Mindfulness and Health: an interview with Dr. Ellen Langer

This week I have an interview with Dr. Ellen Langer, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.  Dr. Langer has been researching mindfulness for over thirty years.  She was a guest in Fitness Rocks Podcast 086.
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Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease – the Movie

This is a new feature that I hope I can sustain each week.  I’ve put the content of the most recent podcast, Fitness Rocks podcast 136, into a slide show as a quicktime movie.  The movie runs about seven and a half minutes.  Check it out and tell me what you think.

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Diet and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

This week on Fitness Rocks we look at a study that evaluated the impact of a Mediterranean style diet on the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.  This is another in a long line of studies that will make you want to pay closer attention to what you eat.
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Poetry, Music and Fitness

Between pounding the pavement and pumping iron take some time to read a poem and listen to music – it’s good for your soul.

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