April 9, 2024
Attendance: Donna, Janette, and myself. We were missing quite a few people who wanted to come but had other commitments or were sick. I didn’t want to cancel, because I want this to remain consistent and by posting our notes, people can keep up if they choose. Donna joined the group tonight and was excited when she left with some new knowledge. She said she’d be back.
Snacks and Wine:
Fruit (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries) and we drizzled chocolate balsalmic vinegar on top.
Veggie Tray
Cannonau Wine –
With only a couple of us, we caught Donna up about what we’ve done in the last two meetings and then went in to watch some videos.
After these two main videos, we got caught going down a rabbit hole watching recipe videos – We decided that Carleigh Bodrug was our favorite but her videos are too fast. We also want to buy her new cookbook – Scrappy Cooking (see videos)
Research Homework Assignments – No Homework assignments per say this week. But, Janette has a great idea for our June meeting regarding Exercise. You won’t want to miss that meeting! June 11th.
Next meeting Tuesday, May 14th.
March 12, 2024
Attendance: Brenda, Kim, Janette, Lori, Laura, and myself. We were missing several who wanted to come but had other commitments. We shared snacks and wine and watched a short video by Dr. Michael Greger. and then had a discussion and brainstormed topics that we’d like to learn more about at future meetings.
Snacks and Wine:
I don’t remember.
We had introductions and got some snacks to watch a Dr. Michael Greger’s video.
We also looked through cookbooks and discussed some of our favorite recipes.
Went back to the table and discussed our thoughts on the video.
Research Homework Assignments – No Homework assignments per say this week. But, after looking though cookbooks we thought it would be good to try something we have never made or try a vegetable or fruit we had never eaten.
Brenda: Bread and some sort of preservative derived from human hair supposedly!!! 🤮 She read it somewhere?
Her findings:
amino acid called L-cysteine, which is used to lessen dough mixing times as it extends a bread’s shelf-life. Sounds great, you say. We all love a good amino acid to help our bread stay fresh for longer.
But wait, there’s more. L-cysteine is derived from protein found in
duck feathers, pig bristles, cow horns, and human hair.
Here is a list of Aunt Millie’s breads that do not list dough conditioners and do not use ADA – a chemical linked to tumors and banned in other countries:
Aunt Millie’s Hearth 100% Natural 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth 100% Natural Potato Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Fiber For Life, 12 Grain Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Fiber For Life, Ancient Grain Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Fiber For Life, Honey and Crunchy Oat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Organic Indian Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Organic 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Whole Grain Deli Rye Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Whole Grain 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Aunt Millie’s Swirl Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Aunt Millie’s Swirl Cinnamon Bread
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Classic White Hamburger Buns, 8ct
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Classic Sesame Hamburger Buns, 8ct
Aunt Millie’s Hearth Classic White Hot Dog Bun, 8ct
Aunt Millie’s Big & Fluffy Butter Dinner Rolls, 12ct
Koepplinger’s Recipe Country Style 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural Cracked Whole Grain Wheat Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural Healthy Whole Grain Bread
Koepplinger’s Recipe All Natural Split Top Wheat Bread
Janette: Why Cheese is so addictive. She explained that because of a chemical called casein, which is found in dairy products and can trigger the brain’s opioid receptors, the same type of effect that produce dopamine in your brain. She will have more to follow up on this next time.
Cheese is addictive, Barnard said, because the dairy proteins inside can act as mild opiates. Fragments of cheese protein, called casomorphins, attach to the same brain receptors as heroin and other narcotics. As a result, each bite of cheese produces a tiny hit of dopamine. He calls it “dairy crack.”Mar 7, 2017
Next meeting Tuesday, April 9th.
Last night (Tuesday, February 13, 2024) was our first discussion group meeting for My Healthy Manual. Each person received their own “Manual” to take notes in. This type of group is something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. It’s focus is to gather a group of women to come together with lots of different ideas, perspectives, and knowledge who want to empower themselves to learn about longevity tactics and science based research regarding what we consume, in not only foods, but other aspects of living, to set ourselves up for a quality of live as we move into the next phase of our own lives. I explained that when John and I started back in 2020 we really went full in and now that we have learned a lot (still tons more to learn and retain better, at least for me), we understand the “why” behind foods and the benefits they can have. Now that we understand better, we know that we can stray off the beaten path every so often and the body can take that on a lot better than it could before to clear out the “not so good” stuff a lot quicker to maintain more of an overall healthy body. It’s difficult to talk about food because we have a relationship with it. We love to eat and it tastes good and the marketing of our food continues to get better and better, but look around, we are still seeing more and more disease effecting our society. Where can we make a difference in our own lives.
The group is designed so that if people can make it one month and not the next, that’s okay. These Blog posts will serve as a recap and notes of topics covered for anyone to stay in touch.
Attendance: Brenda, Kim, Janette, Sheila, and myself. We were missing several who wanted to come but had other commitments. We shared snacks and wine and watched a short video on the Blue Zones and then had a discussion and brainstormed topics that we’d like to learn more about at future meetings.
Snacks and Wine:
Siete Grain Free Tortilla Chips (Dip Chip) Made with Avocado Oil. (Kim)
Various Dips for the chips (Kim)
Sweet Pepper Poppers stuffed with Mango Salsa – Very good. + Wine (Janette)
White Wine (Shiela) – saved for next meeting
White Wine (Janette) – saved for next meeting|
Cannonau di Sardegna from Italy Red Wine (Gina) – This wine has the most powerful antioxidants and the people of Sardinia drink a glass everyday during daily social time with their friends.
Mini Pea Pot Pies – Veggie with Jasmine Rice (Gina) U-Relish + added broccoli and cauliflower and salt to taste. I got this package of mix at the Carmel/Broad Ripple Farmer’s Market.
We had introductions and then watched a short video on the Blue Zones and then went back to the table and had a great discussion. Shiela works with in elderly care and she recognized a lot of similarities and differences that Dan Buettner touched on in the video.
After our discussion, we brainstormed topics that we felt like we wanted to learn more about or struggle with and we organized them into categories.
A
Supplements/Vitamins
Meal Planning/Prep
How to get family members on board
Bring your favorite thing: tool, kitchen tool, helpful
Favorite Stores – what do you get there that you like.
Alternatives to just drinking plain water (Kim tried water with flavored balsalmic vinegar (blueberry + a few fresh blueberries) Studies have also shown that drinking 2 T of Apple Cider Vinegar a day can help reduce your belt line.
Recipes / Variety of foods
Brain Health
Family Stress
Fun Facts
Exercise
Research Homework Assignments – During the discussion, a few things came up that we needed for research on so those were assigned out those who either brought up the topic or someone who knew something already they could expand upon and show the evidence. They have to come back with at least three different sources regarding their topic.
Brenda: Bread and some sort of preservative derived from human hair supposedly!!! 🤮 She read it somewhere?
Janette: Why Cheese is so addictive. She explained that because of a chemical called casein, which is found in dairy products and can trigger the brain’s opioid receptors, the same type of effect that produce dopamine in your brain. She will have more to follow up on this next time.