Ze Future.   That is what I think about constantly. 
What made my day today was reading on flipboard that the obesity problem may be an even bigger problem than overpopulation.  Woweee, can you imagine that?  First days of work.  Very chill, relaxed atmosphere.  Still looking for that good ole Irish slaggin', but everyone just seems way too nice in the office.  First impressions: Reminds me of last summer in a way.  Everyone's doing their own thing.  I wish there was more human interaction.  I wish I was discovering something new, but hopefully along the way, this project will progress further and I'll be able to find some things of my own, go out to the hospitals.  I just got to be patient first.  Learn the ropes first, and be happy that I have this amazing opportunity.  But first, I have a lot of reading to do.  I went home with this blue packet full of public health information. wahoo!!

I'm very happy that I've narrowed down my interest of study.  Research is definitely something I want to do on the side, but I'm  not completely sure yet!  Just not all research all the time.  I want to teach and do something in academia!!!  Inspire young minds, give talks, present at conventions my findings and such, and just educate people on obesity.  Everything is just so fascinating about it. Doctors may be the frontier of the medical world, but in the long run, taking care of your own health is way more empowering than taking a bunch of meds.  "Let food be thy medicine" said the great Hippocrates.

"The Dr. of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather cure and prevent disease with nutrition" -Edison

"He that takes medicine and neglects his diet wastes the time of his doctor"
I've been thinking a lot about these quotes.  Edison, was a man ahead of his time.  So instead of addressing the problems we have in the present, isn't it wiser to address these problems before they even happen?  Being a part of this kind of movement would make my life.

I took notes on it at work today while reading about the Lifeways project hehehe.
The missions of the Lifeways project is to
record physical and psychological health status of socio-economic circumstances of individuals at birth, early childhood,early adulthood
and to follow them prospectively to measure changing health status over the 5 year period and see extent to which health status relates to social circumstances.

Interestingly enough, those individuals with poorer subjective health are significantly less likely to vote in a General election.  However, those with poor health and are dissatisfied with health service are more likely to vote.

I want to reflect more on this: WEIGHT STIGMA, threatening the psychological and physical health of obese individual.

Tomorrow will be another day of work! Hopefully more interesting than today