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SCIENCE31 - Understanding Our Habits

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  Pat is on a hot streak suggesting topics for my blog.   This time it’s all about our habits.     After a short introduction defining habits, I will give examples of both good and bad habits - to set the stage for understanding where habits come from and how to change them.   Next, I will discuss how our current habits formed, how to break bad habits, and how to build new habits. Note:   Guidance or suggestions made in this article are collected from many sources that I consider reputable.   But you must decide what sounds reasonable and works for you. As usual, I will list my principal sources at the end.   Introduction A  habit  is a routine of behavior (good or bad), formed through repetition,  that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously, shaping our identity.   Habits can form without our intending to acquire them, but they can also be deliberately cultivated - or eliminated - to b...
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SCIENCE30 - Understanding Allergies

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Once again, Pat came up with this topic for a blog.  Thank you.  Thank you.  As an extra incentive for me, I suffer from allergies, including an allergy to penicillin and dust, so I wanted to know more about allergies.   After a short introduction, I will discuss the history of our knowledge of allergies, and then types of allergies and reactions, more on food allergies, diagnosis of allergies, and management and treatment of allergies.  I will conclude with some interesting facts about allergies. As usual, I will list my principal sources at the end.   Introduction Allergies are overreactions by your immune system to usually harmless substances called allergens that can be airborne, touch your skin, are present in some foods, and in some medications (see below). When you inhale, touch, or eat something (or get stung by a bee) that you’re allergic to, your body thinks it’s harmful and reacts by trying to get rid of it by making protective...
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