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3 Reasons to love leftover turkey

3 Reasons to love leftover turkey

In my opinion, the main reason to cook a full blown roast turkey dinner is the leftovers. On many occasions, after I spent Thanksgiving at someone else’s home, I cook my own turkey the next day, for the leftovers. Also for the fabulous aroma of 

Your new job: staying active

Your new job: staying active

I love Good News stories about older active people. Like the 90-something lady who goes to her local recreation center daily to swim, or another 90-something lady who is out and about every day running her ranch. These seem like unusual and admirable stories, but 

Can collagen help your joints?

Can collagen help your joints?

Hip pain, knee pain, back pain, hand pain, foot pain, torn ligaments, surgeries. Lately conversations with friends always veer off into a discussion of various orthopedic problems. The common denominator: arthritis. It’s a seemingly inevitable part of aging. The person who comes up with a 

Tips for boosting protein at breakfast

Tips for boosting protein at breakfast

When it comes to nutrition advice, I practice what I preach. After all, I write about diet and healthy aging; I don’t want to pursue unhealthy aging. But one piece of advice is harder to follow: eat signficantly more protein at breakfast. The ‘Why’ of 

Jackfruit: meat texture without the nutrients

Jackfruit: meat texture without the nutrients

photo of jackfruit by Shahnoor Habib Munmun via Wiki Commons If a food product is described as “meat alternative”, I’ll check it out. What are the ingredients? What is the nutritional content? It’s not enough for the product to just resemble meat. A food that 

How much meat in a plant-based diet?

How much meat in a plant-based diet?

Tonight I’m having grilled pork chops. Because my diet is sometimes vegetarian. Actually it’s most-of-the-time vegetarian; sometimes I eat meat. I got to thinking about my frequency of meat eating and decided it might be 2-4 meals per week, usually at the evening meal. Contrary