Weekend Roundup - Passover Edition

It’s Passover today. Well, it’s technically passover all week. Which probably means nothing to you if you’re not Jewish. However, seeing as I am, we got the whole family together last night for a nice dinner at our place. My wife’s family, who is not Jewish, also attended and seemed to enjoy themselves. Overall, a wonderful evening. So whether you’re Jewish or not, I wish you a happy passover to you and to your families.

And with that, let’s take a look at some interesting articles from this week.

I’m a big fan of technology. I don’t believe it can replace will power, motivation and hard work, but I think it can really help. I’ve used numerous tools to get and stay in shape. Things like spreadsheets, websites and calculators. I’ve also been a big fan of iTunes and iPods. So this article about a fitness tool built on the iPod was very interesting to me. Not many details here but it looks promising.
@Times Online

On a less upbeat note, we have this article from Reuters discussing the contagious nature of eating disorders. No, eating disorders aren’t contagious like a flu, but they can be socially contagious in that we tend to influence the people around us with our habits. This is especially problematic with teens who tend to imitate their peers.
@Reuters

Well, if the last article was bad news for parents, here’s some good news. More and more studies are showing that a healthy diet means better school performance. Not that surprising really, a healthy diet means less mood swings, stability, consistent energy levels and more focus.
@Reuters

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