by Ross on January 26, 2007
I have been troubled by the constantly recurring soy debate for quite a while now. But whenever you try to research it you quickly notice that you are entering into a hot topic zone because the majority of things you read (articles, blog posts, forum posts etc.) are so over-the-top and biased that it is difficult to come to any real conclusion without feeling slightly misinformed.
Well, from having a browse through my mybloglog community I found a nice site that has a very well written, and very pragmatic view on the debate which I think mirrors my feelings exactly.
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by Ross on January 22, 2007
Whenever I find a blog I like I write it down in a special little notebook. Which I then forget about for weeks on end. But then when I remember it again it is extremely cool - so from now on I am just going to blog them as I go along!
So here are some blogs I have recently found that I think are pretty cool! Most are health & personal development related, but there are a few random ones there too:
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by Ross on January 22, 2007
Research, published today by the British Psychological Society, has shown that owning a dog is great for your mental and physical health.
In a strange way, the research has led to a kind of league table of pets, with dogs finishing top of the pile - above the main contender - cats. While most people just have a general preference and are either a cat person or a dog person, for those who might be more methodical about their pet purchasing decision this could be a big factor!
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by Ross on January 18, 2007
Affecting at least 1 in 20 people, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a specific type of depression that occurs generally during the dark winter months. Caused by a lack of natural light, SAD is most prevalent during the October to February period in countries such as the UK where there is far fewer hours of daylight and a heavy reliance upon artificial lighting (i.e. those that live the furthest away from the equator).
Experts believe that this lack of light is overwhelmingly the primary cause of SAD as the amount of sunlight that hits our eyes directly affects the levels of certain chemicals and hormones in our brain.
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by Ross on January 10, 2007
Now that the new year is in full swing, we’re all back to work, back to the gym and back into our routines and the hopeful, exciting and ambitious New Years Resolutions are long forgotten.
And so what do we do now? The chances are that regardless of your medium and long-term goals, you are likely to turn over your new leaf by setting yourself daily goals (or to-do’s as most people call them) which will hopefully give your life more drive, accomplishment and ultimately success.
However, a to-do list is not just a list - there is a technique - and I see lots of people getting it wrong.
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by Ross on January 4, 2007
It went very quickly, but this year’s Christmas and New Year’s was great. I took a full 10 days with no computer/Internet whatsoever and gave my eyes, my mind and my spirit a much needed break!
Anyway, I am back again now so normal service will be resumed. As you can imagine there are a billion things to catch up with not only on the blog, but also in the forum and with the shop so my blogging is still going to be intermittent for a week or so.
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