Shake up your life: how to change your own perspective
Certain foods are particularly rich in healthful components like omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, and antioxidants, which are known to...
Naturally Curious
These are a couple examples of my work that can be incorporated for examples of food and culture not only from where I am from (New Mexico) but for other places around the world.
Food is at the roots of many definitions but the simplest one it is known for is providing the basis of energy and growth not only to the human brain itself but to all the natural resources it endeavors as well. In most conditions food is the provider for almost every natural occurrence, the more we bring these different resources out the more we get the strong understanding of how it pertains to our everyday life.
Ted Talk
"Have you ever had a gut feeling or butterflies in your stomach? Has hunger ever changed your mood? Our bellies and brains are physically and biochemically connected in a number of ways, meaning the state of our intestines can alter the way our brains work and behave, giving a whole new meaning to 'Food for thought'. As a nutritionist, microbiologist and neuroscientist, Ruairi Robertson is passionate about the link between our bellies and brains. His research is examining how our intestines and the microbes within them can influence both physical and mental health, and most importantly how our diets influence this relationship. Ruairi has travelled the world researching food, and believes it is the key to global public health. Ruairi is a PhD student in University College Cork in Ireland and current Fulbright Scholar (2015/16) to Harvard University.
Ted Talk
Every time we gather around a table to eat we perform one of the most important social activities that we do as human beings. Eating is not only about nourishing our bodies, but our souls. Every bite is a bite of culture, of history, and knowledge that has passed from generations to us. For several reasons we have forgotten how important food is and all the symbolism that surrounds it. Rocio del Aguila earned her PhD in Hispanic Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and her BA from Universidad Catolica in Lima, Peru. Her research focuses on gender studies and postcoloniality. She has taught courses about Spanish language, Latin-American literature and culture, and social justice in Peru, Ecuador, Canada, and the United States. She started working at Wichita State University in 2014 and serves currently as graduate coordinator of the Spanish Masters Program. Rocio is married and has a baby boy. While researching she found etiquette and recipe books that caught her attention. She has published scholarly articles on food representation in literature in Nineteenth Century Latin America and made presentations in national and international conferences on these and more contemporary topics, such as indigenous cooking technologies, authenticity in cookbooks, and the Asian diaspora through menus in Latin America.
Food importance links
The Mayordomo is entrusted with the responsibility of allocating water within his or her respected acequia according to local custom. These customs are on-the-ground articulation of the importance of food. Depending on the acequia, a common practice is to prioritize the family gardens that are used for subsistence and to provide drinking water for livestock.
All plants use sunlight to make food (sugars) in a process called photosynthesis. They store the food in their leaves and the energy flows to other animals that eat the leaves. When leaves fall, decomposers in the soil, work on it, with the help of moisture and heat from the sun.
I have been a student of this beautiful university for the last 4 years I am currently approaching graduation to in which I will be earning my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in professional and technical writing. With my future plans I hope to share my knowledge and my love for this beautiful city by becoming a very highly respected decorated police officer for the Bernallio Sheriffs Department.
I was lucky enough to come upon this class which allowed me to see the specific details that make up for any given thing we approach in our lives. I hope you all find my project to be quite interesting and good luck with your future endeavors!