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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - May 12 2008 | brain, health, books, news
    Taming Your Inner Homer Simpson - Slate Magazine

    Haha we all have an inner Homer Simpson. For example, it took every ounce of energy this morning to overcome my impulse to eat the free donut (which would make me feel crappy later) and have healthy cereal. Mmmmm, free donut.

    Quoted: The real trick to understanding how to approach Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, the new book by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler, lies in recognizing the limitations of your inner Homer Simpson and opting out of your own stupid choices.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 15 2008 | health, books
    Anne Harrington's The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine. - Slate Magazine

    Another interesting book that seems worth checking out.

    Quoted: Big ideas about how the mind can make the body sick—or, better, can cure it of disease—have caught on throughout American history, spread by scores of best sellers, some medical writing, some magical thinking, and at least one Broadway song.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 11 2007 | food, health, books
    Barnes & Noble.com - Books: The Omnivore's Dilemma

    Adding this to my list of must-read books!

    Quoted: A New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner?

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