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For years I've been a huge fan of Brian Wansink's work on the psychology of why many of us overeat without knowing it. For instance, when we eat out of larger bowls or off larger plates, we eat more food. When we eat out of smaller bowls or smaller plates, we eat less. ALL WITHOUT BEING CONSCIOUS OF...
Many companies are offering height adjustable desks as well as standing and walking workstations to improve employee health – which is fantastic – but there are many other benefits often being overlooked.  Movement is a critical tool to increase the ability to perform better on the job as well as at...
While 69% of parents say their stress had only a slight or no impact on their children, just 14% of youth say their parents' stress doesn't bother them.*
As a stress expert I probably think about how I respond to stress more than most, but the statistic about how our children are affected by our st...
A big mistake we've probably all made in trying to change a behavior is that we make a plan.
A plan. Â One plan. Â Plan A.
Without backup plans B, C and D.
For instance: Â I commit to exercising 4 times each week at the gym. Â I'll go in the morning before work and alternate cardio and resistance...
If you want to gain weight, make sure you don't eat.
Yes, you read that right. NOT eating often leads to weight gain and there are both physiological and psychological reasons for this happening.
PSYCHOLOGICAL: Â Being on a diet often means using willpower to not eat - food restriction and going ...