Ode to a Smoked Trout Lyonnaise
Moving to Philly and being retired means I get to visit Valley Green as often as I want. So, last week I met Susan for lunch at Brunos and a post-prandial walk along Forbidden Drive. There, we encountered a battalion of rubber-booted fisherman standing in the stream and parade of pickups and cars following a small tanker truck along the path. Yes folks, it was trout-stocking day on the Wissahickon. Which got me remembering the time Lou caught some gorgeous trout in the Loyalsock River, which we brined and smoked on the Weber in the back yard at our cottage. Gotta’ get Lou back up to the mountains this ...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - April 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Fish Salads bacon lyonnaise salade Smoked trout Valley Green Wissahickon Source Type: blogs

Coffee Marinated Braised Short Ribs – update
Sometimes a recipe is just so damned good it becomes a family standard. This is one of those recipes. We made it (and I posted it) for the first time over 10 years ago for Christmas Eve dinner, and about once a year since then. My mother-in-law Irene adopted the recipe to replace turkey at Thanksgiving, though I’m sure she’s tweaked it someway, as she always does. Last night I tweaked it by adding two large carrots, diced, at the same time as the onion and garlic. Should have done that years ago, it’s the perfect addition. Next time I’m changing from chicken to beef broth. I never understood why...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - February 20, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Meat & Poultry braised coffee marinade short ribs Source Type: blogs

Coffee Marinated Braised Short Ribs – update
Sometimes a recipe is just so damned good it becomes a family standard. This is one of those recipes. We made it for the first time over 10 years ago for Christmas Eve dinner, and about once a year since then. My mother-in-law Irene adopted the recipe to replace turkey at Thanksgiving, though I’m sure she’s tweaked it someway, as she always does. Last night I tweaked it by adding two large carrots, diced, at the same time as the onion and garlic. Should have done that years ago, it’s the perfect addition. Next time I’m changing from chicken to beef broth. I never understood why the recipe uses c...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - February 20, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Meat & Poultry braised coffee marinade short ribs Source Type: blogs

8 Foods I ’ve Added to My Diet to Enhance My Health
Some nutritionists believe that food is medicine. I’m not sure if I want to go through life taking nothing but chicken soup every time I get sick, but I pay attention to what I put in my mouth and its effects on my body. As a result, I’ve eliminated many products from my meals over the years, but what I gave up, I made up for in healthier additions. Here are eight foods I’ve added to my diet to enhance my health and why. 1. Beets Your thoughts might not turn to this root vegetable until it’s time to make red beet eggs for your next picnic. However, including more of them in your weekly diet could help your...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: diet featured health and fitness self-improvement food mental health pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

Weeds, seeds, and soil #AllotmentLife
Mrs Sciencebase and I been working fairly hard on our allotment. We have planted potatoes, onions, Brussels sprouts, sunflowers, rocket, fruit bushes, French beans, squash, tomatoes, and strawberry plants and seeds. Some seem to be doing rather better than others, though none brilliantly. The thistles and other weeds are thriving, of course. Labrador unimpressed by AllotmentLife A couple of days of good rain for the first time in a while has muddied the soil, and given a good dose of H20 to the weeds and seeds. The rain is also hopefully washing in the well-rotted horse manure mulching one patch of the site. Meanwhile, the...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - May 29, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs

Should I be eating more fiber?
You probably know the basics about fiber: it’s the part of plant foods that your body cannot digest, and there are two types — soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. Both types of fiber are good for us. Soluble fiber dissolves in water, forming a gel. It is the form of fiber that helps lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease, and regulate blood sugar levels. Soluble fiber is found in black beans, lima beans, Brussels sprouts, avocado, sweet potato, broccoli, turnips, and pears. Insoluble fiber passes through the digestive system relatively intact, adding bulk to stools. It is the form of fiber that preve...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs

How to Train Your Thanksgiving Guests to Compost
Oh no, you don’t,” my mom says as Uncle Jimmy attempts to scrap leftover green beans into the garbage.“That goes in my compost!” Acting as the compost police at holidays is perfectly acceptable with close family members but you may not want your in-laws to think you’re cuckoo for compost. Here are some tips to offer more gentle suggestions to your Thanksgiving guests about how to separate food scraps for composting. 1. Place containers near trash Everyone seems to congregate in the kitchen at gatherings, so make your compost container easy to access in a crowded kitchen 2. Upgrade and label container Especially d...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - October 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Barbecue Better for Labor Day
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, when many of us enjoy a long weekend with friends and family and toast the season with a backyard barbecue. The traditional meat-heavy barbecue menu can be hazardous to your health, but it doesn’t have to be. Some of the most popular barbecue foods are well-known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (and a number of other diseases, too!), like steak, pork ribs, processed red meats (hot dogs), refined grains (traditional pasta salads, rolls, potato chips), and processed, added sugars (sodas, desserts). But we can help you make over your Labor Day celebration menu with healt...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs

