Check out this TEDMED talk by Judson Brewer. If you don't have ten minutes to watch the video, I summarized down below. https://youtu.be/-moW9jvvMr4 Our brains evolved to learn by following patterns. The simplest of these is with food. You feel hungry, which makes you look for food (trigger). You find food in some location … Continue reading Change your habits with Mindfulness;
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Review of “Unhooked: How to Quit Anything” by Susan Shapiro, Frederick Woolverton;
Two weeks ago, statistics were raised throughout the American media regarding heroin use in New Hampshire. The number of deaths due to heroin overdose has doubled since 2013; in spite, even, of the life-saving anti-overdose drug Naloxone (Narcan) being administered in 2,000 incidents in 2,015. This increase in tragic overdoses has clearly affected the people … Continue reading Review of “Unhooked: How to Quit Anything” by Susan Shapiro, Frederick Woolverton;
How to change;
I was reminded today of a two common problems that get in the way when changing our lives for the better. I had a conversation with someone trying to quit smoking. This individual was approaching the problem "cold turkey", but had experienced setbacks along the way. She was struggling to continue because of her setbacks … Continue reading How to change;
