Susan Troyer, Author at A Beautiful Voice

A Sense of Place
Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s what we’re learning from brain scans

"Because the silent phase of dementia is thought to start decades before the manifestation of symptoms, findings from our recent studies raise concerns that air pollution exposures during mid to early life may be equally or even more important than late-life exposure." Author: Jiu-Chiuan Chen, MD, University of Southern [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-22T22:03:44-05:00April 21st, 2021|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Aging, Air pollution, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Brain health, Dementia, Medicine, PM 2.5, Pollution, Science, Vehicles, Women's health|0 Comments

Food for Life
Meet John Robbins who has inspired millions to take charge of their health!

John was given the opportunity to inherit his father’s Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire. He even grew up with an ice cream cone-shaped swimming pool! But, instead, he decided to walk away from the fortune to follow his own “rocky road” and became a global food and health leader. Years later, [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-16T22:03:34-05:00April 16th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: 10th annual Food Revolution Summit, Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, Food Revolution Summit-2021, John Robbins, Ocean Robbins, two million copy best-selling author|0 Comments

Food for Life
Scientifically grounded insights to help you prevent disease and thrive

In pre-pandemic times, people who got diagnosed with obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s had a lot to deal with and worry about: medications, treatments, doctors’ appointments, and all the emotional stress. But they didn’t have to worry about a deadly virus in addition to dealing with the stressors [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-16T22:17:57-05:00April 15th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: 10th annual Food Revolution Summit, 24 of the world’s most cutting-edge food experts, Alzheimer's, Cancer, COVID-19 deaths, John and Ocean Robbins, Obesity, Prevent disease, Standard American diet - SAD, Standard American diseases - SAD, Type 2 diabetes|0 Comments

Mindfulness: body, mind, spirit
They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life

The application of lifestyle medicines is particularly important now because unhealthy lifestyles have caused a pandemic of preventable chronic diseases that is now exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately afflicts those with these conditions. . . . Ask your doctor to “prescribe” these six “pills” for a longer and better [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-14T15:13:57-05:00April 14th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Addiction, Chronic stress prevention, Community, Diet, Disease, Exercise, Health, Inflammation, Isolation, Lifestyle diseases, Loneliness, Medicine, Nutrition, Physical activity, Plant-based proteins, Sleep, Stress|0 Comments

Creating Community
Act Up and Speak Out!

During my final years at the ranch, I had greatly admired his leadership in the dementia community. My awareness of his work was via his Facebook posts, his website, and his book, Alzheimer’s from the Inside Out. By 2014, I had returned fulltime to my apartment in Chicago from my [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-16T11:38:22-05:00April 14th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Author Alzheimers From the Inside Out, Dr. Richard Taylor (PhD), Psychologist, Stand Up and Speak Out!|0 Comments

Food for Life
[BREAKING] What doctors know about immune health

There are two questions that have fascinated immunologists in any pandemic. Why do some people get sick while others stay healthy? And among those who become infected, why do some people fare so much better than others of the same age and gender? Over and over again, it turns out [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-13T23:01:50-05:00April 13th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: Dr. David Perlmutter, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Kristi Funk, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, Food Revolution Network, John and Ocean Robbins, Smart Immunity Guidebook|0 Comments

Food for Life
A study at Chicago’s Rush University: Leafy greens and your brain (amazing)…Just one serving per day!

Can eating one cup of greens per day add 11 healthy years to your life? A 2017 study from Rush University involving 1,000 adults came to some stunning conclusions. The researchers found that people who ate just one serving of leafy greens per day (think spinach, kale, collard greens, and [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-12T20:02:19-05:00April 12th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: 2021 Food Revolution Summit, 24 of the world’s top food experts, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Kristi Funk, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, Dr’s Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, John Robbins, Ocean Robbins, Rush University study involving 1000 adults|0 Comments

Food for Life
Your Fault You’re Fat? I Don’t Buy It.

"At a time when two-thirds of Australians, Americans, Mexicans, and many other nations are overweight or obese, does this rapid and unprecedented rise come down to a sudden lack of insight, intelligence or personal control on the part of individuals?" Author, Sandro Demaio, MD, Harvard University October 29, 2014 [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-12T15:00:50-05:00April 8th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: Dr. Sandro Demaio, Harvard University, Health education, Informed consent, Predatory advertising|0 Comments

Creating Community
Women’s health is better when women have more control in their society

"Child care and household duties are easier when women have help and autonomy. Mosuo women in both matrilineal and patrilineal communities take on substantial responsibility for both. But those in matrilineal communities do so with greater autonomy and more support from relatives and childhood friends. Those in patrilineal communities are [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-11T23:43:31-05:00April 3rd, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: COVID-19, Gender-based violence, Health disparities, Hormones, Violence against women, Women, Women's health|0 Comments

Food for Life
A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19

"As a Latina scientist investigating interactions between diet, microbiome and immunity, I must stress the importance of better policies to improve access to healthy foods, which lead to a healthier microbiome. . . While a good-quality diet might not prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection, it can treat the underlying conditions related to [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-07T22:29:27-05:00March 29th, 2021|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Bacteria, Coronavirus, COVID, Cytokine storm, Diet, Heat, Immune response, Microbes, Microbiome, Probiotic, Viruses|0 Comments

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