You are browsing the Health section.

 

Stress and Food

August 3, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses foods that will help you lower your stress levels.

Stress and Goals

July 27, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses the effects of stress, including the disruption of goal-directed behavior.

Lifestyle and Dementia

July 20, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses new research about lifestyle and Alzheimer risk.

Looking at Energy Balance

July 13, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses a new report on improving the odds of winning the obesity battle.

Lowering Diabetes Risk

July 6, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses how walking can reduce the risk of developing diabetes and why reducing that risk is important.

All Calories Are Not Created Equal

July 3, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson

A new study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association has made a big splash in the news. For some of us, it doesn’t seem to be a big news flash, because our experiences have already confirmed to us that while eating a Mediterranean style diet, we eat enough to be […]

A Few More Thoughts on the Microbiome

June 29, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland concludes her three-part series on research into the microbiome.

Picnics – Summer’s Delight

June 26, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson

Picnics seem like a celebration of summer, a season with a little more freedom; freedom to roam onto the back deck, backyard, the local park, along a highway, and beyond. It’s exciting for the children to break with their everyday schedules. Picnics offer an inexpensive way to bring a little interest and variety to a […]

More on the Microbiome

June 22, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses more research regarding the microbiome.

The Importance of Little Things

June 15, 2012 by Mary Ireland

Mary Ireland discusses important new research on the gut microbiome.