Going Diabetes Old-School During the Pandemic
During the recent pandemic (between March and June 2020, although we are still not completely out of quarantine, we are now in Phase II of reopening), I decided to go old-school on diabetes supplies.Specifically, I went back to one of the many old blood glucose meters I ' d saved over the years. All of them still worked, although I discarded a few for which test strips are no longer sold or had leaked battery acid in the battery compartment.I made a notable exception for one particular meter model...Specifically, I had saved a few of theOneTouch Ultra (1) meters I had in my possession. I also had a few OneTouch Ultra 2 met...
Source: Scott's Web Log - June 20, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2020 Diabetes J & Johnson and Johnson old-school OneTouch testing supplies Source Type: blogs
Olive oil or coconut oil: Which is worthy of kitchen-staple status?
Coconut oil has developed a cultlike following in recent years, with proponents touting benefits ranging from body fat reduction to heart disease prevention. Sadly for devotees, the evidence to support these assertions remains rather sparse.
But there is plenty of research to suggest that other plant-based oils have advantages over their animal-derived counterparts, particularly when it comes to heart health. So which is best? While no specific type should be hyped as a panacea, one variety isn’t getting the press it deserves: olive oil.
The case for olive oil continues to grow
Olive oil is a staple fat in the Mediterran...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Gelsomin, MLA, RD, LDN Tags: Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
How to stock a plant-based pantry (and fridge) on a budget
Given the current pandemic and related economic stressors, many of us are trying to maintain healthy habits while watching our expenses. One of the areas where we can support our immune system is through our food choices. We all have to eat, and eat several times a day, and selecting foods that support our health and our planet — while also saving money — is now a priority for many.
People are going meatless for many reasons
About a quarter of the US is now vegetarian, especially people ages 25 to 34. A survey from 2017 studied US attitudes toward animal farming, and found that 54% of Americans were trying to purchase ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Uma Naidoo, MD Tags: Cooking and recipes Food as medicine Healthy Eating Heart Health Nutrition Source Type: blogs
What to eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer ’s disease
Would you like reduce your risk of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia? Researchers from around the world having been studying a variety of different factors that might reduce these risks and keep the brain healthy.
Old news: The Mediterranean diet is beneficial
One factor that a number of studies have converged on is a Mediterranean-style diet. This diet includes
fish
olive oil
avocados
fruits
vegetables
nuts
beans
whole grains
red wine in moderation.
Now, if you’re like me and you happen to like all these foods, then you have all the information you need to eat a brain-healthy diet. On the other...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew E. Budson, MD Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Health Healthy Eating Memory Source Type: blogs
Expert Tips Revealed: How to Boost Mental Health in Lockdown
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Many of us have our own hacks for managing mental health, but how do they fare in lockdown? In these unprecedented times, we’re all having to adapt to a new way of living, and with that, new ways of managing our wellbeing, too.
In these trying times, and with social interaction being largely off limits, it’s important we give our brains that extra bit of love. While experts have been calling...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Nightingale Tags: featured health and fitness productivity tips psychology self-improvement covid_19 quarantine self improvement Source Type: blogs
Homemade Egg Roll Recipe – Yummy!
This is a guaranteed delicious homemade eggroll recipe. It’s a little work just as all homemade food is, but you’ll know exactly what is in it, you’ll know it’s healthy, and once you taste it, you will swear that you will never eat anyone’s eggrolls besides these ever again!!
Please enjoy and please share!
Egg Roll Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb ground pork (or chicken/turkey)1 head cabbage1 onion2 carrotsInch of Ginger or 1T minced ginger4-5 cloves garlic3 green onions1-3 t sesame oil1 ½ T Soy Sauce1-2 T Olive Oil¼ – ½ cup Broth (optional)Egg Roll Wrappers (I used Nasoya) us...
Source: Life Learning Today - May 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Featured Healthy Living How To Recipes eggrolls from scratch Source Type: blogs
Homemade Egg Roll Recipe – Yummy!
This is a guaranteed delicious homemade eggroll recipe. It’s a little work just as all homemade food is, but you’ll know exactly what is in it, you’ll know it’s healthy, and once you taste it, you will swear that you will never eat anyone’s eggrolls besides these ever again!!
Please enjoy and please share!
