April 30, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Of course you know that eating dark green leafy greens is good for you; after all, your mom, your grandmother, Popeye and Dr. Grandma have all told you so. And certainly, let’s not forget Dr. Ancel Keys, who published his book, How to Eat Well and Stay Well the Mediterranean Way. Without doubt, owning a […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, nutritionism, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
April 23, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve been thinking that the general public would probably not fall for the Paleo diet; but it looks like there’s always a draw to try something new, weird or different. There is little or no valid research showing that the Paleo diet can solve the challenges of modern man; but it appears that some are […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating
April 16, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
If like me, you enjoy cutting-edge science, you may enjoy the publication in Nature Medicine (doi:10.1038/nm.3145) by Robert A. Koeth et.al. just published on line on April 7, 2013. If science is not your thing, but you do like to know what’s happening in science, I’ll translate the results into non-scientific terminology. Knowing the gist […]
Tags: Health Claims, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
April 9, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
By the time you’re my age you begin to really believe that you know yourself; you know the principles that you embrace; how you would decide on many issues and, well….. just who you are. Today is the second time in the past ten years that I felt like I ran into a wall. That […]
Tags: Food Psychology, Foodland
April 2, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
For readers of this blog, it will not come as a news flash that as convenient and often as tasty as they are, processed meats need to be used very sparingly. Many populations in poorer countries use any kind of meat sparingly, and up to a point, the less they use, the more health they […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food-like substances, Healthy Eating, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk