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Leadership matters
How Zelenskyy emerged as the antithesis of Putin and proved you don’t need to be a strongman to be a great leader

"It is natural for the West to pin a great many hopes on Zelenskyy, in his resistance to the authoritarianism of Putin. The West should, however, not forget the most central lesson of democratic politics – that the leaders are no better, morally speaking, than those they lead." Author: Michael [...]

Susan Troyer2022-05-14T13:04:53-05:00April 18th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Angela Merkel, Democracy, Religion and Society, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine, Umberto Eco, Vladmir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy|0 Comments

Food matters
Leafy greens = 11 years younger? Really?!

Can eating just one cup of greens per day add 11 healthy years to one's life? A 2017 study from Chicago's 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 [...]

Susan Troyer2022-04-18T23:34:15-05:00April 18th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Anti-cancer author Kristi Funk, Chicago's Rush University, Gut health pioneer Will Bulsiewicz, John Robbins, lifestyle medicine physician Dean Ornish, Neurologists Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, Nutrition expert Joel Fuhrman, Ocean Robbins, The effect of of leafy greens on cognitive health|0 Comments

Come together!
Does what you eat matter? Here’s what I think…

It was 2012 - the first Food Revolution Summit had been presented to an online audience in April of that year and I was excited to be present! For a period spanning 14 years, I had been with my parents in my hometown in their final years. I had made every [...]

Susan Troyer2022-04-12T22:09:07-05:00April 12th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Food Revolution Summit-2022, John and Ocean Robbins, Linda McCartney, Sir Paul McCartney|0 Comments

A spiritual deficit in society
Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings

"I’ve learned how real and pervasive ageism is... It reflects poorly that our imagination is so stunted and limited when it comes to aging — that we can’t see all the gifts that are lost, all the creativity and the care and the relationships that are lost when we don’t [...]

Susan Troyer2022-05-14T12:56:49-05:00April 12th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Alzheimer's, COVID-19, Dementia, Invisible older people in our culture, Promoting storytelling with older people, Societal response to older adults|0 Comments

Come to The Summit!
You are invited to hear the latest science from trusted food and nutrition experts – an online event!

Following a long pause due to technical difficulties (a website crash!), ABeautifulVoice.org has been making a gradual return since mid-February. Not wanting to miss this important campaign, we are now able to actively join in to support and help promote the upcoming Food Revolution Summit. Many food posts will be [...]

Susan Troyer2022-04-19T20:01:22-05:00April 11th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: John Robbins, Ocean Robbins, Plant-based whole foods recipes|0 Comments

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

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

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

Creating Community
This mask-wearing appeal could work better than shaming

"Emphasizing the act of protecting others may help people who would otherwise be reluctant to practice COVID protection to feel independent and strong, rather than compliant or obedient.” - Co-Authors: Lawrence An, MD, and Kenneth Resnicow, PhD, The University of Michigan Appealing to people’s concerns for their loved ones [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-04T17:10:56-06:00January 4th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: BELIEFS, COVID-19, Social lives, Vaccines|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Living more deeply by nourishing our insights

“We have to nourish our insight into impermanence every day. If we do, we will live more deeply, suffer less, and enjoy life much more.” — Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist 2020 has been a year we will all remember. A Chicago friend who [...]

Susan Troyer2021-10-30T15:39:32-05:00January 2nd, 2021|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, A-gift-each-day, Adult Coloring Book, Adult Weighted Blankets, AeroGarden Sprout Indoor Garden (2020 Model), Air Popcorn Machine, Alarm Clock with Extra Large Display for memory loss, Alzheimers and dementia care, and Courage, Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser Bracelet, Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, Calendar for Care Partners' Schedules, Digital bathroom scale, Every Day Is a Poem: Find Clarity, Gift Gallery, Gifts for mind-body-spirit, Holiday face masks, Paint by Numbers, Rick Steves’ European Travels, Shelf organizer, Simple gifts, The Essential Preservation Hall Jazz Band - DVD, The Five Minute Journal, The Three Tenors 25th Anniversary, Thich Nhat Hanh, Wisdom|0 Comments