best
Los Angeles Times: So, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to get healthy. No doubt you’ve banished all cookies and chips from the house and plan to hit the gym every single day. Let’s get
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Willpower’s secret weapon? Sugar
The Globe and Mail: If you’ve adopted some challenging New Year’s resolutions, a spot of sugar may be just the thing to keep you on track. Yes, even you dieters. Social psychologist Roy Baumeister of
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In praise of healthy sins
Calgary Herald: Everything in moderation. I think of those words as my mother’s buzz phrase. After decades of scare stories about the dangers of red meat, alcohol and sexually transmitted diseases, it’s a wonder anyone
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Why Do Some Like It Hot?
Scientific American: Why do some like what hot? Well, peanuts, of course. Spicy peanuts What did you think I was talking about? Spicy peanuts, and really, all sorts of spicy foods. Why do some people
