Random Roundup Friday
My head is far too scattered to post on just one cohesive topic. So you get a bunch of ramblings from the week:
1. Did you hear chronic pain is now officially classified as a disease? You probably don’t care. I do. Why does this matter? It means improvements in treatment.
Researchers have now shown that chronic pain really is in our heads- but not the way most doctors dismiss it. When you hurt yourself- say you slam your back in a car accident- signals are sent from your back to your brain saying ouch this hurts! Those signals continue for so long that they retrain your brain. Then even when the physical source of pain is gone or healed, the pain signals are still being sent to your brain. So for all intents and purpose, the injury is still there- there’s just nothing physical to fix.
Understanding the pain-signal process will make a huge difference in how chronic pain is managed and treated.
Did you know only 1% of doctors specialize in pain? They’re called physiatrists. Apparently doctors can get as little as 1 hour of training in pain when they’re in med school. Is that not the most frightening thing you’ve ever heard? These people prescribe narcotics! That’s less training than they get in nutrition, and that’s pretty low.
2. I think Jennifer Garner and I should be friends. And not just because she’s pregnant and married to Ben Affleck. I flipped on Ellen the other day while getting a snack, something I never do, and there she was, running the show. Anyone that can be funny next to Ellen is a-okay in my book. Plus she talked about accidently getting drunk while filming a segment with Martha Stewart. And stalking her kitchen- literally. I guess she has a Martha Stewart thing.
3. I’m buying paint for the nursery today. That means I have to actually make a decision on what colors we’re using…
4. Please adequately source your recipes if you’re posting a recipe that’s not yours on your blog. This includes saying “adapted from”, posting the recipe and then only subbing one thing, like whole wheat flour. Not cool.
5. I finally tried Love Grown Foods granola and chia pudding. Both fabulous.
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a la the bestest’s pinterest.
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from my friend Emily.
Happy Friday! 
Now on tiny sneakers:
How to Prepare for Pregnancy: the changes I made.
