LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

We need to reject mind/body dualism now

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

When it comes to the true self, you are your values.

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

This has been a very difficult week for may sexual assault survivors, replaying their own experiences. Here are some ways to support yourself during these intense times.

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Are you tired of chasing the next "amazing" experience? How experience became the new drug of choice.

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Happiness is something we all want. Yet it’s also something many of us fail to achieve. Look around you. How many people do you know who exude joy on a daily basis?

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LATEST HEALTH NEWS

A systematic review of 71 studies suggests that regular aspirin intake may help treat cancers such as colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.

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LATEST HEALTH NEWS

A systematic review of 71 studies suggests that regular aspirin intake may help treat cancers such as colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Children know innately what they must do to develop well. This applies to physical, intellectual, emotional and social development; and, as I show here, also to moral development.

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LATEST FITNESS

It’s been some 3 years since I wrote one of my most well-read ‘how-to’ posts, entitled Blogging 101; in that article, I focussed on my camera selection as a part of what makes FitnessOnToast so much fun to create, and a way to differentiate your own creative pursuits. Time has moved on, as has technology, and now I have professional-grade photography integrated in my smartphone. After visiting Cupertino for the recent launch of the Apple iPhone XS, I’ve been test-driving one of their golden phones for the past fortnight, and this post is the result of my creative experimentation. Shot almost exclusively on the iPhone XS (all except for the 2 shots of the phone itself), these images were captured around Hampstead Heath in the glorious late-summer British sunshine. Click MORE for a full look at the new Camera capabilities and my full perceptions…

I’ve spent quite some time evaluating the quality of these images with my photographer. We usually shoot on a main rig which has been updated since the ‘Blogging 101’ post, and are currently using a Canon EOS 1DX Mark 2 and an array of their superb L-series lenses. That is an unrivalled, exquisite suite of kit, but it requires an entire suitcase to lug around, weighs as much as a freight train, and leaves a deep score on the shoulder of whoever’s strapped into it! With the notably-more-portable iPhone XS, sure the results are simply not technically comparable because the two devices don’t even pretend to compete in similar categories, but there are material advancements in the ‘mobile photography’ category which have been made here, and must be shared. 

The dynamic range is most observable for its improvement, such that highly-exposed daylight backgrounds aren’t blown out with under-exposed subject foregrounds suffering at their expense. There is a balance to the imagery, which typically requires ultra-sophisticated chipsets and plenty of post-processing in the DSLR world, but is nicely adjusted in-camera with the iPhone XS. That’s a user-friendly feature that most people probably won’t ever consider, but it’ll be one fewer problem they notice with their captures – and it’s a significant one too, in my experience of travel photography. I’ll look forward to trying this out on beaches and around highly-exposed landscapes. 

Depth of Field – that beautiful blurriness – has ever been a huge differentiator of DSLR imagery. My Canon 50mm F1.2 lens generates such a gorgeous background blur (a.k.a ‘bokeh’) when wide open, that it’s hard to imagine anything getting close. Today however, software can simulate this effect quite convincingly, and in the iPhone XS, the combination of improved dual cameras, and a slider to control (in post processing) the amount of background blur to the desired level, is a big leap forward, to my mind. The new chipset’s Neural Engine makes it possible even around the dreaded ‘frizzy hair zone’, so that almost all the shots we took were highly convincing rivals to a DSLR – but with all the convenience of handbag-sizing. 

Colour too seems ultra rich, as does sharpness of imagery; subjects always seem to stand out in the shots we took. In Portrait Mode, the more-tightly-cropped framing simulates the effect achieved by a 50mm prime lens, whilst in wide mode, one can achieve a towering sense of perspective, width or breadth, whilst losing none of the sharpness around the edges. Knowing that I have access to that diversity of capture is reassuring.

For too long, mobile shots have looked (surprisingly) pixellated, but I believe that is a thing of the past – an advancement which means travels armed with just my iPhone are now possible. There is of course no suggestion that it will be replacing my ultra-sophisticated main rig, but for those many occasions when it’s just not feasible to carry the big-rig, there is now a reliable, high-quality solution, which just happens to sit in my pocket all the time. That is a big step forward. Give it a shot…

Faya x

My entire autumnal outfit is by the classically-Swedish brand, Gant, who’s softness of colour palette and softness of cashmere touch I have grown to love over the past 10 years.

 

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N.B. THIS IS NOT AN ADVERT FOR APPLE, NOR HAVE I RECEIVED MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THIS REVIEW. I WAS SEEDED WITH AN APPLE IPHONE XS AND AM MAKING THESE ENTHUSIASTIC OBSERVATIONS BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE TRUE AND VALID. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MY DISCLOSURE PAGE HERE.

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LATEST HEALTH NEWS

New Artificial Intelligence study has uncovered new connections between physical problems and learning disabilities. This will, in turn, will parents understand why children struggle at school.

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Hostile comments appear to be increasing. Responses that are Brief, Informative, Friendly and Firm can stop the hostilities and still leave you feeling good about yourself.

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LATEST HEALTH NEWS

At the bottom of all negative personality traits, there is the same driving factor, some researchers argue. A new study explains what this "dark core" is.

