Who is the author?
My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating four aspects of this design—spiritual, intellectual, affective, and physical health—into a description of whole life health.
Read more about Laura and the blog: About
Note: Posting here is intermittent due to doctoral program load; when I do post, it will be early in the week.
If you have any questions about the blog, email me at lkspringer AT gmail DOT com
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School is eating my brain…
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsLike an insidious army of invading ants, School is eating my brain, so in an effort to reduce my cortisol levels, this blog will be taking a bit of a break for a couple weeks. I’m still posting short reflections, pictures, and a few recipes... -
Is Dairy Primal?
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH Should primals or paleos consume dairy? If so, which kind is best? Let’s be honest: dairy is not paleo. Grok would not have caught a wild bovine or ovine and milked it. Said animal would have violently protested. Grok is not stupid. Further,... -
I’ve Decided to Go Off Cow Dairy for a Month
Posted on May 3, 2010 | 1 CommentPHYSICAL HEALTH Continuing issues with fat loss and inflammation have prompted what for me is a drastic measure: the removal of cow dairy! Reason #1: Fat Loss is Stalled While I’ve lost 50 pounds, my fat percent (per Tanita) has remained stable. I have gone... -
Are you planting greener pastures?
Posted on April 27, 2010 | No CommentsSPIRITUAL HEALTH Summer 2009, a good friend struggled with a critical issue: “If [one's] needs are inadequately met, one may feel the emotional pull to seek out “greener pastures,” or a body of believers that will better meet their needs.” He laid out four options:... -
What is the Best Temperature for Intellectual Work?
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No CommentsINTELLECTUAL HEALTH In an intellectual workspace, temperature should be invisible, for noticing it at all means it is a distraction. In the Ezine article, What Temperature Should Your Office Be to Increase Your Productivity?, Francis Lui offers a suggested temperature range for office productivity. Lui... -
Creating a Separate Workspace to Encourage Productivity
Posted on April 21, 2010 | No CommentsINTELLECTUAL HEALTH Enjoy Success From Home: How to Minimize Your Work Time So You can Maximize Your Free Time, a post over on Jobs and Business, offers helpful suggestions for creating a productive work space away from an “official” office. Productivity Tip #1: Have a... -
Customizing a Healthy Intellectual Work Space
Posted on April 19, 2010 | No CommentsINTELLECTUAL HEALTH Through continuing trial and error, I have discovered a few elements that must make up the atmosphere for my solitary and communal intellectual work. Open space provides the best atmosphere for my solitary intellectual work. I prefer to think under the open sky,... -
Feeling Good and Being Strong: Choosing is So Daily
Posted on April 13, 2010 | No CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH It all started when, in 2008, I finally realized I was fat and felt bad nearly every day. These realizations yanked me out of complacency and forced a decision: do what I can do. This decision started a multi-year process of determining underlying... -
Think When You Can Think!
Posted on April 9, 2010 | No CommentsINTELLECTUAL HEALTH I have been a graduate student for ten years, earning a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology (at least honors in both) during that time, all while working a full time job and serving in ministry. I am now working toward... -
Something is Hanging Up My Health Improvement Plan
Posted on April 8, 2010 | No CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH Confession: My health improvement plan has been static for at least three months and it is well past time to tease out possible factors and seek communal wisdom. While there has been good progress in my lipid profile, other health factors are stalled:...
