Eat Move Sleep Blog

Social jet-lag: The difference between the social clock and the biological clock

Dan — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:30:13 +0000

Why are most people in industrialized societies so tired? The reason lies in an increasing discrepancy between our body clocks’ internal time and the social demands on work/school days (social jetlag). Because we predominately work inside, our body clocks have become later over the years while work times have stayed approximately the same. Body clocks [...]

Dr. Hartman Interview: What an olympic coach has to say about your training.

Dan — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:30:41 +0000

Back in March at the Paleo FX conference (get DVDs here), I sat on a panel entitled Exercise vs Activity, moderated by Skyler Tanner. After the event, I interviewed Clifton Harski from MovNat about opportunistic training (and how to wear a deep v-neck t-shirt). Today, I bring you an interview with Dr. Michael Hartman, who [...]

Does your food contain a high amount of FPCs?

Dan's Plan — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:14:34 +0000

Food courtesy of NickNguyen via flickr Peter Kaminsky would advise you to seek out foods with high FPCs. What are FPCs? Flavors Per Calorie. And in Mr. Kaminsky’s new book, “Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating Healthy (and Really Well)” he argues that eating foods that deliver maximum flavor leads to greater satisfaction, and in some cases, [...]

Buy 1, get 2 free!

Dan's Plan — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:11:59 +0000

The weekend is upon us – what are you going to do this weekend? Well, we have a deal that we think is tough to pass up. You spend some time engaged in physical activity outside and you not only reap the benefits of that activity, but you also get fresh, healthy produce and better [...]

Happy May Day – time to celebrate the 8-hour workday

Dan's Plan — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:01:50 +0000

As commutes and workdays have grown longer and longer, precious time has been taken away from other parts of our lives. Primarily, away from the time that we spend sleeping. If one is lucky, work can be an important and fulfilling part of his/her life. However, it is also important to have time outside of work for [...]

Floss or Die

Dan — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:33:53 +0000

Is that a title to grab your attention or what? This isn’t the first time I’ve heard about the relationship between dental hygiene and systemic health. I think it’s fair to say, however, that the first time you hear about this connection you categorize it under “I would have never guessed.” The infographic not only [...]

Reason in Common Sense

Dan's Plan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:19:03 +0000

George Santayana was an American philosopher who was one of the most prominent champions of critical realism. From 1905-1906, he published several volumes on reason in: common sense (vol 1), society (vol 2), religion (vol 3), art (vol 4), and science (vol 5). One quote that I like from the first volume on reason in common [...]

Are your habits affecting your best friend(s)?

Dan's Plan — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:02:26 +0000

A few years ago, a couple of studies out of Harvard (see here and here for the abstracts) received a lot of attention when the authors concluded that “obesity appears to spread through social ties.” Newspapers wrote headlines stating that “obesity is contagious among friends.” Now, there appears to be a growing appreciation for the [...]

What is a “functional movement?” This kid gets it

Dan's Plan — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:36 +0000

There is value in performing “functional” or “whole body” types of movement. First, functional movements can save you time if you’re looking to exercise multiple parts without spending all day or week doing so. Second, life is whole body and functional, so exercises like deadlifting are likely to help when you need to carry heavy [...]

What do exercise and wild foods have to do with evolution? Watch this 13 min video

Dan's Plan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:18:08 +0000

As part of the Harvard Thinks Big lecture series, Daniel Lieberman (Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard) presents this talk on energy imbalance. Here are a few take-aways: Being overweight or obese is a symptom of long-term energy imbalance. Today’s energy intake is 300-900 calories higher than that of our great grandparents. It [...]