Behavior change and behavior modification is considered a psycho-therapeutic involvement mainly used to lessen or disregard actions that can harm the health of adults and children (Scott et al., 2017). It focuses on changing specific behaviors but does not consider how someone might feel. Behavior can be shaped through punishment or reinforcement and is considered…
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Oils and Butters and Creams, Oh Yes!
With an obesity epidemic in America and fast food chains on every corner, it may seem counter-intuitive to say: It’s time to end the pervasive anti-fat crusade. But it is. The key to staying healthy and fighting obesity is not to go on a blind rampage against all creams, cheeses, fatty meats and oils. Rather,…
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3 Metabolism Myths Busted
We’ve probably all heard of different “get slim quick” advertisements—but they usually work just as well as “get rich quick” schemes, that is, not too well, or there’s a catch. It seems like fitness magazines are selling new ways to lose weight every month. The simplest thing to do if you want to lose weight…
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The Path to Wellness
When I began on my road to wellness, I had no idea of the importance of the brain. Sure, I thought my brain, as the seat of my intellect, was the driver in charge of my willpower and my failures, the place where my force and undermining convictions lay. What I didn’t realize is the…
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