7
May
by Fritz Nordengren
If you read the foodie blogs, or follow the food debates, it doesn’t take long to find someone who doesn’t want you to eat something. Whether their reasons are passionate, personal or evidence–based, the volume and clutter of “don’t eat” messages sometimes are enough to drive even the most open-minded food consumer to the point of foodie exhaustion.
There are compelling reasons, including health, fitness, social responsibility and economic development to change things about the way we eat. But despite the number of clamoring voices for change, the reality is the typical family is not likely to completely reinvent their diet or buying habits. There are ways to make incremental changes that are important to you.
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17
Apr
by Barb Boose
What are you afraid of? When he turned 50, Karl Pillemer, a gerontologist and professor at Cornell University, became increasingly anxious about aging and what began to feel like “imminent death.” Then, as the Washington Post recently reported, “he had a conversation with a nearly blind, waxy-skinned, jubilant 90-year-old named June. ‘Young man,’ June told him, ‘you will learn, I hope, that happiness is what you make it, where you are…It’s my responsibility to be as happy as I can.’”
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16
Apr
by Fritz Nordengren
I’m a fan of our own DMU Magazine, and the spring issue is no exception. It showcases great ideas and writing about our work here in the areas of obesity and nutrition. At DMU, we have scientists, scholars and students working on a number of different approaches to both the disease of obesity and the food policy that drives larger health care issues. I enjoy reading of the work of my colleagues on campus and around the country.
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6
Apr
by Barb Boose
Today is day 5 of National Public Health Week 2012! Below, members of DMU’s Master of Public Health Student Club discuss today’s theme: mental and emotional well-being.
Why focus on mental and emotional well-being?
- Many mental health disorders are preventable and treatable.
- About one in five people experience a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder at some point in their life.
- Fewer than half of people diagnosed with a mental illness receive treatment in any given year.
- An American dies of suicide about every 15 minutes.
What can you do if you want to start small?
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6
Mar
by Barb Boose
On February 29, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, past president of Des Moines University, signed a proclamation naming March “Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month” in the state. Given that I hit a big-OH birthday this year, that caught my eye.
Colorectal canceris cancer that starts in either the colon or the rectum. According to the National Cancer Institute, this year more than 143,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. It is the fourth most common cancer in men, after skin, prostate and lung cancer. It’s also the fourth most common cancer among women, after skin, breast and lung cancer.
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