Jump on the Gravy Train
It was about 4pm when my mother brought my most delicious Helen meal. I’ve told her a hundred times I would come get it if she would call when it is ready. Helen fixes my meal for mom before she leaves. Mom insists on bringing it every Friday. Today, Helen cooked cubed-steak and gravy, peas and carrots, steamed broccoli, yellow saffron rice, and Helen’s biscuits. We also had some fruit salad. You know my father. He has to have a salad with every major meal except breakfast. I was just over at my parent’s house getting some lemonades and there is a ton of food leftover on the stove. It looks like it is g...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - May 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs
Broccoli Soup Supreme Recipe
This is a delicious French recipe all dolled up to be either Vegan, Vegetarian or Paleo. It has magic powers to get you healthy, help you lose weight, reduce sugar cravings, and it’s super yummy! I give you Broccoli Soup Supreme.
Broccoli Soup Supreme Recipe for Everyone
Vegans, Vegetarians, Paleos, and everyone else can eat and love this soup. Please enjoy, share with your friends and send me your feedback!
Ingredients
3 Large heads of broccoli, chopped (including stems!). Set aside 2-3 cups of florets chopped small to very small.
2 Large Vidalia or Spanish onions, chopped
1 box of broth (Veg broth for Vegans ...
Source: Life Learning Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Green Living Healthy Living Recipes broccoli broccoli soup Source Type: blogs
Green Soup Variations from Readers Digest & Eating Well
Last month I read the article “The Soup That Changed My Life” featured in Readers Digest. The article sang the praises of this delicious and healthy soup that had a side benefit – weight loss. The article originally came from Eating Well. In my post I’m going to give you the basic recipe plus a few variations that I found to be yummy! Break out your Vitamix blender and let get ready to get healthy and skinny!
Green Soup Basic Recipe
Makes 8 Servings
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil, plus more for garnish
2 onions, Chopped (I use Vidalia or sweet Spanish)
1 tsp salt, divided
1/4 cup arborio rice (r...
Source: Life Learning Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Green Living Healthy Living How To Recipes broccoli green soup Paleo readers digest spinach variations vegan vegetarian soup Source Type: blogs
So, this whole Angelina Jolie thing. . .
Y'all have heard she had her boobs removed because she carries a mutant BRCA gene, right? And that she's gonna have her ovaries taken out pretty soon, too, right?I cannot *believe* what folk been sayin' about that. First of all, it's nobody's place to have an opinion on what she does with her own body, even if she puts it out there in an op-ed in the New York Times. Second of all, if you have the kind of opinion that says, "She should've considered what that would do to her fans" or "She should've tried yoga and broccoli first," I will take you down.Or, I would've, but then I read this:Oh F. You.Don't want your real name b...
Source: Head Nurse - May 16, 2013 Category: Nurses Authors: Jo Source Type: blogs
Ask the Nutritionist: Calcium Supplements, Yes, No, WTF?
Got questions about healthy eating and nutrition?
Well, today starts a new feature at Cranky Fitness: Ask the Nutritionist!
It could also rightfully be called "Ask the Dietitian," since both the contributors are RD's. I almost did call it that, but then decided to play it safe in case either of these two knowledgeable and articulate experts figures out what a silly blog this is and decides to bail. What if I need to find someone new and have to cast a wider net?
No certification, but pretty darn sensible!
Plus, half the time I spell it "Dietitian" and the other half "Dietician" and that was driving me...
Source: Cranky Fitness - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
6 Steps Toward Resilience & Greater Happiness
The opposite of depression is not happiness, according to Peter Kramer, author of “Against Depression” and “Listening to Prozac,” it is resilience: the ability to cope with life’s frustrations without falling apart.
Proper treatment doesn’t suppress emotions or dull a person’s ability to feel things deeply. It builds a protective layer — an emotional resilience — to safeguard a depressive from becoming overwhelmed and disabled by the difficulties of daily life.
However, the tools found in happiness research are those I practice in my recovery from depression and anxiety, even though, theoreticall...
Source: World of Psychology - April 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Depression General Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Relationships Self-Esteem Self-Help Treatment Appropriate Response Blood Stream California At Berkeley Chronic Sleep Deprivation Cognitive Performance De Source Type: blogs
Jordan Grumet Interviews Himself, Again
I caught up with Jordan Grumet, physician, Internet entrepreneur, writer, and overall man of mystery in a secluded corner of Panera Bread Company.
Q: Jordan, this is the third in a series of self interviews over the last two years for this blog. Tell me, is anyone else (present company excluded), interested in what your doing?
A: Actually, my life story was recently presented to a distinguished group just last week.
Q: And how was it received?
A: My son's second grade teacher said he did a really stellar job!
