If you go to Google and type in "define panacea," it will serve up the following:
Pan - a - ce - a
I first learned the word in my high school English class. At the time, it didn't inspire me very much. Situated on my vocab list between other "big words" like ameliorate, animosity, conflagration, hors d'oeuvre, and trepidation; panacea didn't exactly stick out.
But lately I have been feeling kinda shitty. I'm slightly overweight, lazy, and dealing with the creeping anxiety of leaving Penn State as my graduation date gets closer and closer. So I've realized I'm at a time in my life when a panacea would really be kinda great. I've already tried a bevy of prescription medications that were designed to combat my lifelong anxiety and depressive tendencies, and I was met with disappointment and frustrating side effects. I found myself increasingly self-medicating with food and alcohol, which only led to increased overeating of unhealthy garbage.
I think it's time for me to make a change. Perhaps you're ready for a change in your own life, too.
For many of us, a common source of comfort during difficult times has always been food. The problem is, we too often turn to the worst things for us, like junk food and fast food, when what we really need are fresh fruits and vegetables and home cooked meals. So the point of this blog is to try and find a way to make good food taste good. That's my goal, because I have always found that when I try to eat healthy, I inevitably fail after I become fed up with boring-tasting food. So now I'm on a mission combat that problem.
My general plan for this blog is to post about a variety of food-related topics, complete with detailed recipes and nutritional analyses, where appropriate. Sometimes I will post about a packaged food that you can buy at the store, and I'll comment with my thoughts about its healthiness, tastiness, and so on (see my recent post about Low Sodium V8 Juice). Other times I will share my own food creations with step-by-step instructions and colorful pictures. And finally, I hope to eventually create a YouTube channel with fun video demonstrations about how to make great food.
I want to find a way to lose weight while enjoying the food that I put into my body. Maybe along the way we can both learn something. Together, let's find out what we can accomplish!
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My pledge to you, dear reader, is this: I will do my best to prevent affiliate link bias from creeping into my opinions here. I'm committed to preserving the integrity of my writing, and to building a relationship of trust with my readers. That's why I'm building referral links into all my posts right from the start, and I will always be transparent about doing so.
If you suspect that my posts have been negatively affected through the use of referral links, please email me at philipdavis501@gmail.com so we can have a constructive conversation about the problem.
Pan - a - ce - a
noun
1. a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
I first learned the word in my high school English class. At the time, it didn't inspire me very much. Situated on my vocab list between other "big words" like ameliorate, animosity, conflagration, hors d'oeuvre, and trepidation; panacea didn't exactly stick out.
But lately I have been feeling kinda shitty. I'm slightly overweight, lazy, and dealing with the creeping anxiety of leaving Penn State as my graduation date gets closer and closer. So I've realized I'm at a time in my life when a panacea would really be kinda great. I've already tried a bevy of prescription medications that were designed to combat my lifelong anxiety and depressive tendencies, and I was met with disappointment and frustrating side effects. I found myself increasingly self-medicating with food and alcohol, which only led to increased overeating of unhealthy garbage.
I think it's time for me to make a change. Perhaps you're ready for a change in your own life, too.
For many of us, a common source of comfort during difficult times has always been food. The problem is, we too often turn to the worst things for us, like junk food and fast food, when what we really need are fresh fruits and vegetables and home cooked meals. So the point of this blog is to try and find a way to make good food taste good. That's my goal, because I have always found that when I try to eat healthy, I inevitably fail after I become fed up with boring-tasting food. So now I'm on a mission combat that problem.
My general plan for this blog is to post about a variety of food-related topics, complete with detailed recipes and nutritional analyses, where appropriate. Sometimes I will post about a packaged food that you can buy at the store, and I'll comment with my thoughts about its healthiness, tastiness, and so on (see my recent post about Low Sodium V8 Juice). Other times I will share my own food creations with step-by-step instructions and colorful pictures. And finally, I hope to eventually create a YouTube channel with fun video demonstrations about how to make great food.
I want to find a way to lose weight while enjoying the food that I put into my body. Maybe along the way we can both learn something. Together, let's find out what we can accomplish!
-----------
A note on affiliate links:
I use Amazon referral links in this blog when I link to a product. These links earn me money if you click through them and buy something, by funneling a small percentage of the purchase price to me. While I'm a little cautious about including these affiliate links in my blog, I really don't see a choice for now. I'm a college student who will be moving to New York City in a few months, and I need to save money.
My pledge to you, dear reader, is this: I will do my best to prevent affiliate link bias from creeping into my opinions here. I'm committed to preserving the integrity of my writing, and to building a relationship of trust with my readers. That's why I'm building referral links into all my posts right from the start, and I will always be transparent about doing so.
If you suspect that my posts have been negatively affected through the use of referral links, please email me at philipdavis501@gmail.com so we can have a constructive conversation about the problem.
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