Risks of Stress “Five years ago, I was convinced that the root cause of most of the complaints I saw in my practice was poor diet. Now I’m convinced it’s stress,” wrote Dr. Rangan Chatterjee in his book, How to Make Disease Disappear. Stress has far-reaching effects on the body and emotions. In The Stress …
Although you probably know from your own experience, scientific research indicates that gratitude gives the grateful person benefits. These benefits include physical health; mental, psychological, and spiritual health enhancements; positive effects on our emotional and social selves; and workplace relationships, decision-making skills, and productivity. In this blog I will present highlights of a …
Can you remember the days when you used to sleep like a baby? Probably not. Your daily schedule may be filled with more than you can tackle in 15 or 16 hours, especially including time for socializing and indulging in entertainment media. Does sleep rank at the bottom of your priorities? “The quality and quantity …
Most people know that aerobic exercise strengthens the cardiovascular system. Fewer people know that research is discovering so many additional benefits that Michael Greger MD, says he wishes someone would start a FitnessFacts.org to review the literature. Exercise has been found to produce good effects for some cancers, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Dale Bredesen …
Do you need a little encouragement boost to keep on track with your commitment to eat whole, plant-based foods? I certainly need periodic boosts. Plantwise, a new documentary, can provide such a boost. My goal is to get 90% of my calories from whole, plant-based foods. When you realize that all foods containing processed oil …
For Christmas our son Scott and his wife Ericca gave us a small crock made especially for fermenting foods. Ericca knew that I always have a bottle of Bubbies sauerkraut in our refrigerator and that I once made sauerkraut in a quart jar. Of course, I have had to try out this new equipment. Here …
People who emphasize vegetables and fruits in their diet do not want to hear negative information about greens. Yet, we know that occasionally we hear about plant foods, particularly Romaine lettuce, being recalled. Even though leafy greens appear to make more people sick than many other foods, the overall chance of getting food poisoning from …
“Rezoom,” says Susan Peirce Thompson, author of Bright Line Eating and popular “vlogger.” When you mess up and don’t live up to one of your “bright lines” (food commitments), get back on track right away. Don’t repeat the unwanted action, but do “Give yourself permission to be human.” Then it is critical that the moment …
Sunday’s [May 19] activities were a smashing way to wind up our 2019 season of Community Events. The behind-the-scenes tour of the Barbott greenhouses, the Container Gardening presentations by Bill and Chris Moyer and John Harville, and finally the flower container creation and drawing—courtesy of Barbott Farms and Greenhouse—seemed to please everyone who came. And …
This blog is a report on Vegfest Michiana 2019 in South Bend, IN, on Sunday. The two things I enjoyed most about the Vegfest were meeting some of our Healthy Together Friends and seeing Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. I have heard him on the internet in so many different settings, that I can almost give …
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