Jeannie Collins Beaudin
You are what you eat…body and mind
Your diet affects your physical and mental health. You are what you eat! But what's best? Many experts recommend the Mediterranean diet...
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Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Jan 3, 20204 min read
The IF diet
When we eat may be more important than what we eat, scientists are saying...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Dec 6, 20193 min read
Coffee...for diabetes, Parkinson's, liver and more?
I love my morning coffee, so I “perk up” whenever I see a study that suggests this habit is a good thing! Are you a coffee lover too?...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Nov 28, 20193 min read
The Curve of Forgetting
The University of Waterloo has done some interesting research about how we can help ourselves remember better. Of course, they did this...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Nov 15, 20194 min read
Dying to quit dyeing…
Me... (the "before" photo) I’ve been wanting to stop dying my hair. I couldn’t think of a good reason why I was doing it, except,...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Nov 8, 20193 min read
Muffins vs. Doughnuts
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought that muffins are a healthier food than doughnuts or cupcakes. But maybe that because I...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Nov 1, 20194 min read
The Red Meat Controversy
Diet studies are difficult to do properly. It is simply too difficult to control the many factors that influence our health while...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Oct 25, 20193 min read
Many Common Medications Could Change Your Gut Bacteria
Researchers have learned that 18 commonly used classes of drugs can extensively affect the organisms that live in your gut. The most...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Oct 18, 20194 min read
Autumn: Time for harvest, giving thanks and flu shots!
I’m late getting to my blog this week… a busy week making 18 bottles of salsa and 18 jars of grape jam. I even tried out a recipe for...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Oct 11, 20193 min read
The dirtiest places in your home…
There are microbes everywhere in our homes and most are OK or even good for us… but some organisms can make us sick. Where are we most...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Sep 20, 20194 min read
Shift Happens… Take time now to think about your future health
Shifting to healthier habits is often hard to do. In fact, many of us don’t even think about our health… until something bad happens to...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Aug 15, 20194 min read
Laughter - good medicine!
We love to laugh, but have you noticed how much better you feel after a good belly laugh? Studies tell us that it actually improves our...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Aug 9, 20193 min read
Could sunshine be good for you?
There is no question that sun exposure ages the skin and increases risk of skin cancer… but research suggests that we may live longer if...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Jul 20, 20194 min read
Old Drugs, New Research
Treatment with psychedelic drugs has been found to have positive effects on depression, anxiety, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), pall
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Jul 12, 20193 min read
It's OK to Complain...especially when you're sick!
How are you? Sometimes the polite answer to “How are you?” isn’t the one you should give – if it’s your doctor or a concerned family...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Jun 21, 20195 min read
The Heart of the Matter
Do you know the signs of a heart attack? It’s not always the same for everyone, and can be different in men and women… The classic signs...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Jun 6, 20195 min read
Blood Pressure Basics
There’s almost always a discussion about your blood pressure when you visit your doctor for a check-up, but how much do you really know...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
May 23, 20193 min read
The argument for doing “nothing”…
Do you remember being a kid, and having nothing to do for hours? Whole summer afternoons that seemed to last forever, just lazing around,...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
May 16, 20194 min read
We are all biased...
It drives me nuts that diet researchers keep changing their minds about what foods are good and which are bad for us. Butter and eggs are...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
May 9, 20194 min read
Lactose Intolerance? – What can you do...
Many humans lose the ability to digest milk after childhood. And essentially all non-human mammals lose this ability after weaning. This...
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