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LATEST HEALTH NEWS

Through this study, the researchers are justifying the need for chronic liver disease patients to use Alcohol use medications. Even these patients with the advanced liver disease should receive treatment for the alcohol-use disorder.

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LATEST YOGA

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Up Your Connect is a 20 min yoga practice focused on connection.

It is for everyone around the world, across the sea. It is for all.

The practice is an invitation to leave behind what does not serve and UP YOUR CONNECT! This free practice celebrates the connection within and the ties that bind us all.

THE HARDEST PART is taking time for yourself. But it is not selfish – it’s vital. The world needs you at your best. Take 20 minutes today to connect to what matters most.

Let me know how it goes in the comment section down below!

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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract The recognition of iconic correspondence between signal and referent has been argued to bootstrap the acquisition and emergence of language. Here we study the ontogeny, and to some extent the phylogeny, of the ability to spontaneously relate iconic signals, gestures and/or vocalizations, to previous experience. Children at 18, 24, and 36 months of age (N = 216) and great apes (N = 13) interacted with two apparatuses, each comprising a...

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This paper presents a qualitative discourse analysis of food‐related interactions in four U.K.‐based Polish–British families. The data include the families’ video‐recorded celebratory meals and audio‐recorded interviews. The analysis explores how food talk projects ‘stance’ (Du Bois ) – that is, how it indexes the speakers’ positioning towards their sociocultural field, thus shaping their identities. The data reveal that, as the...

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LATEST NUTRITION

This post is sponsored by Blue Apron

Are you one of those people who leaves the kitchen looking like a tornado came through when dinner comes to the table? Or are you a clean-as-you-go type? You can imagine where I’m going with this I try to be as efficient and neat in the kitchen as possible (sometimes to a fault!) Since my life is going to change a lot when the baby comes, efficiency will be more important than ever.

Below are some of the strategies that keep my kitchen as efficient as can be.

1 // Let Blue Apron Do Your Planning And Shopping

With Blue Apron, efficiency starts before you even think about your meal plan for the week because their team does your meal planning, grocery shopping and ingredient measuring for you. This is my number one favorite thing about Blue Apron meals weeks! While we do still fit in a grocery store trip in person for staples, this trip in itself is a lot more efficient because we’re only buying the things we need for every week: milk, coffee, fruit, lunch staples, bread. It’s a quick in-and-out trip.

Also, Blue Apron allows you to make really special and delicious dinners without having to set aside hours at night for ingredient prep and cooking. They always source in season, fresh ingredients and put together unique flavor combos in their recipes.

All of their meals can be prepared in 40 minutes and many take as little as 20 minutes total which is lighting fast.  I have been loving that they are including more and more quick recipes, because – at least for the forseeable future – I do not have much free time to spend in the kitchen!

If you want to try Blue Apron, the 50 readers to sign up with from this link will get $50 off their first two weeks of meals!

2 // Batch Your Cooking During the Week

This year I’ve been batching cooking my Blue Apron recipes much like I would do a mini prep day. I will choose a night or day time while Mazen is in school when I know I have more time and cut up all the veggies for the week, prepare any grains that can be pre-cooked, and use my nice All-Clad skillet as many times as I can! While you always want to be mindful of raw meat contamination (and use a separate board or wash thoroughly before and after) there’s nothing wrong with not totally washing a stock pot in-between cooking rice and pasta. The same goes for your garlic press and chef’s knife. If you’re sticking to all produce, use it 100 times before washing it instead of washing it each night. So save yourself the cleaning time by cooking as much as you can on the same day!

3 // Watch Out for Your Spoons! 

Another favorite tip of mine: NEVER rest your spoon on the counter! The worst kind of counters to clean at the end of the day are those covered in multiple gunky spots of dried sauces and oils. Crumbs are not so much of a big deal. I always find something to balance my spoon on, whether that’s a bowl or the pot itself (depending on the heat). Sometimes even resting it over the edge of the sink allows the drips to fall in and keeps the counters clean.

4 // Select Recipes That Will Get Even Better with Time!

I generally make anything in advance that will develop flavor over time to save for the following night and make the fresher meat recipes first. This week I made Seared Chicken in Coconut-Peach Broth with Bok Choy and Jasmine Rice and Cavatelli & Shrimp with Vegetables. The coconut broth was SO good the next day after the flavors had really developed overnight.

We ate the cavatelli fresh that night (plus some leftovers for lunch the next day!) The two dishes had complementary flavors, so I didn’t even bother to wash my pot between recipes.

His, hers, and little’s!

One of my favorite feelings is coming home at night and knowing that you have a made-from-scratch meal ready to heat and eat.

“Thank you, past self!” -Future Self.

Blue Apron has always been great for inspiring home chefs with unique recipes and new ingredients. If making dinner in the past has felt intimidating or too draining for a weeknight , now is the time to try out some of their 20 minutes recipes to simplify your life and make mealtime as convenient as possible! Click through to get $50 off. 

Thanks to Blue Apron for keeping our kitchen as efficient as possible and sponsoring this post! 

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