April, Emotional Overeating Month

Do you eat when you are anxious or excited? Does food make you feel better? If so, you may be conditioned to turn to food for comfort. April is Emotional Overeating Awareness Month.

For many people, eating is something to do when you're bored, tired, anxious or dealing with emotions. Often these behaviors can lead to overeating. But eating to cope with emotions can lead to more negative feelings (guilt, lack of personal control and poor self-esteem) and perhaps to a cycle of mood-triggered eating.

If you eat because of emotions, start keeping a food record of what you eat, when you eat and why you eat. Recognizing what triggers eating can often make it easier to make changes.

Calgary Dietitian Andrea Holwegner
speaks on Emotional Eating

Resources

1. Emotional Eating: What Helps, WebMD 

2. Weight loss: Gain control of emotional eating, Mayo Clinic
3. Mindful Eating — Studies Show This Concept Can Help Clients Lose Weight and Better Manage Chronic Disease; Cheryl Harris, MPH, RD; Today’s Dietitian

April 16 - Nutrition, Food, Health Topics, World Food News, Photography and History

Day of the Mushroom

#DayoftheMushroom - Nutrition Profile  http://bit.ly/2qBMDt3

National Eggs Benedict Day

#NationalEggsBenedictDay - a day set aside to enjoy poached eggs with Hollandaise sauce and Canadian bacon or ham on English muffin halves. http://bit.ly/2H6AcwB

Today in Food History

1521 Martin Luther arrived at the Diet of Worms. This was NOT the first fad diet.

1890 Donald Forsha Jones was born (died June 19, 1963).  American geneticist who invented the double-cross method of hybrid corn development, making the production of high-yielding hybrid corn practical.

1906 William James Farrer died. An Australian agriculturist, he developed new varieties of wheat.

1928 Ellsworth Milson Statler died. American hotel owner, founder of Statler Hotels. His Statler Hotel in Buffalo, New York was the first hotel in the U.S. to have running water and private baths in each room.

1941 The original Elsie the Cow died.  Elsie the cow was originally a cartoon character appearing in ads for Borden Milk.  She is buried in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

 News and Blogs

1. Time to Swoon for Mushrooms! #DayoftheMushroom @brghealth http://brghealth.com/time-to-swoon-for-mushrooms/

2. Mediterranean Spinach Salad with Feta and White Beans #meatlessmonday Elena Paravantes #RDN http://bit.ly/2qDzu2H3. Does ginger help nausea? #NutritionAction http://bit.ly/2H31doE

4. FDA Investigates Salmonella Infections Linked to Shell Eggs from Rose Acre Farms. Affected eggs are from plant number P-1065 w/date range of 011 through date of 102 printed on either the side portion or principal side of the carton or package http://bit.ly/2JPJWwN

5. Why ‘healthy’ snacks could be stopping you from losing weight Leanne Ward, #RDN https://ind.pn/2HDu7sB


6. Grocery Stores Get Mostly Mediocre Scores On Their Food Waste Efforts https://n.pr/2IYVmx6 7. #EarthDay (April 22) is a perfect time to look at food choices and how they affect the planet http://bit.ly/2qClB5Q


7. The Dilemma of the #GlutenFreeDiet   https://on.wsj.com/2EOoRPD

National Donor Day - April is National Donate Life Month

National Blue and Green Day

April is National Donate Life Month

Find out how you can get involved.

National Donate Life Month

 

Risk Factors For Organ Failure

* Obesity

* Diabetes

* Hypertension/Heart Disease/Stroke

* Life Style Choices

 Reduce Risks with Healthy Habits

* Stay Heart Healthy

* Follow the US Dietary guidelines

* Follow an Exercise program

* Go for an annual check-up with your Doctor

National Chocolate Mousse Day - Raspberry Chocolate Mousse

A mousse is a soft prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. It can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick, depending on preparation techniques. A mousse may be sweet or savory.

Sweet mousses are typically made with whipped egg whites, whipped cream, or both, and flavored with one or more of chocolate, coffee, caramel, puréed fruits, or various herbs and spices, such as mint or vanilla.

