“We watch it, it sucks but we keep watching, why?” what we watch You ever hear the term you are what you eat? But what about you are what you watch? Many people tune into television programming or watch films not knowing that they are telling something about themselves. Now, that does mean every time you turn on the television you are exposing yourself. But there is a pattern that starts to develop in what we watch. It’s why marketersRead more
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ROCK N’ ROLL MCMEALS: THE AMERICAN ADDICTION TO FOOD
“A match made in heaven.” food! food! food! Americans love our fast food restaurants. We love them so much that we have developed food related illnesses due to the fact that we eat out so much. We have such a love for fast food, that we now know it would take 3 planets to feed humanity if everyone on Earth ate like an American. Well why; why are we so enamored with the idea of eating fast food? We singRead more
FOOD FOR SOUL OVER SOL FOOD: WHY WE AS BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD CHANGE OUR DIETS
“Taste good, but not always good for you.” soul food Going back to slavery, soul food has been a meal as described by the African American community. There was limited amounts during the time period, and we had to make due with what we had at that time. So we came together with our scraps during these harsh times to make soul food. And still to this day we consume meals as a community, but there is a problem withRead more
CEREBRAL REACH: WHAT IT TAKES TO HARNESS 100 PERCENT OF THE HUMAN MIND
“Think about all the possibilities.” the brain The human brain is a very interesting and very complex organ in the human body. For the longest there has been a myth that humans only use 10% of our human brains. But that is such a bad myth, when in fact we use 100% of our brains throughout the day. The reason we have said 10% in the past is because we use such a small portion of our minds to itsRead more
BROUGHT TO AN END: WILL WE EVENTUALLY DEFEAT THE AIDS VIRUS
“Living with it is better than the past, but ending it would be better.” WHAT IS IT? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is what we call a lentivirus that causes and HIV infection, which over time becomes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The immune system is viciously attacked, which allows for infections to set in causing cancers and other sicknesses that the immune system generally thwarts off. Now, HIV doesn’t kill you, and neither does AIDS, it’s usually pneumonia or a seriousRead more
MAKING UP YOUR MIND: ARE YOU AN INDECISIVE PERSON
“What to do, what to do.” DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS! Trying to make your mind up when choosing one over the other can be very difficult. I have stood for up to 10 minutes in front of a vending machine once when trying to make a decision regarding what to eat. And sometimes I choose an item that is so mundane, that I wonder what took me so long to make the purchase. So, where does it come from in theRead more
PREDISPOSITIONS GONE: WILL DNA EVER BE MANIPULATED TO WIPE OUT HEREDITARY DISEASES
“Re-engineering Humanity.” WHAT IS DNA? DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the hereditary strands of material that can be found in humans and most of all organisms. There is information that is stored inside that is code made up of chemical bases: Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C), and Thymine (T). There are 3 billion bases in the human DNA chain, and 99% of those are in all human beings. Now the bases pair up with each other for baseRead more
MONTH OF MENTAL/HEALTH ENDING: THE END OF MY MONTH IS HERE, ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC
“A month of the mind and month for health.” JANUARY In the month of January, I dedicated the entire month to the mind and our health. Our perceptions and perspective of the world, and what we must do to focus on our health. Now, next month will be a new topic that will cover something different. This is the beginning for what hopefully will be a major year for my blog growth. So follow along with me as we takeRead more
SMILING OUTSIDE, FROWNING OUTSIDE: HOW WE TRICK SOCIETY MENTALLY TO THICK WE’RE HAPPY
“How we hide our pain in plain sight.” WHY WE HURT People have all sorts of reasons why they smile every single day. There are the obvious people who do so because they are truly happy, then there are the other group. This other group are the ones who don’t want you to know what really goes on behind closed doors. They smile and grin, but little do you know, they are torn on the inside. So how do weRead more
ZZZZ’S: THE IMPORTANCE OF NECESSARY SLEEP
“Good for your health.” INTRODUCTION A lot of don’t acknowledge the importance of not only a well balanced diet, but some good sleep as well. People go to sleep, and set their alarm clocks for a certain time. Then when the alarm blares in the morning, they hop up and get ready for work. Only problem is that we are not sitting back for a second saying to ourselves, “Am I really getting adequate sleep ate night?” So I haveRead more
