good morning sunshine....i have to keep saying that to myself b/c i am far from being a sunshine this AM.  walker is "off the bottle" therefore he woke up at 5:30 this morning.  trying to be cheery but all i really want to do is crawl back into bed.....or pour my 3rd cup of coffee....*images courtesy of anthropologie, pobox 607, stephm...

Food Reward: a Dominant Factor in Obesity, Part VII

Now that I've explained the importance of food reward to obesity, and you're tired of reading about it, it's time to share my ideas on how to prevent and perhaps reverse fat gain.  First, I want to point out that although food reward is important, it's not the only factor.  Heritable factors (genetics and epigenetics), developmental factors (uterine environment, childhood diet), lifestyle factors (exercise, sleep, stress) and dietary factors...

just in case....

 you felt the need to make those cookies from friday's post......i did and they didn't disappoint, well my shorts were a little tighter and that might have been disappointing  but besides that they were pure heaven.  best- hot out of the oven and with a big glass of milk, followed by a nice, long nap.  enjoy :) ps. love the picture recipe...so easy to follow!!*images from...

Google search by image

Last week Google introduced Search by Image feature. There were a handful of web-sites that suggested content-based image retrieval in the Internet, but the quality was low, as I blogged earlier. I repeated the queries TinEye failed at, and Google image search found them both! It found few instances of Marion Lenbach (one of them from this blog, which means the coverage is large!), and I finally remembered the movie from the HOG paper: The Talanted...

Back to School

Ben FieldBen is the recently appointed manager of Sport Pembrokeshire at Pembrokeshire County CouncilWith schools across Wales being asked to get their pupils to fill in the national School Sport Survey, Ben describes his work so far to sell the benefits of the project.When details of the survey came out I could certainly see the benefits of having the data – both for my team working in sport and...

hope y'all have an awesome weekend....however you plan on spending it!!*images courtesy of you are my fav, moth design, everly true, where the sidewalk begins, stylesw...

Drug Cessation and Weight Gain

Commenter "mem", who has been practicing healthcare for 30+ years, made an interesting remark that I think is relevant to this discussion:Recovering substance dependent people often put on lots of weight and it is not uncommon for them to become obese or morbidly obese.This relates to the question that commenter "Gunther Gatherer" and I have been pondering in the comments: can stimulating reward pathways through non-food stimuli influence body fatness?  ...

Oh my....i'm still obsessed with a good monogram.  seriously, can't get enough of them.  so much so that i once thought i wanted to buy a commercial monogramming machine and open a store. i googled it and found out that they cost as much as a very nice car.  and then i could not ignore reality- i have never even sewed a button on a shirt...how was i suppose to operate a machine?!!  but...

Viva the Street Food Revolution!

Ummm...street food...it’s fast, affordable, convenient and desirable. Whose mouth doesn’t start watering at the sight of Lloyd’s taco truck as it rolls around the corner at lunch time? Over the last 5 years mobile food vending as really taken off; an explosion of gourmet, off-beat and regional food trucks are roaming cities from NYC to San Francisco. Not just tacos, ice cream and hot dogs any...

Career advice: want to be a sports psychologist?

Dr Joy Bringer is a Sport Psychologist, working full-time with elite athletes and coaches at Sport Wales in Cardiff. She is a Chartered Psychologist and is accredited to the High Performance Sport level with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.   Sport Wales' Dr Joy Bringer In her role, she has travelled to the Athens and Beijing Paralympic Games supporting...

Chicago's mayor wants win over food deserts!

Chicago's Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, wants to get rid of food deserts and he's turning to urban agriculture and food retailers to make it happen. Using planning tools like mapping, local ordinances and economic development incentives, the Mayor hopes to ensure implementation of policies aimed at increasing food access.Urban Agriculture...In a progressive move, Mayor Emanuel sees urban agriculture as a part his plan to "win" the battle against...

happenings...

walker happen to turn 1 over the weekend....we had a little b'day party for him on saturday.  he is such a love bug...he, hands down, gives the best hugs.  kind of hurts my heart that he is already one.   on thurs i called my mom and begged her to come a day early to help me out....poor thing, i think i worked her to death....moms are the best.  b/c of her, i got my mirror...

