You’ve probably heard a lot about how your diet affects levels of stress. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is notorious for causing chronic inflammation, which leads to high levels of stress and a variety of health problems. There are so many foods that decrease stress and inflammation, though. Understanding them and including them in...
Continue readingTech addiction is hurting you, but meditation can help
In the new normal of Covid-19, everyone has become even more addicted to technology. Addiction in general is an even more serious problem after Covid has forced many addiction treatment centers to close. The internet is taking over your life, so it’s more important than ever to manage your relationship with social media and...
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Healthcare reform starts with individual choices
Healthcare reform is a hugely important topic for many Americans. We often fail to realize, though, how much power we have to change healthcare through our own actions. Our healthcare systems are deeply flawed because of the lifestyles we’ve become accustomed to. The American people eat terrible food and barely exercise. I don’t care...
Continue readingNutritional Obstruction: How Fast Food Branding Blocks our Spiritual Growth
Even though I’m all about good nutrition, I still fall prey to the dastardly marketing tactics of the fast-food industry from time to time. It’s not so bad, because on average my diet is very healthy and I don’t stress about it when I occasionally indulge in some chicken tenders and creamy ranch dip....
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The Blind Men and the Elephant – A portrait of America
An ancient parable from the Indian subcontinent has been on my mind a lot lately. Modern political discourse is often defined by our differences, so discussing politics is mostly a point of division between people. Everyone is blinded by their subjective experience of reality. The identity-based movements dominating political discourse often force us to...
Continue readingUnshackling your political consciousness might be easier than you think
The greatest gift I’ve ever given myself was detaching from mainstream media narratives about politics. I first became politically engaged when I found my parents’ old Doonesbury and Bloom County books in fifth grade. My journey through news and politics has been an interesting one since then. At varying times I’ve been completely immersed...
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