Q: Um...OK. You recently were featured in Mike Sevilla's Family Medicine Rock's online radio show....
Source: In My Humble Opinion - April 25, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Jordan Grumet Source Type: blogs
Fettucine Alfredo from the Wheat Belly Cookbook
Here’s a recipe for Fettucine Alfredo from the Wheat Belly Cookbook:
Prep time: 5 MINUTES Total time: 15 MINUTES
Makes 4 servings
Remember: Don’t be afraid of fat! Cheese, butter, and heavy cream shine in this Fettuccine Alfredo, minus the truly unhealthy ingredient, wheat. Surely the kids will eat their broccoli when it’s served along with this pasta dish!
3 packages (7 or 8 ounces each) shirataki fettuccine, rinsed and drained
4 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon grou...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 24, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Source Type: blogs
Food Stamp Fraud and Twinkies
Chris Edwards
The federal food stamp program—now called SNAP—is attracting a lot of media coverage. One reason for this is that the program’s costs have exploded—spending more than quadrupled during the Bush-Obama years to $82 billion in 2013 (see here and here p. 16). The Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations all took steps to loosen the purse strings on food stamp eligibility, and those changes have led to the ballooning costs of recent years during the stagnant economy.
Aside from the rising costs, two other aspects of SNAP have garnered interest. One is food stamp fraud. The other is the program’s “Twin...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 19, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Superfood the Week: Broccoli
Hey, did you guys know that one cup of raw broccoli provides over a hundred percent of your daily value of vitamin K and cancer-fighting vitamin C? In fact, broccoli's unique antioxidant and anti-inflammatory powers are actually proven to aid in the prevention of cancer. As another added bonus, this versatile veggie is packed to the brim with soluble fiber to combat cholesterol. What's not to love? Here are three creative ways to boost your broccoli intake. (Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.)
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - April 18, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Nutrition broccoli diet food superfoods Source Type: blogs
Healing Leaky Livers
By David Spero
It may surprise you to know that, for many people, Type 2 diabetes is primarily a liver disease. The pancreas damage comes later. Is there anything we can do to heal a diabetic liver?
Liver issues in diabetes are complicated. An article in the journal Clinical Diabetes explained that diabetes can cause liver disease; liver disease can cause diabetes; or both can arise together from other causes. Whichever comes first, the sick liver may produce way too much glucose, enough to overwhelm the body's insulin.
Why would a liver start pumping out unneeded glucose? Unhealthy livers tend to have a lot of fat in the...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - April 17, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs
How to Eat Real Food Without Spending Hours in the Kitchen
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jules Clancy of Stonesoup.
Are you eating real, whole food as much as you’d like?
If you’ve been following Zen Habits for any length of time, you’ve probably been inspired by Leo’s story. My favorite part is how he went from being an overweight junk food eater to a lean, plant-food-loving machine.
Like Leo, I’m a big believer that for optimum health it’s best to eat real, whole food as much as possible. Preferably prepared at home.
The good news is, it doesn’t need to take as much time as you’d think.
When I was writing my b...
Source: Zen Habits - April 5, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: zenhabits Tags: Health & Fitness Source Type: blogs
Will you survive Wheat Belly?
Dietitian Kristi King reviewed Wheat Belly for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), full text here.
Among her comments:
” . . . there is very little guidance as to what are appropriate substitutions during meals, therefore, one who does not review this diet with a registered dietitian could potentially set themselves up for vitamin and mineral deficiencies, such as B vitamins, calcium, and vitamin D just to name a few.”
“Review this diet with a registered dietitian”? Is she serious? This is indeed consistent with the agenda that the Academy has been pursuing for many years, trying to make ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly counterattacks Source Type: blogs
First Sign of Alzheimer's Short Term Memory Loss
I want to make two points here. First, short term memory loss is hard to detect in the early stages of dementia.
Second, long term memory, memories of information stored long ago, still resides in the brain. If you try patiently you can still bring this information out, and it is sometimes fascinating.
By Bob DeMarco
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One of the first signs of dementia is short term memory loss. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia.
Short term memory loss occurs when neural passages in the brain become...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 26, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
How 'Crunch Time' Between School And Sleep Shapes Kids' Health : Shots - Health News : NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/22/172717996/how-crunch-time-between-school-and-sleep-shapes-kids-health?ft=1&f=1128&sc=tw How 'Crunch Time' Between School And Sleep Shapes Kids' Health Image courtesy of The Bishop family (left), The Benavides family (top right), NPR (center) and The Jacobs family (bottom right) It's an important question for American families and the nation as a whole: Why do so many kids weigh too much? There are recent hints the epidemic may be abating slightly. ...
Source: Dr Portnay - February 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
