Yearly Archives: 2024

Oh My! Omega Cornbread

2024-11-20T21:12:45-05:00

Oh My! Omega Cornbread By Angeline D. Brauer, DrPH, MHS, RDNUse freshly ground flax seed to optimize the omega-3 content. Print Recipe Ingredients Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9-inch round baking pan. Add the lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to the soy milk and let it sit for about 5 minutes to allow it to curdle.  Add the vanilla. Drain and rinse the corn.  In a large bowl, pour the curdled soy milk over the corn [...]

Oh My! Omega Cornbread2024-11-20T21:12:45-05:00

Garbanzo Kofta

2024-11-20T21:12:48-05:00

Garbanzo Kofta By Angeline D. Brauer, DrPH, MHS, RDNThis is a plant-based and gluten-free version of kofta often made in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. Print Recipe Ingredients Instructions Drain and rinse garbanzos. Place them in a kitchen aid mixer stand with the pastry paddle, or use a food processor. Mix on low until garbanzos break down.  Keep some chunks of garbanzo. Gradually add flour and water and continue mixing until a dough forms. Add in cumin, salt, and parsley and mix [...]

Garbanzo Kofta2024-11-20T21:12:48-05:00

Blueberry Jam

2024-12-19T16:42:45-05:00

Blueberry Jam By Angeline D. Brauer, DrPH, MHS, RDNUse dried blueberries and dates in this simple recipe for naturally-derived sweetness Print Recipe Ingredients Instructions Place the blueberries and dates in a blender. Pour hot water over blueberries and dates and let sit for 10 minutes to allow the fruit to soften. Add all other ingredients and blend till smooth. Keep refrigerated in a glass jar

Blueberry Jam2024-12-19T16:42:45-05:00

Hydration: An Important Key to Health

2024-09-12T13:14:33-04:00

Hydration: An Important Key to Health It is critical for an individual to stay hydrated, especially during the hot summer months. Drinking water at regular intervals is a healthy habit to adopt. By the time a person feels thirsty they could already be dehydrated, and dehydration can lead to heat exhaustion (CDC, 2024). The intake of water is key to helping a person to maintain hydration. If a person works in the heat or if they engage in recreational exercise, they may sweat, and sweating can result in dehydration. When a person sweats, they are prone [...]

Hydration: An Important Key to Health2024-09-12T13:14:33-04:00

Disaster Preparedness: A Call to Action!

2024-09-16T15:40:40-04:00

Disaster Preparedness: A Call to Action! September is National Preparedness Month. This is a call to action! A call to Adventist Faith Community Nurses (FCNs) to be prepared to respond when disaster of any kind or any magnitude strikes. What is preparedness? It is a set of actions that are taken as precautionary measures in the face of potential or actual disasters. Being prepared helps to save lives. Our goal is to take a wholistic approach and be adequately positioned to address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those affected by disasters.We must be prepared [...]

Disaster Preparedness: A Call to Action!2024-09-16T15:40:40-04:00

Active Shooter…WHERE?!

2024-09-12T13:04:24-04:00

Active Shooter… WHERE?! As nurses, we have been told for some time that healthcare workers and nurses in particular are at risk for workplace violence including gun violence.1   We may have nervously watched our employer’s active shooter video clips, or we may have reviewed workplace violence policies and  updated our department’s procedures, or perhaps even participated in or conducted active shooter safety drills on our units. Even if all this generates apprehension at some level, most of us are now quite good at sliding ‘active shooter’ in with other safety issues at work that we’ve dealt [...]

Active Shooter…WHERE?!2024-09-12T13:04:24-04:00

A Journey in Faith-Based Nursing

2024-09-05T16:23:19-04:00

A Journey in Faith-Based Nursing Featured Article, September 2024 As Liaison between the AAFCN Membership and its Board of Directors, I am pleased to share the journey of Adventist Faith Community Nurse Christine Boyd, RN, who was commissioned in Lexington, KY, in Spring 2023. This is her story. I studied hard at all levels of my education. My parents instilled in my siblings and me the belief that God had a plan for our lives. My brother became an SDA pastor, and my sister a church school teacher. Nursing was an easy choice for me, as [...]

A Journey in Faith-Based Nursing2024-09-05T16:23:19-04:00

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