January 7, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
On November 13, 2013, Ben Hirschler for Reuters in London reported that the battle with diabetes and its disabling, life-threatening complications is being lost. This article notes that the number of people affected has “soared to a new record” this year, the majority of cases being type 2 diabetes – “the kind linked to obesity […]
Tags: Diabetes, Exercise, Food Psychology, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
December 31, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
This particular evening is symbolic for many of the opportunity to make positive changes in lifestyle habits for a healthier new year. It helps many to draw a line in the sand; the demarcation between the past and a new start. Two articles that may be of benefit for new beginnings thinking are: New Directions […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Exercise, fitness, Food Psychology, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
December 24, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Whether you celebrate Christmas, as I do, another holiday, or your tradition is to ignore the entire season – extra eating often enters our lives during this time of the year. Celebrating holidays and events is not just American – it’s part of human culture. We can look back into scriptures and know that long […]
Tags: Food Psychology, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
December 17, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
According to a Wells Fargo analysis published in October 2013, sales of regular sugar-sweetened soda dropped another 1.7% during the month of September. It seems that sluggish sales of sweetened soda have been reported quarter after quarter for Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper for quite a few years now. I’m trying to be compassionate for […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Foodland, heart health, Weight Management
October 1, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
I admit it; I’m a success story junkie. I love reading stories about those who set a goal and get it done. This particular story got my attention because the man that lost 245 pounds said he did it using three P’s. I wanted to know about his three P’s. So I was in. What […]
Tags: Food Psychology, Weight Management
September 17, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Remember when the Freshman 15 was the Freshman 10? As history goes on things just have gotten bigger and bigger in many ways. Although Wikipedia says that the Freshman 15 is really not a gain of a full fifteen pounds on average, of course, some students do gain weight. The Wikipedia article is really quite […]
Tags: Weight Management
September 3, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
The 2013 F as in Fat Report from the Trust for Americas Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows U.S. obesity leveling off. Before we get too excited and head for the ice cream parlor in celebration, we should note that extreme obesity has grown and the obesity leveling off is at the rate […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Weight Management
August 6, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Last week I read a story about a fruit breeder in Kern County – a rural part of California where I enjoyed shooting the rapids, floating down the Kern River and exploring the mountains during my preteen and teenage years. One on my numerous childhood memories of the ‘50s and ‘60s was the drive to […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, fiber, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
July 30, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Have you seen the story about New York City medical doctors writing prescriptions for fruits and vegetables? Patients receive a $2 voucher for each member of their family, to use on fruits and vegetables. One 11-year old boy, Ty-J Futch lost 40 pounds since he started the program last year. Indeed, the family of five […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
July 22, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Sometimes being a dietitian/nutritionist provides the opportunity for an imaginary movie to appear right before my eyes. The latest experience happened on Wednesday when our daily community newspaper hit the breakfast counter along with National Geographic’s August 2013 issue. My imaginary movie was a train wreck; the following are some details of the wreck. The […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Food-like substances, Foodland, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management