Toasts of the Season

Toasts are a tradition at Christmas as you gather with family and friends. The wassail bowl, a forerunner of our modern holiday punch bowl, stems from medieval Christmas celebrations. Wassail comes from an old English word meaning be thou whole. From this early Christmas toast a favorite holiday recipe for the wassail bowl developed

Campus Tours, Inc.

You are now approaching the campus, folks, and on your right we have the ... You may be conducting guided tours of the campus this spring when friends or parents come for Veishea

Freshman Advisers

If you\u27re a freshman or a senior, you probably remember your first few months at Iowa State and all the decisions that had to be made. What should I do when, and why? many freshman girls want to know. Next year many freshman Home Economics students will be able to talk to their student assistant advisers concerning these problems and others

Bounced Any Berries Lately?

Flavor is in the pink when you cook with cranberries. Cranberries add gay color, a pleasant tang and bounce to any meal. Yes, bounce, for it\u27s by their bounce that cranberry packers separate the good berries from the bad. When you\u27re home for the holidays why not surprise your family with a taste-tempting salad or dessert made with cranberries

Hashimoto’s Disease: The Underactive Thyroid Disease

The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system and has a widespread function that controls multiple organ systems and processes. The main function of the thyroid gland is to produce and secrete two different thyroid hormones: triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), both of which help to meet the metabolic demands of the entire body. When the thyroid gland fails to produce T3/T4 hormones (primary gland failure) or is not activated successfully by the pituitary gland (by the release of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)), or hypothalamus, this results in low levels of circulating thyroid hormone. As low levels of the circulating thyroid hormones continue, an overall slowing of the person’s metabolism occurs. This underactive thyroid disease is called hypothyroidism (Chiasera, 2013). Although there are several causes for hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (HT) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in United States and is thought to be associated with genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. HT is a chronic autoimmune disease and can present itself in an aggressive form or a mild form such as silent thyroiditis or postpartum thyroiditis leading to an undiagnosed hypothyroidism. Regardless of the virulence of the disease, HT can become serious if left untreated (Davies, 2015)

The Iowa Homemaker vol.40, no.2

Let Art Speak, page 3 Dean LeBaron’s Travel Folio of Asia, Diane Houser, page 4 Iowa State, Husband-Hunting Grounds, Sylvia Noid, page 6 Two Ways to See Europe, Doris Post and Patty Anderson, page 7 Coffee House on the Left Bank, Beth Lambeth, page 8 Drip-Dry Through Europe, Myra Scholten, page 10 Memo to Suitcase Stuffers, Mary Ellen Muckenhirn, page 12 What’s Going On?, Carol Shellenbarger, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.40, no.3

The Green Will Fade, Mary Ellen Muckenhirn, page 4 Being Your Best, Madeline Lange, page 5 New Faces in Home Economics, Beth Beecher, page 6 Touchdown or Touchback?, Sylvia Noid, page 8 Knees are News, Barbara Strang, Doris Post, page 8 Beauty Prescription, Marjean Swann, page 11 What’s Going On?, Patty Anderson, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.40, no.4

Is There An American Woman?, Maxwell D. Epstein, page 4 Bounced Any Berries Lately?, Patty Anderson, page 5 Homemaker Visits Dean LeBaron, Ruth Ann Walter, page 6 An Experience in Education, Helen Rank, page 7 Scholars in Saris, Mary Ellen Muckenhirn, page 8 Super Saleswoman, Ellen Molleston, page 10 Blouses White Again, Melva LaFrenz, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.40, no.1

As Others See Us, Tom Emmerson, Beth Lambeth and Sue Guernsey, page 6 China Cues for Smart Shoppers, Doris Post, page 8 Reflections of You, Sylvia Noid, page 9 Campus Tours, Inc., Patty Anderson, page 10 Child Development Experts Study “Multiple Mother” Effects, Carol Calhoon, page 11 Behind the TV Camera, Carolynn DeLay, page 12 Gray Meals, One Subject of Food Technology, Mary Ellen Muckenhirn, page 14 Coed Chooses Spring Fashion’s Fancy, Laveda Jansonius, page 17 Expand Your World, Marty Keeney, page 18 RAIN, Diane Houser, page 21 What’s Going On?, Carol Shellenbarger, page 2