In understanding insulin resistance and how it can happen, Dr. Jodi Stanislaw says she likes to educate people about their pancreas, which usually no one pays attention to. Inside our pancreas is a small cluster of cells called beta cells which are the size of two almonds. She says that were these to wither away, … Continue reading Sugar, Sugar, Sugar part 3
Educating Our Children About Food
Sugar, Sugar, Sugar Part 2
My friends have been buzzing about this BYU devotional talk that was given by Dr. Benjamin Bikman on July 17, 2018. I posted two years ago about his talk. These are a few highlights from BYU’s student newspaper: “Bikman said he cringes when he sees people lined up at the drive-thru of popular soda shops … Continue reading Sugar, Sugar, Sugar Part 2
Sugar, Sugar, Sugar Part 1
We loooooooooove it, we haaaaaaaaaate it. Yesterday my friend said she ate three Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and she was still moaning, a day later, over how she felt. I told her it's easy to eat three because if you condensed them they would be one square inch, each. What to do, WHAT TO DO? America … Continue reading Sugar, Sugar, Sugar Part 1
Educate Our Children About Unhealthy Substances
We know energy drinks aren’t healthy because of the amount of caffeine and the sugar added to mask the bitterness of the caffeine. Research has shown that energy drinks are consumed by 31 percent of 12-17 year-olds--One third of teenagers! Teenagers say they think of energy drinks as a healthy switch from soda. If it … Continue reading Educate Our Children About Unhealthy Substances
Ten Rules of French Food Education
Being a daughter of my Great Depression-era parents, I grew up learning not to waste food. Some people call it "The Clean Your Plate Club". My husband had a similar experience with food with his family . It's not a club you want to belong to, and I have apologized to my children for initially, … Continue reading Ten Rules of French Food Education
Food is a Cultural Experience
I am picking up this series of posts on our Health Learning Packet, that I started on December 10th last year. I felt compelled to write about the holidays but now I will start back on this topic. The definition of “cultural” is” relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.” In … Continue reading Food is a Cultural Experience
Health Is Our Greatest Wealth
In the movie, The Upside, a very wealthy man is in a wheelchair. This movie is based, partly, on the true story of quadriplegic millionaire Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his former aide, Abdel Sellou. Phillip, the wealthy quadripalegic in this American version of the movie, showed bad judgement and went paragliding in a storm. … Continue reading Health Is Our Greatest Wealth
What is Best For Our Biomes?
We had dinner this week with a couple from another country. The husband is a virologist , meaning he is a biologist that studies viruses. During our deep and meaningful discussion he talked about how overworked he has been this year with Covid 19. This doctor studies the human microbiome, which lit me up. I … Continue reading What is Best For Our Biomes?
Lucious Fruit in Season
My husband and I are in Dubrovnik, Croatia, home to an incredibly pristine example of a medieval walled city, the clearest water I have ever seen in a city harbor, and luscious, perfectly ripe apricots. When we eat fruit in season, we are getting it at its best tasting, and it's cheapest. This is when … Continue reading Lucious Fruit in Season
Learning Packets
My husband has a theory he and I often talk about. He calls them “Learning Packets”. Some people receive huge amounts of Learning Packets and some work on the same few their whole lives. Small or large, Learning Packets are life lessons that sometimes show up in the form of obstacles. These obstacles are brought … Continue reading Learning Packets
"Peace Like A River…" 