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Christian Diets

January 18, 2024 00:37:47 Comments Off

On this episode of How to Be Fine’s special series – New Year, Same Old BS – Kristen and Jolenta talk about a handful of the many Christian Diet plans. Plus, they offer up advice for dealing with jealous feelings, and finding the right therapist.

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Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-seesawing-history-of-fad-diets-180981586/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_diet_programs

https://academic.oup.com/columbia-scholarship-online/book/22528/chapter-abstract/182850030?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/2/182#:~:text=Christian%20diet%20culture%20focuses%20on,importance%20of%20a%20healthy%20lifestyle.

https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/downloads/4q77fr355?locale=zh

https://thebiblicalnutritionist.com/christian-weight-loss-programs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Graham

https://www.livestrong.com/article/120805-christian-weight-loss-programs/

https://erinltodd.com/making-another-christian-weight-loss-resolution-read-this-first/

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/29/gwen-shamblin-docuseries-the-way-down-remnant-fellowship

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-12/how-christianity-has-been-weaponised-by-weight-loss-movements/102509732

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/daniel-diet-straight-bible/story?id=21029387

The Tapeworm Diet

January 11, 2024 00:37:49 Comments Off

On this episode of How to Be Fine’s special series – New Year, Same Old BS – Kristen and Jolenta uncover the surprising history of the Tapeworm diet. Plus, they offer up advice on how to accept a post-birth body, and how to get over unrequited love.

Sources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/diet-and-weight-loss/tapeworm-diet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestoda

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/tapeworms

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6772/2/3/15

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20695743

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/

https://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/eat-eat-eat-those-notorious-tapeworm-diet-pills/

https://thequackdoctor.substack.com/about

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/booster-shots/story/2009-12-29/tyra-banks-and-the-tapeworm diet

https://www.today.com/health/iowa-woman-tries-tapeworm-diet-prompts-doctor-warning-6c10935746

https://metro.co.uk/2015/03/24/eeew-one-of-the-kardashians-said-she-wants-a-tapeworm-to-get-slim-5118092/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw5nnq/inside-the-lasting-legacy-of-tapeworm-diets

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/woman-swallows-tapeworm-iowa_n_3780313

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-horrifying-legacy-of-the-victorian-tapeworm-diet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/10607615/Journalist-infested-himself-with-tapeworm-for-BBC-documentary.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25968755

https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/tapeworm-infection-beef-or-pork

The Cabbage Soup Diet

January 4, 2024 00:38:42 Comments Off

On the first episode of How to Be Fine’s special series – New Year, Same Old BS – Kristen and Jolenta dig into the Cabbage Soup Diet. Plus, they offer up advice on how to wake up with more energy, and how to keep in-laws out of reproductive matters.

Sources:

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cabbage-soup-diet

https://www.insider.com/guides/health/diet-nutrition/cabbage-soup-diet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/1996/02/21/the-cabbage-soup-diet/25081d4f-ebd4-4c48-ba7e-a6d7af4edb54/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/1996/03/06/a-closer-look-into-the-cabbage-soup-diet/52684c10-9c2d-445e-ac95-d198fd546e01/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-seesawing-history-of-fad-diets-180981586/

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/food/articles/cabbage-soup-diet

https://www.science.gov/topicpages/c/cabbage+soup+diet

https://news.ufl.edu/archive/2002/03/cabbage-soup-diet-no-lucky-charm-for-weight-loss-says-uf-expert-1.html

https://www.webmd.com/diet/a-z/cabbage-soup-diet

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/the-cabbage-soup-diet

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cabbage-soup-diet

https://www.verywellfit.com/what-is-the-cabbage-soup-diet-3496214

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/cabbage_soup_diet_help_you_lose_weight/article_em.htm

https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/cabbage-soup-diet.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_soup_diet#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20the%20diet,and%20%22Russian%20Peasant%20Diet%22.

Mini-Ep: Made-For-TV Holiday Movies and New Year’s Resolutions Featuring Juliet Giglio

December 28, 2023 00:28:35 Comments Off

On this mini episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta have a conversation with special guest: screenwriter Juliet Giglio. Plus, they share listener feedback on Made-For-TV Holiday Movies and New Year’s Resolutions.

New Year’s Resolutions

December 21, 2023 00:39:18 Comments Off

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss whether or not New Year’s resolutions are actually effective. Plus, they offer up advice on dealing with medical vulnerability, and how to find an IRL literary community.

Sources:

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/new-years-resolutions-are-lame-the-peacock-vow-is-awesome.html

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-years-resolutions-history

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/01/05/the-origin-of-new-years-resolutions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution

https://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/when-did-new-years-resolutions-start

https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/new-years-resolutions-statistics/

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/44868-americans-new-years-resolutions-2023-poll?redirect_from=%2Ftopics%2Fsociety%2Farticles-reports%2F2022%2F12%2F28%2Famericans-new-years-resolutions-2023-poll

https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dai_Fresh_Start_2014_Mgmt_Sci.pdf

https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadreadtoday/why-most-new-years-resolutions-fail

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jclp.1151

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/3084

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0234097#pone-0234097-g002

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2980864/

Made-For-TV Holiday Movies

December 14, 2023 00:41:18 Comments Off

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about the positive impact of made-for-tv holiday movies. Plus, they offer up advice on how to curb an emotional shopping habit, and how to create a more inclusive curriculum.

