Health, Wellness, and Decision-Making
Health, Wellness, and Decision-Making
Microplastics are everywhere. We can take some steps to decrease our exposure. In June of 2025, I wrote a post about microplastics. I discussed that very small particles of plastic are found nearly everywhere: water, food, and the air we…
Are Vaccines Still Important? Early in 2025, I wrote a post about vaccines, stressing how important many vaccines are. Recently, I’ve had discussions with friends and family about vaccines and was surprised by how many people were against vaccines in…
Diminishing Returns are defined by Webster as “benefits that, beyond a certain point, fail to increase in proportion to extended efforts.” Diminishing returns, sometimes called the Law of Diminishing Returns, often refer to businesses. For example, as a company increases…
Default to No is the first step to quitting a habit or something that could become a habit. Just like my last post, Default to Yes, Default to No seems simple. Nancy Reagan proposed that when you’re approached with drugs,…
Default to yes for things that you want to accomplish This is another of the tricks to help you accomplish something meaningful. I primarily use it when I want to improve in some way. It sounds very simple, and it…
The importance of water is obvious, yet most of us take the availability of clean water for granted. I have been working with a start-up company, The Joseph Project. The mission of the company is to help people prepare for…
If you want to be more productive, do what’s important first. I hope that most people want to improve some aspect of their lives. If your life is already perfect, I am happy for you, and you have no reason…
There are many ways to miss out on life. Some ways seem to make sense. But don’t do it. Many people miss out on life by working too hard. Sometimes, they are trying to make more money, and sometimes they…
Eating red meat increases the risk of cancer and heart disease. But, not as much as you may have heard. And remember, everything has a risk. First, I want to talk briefly about the ethics of eating meat. We all…
Food Dyes are not as harmful as the foods they color. Forty ice cream companies have agreed to phase out the use of artificial food dyes over the next few years. They’ve stated that the dyes are safe, and they…