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Book Review: The Cure for Everything

The Cure For Everything: Untangling Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness, and Happiness by Timothy Caulfield
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Knowing that the only way I am going to lose weight and keep it off is to eat under 2000 calories a day for the rest of my life and exercise like a madwoman is extremely depressing. There are no magic elixirs, dream diets, or other options. Even if I was going to subject myself to some kind of surgery the fat would just come back. What I should have done is NOT let the fat on in the first place. Sigh.

So, although this lays it out in a matter of fact way, and the news is disheartening, I figure at least I know the truth. I don't have to buy into the miracle cures that are offered on every fitness website, magazine or blog post. The truth is we have to eat less, eat better, and move more - a lot more. No secret.

Caulfield, obviously an expert in his field or at least with access to some of the best minds in fitness and health has a great chapter on homeopathic medicine. He tires to get everyone to take a whole bunch of sleep aid and anti-anxiety pills - and even though they all know that they are nothing more than sugar pills - they won't do it. Very funny, and an interesting look at our ideas of health and wellness.

He tackles fitness, diet, alternative medicine and more and mostly what we hear come out of both the medical community, science world and fitness press is pretty bogus - ideas twisted to fit the outcome that they want. Unfortunately, that outcome is to buy more stuff, consume more, or just believe more.

If you are looking for the what really works in diet and health this is a good look... if you want to stay ignorant run away. The truth is a bit scary.

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Light Eyes

I have never been a fan of sunglasses. I wear perscription glasses and the idea of having to wear non prescription glasses seems counter productive. Sure, my very light grey eyes would be protected from the sun, but I wouldn't be able to actually see. So, what would be the point.

Lately though the sun has been brutal on my little retinas so I purchased a pair from GlobalEyeglasses.com. They haven't come yet, and they weren't the ones I really wanted (they were out of stock). I figured if I was going to get them I would just go ridiculously big and pretend I was a rock star. We shall see...

June Goals - The Power of Three

I can't believe it is June. There was a moment in May that I thought summer had come and gone - yes, I have time issues. Like I zoomed over it somehow. I haven't though, it is right here staring at me in the face. Time for some summer goals - but first I'll just start with June.

1. Excercise at least 3 days a week. I am contemplating the Nike app that my daughter loves so much. So far I haven't been motivated at all, but perhaps if it is an actual goal I'll commit.
2. Eat as many meals with vegetables as possible - this includes breakfast and lunch.
3. Paint the trim in the living room. I have the paint, there really isn't any excuse not to do it.

There are a million other things I want to do, but I know that if I put too much there none of it will get done. 3 things. I can do three things.