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Trunk Club - Men's Clothes Selected By Personal Stylists Shipped Free. Delve Video Essays. In Loving Memory of a Blog [A Eulogy] Books To Base Your Life on (The Reading List) “I’m not saying that you have to be a reader to save your soul in the modern world. I’m saying it helps.” Walter Mosley I’ve always devoured books. Why, exactly, I’m not sure. Obviously a big reason to read is because it’s fun. As Petrarch, a famous book lover observed some 700 years ago, “books give delight to the very marrow of one’s bones.” My whole life and career, I’ve been seeking out, reading, and taking notes on books that can teach me things. I used to go around and ask every smart person I met—even emailing important people I didn’t know— “What books do you recommend to a kid like me?”

Pick one of them up and let it lead you to another. Books to Base Your Life On The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius To me, this is not only one of greatest books ever written but perhaps the only book of its kind. Letters from a Stoic by Seneca After Marcus Aurelius, this is one of my favorite books. Fiction Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book.

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Christopher Michael Lostegaard Mohs. How sugar affects the brain - Nicole Avena. Dr. Avena’s website has links to new research and articles about the effects of sugar on the brain and behavior, and how this can influence body weight.Want to learn more about the adverse effects of sugar? Read Food Junkie, Dr. Avena’s blog on Psychology Today. Here is one post that is particularly relevant: Sugar Cravings: How sugar cravings sabotage your health, hormone balance & weight loss, by Dr. Nicole Avena and Dr. Sara Gottfried.Watch this video from The National on how food manufactures have tweaked products to increase the addictive nature of processed foods.For an in-depth presentation on the research surrounding sugar overconsumption, watch Dr. Blog.SpoonGraphics.

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