The Healthy Programmer

by Joe Kutner

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

• Why Should I Read This Book?
• Who Should Read This Book?
• What’s in This Book?
• You Can’t Fool Nature
• What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?

1. Making Changes

• Unit-Testing Your Health
• The Mind-Body Connection
• An Iterative Approach to Health
• The Science Behind Habits
• Reprogramming Your Habits
• Retrospective

2. Bootstrapping Your Health

• Thinking on Your Feet
• Walking Your Way to Better Health
• The Time of Your Life
• Learning How to Walk
• Getting Out the Door
• Retrospective

3. A Farewell to Chairs?

• Sitting Considered Harmful
• Standing Up for the Truth
• Enhancing Your Workstation
• Retrospective

4. Agile Dieting

• An Iterative Approach to Dieting
• Balanced Nutrition Over Idiosyncratic Diets
• Eating Your Brains Out
• Counting Calories Over Following Trends
• Adjusting Your Caloric Intake
• Individual Tastes Over Predefined Menus
• Retrospective

5. Preventing Headaches and Eye Strain

• Unit-Testing Your Vision
• Avoiding Computer Vision Syndrome
• Avoiding Headache Triggers
• Treating Headache Symptoms
• Retrospective

6. Preventing Back Pain

• Unit-Testing Your Core Muscles
• Understanding the Anatomy of the Back
• Strengthening Your Powerhouse
• Developing Better Ergonomics
• Retrospective