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Are we what we eat?

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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The Benefits of Fidgeting

If you are sedentary and fidget, then actually that does reduce your risk of long-term health. Your calories are determined by your sex, your age, and your body composition. So the whole idea that when you look at your little watch and it says, oh, you've burned some calories... That's not my message. Fleeze is what we want. The title of my next book. I don't know if you can make yourself fidget. If you're sedentary but fidget, that seems to help. We asked a question about fidgeting in our study 20 years ago because my husband was very thin and fidgeted all the time. He now

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