PULSE.Byline: Mariko Thompson FOOD FIGHTS: She's always on a diet. He can eat everything and not gain an ounce. She's an adventurous eater who likes to sample cuisines from around the globe. He could eat cereal three times a day and be perfectly happy. Conflicts over food can be a major source of tension in a relationship. Registered dietitian registered dietitian, n See dietitian, registered. Cynthia Sass, with Denise Maher, offers tips for getting past the food fights in ``Your Diet Is Driving Me Crazy'' (Marlowe & Company; $14.95). Couples don't have to share each others' interests, but they do have to eat three times a day. Sass falls back on a decade of nutrition counseling to illustrate how significant others can meet their needs yet still enjoy eating together. CORE LESSONS: The exercise ball has become all the rage General Public's All the Rage was released in 1984 by I.R.S. Records. Track listing
SPOT MEDITATION: I barely have time to exercise. How can I add meditation to my daily routine? Eric Harrison Sir Eric John Harrison KCMG KCVO (7 September 1892 – 26 September 1974) was an Australian politician. Harrison was born in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills and educated at Crown Street Superior Public School. has heard that complaint before. He demonstrates in ``Flip the Switch'' (Ulysses Press; $10.95) that even the most hectic schedule has room for spot meditations. Do some deep breathing in the car at a red light. Focus on relaxing different parts of the body while standing in line at lunch. Intersperse in·ter·sperse tr.v. in·ter·spersed, in·ter·spers·ing, in·ter·spers·es 1. To distribute among other things at intervals: meditation exercises between reps at the gym. Even mundane activities such as folding laundry provide ample opportunity to clear the mind. Harrison, director of the Perth Meditation Centre in Australia, offers 40 spot meditations that can be done in less than five minutes. Now that's multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. . EARLY ASSISTANCE: The first five years of a child's life are critical to development. That's why children who are deaf need to learn a spoken or signed language. In ``Helping Children Who Are Deaf,'' (Hesperian Foundation; $12), authors Sandy Niemann, Devorah Greenstein and Darlena David provide simple activities that can help parents work with their deaf child. This book is part of the nonprofit publisher's early assistance series for children with disabilities. For more information, visit www.hesperian.org. BEYOND BORDERS: Two renowned psychiatrists will speak on the mind and creativity at a fund-raising event for the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Neuropsychiatric neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try n. The medical study of disorders with both neurological and psychiatric features. neu Institute on Tuesday, May 25. The evening will feature Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison Kay Redfield Jamison (born June 22, 1946) is an American professor of psychiatry and writer who is one of the foremost experts on bipolar disorder, which she herself suffers from. , author of ``An Unquiet Mind,'' a memoir on her struggle with bipolar disorder bipolar disorder, formerly manic-depressive disorder or manic-depression, severe mental disorder involving manic episodes that are usually accompanied by episodes of depression. . Also speaking will be Dr. Peter Whybrow, director of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and author of ``A Mood Apart.'' The event will be held in the UCLA Fowler Museum, with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $75. Call (310) 825-0248 for more information. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (book: ``Your Diet is Driving Me Crazy'') (2) no caption (book: ``Exercise Ball for Beginners'') (3) no caption (book: ``Flip the Switch'') (4) no caption (book: ``Helping Children Who Are Deaf'') |
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