Ridiculous gym behavior, nonsensical gym rules, and the occasional death-defying stunt from fellow club members.
I just finished a book called The Curse of High IQ. The premise is that, because of the way standard deviations work, having an IQ of just 130 means that the daily activities and decisions of almost everyone around you are incomprehensible. Let me give you an example. The gym in my condo building is…
One of the more annoying and arrogant things a doctor can do is post a sign in his or her office like this one: These signs are real, and there are matching coffee mugs if you’re interested. My take specifically is the hypocrisy. The United States is one of only two countries in the world…
In my prior post about the field of nutrition psychology I wrote that: With lifestyle changes, the mental health profession could fix everything from depression to schizophrenia. Beyond lifestyle, therapists could also leverage cheap and readily available supplements to help patients. For example, high dose vitamin B1 can be used as a mood stabilizer, to…
I recently came across a YouTube video of outtakes from the 1970’s bodybuilding classic Pumping Iron, which featured a 28-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger. There’s one clip of Arnold and his bodybuilder pals having lunch at a local restaurant. They were creating a commotion with their presence — and their orders. You can watch their requests of…
During my vacation to Margarita Island in Venezuela, my wife had planned for us to stay one night at the nicest hotel on the island. She wanted me to see the best her country had to offer. Nevertheless, the hotel called the day before our arrival to tell her the entire property had lost power….