Eating For Health

Growing up who didn’t’ enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?   So many kids are raised on PB&J.   And many adults love to enjoy peanut butter sandwiches.   A favorite sandwich of Elvis Presley was a peanut butter and banana sandwich.   Are there health benefits to including peanut butter in your day?   My sister sent me an interesting article, The Popular Sandwich Spread That Helps Prevent The Risk Of Stroke .   I have heard a lot of benefits of eating peanut butter but had not heard that PB may help prevent strokes. Peanuts, peanut butter, and health: As noted in the article , about every 40 seconds someone in the US suffers from a stroke.   Many factors affect stroke risk including obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, but diet also plays a role.   Some foods increase one’s risk of stroke including “diets high in sodium, processed meats, and sugar-sweetened drinks”.   Including peanut butter and peanuts in...

This week my daughter asked me to do some research on the benefits of sugar free wine.   I had not even heard that this was a new thing.   Seems odd as who ever heard of wine having a lot of sugar?   Curious, I did do some research on the subject.   If you Google “sugar free wine” you will find a lot of topics coming up including:           Dry Farm Wine – Sugar Free Organic Wine   Keto Friendly-Zero Sugar Wine   Sugar Free Wines     If you enjoy drinking some wine, should you even be concerned about the sugar in wine?   Do some wines have added sugar? Those interested in a more detailed explanation of “sugar” in wines, can read the full article, Don’t Trust ‘Sugar-Free’ Wine   which provides an excellent explanation of the natural sugar in wines and the added sugar in some wines. Natural sugar in wines .   Most people know wine is made from grapes.   All grapes contain the natur...

Who hasn’t experienced the afternoon energy slump?   You did fine all morning, ate lunch and then about 2 or 3 pm, you have no energy, you are in an afternoon slump.   Some people then head to the snack machine for a candy bar in hopes that it will boost your energy.   It will, but then after the sugar rush your blood sugar may plummet and you are back to being tired.     Well rather than hit the snack machine for some high sugar, high salt food or grab a left-over donut in the break room, what are some ways and foods that can give you an afternoon pick me up?    What are some quick ways to deal with an afternoon slump?         Move around – so many people sit at their desk all day and even send an email to the co-worker next door.   Get up and ask the co-worker what you wanted instead of sending the email.   Get up and go the stairwell and go up and down a couple of flights of stairs. Drink some water . ...