May 28, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
May is National Mediterranean Diet Month. Since May 2013 is winding down in just a couple of days, I hope we do not limit our celebration/recognition of the Mediterranean-style of eating to the merry month of May; but hopefully, make it a practice every week. I hope you are all making progress on moving toward […]
Tags: Enhancing Brain Function, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
May 21, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Peanuts are wannabes; I think the little guys want to be nuts, because health-conscious consumers are sprinkling nuts (tree nuts like almonds, Brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, macadamias, and cashews) on their cereal, stir fries, salads and yogurt. Look up, I remind the humble peanut; reach for the stars! Remember, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Peanuts have […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Cooking & Baking Hints, Diabetes, Healthy Eating, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
May 14, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Yogurt is an old food; actually it’s one of the oldest known to mankind. I assume that since Greece was one of the early civilizations, that they’ve had plenty of time to practice making extraordinary yogurt. The makers of Greek yogurt use different bacterial cultures than our regular American-style yogurt. Those cultures and the straining […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
May 7, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
There’s something warm and fuzzy about the feeling I had when I opened the April 30, 2013 Wall Street Journal article, Hummus Is Conquering America. In this article I learned that Virginia farmers who were accustomed to growing tobacco on their beautiful, fertile ground, are embarking on the growing of chickpeas. Yes, they’re going to […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen
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 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
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
March 5, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
I’m afraid that you may not be able to bear my writing another article about the Mediterranean-style of eating; since I already have ten pages of articles listed on the subject. Knowing that I’ve been so dedicated to touting the Mediterranean-style of eating for so many years, would you, my dear readers, humor me by […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Fude, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen