by Joan Kent | Sep 1, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
When it comes to food, no doubt you”™ve heard, read, or even said something along these lines: Everything”™s fine in moderation. Many famous people have said that they”™ve never been successful at achieving moderation. Professionally, I never recommend moderation in...
by Joan Kent | Aug 18, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
My coach, Jim Karanas, used to say that athletic performance triggers the ego. It brings forward conflict, discomfort, anxiety, self-defeating thoughts, and doubts about what”™s possible and what”™s not. In athletics, you do what”™s necessary. You have the above...
by Joan Kent | Aug 10, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Resources
During an office-clearing project, I found an article I wrote years ago about a book by Hirschman and Munter. They advocate 3 rules for approaching food whenever you feel like eating.[wlm_private...
by Joan Kent | Aug 3, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
Is Your Diet Too Low In Fats? Healthful omega-3 fats are found in such foods as fatty fish, flaxseed oil, walnuts and walnut oil, and leafy green vegetables. Other top sources of fats include raw coconut oil, avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. With nuts and seeds,...
by Joan Kent | Jul 27, 2015 | Health and Wellness
As you may know, moods can affect our appetites and our food selection. People often eat for emotional reasons, based on their moods. What”™s helpful to know is that the reverse can also be true. What we eat — and when we eat it — can affect our moods, our minds, and...