Mexican rice made with homemade salsa

By Matthew Wendel
Posted on September 15, 2020

These recipes are reprinted with permission from Recipes from the President’s Ranch: Food People Like to Eat, by Matthew Wendel, White House chef to President George W. Bush and family, recently published by the White House Historical Association (WHHA). Mexican rice with a twist My twist on Mexican rice is very simple. For a base, I use my Prairie Chapel Ranch roasted ancho chili... READ MORE

Some good ways to avoid insect stings

By Suzy Cohen
Posted on September 15, 2020

Nothing can ruin a perfectly nice picnic or hike like an insect sting. It could lead to local discomfort, swelling, redness and pain. It could even cause an anaphylactic reaction to those people who are truly allergic to an insect’s venom. It’s not easy to train yourself to ignore insects. It’s more likely you’ll make sudden movements and wave your arms or swat the air. I totally ... READ MORE

Ways to limit eating from stress, boredom

By Lainey Younkin
Posted on September 15, 2020

You’ve had a bad day, so you grab a tub of ice cream, move to the couch and dig right in. You don’t feel physically hungry, but eating ice cream is comforting. This is referred to as emotional eating or stress eating. These terms are often used interchangeably, and both refer to turning to food to cope with emotions. This type of eating contrasts with wandering into the kitchen... READ MORE

Pros and cons of LASIK eye surgery

By Darby Miller, M.D.
Posted on September 15, 2020

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Silent kidney disease can creep up on you

By Jim Miller
Posted on September 15, 2020

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New blood test may diagnose Alzheimer’s

By Marilynn Marchione
Posted on September 15, 2020

An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer’s disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose this most common form of dementia. Developing such a test has been a long-sought goal, and scientists warn that the new approach still needs more validation and is not yet ready for ... READ MORE

Boomers and seniors no longer majority

By Mike Schneider
Posted on September 15, 2020

  OK, boomers: Millennials and their younger siblings and children now make up a majority of the U.S. population. A new analysis by the Brookings Institution shows that 50.7% of U.S. residents are under age 40 as of July 2019. The Brookings’ analysis of population estimates released this summer by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the combined Millennial, Generation Z and... READ MORE

Your BMI matters more than weight alone

By Maria Collazo-Clavell, M.D.
Posted on August 17, 2020

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Help from healthcare students

By Ivey Noojin
Posted on August 17, 2020

In 2009, two college roommates, Sarah LaFave and Liz Bonomo, co-founded a volunteer group called Lori’s Hands. LaFave’s mother, Lori, had passed away from breast cancer while LaFave was in high school, and the nursing major wanted to make a difference within her community at the University of Delaware. From personal experience “I had seen how chronic illness could impact a... READ MORE

10 different ways to jazz up whole grains

By EatingWell.com
Posted on August 14, 2020

Do you have a hard time getting enough whole grains into your diet on a regular basis? Perhaps you need more inspiration. Rather than thinking of grains as a plain accompaniment to a main course, think of them as a blank canvas, waiting to be dressed up and flavored in any number of delicious ways. Next time you find yourself underwhelmed by the grains in your cupboard, consider the... READ MORE