Hey you beautiful people ;-)
I've been thinking about mental stimulation as it pertains to health and also fat loss. I may be imagining it, but I think artistic people tend to leaner, and perhaps appear to be healthier/happier (of course, this is a gross generalisation based purely on observation).
I recall someone on the forum paraphrasing Dr Peat with something to the effect of "a walk in stimulating surroundings consumes more energy than a jog in familiar surroundings". This leads me to think that perhaps this the reason people tend to loose a lot of weight while travelling, despite usually eating a less than desirable "road diet" supplemented with alcohol.
Dr Peat has also suggested that "stimulating life" is important to health and perhaps increases the metabolic rate.
If healthy amounts of mental stimulation via creative pursuits improves health, then can we safely assume that a lack of it can undermine health and lower the metabolic rate?
Thoughts, experiences, marriage proposals?
I've been thinking about mental stimulation as it pertains to health and also fat loss. I may be imagining it, but I think artistic people tend to leaner, and perhaps appear to be healthier/happier (of course, this is a gross generalisation based purely on observation).
I recall someone on the forum paraphrasing Dr Peat with something to the effect of "a walk in stimulating surroundings consumes more energy than a jog in familiar surroundings". This leads me to think that perhaps this the reason people tend to loose a lot of weight while travelling, despite usually eating a less than desirable "road diet" supplemented with alcohol.
Dr Peat has also suggested that "stimulating life" is important to health and perhaps increases the metabolic rate.
If healthy amounts of mental stimulation via creative pursuits improves health, then can we safely assume that a lack of it can undermine health and lower the metabolic rate?
Thoughts, experiences, marriage proposals?