Diets
It was with surprise that I read the results of a couple of recent studies looking at the power of one word. A 2023 experiment from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed that when foods are labelled as vegan, people are less likely to choose them. Another study from 2022 discovered the same effect. “Vegan”…
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Plastics are ubiquitous in our lives. They are in the food that we eat, the water that we drink, the air that we breathe, the products that we use and the dust on our floors. We wrap our groceries in plastics, we heat up food in them and even cook with them, we eat from…
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Have you ever wondered how processed foods began? Well… here is the beginning of the story. It’s about the discovery that foods could be altered to increase their appeal. It opens in the late 1960s with a man by the name of Dr. Howard Moskowitz. (1,2). In 1969, Dr. Moskowitz left Harvard University with a…
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Further to my last post about the role of protein in healthy aging, here is another perspective regarding the benefits of maintaining good health throughout a lifetime. Robust physical function in seniors is important for many aspects of living. In addition to making everyday tasks more difficult, limitations in strength and mobility are linked to…
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When people express their desire to live to be at least 100 years old, they are assuming that their later years will be lived in good health. But that is not the norm. It does not take into account the healthspan-lifespan gap, the number of years near the end of a life that are spent…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
