#Stayin'AlliveStateOfMind at the #BidenCancerSummit because I am #CancerFierce!

There were 450 Biden Cancer Community Summits across the USA at the same time on Sept.21, 2018.  I was asked to join the Lymphoma Research Foundation as they hosted a community summit.
"The goal of the Biden Cancer Summit is to show progress from partners and to engage communities to tell us what issues most plague them, and to bring all resources possible to the fight to identity issues and solutions that matter locally and nationally," said Vice President Joe Biden.

Dennis Chillemi, LRF, and Carol Wilder-Tamme, attendee

Today is NATIONAL WALKING DAY

Today is National WALKING DAY. Take a walk around town, have a healthy snack....and feel like a million bucks!

What's worth more than your health---and that of your friends and family (and of course your dog IS part of the family too!)

Everyone can benefit from a brisk walk.

Emotional BOOST from Exercise & Fruit/Veg Boost

This results of this interesting Gallup pole were published on UPI.com

Low-income U.S. adults report a bigger emotional boost from exercising frequently and eating fruit and vegetables regularly than richer people, a survey says.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index of 180,299 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 2 to July 8 found low-income Americans experienced greater improvement across almost all of the items in the Emotional Health Index when they exercised frequently and ate produce regularly than do those at a higher income level.
The Emotional Health Index score is based on Americans' self-reports of positive and negative daily emotions, as well as self-reported clinical diagnoses of depression.

 Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2012/08/29/Exercise-bigger-emotional-payoff-for-some/UPI-28541346219062/#ixzz25DxOzdk6

Moderate Drinking can be Healthy for Some

Moderate Drinking May Help Prevent Alzheimer's, Other Dementia

  According to Health Day New, "Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, especially wine, may lower the risk of dementia, according to a review of previous research."

. Moderate drinking is generally defined as a maximum of two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women and  that can put people at a lower risk to develop Alzheimer's and other declines in thinking skills.

Other larger studies need to be done to have more statistically significant findings...but interesting nonetheless.  Also, wine seemed to be more beneficial than hard spirits or beer.

Read Details Here

 

Healthy and Elderly---How do they do it?

According to  "Science Daily"
"People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University."

Lifestyles of the Old and Healthy Defy Expectation

That being said, I think I'll continue my workouts, and (mostly) healthy eating choices.  I run around doing Cardio Tennis (thanks Karl), walking and carrying my bag to play golf (thanks Bill), go out kayaking for hours (thanks Peter), take my 62 lb dog for five mile walks (thanks Sophie) and I don't think I could do all of that if I was an corpulent, cigarette smoking, couch potato.

To read more of their study Click Here.

Healty Foods Can Help Prevent Cognitive Decline!!!

According to California Walnuts website:" Although research has not found a way to ward off dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline may be preventable. Consuming specific foods, being physically active, and engaging in social activities may help maintain and improve cognitive health.

Animal research published in the British Journal of Nutrition¹ found a diet containing as much as 6 percent walnuts (equivalent to one ounce or 1/4 cup in humans) was able to reverse age-related motor and cognitive deficits in aged rats."

"A recommended serving of walnuts is one ounce, which equates to one quarter cup or 12-14 walnut halves.
Just a handful of walnuts provides:

• 2.5 grams of ALA, the plant-based source of omega-3 fatty acid.
• 4 grams of protein
• 2 grams of fiber
• 10% of your daily value of magnesium and phosphorus"

I buy walnuts in a huge bag from Costco---and the Basil in my kitchen window is growing huge and healthy--
so I'm going to make some Walnut Pesto---I think it could be fun!

Whats your favorite way to eat walnuts????

Easy to Eat Healthier!!!

Eat this, don't eat that---is there confusion about what you should eat to be healthier???  One of the easiest things to consider is---how can I eat lower on the food chain---therefore eating less "processed", and more "natural" foods.
Here is a choice:  Chicken thigh and leg

Or some chicken PASTE used to make chicken nuggets:

  I mean REALLY
the choice is easy!!!!!!!!

Newer Fish! Light Flavor--Great Nutritients

Seafood has been called ‘the health food of the century’, and for good reason. A single serving of

fish provides up to 60% of your daily protein needs, it’s lower in fat and calories than meat or poultry and can be a great source of Omega-3’s.  The American Heart Association recommends eating fish at least twice a week, and health experts from around the world tout the benefits of a seafood-rich diet.

But reports about contaminants such as mercury and PCBs, and the use of hormones and antibiotics in some farmed fish, have many people wondering “Is seafood safe?”  

