13
Jan
by Barb Boose
I love recipes with secret ingredients – components that no one would suspect. I once surprised my workmates with a batch of pork and bean bars that indeed contained an entire can of Van Camp’s but tasted like lusciously moist pumpkin bars (don’t look for the recipe here; those bars definitely don’t fit in the “healthy cooking” category).
Another favorite mystery-ingredient concoction is USA Weekend columnist Jean Carper’s high-protein torte, perfect for adding legumes to your diet, pleasing people who eat gluten-free, and for tricking kids and other finicky eaters to consume garbanzos in happy oblivion. You can moderate the calories by using Splenda instead of sugar and non-fat cream cheese for the icing, or substitute the icing with light whipped cream.
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13
Dec
by Barb Boose
I’d like to believe health care professionals are committed to patient satisfaction, but going forward the level of “care quality” will take on greater importance: Starting in October 2012, according to Healthcare.gov, Medicare will reward hospitals “that provide high quality care for their patients through the new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program…for the first time, hospitals across the country will be paid for inpatient acute care services based on care quality, not just the quantity of services they provide.”
The program will use quality measures relating to reductions in length of patient stays, occurrence of preventable illness or injury in the facility, and errors in hospital care. These issues add to patient suffering and lead to significant unnecessary health care spending.
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5
Dec
by Barb Boose
This time of year, I love talking with family and friends about their favorite holiday traditions. My daughter, for example, loves that initial excavation of holiday decorations from the depths of a basement closet (although she’s less fond of putting them all away after the holidays – imagine that!). My son loves the December production of holiday goodies, much of which we give as gifts (but don’t worry, we get our own fair share of peanut butter balls, white chocolate-covered pretzels and saltine candy, which we irreverently refer to as “crack”).
Decorating for the holidays is a fun tradition.
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31
Oct
by Barb Boose
Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional disorder in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that it affects nearly two billion people. Matthew Abendroth, a second-year DMU osteopathic student, suggests one solution might be entomophagy, the human consumption of insects.
Matthew was among the winners in a student poster competition at the Heartland Global Health Consortiumconference held at DMU on Oct. 12. His poster stated that many edible insects are very high in protein, fats and many vitamins and minerals, including iron, so adding them to one’s diet makes sense.
Hello...lunch?
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12
Sep
by Barb Boose
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has designed September as National Yoga Month, a “national observance and grass roots awareness campaign to inspire a healthy lifestyle.” I’ve enjoyed yoga classes in DMU’s great wellness center and, let me assure you, yoga will make you very “aware” of your physicality. In a good way!
As the National Yoga Month website details, anyone at any age can practice yoga to gain numerous health benefits, from lower blood pressure and decreased stress to greater flexibility, enhanced brain function, strengthened bones and joints, enhanced circulation and mental focus.
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