Posts tagged with: nutrition

From Crazy Creative Inspiration to Texting to Fight Drug Abuse: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 21]

I’ve been catching material whenever I get a spare moment here and there. Here’s a few bite-sized chunks of what I’ve been reading lately. Patients’ Costs Skyrocket; Specialists’ Incomes Soar by The New York Times 28 Inspirational Reminders for Crazy Creative... Read More

From Big Data, MD, to Our Lie About Loving Creativity: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 18]

To be entirely honest, the only thing my eyes have been looking at in my off-time lately has been the back of my eyelids. And it’s been awesome….exactly what I’ve needed. That, along with some guilty-pleasure television (The Sing Off, anyone??)... Read More

From Praying Doctors to Fitness Parties: A Nursetopia Reading and Education Mashup [Part 5]

Here’s a snippet of my reading for the last two weeks as I took a writing break over Spring Break. Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home by the The New York Times (This article and video was actually published in... Read More

In Defense of Food [Audio Book Review]

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, written by Michael Pollan and narrated by Scott Brick, is a stretch of a read/listen for me. I tend to shy away from most food-related books. I’m pretty sure Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle started it for... Read More

Seeing Red: One Woman Dies Every Minute from Heart Disease

Why wear red today? What’s the big deal about women and heart disease? Heart disease causes 1 out of every 3 deaths among women in the U.S. – one death every minute. 1 in 31 American women die from breast... Read More

Why Aren’t We Focusing on Nurses’ Physical Health More?

Today’s #HAWMC writing prompt inquires why I write about my health. I do write about my health – specifically my journey towards a healthy BMI. My physical activity and nutrition are night and day difference from nearly two years ago.... Read More

Jargon Invasion

As I have mentioned before, I have been working on my diet and physical activity over the past eight months. I have lost quite a bit of weight, and I’m slowly edging in on my goal weight. I’ll reach it... Read More

Maybe the US Government Should Hire Chip Heath & Dan Heath

The U.S. government is revising the dietary guidelines and the food pyramid. Yes, again. How many of us know the federal dietary guidelines? Did you know the food pyramid – now MyPyramid – was completely revamped five years ago? It’s... Read More