Graduate students and research staff from SIU's Department of Pharmacology sparked some synapses of Franklin Middle School students on March 3, part of 'Brain Awareness Day.'
Faculty and students from the Department of Pharmacology presented Brain Awareness Day at Franklin Middle School on March 12. The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and SIU HEAL Scholarship supported this year’s outreach project that engages 7th and 8th graders through hands-on activities, games, presentations and a dissection. Team members pictured: Jesse Britz, Nazmul Haque, Madan Ghimire, Caleigh Findley, Jesika Saucedo, Asmita Dhukhwa, Luyi Zhou. Not pictured: Jarnail Singh, Smita Gupta, Amber Fifer, Jeffrey Nie, Vidya Sundareshan.
With the right ingredients, yes even pizza can be a brain healthy meal! Here's a flatbread recipe to get you started, but feel free to switch out broccoli for other greens, like baby spinach. Broccoli and sun-dried tomato flatbread pizza INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp plus 2 tsp olive oil, divided 1/2 small red onion, sliced thinly into half moons 2 cloves garlic, sliced 4 cups broccoli florets, chopped (7 oz) 18 tsp salt 4 whole-grain flatbreads, pita or naan breads, about 2 oz each 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes (about 6), rehydrated in boiling water for 10 minutes if dry, coarsely chopped 2 tbsp grated
A combination of fish, leafy greens, and berries, this salad covers several essential food groups to provide a nutritious meal. All of these factors also provide a meal that falls directly within the MIND Diet, a diet that has shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, as well as provide other health benefits. Charlyn Ware, registered dietician at SIU Medicine, shows how to make the meal in the video below.
Designed specifically to help boost brain health, the MIND diet emphasizes leafy greens and whole grains, among other healthy items. When many people hear the word diet, they immediately think "bland" or "tasteless." Here's a recipe for a snack that challenges that notion, while fitting in with the MIND diet approach: Lemony farro salad with avocado and pistachios I NGREDIENTS 1 cup uncooked farro perlato 1 cup thinly sliced lacinato kale 1 cup arugula 1 cup fresh basil, chopped 1 tbsp finley sliced chives 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced 1/4 cup crumbled feta 1/2 cup pistachio nuts
Designed specifically to help boost brain health, the MIND diet emphasizes berries and whole grain, among other healthy items. When many people hear the word diet, they immediately think "bland" or "tasteless." Here's a recipe for a snack that challenges that notion, while fitting in with the MIND diet approach: Blueberry Granola Bars I NGREDIENTS 2 ½ cups rolled oats, divided ½ cup flaked coconut ½ cup dried blueberries ½ cup pecans, chopped ½ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar ½ tsp salt ½ tsp cinnamon ½ cup maple syrup ½ cup cashew butter 2 tbsp coconut oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup
SIU Medicine and School of Medicine communicators, marketers and brand ambassadors: Join the Office of Marketing and Communications for its inaugural Brand Summit 10 am - 2 pm, Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Robbins-Woerner Conference Room, Simmons Cancer Institute, 315 W. Carpenter St., Springfield . During this four-hour, in-person retreat, the communications and marketing team will announce new communications opportunities and strategies to move the SIU Medicine brand forward. Lunch will be provided; please register no later than Thursday, Aug. 1. Summit topics include: Web update: We’ve heard
