by Joan Kent | Jun 23, 2014 | Master Instructor Blog
This post was originally going to be about the effects of sugar on the brain and our appetites. But I figured no one would care about that. Virtually everyone cares about babies, though. So I figured that they — you — would care about babies”™ brains, too. Much...
by Joan Kent | Jun 16, 2014 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Master Instructor Blog
Plenty of things about nutrition are important but, to me, kinda boring. This is one of those things. But the topic is health-related, so it seems like a viable one. What”™s great is many foods are said to be powerful disease fighters, and this post will cover several...
by Joan Kent | Jun 9, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
By Joan Kent - As you”™ve no doubt heard, saturated fats are no longer considered the health problem they once were. It turns out that the connection between saturated fats and heart disease, cholesterol, and atherosclerosis is far weaker than we thought. These days,...
by Joan Kent | Jun 2, 2014 | Best Practices, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent For over 13 years, until about a year and a half ago, I was in an athletic performance program that was progressive and periodized. Phases 2 and 3 involved some seriously difficult trainings. I was in the habit of eating what I called my “no-bonk...
by Joan Kent | May 26, 2014 | Health and Wellness
Next month, I”™m giving a talk at a conference on autism and food. This very brief post focuses on a link that I found unexpectedly while doing some quick research on PubMed. Apparently, autism is now referred to as autism spectrum disorder, a concept that developed...