Susan Troyer, Author at A Beautiful Voice

Dispelling sugar myths
Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu

In the clinical experience of this medical doctor, myths about “sugar” and carbohydrates are common among patients and health professionals. Board certified in preventive medicine, this physician helps patients make healthy lifestyle behavior modifications. Author: Jennifer Rooke, MD, MPH One of my patients – who had been struggling with [...]

Susan Troyer2022-04-19T19:44:50-05:00April 10th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Carbohydrates, Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity, Plant-based diet, Sugar|0 Comments

Not for women only
Activities to engage elder loved ones living with Alzheimer’s

It’s important to spend meaningful time with a family member or friend who has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Participating together in activities your loved one enjoys can help improve their quality of life and manage behavior changes that may come with the disease, such as sleep problems, aggression, and agitation. [...]

Susan Troyer2022-02-15T14:24:35-06:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Adapt activities to stay socially distant, Engage the mind, Involve older adults and children, Keep moving, Practice patience, Promote healthy eating|0 Comments

Food for Life: Plant-Based Eating
It’s not business as usual for vegan businesses

"The commitment of vegan businesses to animal welfare is laudable, but are they being sheep in their labour practices by doing things the old way? Researchers are asking questions about their labour standards and commitment to social justice." July 11, 2018 Author: Kendra Coulter, PhD, Brock University In contrast [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-16T00:52:32-05:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Animal welfare, Fair trade, Global, Plant-based diet, Social Justice, South, Veganism|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Close Caregiver Relationship May Slow Alzheimer’s Decline

This study is believed to have been the first to have documented the potential impact of emotional closeness on the course of the condition. Subject: "Close Caregiver Relationship May Slow Alzheimer's Decline" A study led by Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers suggests that a particularly close relationship with [...]

Susan Troyer2021-07-28T00:08:29-05:00July 27th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Johns Hopkins, Slowing Alzheimer's decline, Utah State University|0 Comments

Not for women only
The reality of caring for someone with dementia – stressful but rewarding too

"Of course, no one would deny that dementia care is stressful, but it’s clear that many carers have successfully adapted to their role. They draw on their own individual characteristics and resources within their immediate and wider social environment to build their capacity for resilience ... By promoting resilience and [...]

Susan Troyer2022-02-15T15:18:33-06:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Dementia, Dementia caregiving, Dementia treatment|0 Comments

Creating Community
A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine

“'I picked you for my physician because I know you’re a wonderful doctor. But I have to admit, I’m pretty disappointed by what you just said, because it felt to me that you were discounting me. I’d really like a different approach.' Doctors are human beings, and we live in [...]

Susan Troyer2021-07-25T22:19:07-05:00July 25th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Dr. Louise Aronson, Navigating aging, Public health, Stigma|0 Comments

Music as Medicine
How music can help relieve chronic pain

"Despite what we have learned and what we are now beginning to practice, there has been little work on chronic pain. This area of growing importance refers to pain either from an ongoing disease or that continues beyond the normal time that a wound usually takes to heal." Author: [...]

Susan Troyer2022-02-15T13:44:56-06:00July 21st, 2021|Categories: General, Music as Medicine|Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, Arthritis, Author - Don Knox, Chronic pain, Dementia, Music, Music therapy, Pain, Preventing chronic illness|0 Comments

Food for Life
Indoor Hydroponic Systems – Food for body, mind, spirit

We loved our indoor green space At the ranch, we lived together under an intergenerational roof – a modest duplex next door to the old farm managed for decades by my parents. In this final season of their lives, we had a constant indoor garden of green plants sent to [...]

Susan Troyer2021-07-21T15:48:49-05:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: AeroGarden Sprout Indoor Garden, Indoor green spaces, Indoor hydroponic systems, VegeBox Indoor Herb Garden, VIVOSUN Indoor Herb Garden|0 Comments

Mindful Presence - body, mind, spirit
Introducing Dr. Anna Cabeca, a women’s health expert, speaking about a diagnosis impacting 3.8 million women in the U.S.

Dr. Anna Cabeca, a women's health expert, is triple board certified in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Integrative Medicine, and in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Founder of the "Girlfriend Doctor," she is an expert presenter who is included in this highly-respected roster of brain health experts appearing in the upcoming series, "Alzheimer's [...]

Susan Troyer2021-07-19T21:26:03-05:00July 16th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Alzheimers - The Science of Prevention, Dr. Anna Cabeca, Dr. David Perlmutter|0 Comments

A Sense of Place
5th in climate series: Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time

“'We don’t have the space to plant trees, but we have 500,000 rooftops capable of taking the load of a rooftop garden,' says Ahsan Rony, founder of Green Savers based in Dhaka, Bangladesh... Organizations like Urban Greens as well as Schaduf in Cairo and Green Savers in Dhaka are committed to greening [...]

Susan Troyer2021-07-16T00:13:27-05:00July 15th, 2021|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Climate change, Pollution, Sustainable food and farming|0 Comments

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