Health on The Real Ramblings

Week two: Blue Light Experiment

Sat, 30 Nov 2013 08:06:00 +1200

After two weeks of a dramatic change in behavior with regards to light diet and sleep effects, any longer term changes? How is the family coping?

Increasing Risk of Death?

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:30:00 +1200

While researching standing desk designs I saw a comment reading thusly:

Sitting all day increases your risk of death by up to 40%

Really? Unless I completely missed the biggest news story in history, our risk of death is still pretty much 100%. I’m not sure sitting at a desk really makes it 140%.

Second Week of HFLC Report

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:38:00 +1200

So, two weeks into my HFLC n=1 experiment and what has changed from the first week?

Experiment: Is Blue Light Special?

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 10:50:00 +1200

I’m almost two weeks into a sleep related experiment. As someone who has had insomnia as long as I can remember, I’ve tried most “here is how to sleep better” claims. Nearly all of them have met with failure on a personal, n=1, level. This is a new one which is backed up with real scientific study. What is it? Managing your blue light exposure.

Time for a new experiment

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:45:00 +1200

I’ve taken to conducting six week trials of various physical experiments on myself. My latest one follows two months of following a diet of 80% Standard American Diet (SAD). Next up is a Low Carb, High Fat diet. This is my week one report.

Is Bloomberg being Honest About Obesity?

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:10:00 +1200

In a recent article on the NYC Soda Ban, Mayor Bloomberg stated:

“If we are serious about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it.” - NYC Mayor Bloomberg

I could not agree more. However, the question is: Is he being honest about it? He is using this assertion that sodas cause us to be obese to justify banning sodas over a certain size. But is that the truth? In a word, no.

BMI: A Tool for Confusion and Politics

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:53:00 +1200

The U.S. is obese. That is the message from government and so-called health experts. There is no way around it, they say. And the only way to get un-obese is to do what they say. But are we really obese? Or are the alleged experts wrong?