Land War in Asia (aka, CS undergraduate education)

Today on Scientopia I get involved in a land war in As...

Limit atau Batas Maksimal Posting pada Blogger

Dulu sewaktu memulai membuat blog, Rendra sering bertanya-tanya kepada diri Rendra sendiri "Berapa sih jumlah maksimal posting di blogspot?" Awalnya aku kira maksimal cuma 500 posting karena layanannya yang gratis. Kemudian salah satu teman Rendra melakukan uji coba kecil-kecilan. Dia berhasil memposting artikel di blogspot banyak sekali hingga jumlahnya mencapai ribuan! Waw... Setelah melihat sendiri...

Food Reward: a Dominant Factor in Obesity, Part VI

Reward Centers can Modify the Body Fat Setpoint Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (chemical that signals between neurons) that is a central mediator of reward and motivation in the brain.  It has been known for decades that dopamine injections into the brain suppress food intake, and that this is due primarily to its action in the hypothalamus, which is the main region that regulates body fatness (1).  Dopamine-producing neurons from reward...

Fakta Unik Tentang Capung

Capung merupakan salah satu serangga yang sering kita lihat di tempat-tempat tertentu seperti taman atau sekitar rumah. Seperti pada kupu-kupu dan lebah, capung juga mengalami metamorfosis dalam periode kehidupannya. Bedanya, serangga kupu-kupu mengalami metamorfosis sempurna sedangkan capung tidak, atau hanya mengalami metamorfosis tidak sempurna. Dimulai dari telur kemudian menjadi larva dan akhirnya...

Achoo !

I feel strange not blogging much, like I didn't brush my teeth or something.Life has been incredibly busy, though all for good reasons which I'll discuss here soon.I think we need a panel not on work-life balance, but on blog-life balance. After housework, the blog is the first thing to go.Anyway, it seems my first blog-a-versary is on Sunday, which is neat. I've enjoyed meeting so many of you online and interacting with you, reading your blogs,...

Check out the 2011 HKHC Annual Meeting presentations...

The Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annual Meeting took place on June 1-3. Check out the presentations and see what other sites have going on!2011 HKHC Annual Meeting Website (click he...

day dreaming vs. reality

this blog serves as a place to store beautiful images.....but it's not my real world. my real world is quite different, especially w/ two kiddos in the mix.  being home with them, trying to work, and preparing for a party we are having here on sat. is almost impossible...why, b/c i have to chase this kiddo around.  and he is into everything:right after this pic was taken, he leaned in and...

Cities battling sweetened beverages...

Here are some recent interesting articles about the challenges and opportunities of policies directed at reducing excess sugar consumption by targeting sweetened beverages...LA Unified Removes Flavored Milk From Menus - LA Timeshttp://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lausd-milk-20110615,0,4882897.storyCity Council souring on Nutter Plan to tax sweet drinks - Philly.com http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20110615_City_Council_souring_on_Nutter_plan_to_tax_sweet_drinks.htmlThe...

20 ways in which boxer Sean Mcgoldrick's been helped by Sport Wales' sports science & medicine team

Sean Mcgoldrick with his 2010 Commonwealth Games goldThis week, Wales’ Commonwealth Games gold medallist boxer Sean Mcgoldrick will be competing in the European Championships in Turkey.It takes more than lightning reactions, natural talent and committed boxing coaches to get to the top. Like most, world class athletes, Sean is also supported by a team of sports science and medicine experts. In our...

Kit Heath Trend Alert!

This season's trend appears to be led by stars at recent events such as Cannes and the MTV music awards such as Emma Watson, Penelope Cruz, Cheryl Cole and Uma Therman. These ladies we fastidiously study and they have led the way early on by sporting white outfits to events this summer.The inspiration behind the latest all white trend? We are not entirely sure, but it could have something to do with...

dear grace- i ADORE harper's room....will you come and do walkers??!!  i could just eat up those window treatments.  and i love how she has such a knack at mixing patterns...to see more click here! *all images from grace happ...