My mother began dealing with high blood sugar in her mid-80s, as did her mother. I have been on various pills to lower my numbers, watched my diet (off and on), and exercised (again, off and on) for about 15 years. That does not mean I was in my mid-80s 15 years ago, and am [...]
Someone I know recently described a workplace situation where intimidation and disapproval had the effect of forcing an employee out of a company. When she spoke of the situation, she made the comment, “Hurting people hurt people.” In other words, sometimes people who have bad things going on in their lives tend to take out [...]
I try to eat healthfully and normally do well during the day, but in the evening when I’m watching TV, I snack way too much, even though I’m not really hungry. Any ideas? What you’re doing is so common that it has a name: “mindless eating.” Researchers, especially Brian Wansink at Cornell University, have explored [...]
By VIVIAN SEQUERA CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Mireya Bustamante spent most of the day trying in vain to find flour to bake a birthday cake for her 4-year-old son. Like most Venezuelans, the single, 33-year-old office worker has periodically struggled with such food shortages for years, and, like many in the country, thinks they’re getting [...]
What are some of the things people do (besides eating less) to help them lose weight successfully? That’s an interesting question. Most people, for obvious reasons, focus on food when trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. But behavioral scientists studying successful weight loss have found a few strategies beyond cutting calories that [...]
For The Madison Press COLUMBUS — Hunters have donated 1,405 white-tailed deer to local Ohio food banks to benefit Ohioans in need during the 2012 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. “In the spirit of the holidays, Ohio’s [...]
America is known as a “melting pot” for good reason. Over the centuries, people from all the countries of the world have settled here, looking for a different way of life. They’ve brought with them all sorts of traditions — styles of clothing, types of government, foods they like to eat. I’ve had two stories [...]
I made a chocolate cream pie for guests this weekend. We left it out on the counter for most of the afternoon, and one of my guests told me that I should have kept it refrigerated, and since I didn’t, we should throw it away. Was she right? If you allowed the pie stay at [...]