Egg Roll Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb Italian sausages removed from casing (sweet or hot) (or chicken/turkey) 1 head cabbage1 onion2 carrots1 1/2 Inch of Ginger or 1T minced ginger4-6 cloves garlic3 green onions1-3 t sesame oil2 T Soy Sauce – divided into 1T and 1 T1-2 T Oli...
Source: Life Learning Today - May 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Featured Healthy Living How To Recipes eggrolls from scratch Source Type: blogs
Homemade Egg Roll Recipe – Yummy!
This is a guaranteed delicious homemade eggroll recipe. It’s a little work just as all homemade food is, but you’ll know exactly what is in it, you’ll know it’s healthy, and once you taste it, you will swear that you will never eat anyone’s eggrolls besides these ever again!!
Please enjoy and please share!
Egg Roll Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb Italian sausages removed from casing (sweet or hot) (or chicken/turkey) 1 head cabbage1 onion2 carrots1 1/2 Inch of Ginger or 1T minced ginger4-6 cloves garlic3 green onions1-3 t sesame oil2 T Soy Sauce – divided into 1T and 1 T1-2 T Oli...
Source: Life Learning Today - May 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Featured Healthy Living How To Recipes eggrolls from scratch Source Type: blogs
Home-cooked meals with less salt
With more people staying at home these days, there’s more opportunity to prepare homemade meals. Although home-cooked meals tend to be much lower in salt than what you’d get from a restaurant, you still need to be careful, says Liz Moore, a dietitian at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).
Why worry about salt?
Most Americans consume far too much sodium, which raises blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. On average, we consume around 3,200 milligrams (mg) per day. That’s about 30% more than is recommended by the federal dietary guidelines, which advise people to limit their dai...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Cooking and recipes Health Healthy Eating Hypertension and Stroke Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Gore, gore and more gore
You may have thought that we ' re done with the descriptions of killing animals, spilling their blood, carving them up, and burning their innards. Nope. Now that the priests have been ordained, they need to get to work. And that means more of the mind numbingly repetitious recitation of the details of the procedure. Note that the Hebrews have been sacrificing animals since Abel, but up to now it ' s been informal. There wasn ' t any priesthood and the people would just do it themselves. It was mentioned occasionally in Genesis and Exodus, usually for special occasions, and the details of the procedure were not spelled out....
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 22, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Go figure: A healthy eating approach helps people be healthy
This study was not perfect. You could argue, as these authors do, that the fact that participants chose their preferred diet is a good thing, as it could theoretically improve adherence. However, it also resulted in very different-sized groups to start with. The varying adherence and exercise option choices were adjusted for as well as possible. And the study relied heavily on self-reporting, which is always iffy.
Healthy eating patterns have benefits beyond weight loss
But we can still learn a great deal here. The Mediterranean approach to eating (which can be easily modified to suit any country or cultural food preferenc...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Cooking and recipes Diet and Weight Loss Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: A little less talk, a little more action
Yeah, something finally happens, but it ' s just as bizarre as the talk we ' ve been getting for the last few chapters. I have a question, BTW. If all this folderol is so important to God, why did he wait until now? He could have done all this jive with Jacob, if he really wanted to. For that matter he could have done it with Abraham although he would have had to reboot after the flood. I ' m sure people can come up with explanations but that ' s the thing about the Bible: most of it doesn ' t actually make any sense so you have to make up your own stories to explain it. Hence the Talmud. Anyway, here goes blood and guts.8...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 15, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Heave Ho!
Leviticus 7 continues the mind numbing specifications for sacrifice. Much of it is repetitive, but it does add a new element, something called in the New International Version I present here a Fellowship Offering, which the KJV calls a Peace Offering. I ' ve looked at various translations and while it isn ' t entirely clear, it appears that in this case, the priest only gets part of the meat and the offerer gets to eat the rest, although as usual the fat, liver and kidneys are burned.What ' s really new here is what translations generally call a " wave offering, " and what is called in KJV a " heave offereing, " also in Yo...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 8, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Law salad
I find Leviticus 6 to be a very strange document, if taken as a whole. Remember, however, that the chapter divisions are not original, they were added by Medieval monks, so I ' m not sure this was originally a unit. Keep in mind also that the entire book was apparently cobbled together by scribes from various sources. So perhaps this should not be read as a single document.In any case, there are obviously two different categories of rules here. One concerns conduct in the real world, the expiation of crimes that we recognize today and for which we have our own laws. Here (although certainly not in many other instances) the...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 1, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
