Author Archives: chrisrosenbloom

Originally, this post was to be titled “Like Mother, Like Daughter” because I interviewed two incredible women for this story. Maxine (aka “Granna”) aged 89 and her daughter, Kathy, who is in her mid-60s. The more I talked to them, the more I realized that this is perfect feel-good Thanksgiving post. And, I’m not talkingContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Being Thankful for Family and Friends”

The annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition, known as FNCE, is the largest gathering of food and nutrition professionals in the world and an event I’ve attended for over 30 years. Each fall we gather in a different city that has a convention center big enough to hold the 10,000+ dietitians who descend onContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Wading through a Sea of Foods and New Products”

I have a group of friends who inspire me in many ways; in fact they have all been featured in this blog (posts on Lisa, Linda,and Jill can be found by clicking their name). Competing on the World Stage We always remember birthdays with group email happy birthday wishes, and for a day or two we playContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Catch the Competitive Spirit”

This post was written by Dr. Bob Murray, co-author of Food & Fitness After 50. “Move more and eat less” is the simplest advice for maintaining both a healthy body and a healthy body weight.  As simple as that advice might be, both sides of that equation can be fraught with complications.  However, none ofContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Beat the Barriers”

No, this isn’t about Halloween. It’s about all of the crazy headlines that pop up every time I’m online.  Whether it is the stories that appear on my web browser or that populate my Facebook or Instagram feeds, they all have the same theme. “Don’t eat this food because it will: (a) kill you, (b)Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Scary Foods”

I am a failed vegetable gardener. Like many, I long for home grown tomatoes, lush green peppers, juicy melons, and a variety of squash in all shapes and colors. And, of course, I thought I could grow anything with just water, sunlight, and little love. I have a designated space with plenty of sun andContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Conventional or Organic Produce for Good Health?”

This post was written by Dr. Bob Murray, co-author of Food & Fitness After 50. When he was 61, Sam’s right leg collapsed as he was getting out of bed, the result of a long-ago knee injury from playing lacrosse, damage (torn meniscus cartilage) that happened two months before he graduated from West Point inContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Sam’s Story: Here’s to a Long Healthspan”

On Mary Ellen’s 80th birthday she gathered with 14 family members for a celebration weekend in Chicago. Her children and grandchildren asked every wait staff who served them to guess her age. Not one was close. She attributes her longevity to many factors. “My mother lived to be 100,” so she inherited some good genes,Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Guess her age!”

When I was helping my mother-in-law move from her apartment I came across this 1963 booklet, “Calorie Counter for 6 Quick Weight Loss Diets.” (My mother-in-law tends to hang on to things for a long time!) The 6 weight loss diets featured were the: Three-Day Jet Diet Seven-Day Hurry Up Diet Get Slim Diet StayContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Should you Fast to Lose Weight?”

I knew Janice as one half of a dynamic duo who taught families to prepare healthy meals for kids. For 15 years, Meal Makeover Moms developed recipes for busy parents who wanted to provide easy, healthy meals for their families. But, in 2016 Janice’s career took a turn; not a slight turn but a radical shiftContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: From Meal Makeover Mom to Cannabis Janice”