Green Bean Casserole
Here’s the Wheat Belly version of a traditional holiday favorite side-dish, Green Bean Casserole. In the Wheat Belly version, there are no grains, of course, and net carb exposure is low, as the onion, carrots, and green beans are the only substantial carbohydrate sources. If divided into 6 servings, each serving yields approximately 6 grams net carbs, well within our limit of no more than 15 grams net carbs per meal. And, unlike many recipes for Green Bean Casseroles you’ll find online and in some cookbooks, no canned soup is used, thereby avoiding the grain landmines commonly contained, especially wheat flou...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 22, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation low-carb undoctored Source Type: blogs

Christmas with Nana: The Joys of Giving and Giving Back
We called our grandmother on my mother’s side “Nana.” Nana was a widow for most of my life. Back in 1965, my grandfather died when I was about two-years-old. Nana supported herself after that, and although she worked a full-time job, she was poor. She lived in a one-bedroom apartment overlooking Lake Erie. She enjoyed the simple pleasures: watching the boats float on the water, entertaining her family on the weekends, swimming alone at midnight in the apartment’s tiny swimming pool. How did we know Nana was poor? She didn’t have enough money to do her laundry at the laundromat, so she did it in her bathtub. After...
Source: World of Psychology - December 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Yeager Tags: Family Holiday Coping Personal Charity Christmas Family Bond family memories giving back Grandmother Holidays Source Type: blogs

I've Been Sliding
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I have been lazy this summer and taking it easy - in terms of not taking care of myself as much as I should. Why not? Summer time is nice weather. There is no snow and ice to trip me up. I usually feel better during the summer. But just because I feel better doesn ' t mean I can stop taking care of myself.With every doctor appointment, there are the reminders to eat healthy, blah, blah, blah. I usually reinforce my intentions. But I have been sliding, I have been lazy and haven ' t been taking care of myself. I have been pushing myself too much and not resting enough. I ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - September 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: being healthy diet food Source Type: blogs

How to get people to eat more vegetables: Change how you describe them
Follow me on Twitter @RobShmerling We all know the drill by now: the healthiest diets are those with a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats with an emphasis on high fiber, whole grains, and modest portion sizes. Vegetables play a featured role in most healthy diets. For example, the Harvard School of Public Health’s “Healthy Eating Plate” says that with few exceptions, the more vegetables we eat, the better. (The big exception? Potatoes! They have high carbohydrate content and affect blood sugar in a similar way as sweets, so moderation is recommended.) And yet for many, vegetables remain low on t...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs

‘ My Daughter Won ’t Eat! ’ 3 Tips if Your Teen Struggles with Disordered Eating
So, its dinner time and you’ve been logging away hours at the stove preparing what you thought was your daughter’s favorite meal; mashed potatoes, steak, and green beans. She has always loved this meal. Ever since she was very young, her favorite food has been mashed potatoes. But this night is different, just like most of the nights the past 2 months. Sally, 13 years old, wont eat. You pray and hope each night will be better. Just maybe, she will have a few more bites than the night before. Sally sits down to eat and oh, no. She isn’t eating, again. She slowly moves her green beans around on the plate, pretends to t...
Source: World of Psychology - May 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marianne Riley, MA, NCC, LGPC Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Children and Teens Eating Disorders Health-related Parenting Self-Esteem Adolescence Body Image Disordered Eating Nutrition Self Care self-worth Source Type: blogs

The Great Pouch Debate: Pros, Cons and Compromising
Brace yourself. We are about to talk about pouches. You know, those little packets of convenience, filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables, sometimes with a little chia or quinoa mixed in. Parents love them, kids push up the puree and suck it right down in a flash, and speech-language pathologists get all in a fluster about them. Let’s chat about the pros, the cons and a few compromises in the great pouch debate among parents and those of us who treat clients with feeding challenges. The benefits seem obvious to parents, but as a pediatric feeding specialist, I’m not a big fan of those plastic bags of puree. Wh...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 30, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Melanie Potock MA Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Feeding Disorders Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs

Spice up your holidays with brain-healthy seasonings
Many of the flavorings that add a special touch to our favorite holiday foods confer the gift of brain health at the same time. Researchers have discovered that cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices that we mix into baked goods and savory dishes contain nutrients that sharpen memory, reduce stress, or improve sleep, among other benefits. Delicious and beneficial Your kitchen cabinet contains a number of seasonings that have been linked to positive effects on brain health and functioning. These flavorings are often incorporated into holiday cooking, adding a special touch to our holiday festivities. Spices and herbs ha...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Uma Naidoo, MD Tags: Brain and cognitive health Healthy Aging Healthy Eating Memory Source Type: blogs