by Andrew Schaeffer | May 8, 2017 | Social Good
Fitness puts a great deal of emphasis on the individual and their choices. However, the environment that people live in has an effect on their behavior. To effectively change our habits for the better, we should learn to include the big picture in which they occur....
by Andrew Schaeffer | Apr 2, 2017 | Social Good
Fitness, the environment, and the economy are linked, and one of the ways is through the concept of growth. Growth conditions us to assume that life is usually improved by adding to it, and we follow that common wisdom automatically. Fitness illustrates why,...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Mar 20, 2017 | Social Good
As America moves forward on its quest for better health, public policy will be a necessary part of the picture. When we consider the issue of obesity—one marker of health—which cuts across almost all geographic locations, age groups, and income brackets, the fitness...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Feb 21, 2017 | Environment, Nutrition
When you are looking to make healthier, more sustainable choices, organic is a good decision. However, sustainability, like fitness, is not always clear-cut. Knowing when organic isn’t the top choice will help you be even better at promoting your health, and the...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Feb 7, 2017 | Social Good
Individual health is part of an amazingly interconnected system of personal, environmental, and social conditions. We sat down with Merijn Everaarts and Amer Jandali to talk about Dopper, a company that is working to strengthen each pillar of that system through...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Feb 7, 2017 | Environment, Nutrition
Seafood is a high quality protein source with a variety of healthy fats, making it an excellent addition to your diet. However, there is a growing concern that plastic pollution in the world’s oceans may be making its way up the foodchain and ultimately into...
