No matter who you are, if you’re employed you’ve dreamed about your next promotion or bonus. It’s not necessarily the additional responsibilities or the hard work that come along with these distinguishments but the promise of more money. Our minds can’t help but to wander as they fantasize about the…

Are you a habitual procrastinator? Do you often worry about what other people think? Do you often doubt your capabilities? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you might suffer from atychiphobia. …

If you ask most yoga enthusiasts, they will tell you that they try to eat foods high in protein after their yoga classes. While there’s nothing wrong with having a protein diet after your yoga class, you will want to include some vegetables and fruits because they are alkaline, which…

Do you find that you are terrified of failing, perhaps to the point that you give things you want only minimal effort, or you don’t even try at all? If so, you might be affected by atychiphobia. …

Last week, I gave a talk on Impostor Syndrome to PhD students at Weill Cornell Medical College, The Rockefeller University, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After the talk, a PhD candidate asked me what other pitfalls he should look out for in his young adult career. …

Everything You Need to Know About the Food Justice and Food Sovereignty Movements Food availability and access for all is becoming a much debated issue in many forums. The issue first took the global stage in 1966 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Covenant in Economic, Social…

How do we build public trust in food safety, creating a broader understanding of new technologies and addressing concerns that are frequently voiced about microbiological safety? From recent studies, it has been identified that a large number of individuals get infected due to the consumption of raw vegetables, fruits and…

Dehydration is tricky business. It is experienced in stages, from the annoying nature of mild dehydration to having your life threatened by severe dehydration. The symptoms range from dry mouth and fatigue to vomiting and muscle spasms. It can be due to insufficient water consumption after working out, warm weather…

For better or worse, everything you eat plays a role in your physiological functioning. It either nurtures or hinders the functioning of our cells and the systems of our bodies. This is why it is so important to eat as many organic and wholesome foods as possible. They are laden…