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Health Implications: The Lurking Quandaries with Dairy
Often people assume age or genetics are the culprits of health issues. For instance, “My mother was obese, and therefore I am obese.” Yet only rarely are these to blame for disease. Normal aging patterns should not cause sickness. Most conditions occur because of lifestyle habits, such as eating. Consuming an optimal diet of whole food plant-centered nutrition allows the body to thrive. Disease may be halted, prevented, and/or reversed. One of the biggest offenders of illness and weight gain in the Western diet may surprisingly be dairy.
The Whole Food Way of Losing Weight
Developing a healthier lifestyle is often an effective strategy that avoids weight cycling, fad diets, and calorie counting. Instead of focusing on losing weight, paying attention to the quality of health may be the key. One significant aspect is nutrition.
Urinary Tract Infections Among Older Adults: Nutrition
In other articles, we discussed nonpharmacological strategies that help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) among older adults, such as hydration and cranberry. Now we will look further at UTIs and the effect of diet.
Seeking the Right Health Solutions
As a bedside nurse for many years, I often felt perplexed and concerned that so many patients lived with chronic medical conditions. I remember caring for older adults who suffered dire consequences as a result of their diseases, including complete immobility, not being able to communicate, loss of swallowing reflexes that prevented eating and drinking, and the inability to use the toilet.
The Road of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: What Are Some Culprits?
With rising childhood obesity, many concerns are raised on the nutritional intake of the younger population. Looking back to 2010, the White House created a task force to solve this very issue. The plan included a strategy, benchmarks, and a goal to end childhood obesity within a generation.
Benefit of Canada’s Dietary Guidelines
In 2019, Canada unveiled a brand-new food guide after a three-year process involving multiple discussion forums with stakeholders, including the Canadian public and healthcare professionals. The goal was to understand the needs and expectations of a food guide.
The Value of the Dinner Table
Recently I wrote a newsletter article about the current healthcare concerns among children. I came across many articles that shared the importance of family dining. Throughout my adult years, I have always remembered the importance my mother gave to serving meal at the table. There were only rare occasions when schedules could not be sorted out to make this happen. Family dinner was a way for the family to gather, discuss current events, and the ongoings of the day. More importantly, the time was central to connection, sharing, and valuing one another. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits that the literature reports.
Protecting the Future Generation
Children are full of life, vigor, and vitality. As a popular song lyric goes, “Children are our future.” They are appropriately viewed as the next generation to make an impact upon the world. Fittingly, the health of the pediatric population is vital to their flourish into adulthood. The general health status of children has been a growing concern and cannot go unnoticed.
Food Gives Life
Diet is said to be the largest predictor of health and premature death. Yet every day, Americans are bombarded with fast food restaurants, brilliantly colored processed food packaging, and an ever-growing food industry that knows the tricks of marketing.
Scrutinizing Nutrition: An Introduction
Across the recent decades, nutrition has been a seemingly confusing topic with much advice about nutrient needs, malnutrition, weight loss or gain, and fad diets by a plethora of health experts and government officials.