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The Whole30: A quick note on scientific evidence vs. non-scientific arguments.
I like skepticism, as a practice and a way of thinking. I share a lot of the traits and values of people who write skeptically about popular science and popular health and nutrition messages. But I often feel like there is something missing in skeptical conversations, and I hope that, in our discussion of the…
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The Whole30: Concepts of “fitness”
One of the first things that stands out to me as I read the brief introductory article on The Whole30 is this: “Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it.” There’s a lot going on here, but for…
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Upcoming: An analysis of the Whole30
At the moment, I’m working on my internship research project, which is a critical analysis of a popular diet program, The Whole30. Over the next week or so, I plan to post snippets of the themes I’m finding as I analyze some text that goes along with the program. Please come back if you’re interested…
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How to become a dietetic intern.
“First, try to be something, anything, else.” -Lorrie Moore, How to Become a Writer First, decide on a wholly impractical career path at an early age, say, as a writer. Write and bind a book of construction paper and crayon when you’re six. Switch to pencil and start writing poetry at eight. Drag the idea…
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For the rest of us.
Just a heads-up, in this post I reveal specific details of how I eat and exercise. I wrote this post several months ago, but didn’t post it. Here it is now. I don’t usually talk too much about how or what I eat, because I’m uncomfortable with the often performative, status-grubbing nature of doing so…
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