I finally had the opportunity to see the documentary film America the Beautiful yesterday evening. The film describes how various industries in American culture influence people to think of beauty in a very specific way. The combination of health with rhetoric is one that I can never resist, and this documentary was incredibly insightful as [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Body Image category.
Operation Lose Five Pounds
Be sure to enter my coconut oil giveaway! Operation Lose Five Pounds Carrying around an extra five pounds may not seem like such a big deal, but even just a few unnecessary pounds of fat can be a health hazard. Most of us can significantly reduce our risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and [...]
What’s your definition of “health”?
BlogHer Yes, yes I am going to spend the new few months talking about my excitement of going to the BlogHer 2010 conference in NYC in August The agenda and speakers look awesome (Sahar is one of them!) and it looks like it will be a fantastic time. It will be especially fantastic if you- yes you, fellow [...]
Re-Cap of a Weekend Getaway and Thoughts on Cheese
Not this past weekend, but the weekend before, the mother dear and I took the Friday and Monday off work and drove to Riding Mountain to stay at a resort for a few days. We just wanted some time out of the city; a little mini-break holiday to relax and be pampered. And pampered we [...]
Disordered and Emotional Eating
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week was from February 21st to 27th. I missed it. Well, no: I didn’t really miss it. I only found out that it was National Eating Disorders Awareness Week very last-minute, and I already had our Grocery Shopping mini-series set up, so I postponed discussing eating disorders. At the time, I [...]
Interpretations of Marketing Strategies: National Identities and Beauty Products
This is my last week of exams and final papers, and then I will truly be on holidays (cue streamers and balloons, please). I’m looking forward to it! As a Rhetoric student, one of the classes I took this term was Rhetoric of Identity, which examined how our national identities are shaped within our societies [...]
Welcome!
Welcome to the new Living Healthy in the Real World site! I have graduated from WordPress.com to buying my own domain name. Exciting indeed. I also have a one-stop shop for Living in the Real World. It is an entry page from which you can access Living Healthy in the Real World, Living Rhetorically in [...]
Judgments Based on First Impressions
It’s really funny to see people’s reactions when you change from this: …to this: Oh my goodness is that a brunette?! Reactions have ranged from the complimentary “That’s a nice change, you look better as a brunette” to “oh, that’s… different…” (said in a high-pitched tone which really means “oh my God what have you [...]
Poll: Which inner voice carries the most weight when you're deciding what to eat?
Last month’s poll Our last poll asked the question, How do you like your bananas? We had 67 voters in total: 6% never eat bananas, 72% prefer their bananas au natural (peeled and eaten plain), and 22% like to mix and mash them into other foods. Bananas are such a classic standby and they are [...]
Book Review and Giveaway: "101 Things to Do Before You Diet" by Mimi Spencer
I received this book from Rodale Books not too long ago and “ate it up”, as it were. 101 Things to Do Before You Diet (because looking great isn’t just about losing weight) by Mimi Spencer is a practical guide full of useful tips on how to prepare yourself to be really, really, ridiculously good [...]
