March 12, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
My emotions are hopping around within me; at the same time I’m feel deceived, grateful, and confused ……… I’m looking for a place to start with a message to share with you. It is a message about something we have let into our lives as a fun friend, which has become a deceitful traitor backed […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Foodland, Healthy Eating
February 12, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
By now, most everyone knows that sleep deprivation interferes with hunger and satiety hormones crucial to regulating appetite. Perhaps you know some night owls who are also plump owls. We envision them mindlessly snacking their way through fatigue to keep going. Research has gone deeper than the snacking, and revealed a chain of hormonal effects […]
Tags: Diabetes, Enhancing Brain Function, Health Claims, heart health, Weight Management
December 18, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Public heath in this country has been likened to two freight trains headed directly at each other. One is loaded with epidemic cases of obesity, diabetes, and other preventable chronic diseases. The other is freighting the rising costs of medical care and lost productivity because of the illnesses. This is the metaphor used by Reed […]
Tags: Diabetes, Exercise, Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating
December 11, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Two separate studies published recently are concluding that the more someone sits the shorter and less robust his or her life may be. The first study that I want to look at was published in full and abstract in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In essence, the researchers claim that TV viewing time may […]
Tags: Diabetes, Exercise, fitness
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.
Tags: Diabetes, Exercise, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
June 12, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Summer officially begins in nine days; in North America some traditions are saved for the summer – gathering in the yard for a barbecue is one of them and another is drinking soda pop. I do realize that soda has now thoroughly permeated the entire year for many people, but it is still drunk more […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Dr. Grandma's Delight, Healthy Eating, Weight Management, Zero Calorie Sweetener
May 15, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
If you’ve been watching your waistline, you may look at nuts and think: “BEWARE,” because you know that nuts are a calorie dense, loaded with fat, food; but you may be pleasantly surprised to learn what nuts can do for you. One of the biggest surprises is that the latest research tells us that nuts […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, fiber, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
April 17, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Much of the recent ‘sugar toxicity chat’ started with an April 1, 2012, 60 Minutes report. Did you miss the 60 Minutes, CBS report, “Is Sugar Toxic?” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta? It’s not too late; you can see the video or read about it.
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, fiber, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
March 2, 2012 by Mary Ireland
I learned about the “promise of an artificial pancreas” in a recent Johns Hopkins health alert. I think that this “promise” maybe a great improvement for those with Type 1 (commonly known as Juvenile Diabetes) as well as for some with advanced Type 2 Diabetes. However, I am concerned about the device being marketed as […]
Tags: Diabetes, Dr. Grandma's Delight, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Zero Calorie Sweetener
February 17, 2012 by Mary Ireland
The title isn’t original, but I thought it was clever. HIT is the acronym for high-intensity interval training. I have mentioned interval training — which is the same thing as high-intensity interval training — in some of my previous blog posts: Getting More from Less, Getting the Most from Your Workouts, and Exercise Your Options. […]
Tags: Diabetes, Exercise, fitness, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk