December 30, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve been around the grandchildren quite a few hours this week; so I’m thinking of riddles. Can a tear or two contribute to a tasty and healthy recipe? OK, in all honesty, I know that is a silly riddle. Probably most adults know that I’m probably talking about the vegetable in the allium family – […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, nutritionism
December 16, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
Holiday eating is filled with a mix of emotions. Some of the emotions are positive; the anticipation of eating Mom’s finest recipes – memories of happy times together with family and friends blanketing the experience. Just looking forward to the traditional recipes that our individual families take pleasure in is part of the enjoyment of […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Food Psychology, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
November 18, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
When I speak to college students, especially non-science majors, I often encourage them to take some science classes; like say, physiology. The reason for this seemingly bizarre suggestion is that I’ve found it so upsetting over the years to see how the food processors, commodities companies and their organizations can effectively distort science. I believe […]
Tags: addictive food design, Diabetes, Foodland, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
October 21, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve noticed considerable press coverage for a study out of the University of Melbourne and published in The Lancet. In essence the study was trying to discover if more weight is regained after a rapid weight loss or after a gradual weight-loss program. The researchers of this study say that their results found both groups […]
Tags: Weight Management
October 14, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I was reading a new study that has been published on line for free in Neurology. At first I would say that there were no surprises; but on second look, I feel that the size of the stroke risk reduction is pretty amazing – 54%. The researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden found […]
Tags: Health Claims, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
October 7, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
Are you trying to get into an early morning breakfast routine? One easy way is to throw a box or two of cold cereal and a jug of milk on the table. My guess is that is exactly what goes on in many homes – no real research, just a stroll down the cereal isle. […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Whole Grains
September 16, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
When I was a young woman, I really wanted to be fashionable and cool. Two things that I thought would help convert a somewhat bookwormish woman to being cool were if I would drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. I started with the goal to smoke cigarettes. My sister tried several times to help me, but […]
Tags: Enhancing Brain Function, Foodland, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
September 2, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I love surprises; no on second thought I only love pleasant surprises. Having said that, I must share a recent very pleasant one. I’d have to say it was almost a pleasant shock. I received my master’s degree in public health in 1985; so it’s been almost 30 years of the joys (and sorrows) of […]
Tags: Exercise, fitness, heart health
August 5, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I was flipping around in media stories and came upon a CNN iReport about a man named Benji Kurtz. It’s a story about a 5’5” tall man who had endured humiliations because of his 278-pound body. Kurtz watched Forks Over Knives on Memorial Day 2013. He was inspired to make the changes ….. yes, big […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
July 29, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I was watching a movie a couple of days ago, and the lead female actor said something about kidney stones causing pain worse that childbirth. It sent me back about three decades when I experienced kidney stones. After the ordeal, I told my friends that I would rather have another baby natural childbirth than go […]
Tags: Bone mass, Nutrients