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