March 24, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
Last week I wrote about the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and the DASH Diet (DD), both healthy eating styles. The day after putting that article up, I stumbled upon an article published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, about the new MIND diet. The authors of MIND hope it will prove to […]
Tags: Enhancing Brain Function, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen
October 28, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I’m attributing my pumpkin enthusiasm to this cool autumn day and the color splashed in every direction that I gaze. Somehow bright orange pumpkins got inseparably united in my brain with the glory of autumn. Since I moved to the mountain west from my native southern California, autumn has become a big deal. I’ve only […]
Tags: fiber, Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management
September 9, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
Don’t you just love it when all it takes is one easy step, one easy change and you’ve solved a problem? I do. I know with many public health problems, that’s exactly how they seemed to be solved. I realize that finding out about just adding a vitamin, mineral or developing a vaccine or medication […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Enhancing Brain Function, Mediterranean kitchen
June 17, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
Many people still go on diets; often the diet involves eating a certain way that leaves the victims of the diet fad uncomfortably hungry, or they just don’t like the food, or very often they can hardly wait to eat some certain food that is not in the diet. Popular diets are often designed to […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management
June 10, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
We nutritionists and dietitians are often encouraging the consumption of fish; the reason is that it’s generally a very low fat, low calorie source of protein, with an added bonus of omega-3 fatty acids. But because shrimp is so low in total fat, it isn’t a great source for omega-3 fatty acids. But before you […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management
May 27, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
On May 6, 2014, Nina Teicholz’s article, The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease was published in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). I frequently like the articles in the WSJ, this one …. not so much. My rationale is that it has the potential of driving people to eat in unhealthy ways, like […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
February 18, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
When groups of people eat a plant-based diet like the Mediterranean peoples did 50-plus years ago, bodies and minds stayed healthy for a relatively long time. The original epidemiologist who studied diet in populations, Ancel Keys, discovered the phenomenon of the health differences between American diet (now commonly called Western diet) and the Mediterranean diet. […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
January 28, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
This is the third in my little series on easily doable ideas for making lifetime changes. Easy changes in eating habits that lead to greater health pay back a lot for just a little. The three are: (1. An Apple a Day – the big payoff for adding fruits and vegetables; 2. A Nutty Little […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
January 21, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
After writing last week’s Apple a Day (keeps the statins away) article, I found a nice piece that may help convince you that making small changes instead of the all-encompassing ‘I’m going to become healthier’ type of change. It’s an LA Time article by Mary MacVean called; With New Year’s resolutions, it’s best to think […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
September 24, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
For several years, I planted basil in our herb garden; it never flourished. Then for several more years I struggled to keep it healthy and happy in pots on the shelf outside my kitchen window – only moderate success! Basil wants just the right amount of water; I never got it just right. In addition, […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Mediterranean kitchen, Nutrients