Yes, an online article from THE Mayo Clinic on going veggie.
Tofu fajitas???
Teaching Students to Cook Now Makes Them Better Doctors Later
Lifestyle factors — including nutrition, physical activity and stress — are critical determinants of health and, when poorly managed, can cause a veritable pandemic of chronic disease and unsustainable health care costs. Yet despite overwhelming connections between lifestyle factors and disease, most medical schools lack a cohesive approach to helping students translate their basic science education into practical patient advice and care.
via Teaching Students to Cook Now Makes Them Better Doctors Later.
I’m not quite sure if I actually taught my offspring how to cook. But having a role model certainly helps. My father did all the cooking when I was a kid. One day I asked, “Why do you do all the cooking?” and his reply was,
“You’ve tasted your Mother’s cooking. Survival.”
I taught myself how to cook because I thought all Dads did the cooking. Don’t they?
Dean Ornish: Can Healthy Eating Reverse Some Cancers? : NPR
Dean Ornish: Can Healthy Eating Reverse Some Cancers? : NPR.
At the grocery store the other day I was asked if I was a vegetarian. I said no. When I thought about the correct answer, I really had no answer. There’s not really a good word to describe my eating habits. Most weeks two thirds of my meals are meatless. I avoid processed foods and fast food restaurants. I guess I try to eat less bad food and more good health enhancing foods like whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, less animal products, and more craft beer.
I stumbled upon this old TED talk this morning. If you are not familiar with the work of Dr. Dean Ornish, this short video is a great place to start.
garyskitchen.net 