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Nudging Politics

Nudge was filled with all types of unforgettable examples and ideas surrounding behavior economics and the different way we are unsuspectedly “nudged” into doing something. One of the ideas that resonated with me the was those presented in the “Following the Herd” chapter. Here, the authors explain…

Using Medium to get in the Middle of Immigration Discourse

I’ve decided to use this blog post to discuss and reflect on some of the blogs posts and channels that the I have found in Medium regarding my research topic. The search wasn't too difficult — with immigration being as…

Check Your Plate… Before It’s Too Late

A week ago, a dear friend of mine, Bella, informed me that her 60 year old father was just diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. This is one of the tougher things in life to respond to: when your good friend tells you their dad has cancer. It’s deeply…

Blog #2: The Protein Myth

So. Let’s Talk about protein!

As a vegan, the most frequent question I get asked is Where Do I Get My Protein? But I could asked the same question right back to any omnivore. Asking a vegan where they get their protein is about as arbitrary as asking a…

Blog #1: Hello World

Three Possible Blog Names:

Plant Happy

Cut Carbs Cut Life

Eating For Peace

Trump wins… so about America’s Mental Health

November 8, 2016. What a day, indeed. This year’s elections has (almost) everyone living through an emotional rollercoaster, or at least those around me.

“Nearly everything about this election, ranging…

Success in Healthcare 101: Culture (Blog Post 2)

Imagine you are a physician caring for a dying patient. He is only 19 years old, and he will die within the next few hours if you do not conduct this blood transfusion immediately; he was in a terrible car accident and he is bleeding out. His…

Therapy is for Locos. (Blog Post 1)

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Therapy is for locos, they say. Locos means crazies. So if I go to therapy, I’m crazy?

YES. Yes because if I wasn’t crazy, I wouldn’t need help. Yes because I’m not able to handle my…

Fracking Fraud

The Environmental Protection Agency, better known as the EPA was supposed to set the story straight once and for all on whether fracking played a role in contaminating nearby water sources, leading to the sickness of the residents in affected areas. They were going to use scientific methods to make a…