In the case of some chocolate mousses, egg yolks are often stirred into melted chocolate to give the final product a richer mouthfeel. Mousses are also typically chilled before being served, which gives them a denser texture. Sweetened mousse is served as a dessert, or used as an airy cake filling. It is sometimes stabilized with gelatin.

Raspberry Chocolate Mousse

by Breana Killeen

EatingWell  

Medication Safety Week

Medication Safety Week: Draws attention to this health problem as the 6th leading cause of death. The Women's Heart Foundation started a Medication Safety Week, offering communities strategies to reduce risk while raising awareness.

1. Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet

Discard outdated medicines and old prescriptions. Store medicines in their original containers and in a cool, dry place. Locate medicines away from children and pets and from those who do not understand.

2. Know Your Medicines

Make a list of your medicines and know what each is for. Learn to identify each pill size, shape and color by name. Note times to take, drug action and any side effects. Know both the generic and trade names of your medicines and what each is for. This may prevent inadvertently double-dosing. Include in your list over-the-counter medicines, birth control pills, patches, and supplements. Keep the list updated and keep it with you at all times. Don't mix medicine with alcohol - a combination that can be lethal.

3. Read Medicine Labels Carefully

Are you taking what your doctor ordered and the way he ordered it? Note precautionary stickers on the label.

4. Organize Your Medicines

Keep an updated record listing all medicines and supplements you are taking. Use of a medicine organizer box may be helpful, especially for those taking more than one pill several times a day, however, a medicine organizer box requires close monitoring, especially when there is a change in medicines.

5: Transitional Care Aware

Changes in care (i.e. being moved from one hospital floor to another, being transferred from one care facility to another, being discharged home) all require intense coordination of services and good communication amongst health providers. When there are lapses, you are at risk of an adverse event or hospital readmission. One study estimated that 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication during the hand-off between medical providers.

6: Know Your Individual Risk before Starting a New Rx

Talk to your pharmacist. Discuss your possible risk of a serious side effect to occur.

7: Better Communication with Health Professionals is Key.  Share information with all your prescribing practitioners and with your pharmacist about every medicine and supplement you are taking. Discuss all risks and benefits with your prescribing practitioner. Discuss expected effects and possible side effects.

Resource:
Women’s Heart Foundation: Medication Safety Week 

National Nutrition Month 2020, Eat Right, Bite by Bite

National Nutrition Month® is celebrated each year during March, focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. 

The theme for National Nutrition Month® 2020 is Eat Right, Bite by Bite. The theme is designed to be fun, accessible, positive and kid-friendly, and to include and be adaptable to all eating patterns and cultures. The philosophy that every little bit (or bite!) of nutrition is a step in the right direction. Small goals/changes can have a cumulative healthful effect. Nutrition doesn't have to be overwhelming.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics looks forward to celebrating National Nutrition Month® with you! 

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day is also celebrated during National Nutrition Month®, on the second Wednesday in March. This occasion increases awareness of registered dietitian nutritionists as the indispensable providers of food and nutrition services while recognizing both RDNs and nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered for their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.

March Wellness NewsCelebrate National Nutrition Month Topics for Journalists, Writers, Educators and Bloggers

Current News, Resources, and Events in Nutrition, Food, Health, Environment, Safety, and Disability Rights. Encourages awareness and inspires ideas for Journalists, Educators, Consumers and Health Professionals. Wellness News is updated daily. To view the entire Newsletter online click here. 

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March Highlights

National Nutrition Month® American Red Cross Month Brain Injury Awareness Month  Deaf History Month (3/13 to 4/15) International Ideas Month International Listening Awareness Month National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month National Endometriosis Awareness Month National Eye Donor Month National Hemophilia Month National Kidney Month National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness National Social Work Month Poison Prevention Awareness Month Save Your Vision Month National Ethics Awareness Month National Craft Month National March Into Literacy Month National Women's History Month Optimism Month Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day American Diabetes Association Alert Day

Wellness News employs young adults with "Special Needs" (Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy). Many of the photographs are available for purchase with the proceeds going to special needs young adults. Contact Dr. Sandra Frank for additional information (recipenews@gmail.com).

 

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