Celebrating and enjoying food is one of life’s great pleasures. In the current culture, many fear food and eating. Food fears can start a vicious cycle of restricting and overeating. Eating healthy food, in the right portions makes you feel amazing! Enjoy good meals and the occasional celebration. If you love that Thanksgiving Pecan Pie, […]
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Eating with friends and family makes that meal a time for sharing. I grew up in a family that sat down together to eat dinner nightly. We were not a wealthy family and did not have an abundance of food, but we always sat down for dinner together and had lively conversation! My mom continues […]
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When I go visit my mom back in the midwest we always hold hands and she says grace before we eat dinner, even if it is just the two of us. I love the way she gives my hand a quick squeeze with hers when she finishes the prayer. I have to continue to work […]
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As a child, I can remember following my mom around our small kitchen as she prepared meals for our family after working all day. The pride she took in feeding her family healthy home cooked meals was very clear and continues to sustain her as she ages. As an adult, I love spending time in […]
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One of the most important ways to lay a strong foundation for your personal health and wellness, is to intentionally create food practices such as shopping for and planning healthy meals and snacks. Each of us has the power to change our environment so that we make healthy choices. One person or family can take […]
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An article in the Seattle Times by Carrie Dennett, RDN entitled “How to Eat Mindfully at the Holidays” had some great suggestions as we head into the holiday season. Use all of your senses and choose food that is both satisfying and nourishing. honor hunger-do not be ravenous before you eat stay nourished-schedule regular meals and […]
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Nicoyan’s descend mostly from the Chorotega Indians. Diet plays a large role in their longevity. They ate a low-calorie, low-fat plant-based diet rich in legumes like the residents of most of the other Blue Zones. Traditionally they lived off beans, corn tortillas, and large quantities of tropical fruits. The secret of the Nicoyan diet was […]
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Seventh-day Adventist is a branch of Christianity whose members live longer than any other Americans. These conservative Protestants do not smoke, drink, or dance and follow a biblical diet of grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables. The diet is plant-based and also very low in sugar, salt, and refined grains. Small amounts of meat, dairy, and […]
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While Okinawa has the longest-lived women, Sardinia, Italy has the longest-lived men. It too is an isolated island and although most men’s job is tending to their sheep, in the past they did not eat much meat. A Sardinian centenarian explains their longevity to clean air, locally produced wine or as another suggests, making love […]
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I have blogged about The Okinawa Plan and continue to be amazed so many Okinawans live to the age of 100. Before 1940, over 60 % of the calories Okinawans consumed came from one food-the imo or Okinawan sweet potato. Three foods in their diet during those early days, included sweet potato, turmeric, and seaweed […]
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