Our Twenties

For the last week we deleted our social media apps and went cold-turkey, no facebook, instagram, linkedin, reddit, no-nothing. Each time we found ourselves on a social media platform, STRIKE!   Research New Study Shows Just How Bad Social Media Is For Mental Health https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2018/11/16/new-research-shows-just-how-bad-social-media-can-be-for-mental-health/#5e48366c7af4 Does Social Media Cause Depression? https://childmind.org/article/is-social-media-use-causing-depression/   If you have ideas for the show or you’d like to share your experience with us you can shoot us an email at ourtwentiespodcast@gmail.com.

For one week we analyzed our sleep habits. We set out to get a snapshot of our sleep schedule and try to better understand how sleeping effects our lives.   Research Are You Getting Enough Sleep? https://www.cdc.gov/features/sleep/index.html How Much Sleep Do You Need? https://www.sleephelp.org/recommended-sleep-times/   If you have ideas for the show or you’d like to share your experience with us you can shoot us an email at ourtwentiespodcast@gmail.com.

This week we tried food journaling! We were inspired by a New York Times Articles “New Reasons Why You Should Keep a Food Journal" by Sumathi Reddy and “Why keep a food diary” by Katherine D. MacManus contributor to the Harvard Health Journal.   Research Why Keep a Food Diary https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-keep-a-food-diary-2019013115855 New Reasons Why You Should Keep a Food Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-reasons-why-you-should-keep-a-food-journal-1463419285   If you have ideas for the show or you’d like to share your experience with us you can shoot us an email at ourtwentiespodcast@gmail.com.

This week we texted our friends Every. Single. Time. we thought about them! We were inspired by two New York Times Articles “How to Maintain Friendships” by Anna Goldfare  and “Social Interaction is Critical for Mental and Physical Health” by Jane Brody. We also explored research by Debra Umbersome and Jennifer Karas Montez on “Social Relationships and Health: A flashpoint for Health Policy”.   Research How to Maintain Friendships https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/smarter-living/how-to-maintain-friends.html Social Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/well/live/having-friends-is-good-for-you.html?module=inline Social Relationships and Health: A Flashpoint for Health Policy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150158/ Sex Differences in social focus across the life cycle in humans https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4852646/   If you have ideas for the show or you’d like to share your experience with us you can shoot us an email at ourtwentiespodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to OUR TWENTIES, a series of week long challenges that help us explore what it means to grow-up, make healthy decisions, improve our relationships, and make the most of OUR TWENTIES! Each weekly challenge has a specific set of rules to guide our experiences, and we want to challenge you to give them a shot for yourself!