The Australis Barramundi fish enjoy a diet of all-natural, sustainable feed that is processed in state-of-the-art facilities under the strictest food safety standards. 

Seafood is an important part of a healthy diet. It‘s a great source of highly digestible protein, is rich in vitamins and minerals and low in saturated fat. A 5 ounce serving of Australis Barramundi has just 137 calories and 2.5 grams of fat, with no saturated fat and less than 100 mg of sodium.  It’s great for anyone watching their weight, limiting their sodium intake, or looking to make healthy food choices.

Look for Australis Barramundi on restaurant menus and from fish purveyors.  It is a light white fish that everyone will enjoy.  Information from Australis Barramundi.

Play with your Food on Nation PB & J Day

Today, April 2nd is National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day!

Troweling around on the web, I found  that American soldiers in World War II used their rations of peanut butter and jelly---and made a new treat. Word spread during & after the war driving up sales of peanut butter and jelly.
Try 2 Tbsp of Peanut Butter (without other added ingredients)
On 2 Fresh Slices of Whole Grain bread
Topped with 1 Tbsp of 100% fruit preserves
An All #American Favorite
#Fresh & #Healthy!!!

Last Week of Nutriton Month

For recipes, nutrition & tips go to:  http://www.eatrightct.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:eat-right-connecticut-kit&catid=3&Itemid=49

Healthy St. Patty's Day Options

Irish Soda, an American tradition for St. Pats Day---isn't seen that much on tables in Ireland.  Irish Brown Bread was served every morning at all the Bed & Breakfasts I stayed in.  It is much more flavorful, and nutritious than Irish Soda Bread due to the whole grains used in it.

Irish Brown Bread Recipe:
1/2 cup pinhead oatmeal (see photo)
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
3/4c. all purpose unbleached flour
1/2 tsp sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
Combine all dry ingredients in bowl, sift with fingers, then add
1 1/4 c. lowfat buttermilk
Mix everything with a wooden spoon
Knead slightly
Place dough in a greased bread tin
Bake at 400F for 3-to 35 minutes

Good Both Inside & Out!

Eating Fresh Healthy Foods doesn’t just make you feel great---it can help you look great! Tomatoes are loaded with antioxidant lycopene which helps protect skin form sun damage.  The antioxidant EGCG found in green tea does also.  Strawberries are packed with Vitamin C which has a key role in producing skin plumping collagen.  Think spring and go for some fresh healthy treats.

National Wear Red Day ~ Heart Disease is #1 Killer of Women

Friday is National Wear Red Day.
Help the mission to fight heart disease in women, by telling your girlfriends, wife, Mom, sisters, and all the women you care about.  More than 500,000 women die in the U.S. each year of cardiovascular disease, making it, not breast cancer (40,000 deaths annually), their No. 1 killer.

Women can modify their lifestyle to control or treat risk factors for heart disease.
Visit this website to access risk factors:  http://www.goredforwomen.org/understand_your_risks.aspx?id=530&tm=vascular+disease

Reduce the Salt & Reduce the Risk

On Jan 13th, the American Heart Association  issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government  "to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) Americans consume daily.In an advisory, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the association sets out the science behind the American Heart Association’s recommendation for the general population, which is to consume no more than 1500 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day because of the harmful effects of sodium – elevated blood pressure and increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and kidney disease. Elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is a major public health problem – approximately 90 percent of all Americans will develop hypertension over their lifetime."

One teaspoon of salt provides 2300mg of sodium---close to twice what the AHA recommends per day.  Much sodium is consumed in restaurants, and packaged foods.  When you cook at home, use more fresh herbs to enrich the flavors of foods, and it will be easier to use less salt.  For more hints click here.  

Specific info helpful---or hit the Easy Button

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services will hold a joint press on Monday, January 31, at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., to release the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  I'll post excerpts from those guidelines-----
In the mean time--Hit the Easy Button--and eat lower on the food chain.
(i.e.... baked potatoes instead of making  a box of potatoes au gratin)
The less processing the better.

Eat Breakfast & Exercise--less Couch Potato!!!!

Members of the National Weight Control Registry, who’ve successfully lost 30 pounds or more and kept it off for over a year, eat breakfast every day, exercise an hour a day, and 

watch less than 10 hours of tv a week.

Resource:  Wyatt HR, Grunwald GK, Mosca CL, Klem ML, Wing RR, Hill JO.Long-term weight loss and breakfast in subjects in the National Weight Control Registry. Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):78-82.