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/07/749067994/this-changes-everything-geena-davis-on-empowering-women-in-hollywood

https://www.fielding.edu/why-christmas-movies-make-us-feel-good/#:~:text=The%20familiar%20tropes%2C%20and%20simple,seated%20need%20for%20social%20connection.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyberk/2022/08/24/ashley-williams-sparks-hallmark-medias-new-female-focused-storytelling-initiative/?sh=2628c9875a13

https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/hallmark-channels-leading-ladies-a-guide-to-the-networks-stars/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-normalizing-of-horrible-christmas-movies-must-be-stopped

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2022/12/13/hallmark-channels-countdown-to-christmas-continues-to-be-viewers-number-1-home-for-the-holidays-in-its-eighth-week-566510/20221213hallmark01/

https://www.vulture.com/article/lifetime-christmas-movie-santa-bootcamp.html

https://www.vogue.com/article/why-are-all-the-women-in-hallmark-holiday-movies-portrayed-as-soulless-money-machines

https://nursingclio.org/2019/01/17/hallmark-christmas-movies-guilty-pleasure-or-feminist-rallying-cry/

https://fortune.com/well/2022/11/24/christmas-movies-happiness-mental-health/

https://www.kqed.org/arts/10179597/anatomy-of-a-made-for-tv-christmas-movie

https://www.her.ie/entertainment/christmas-movies-2-567989#:~:text=According%20to%20science%2C%20watching%20Christmas,actually%20good%20for%20your%20health.&text=That’s%20right%2C%20tuning%20into%20Elf,us%20feeling%20happier%20and%20lighter.

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/here-s-why-it-feels-so-good-watch-those-hallmark-ncna1080841

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-why-do-women-fall-for-made-for-tv-holiday-movies/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/12/07/hallmark-netflix-tv-christmas-movies-can-be-good/10837984002/

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/14/16752012/hallmark-christmas-movies-explained

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-media/202212/why-christmas-movies-make-us-feel-good#:~:text=The%20Benefits%20of%20Holiday%20Movies&text=They%20are%20heart%2Dhealthy%2C%20reducing,inspire%20new%20activities%20and%20goals.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/watching-holiday-movies-makes-us-feel-good-according-to-science

Mini-Ep: S.A.D. and The Great Divorce Featuring Melanie Hamlett

December 7, 2023 00:38:16 Comments Off

On this mini episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta have a conversation with special guest: Melanie Hamlett. Plus, they share listener feedback on Seasonal Affective Disorder and The Great Divorce.

The Great Divorce

November 30, 2023 00:43:21 Comments Off

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about a looming feminist movement called “The Great Divorce”. Plus, they offer up advice on how to manage a shifting friendship dynamic, and how to avoid keeping track of family gift ideas.

Sources:

The great divorce – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8joNFfe/

Decenter men summer – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8jEv7gv/

Mel Hamlet decentering men – https://www.tiktok.com/@melhamlett/video/7272349102459866401?_r=1&_t=8fpYVdiBQUt

Shar Henley on king baby – tiktok.com/@sharhenley_/video/7236168121772526894?_t=8fpVerh8qXG&_r=1

https://charliestoolbox.medium.com/what-happened-once-i-decentered-men-54a36bd2d9db

https://news.umich.edu/exactly-how-much-housework-does-a-husband-create/

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/03/14/chapter-6-time-in-work-and-leisure-patterns-by-gender-and-family-structure/

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220511-why-women-file-for-divorce-more-than-men

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/34980-women-are-still-much-more-likely-have-do-most-coup

https://web.stanford.edu/~mrosenfe/Rosenfeld_gender_of_breakup.pdf

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/divorce-statistics/#sources_section

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9434459/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3478728/

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/11/06/marriage-and-cohabitation-in-the-u-s/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X21001299#bib9

Seasonal Affective Disorder

November 23, 2023 00:41:30 Comments Off

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share surprising facts about S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Plus, they offer up advice on how to make less noise as an upstairs neighbor, and how to cope with a new work schedule.

Sources:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/seasonal-affective-disorder

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/seasonal-affective-disorder/#:~:text=Seasonal%20affective%20disorder%20occurs%20in,of%20people%20with%20bipolar%20disorder.

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/seasonal-affective-disorder/

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/pn.39.14.0390031

https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/research/programs/clinical_people/winter/

https://newsone.com/4418543/seasonal-depression-seasonal-affective-disorder-black-people/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23820095/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/496414

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/01/12/seasonal-affective-disorder-depression-symptoms/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/seasonal-affective-disorder-can-affect-you-in-the-summer-too

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/longer-dangerous-heat-waves-raises-concerns-increased-seasonal/story?id=101953058

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/seasonal-affective-disorder-summer-1.6939208

https://www.ciphr.com/advice/seasonal-affective-disorder-at-work/#:~:text=You%20may%20find%20that%20SAD,while%20absence%20levels%20may%20rise.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/seasonal-depression-could-lead-to-violent-tendencies

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8154709/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170314-the-town-that-built-a-mirror-to-catch-the-sun

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/seasonal-affective-disorder-mosaic/519495/

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/shining-a-light-on-winter-depression

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/how-fight-seasonal-depression

https://www.va.gov/washington-dc-health-care/stories/combating-seasonal-affective-disorder/