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on Apr 30th 2012 StrengthLab Thoughts

Freedom with Constraint!

Unrestricted freedom can be as mentally and physically debilitating as no freedom at all.

Human beings require some measure of constraint for proper balance and health; whether provided by parents, a spouse, an employer, local laws or a limited bank account.

Appreciate that you have limitations on your time and behavior, because the alternative would ruin most of us…

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on Apr 30th 2012 StrengthLab Thoughts

Nutrition is Complex!

Every nutritient, substance or chemical within the food that we consume works for or against our health.

What we consume and what we don’t consume, will and does, make a difference to our past, present and future health.

More plant based food should be consumed and FAR less animal products, as well as processed products, should be consumed.

Nutrition is complex… so eat more plant based food and leave the complexity of necessary nutrients to your body’s physiology to figure out from the inside.

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on Apr 30th 2012 Jerrod's Upcoming Event

Finished Reading: Predictably Irrational

Review From Publishers Weekly:

Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion. Drawing on psychology and economics, behavioral economics can show us why cautious people make poor decisions about sex when aroused, why patients get greater relief from a more expensive drug over its cheaper counterpart and why honest people may steal office supplies or communal food, but not money. According to Ariely, our understanding of economics, now based on the assumption of a rational subject, should, in fact, be based on our systematic, unsurprising irrationality. Ariely argues that greater understanding of previously ignored or misunderstood forces (emotions, relativity and social norms) that influence our economic behavior brings a variety of opportunities for reexamining individual motivation and consumer choice, as well as economic and educational policy. Ariely’s intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read.
http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Edition/dp/0061353248/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335816331&sr=1-1
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

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