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The Best Time to Eat Breakfast If You Have High Blood Pressure, According to Dietitians
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But did you know it can affect your blood pressure? It’s true! Research shows that people who skip breakfast are more likely to have high blood pressure (aka hypertension)., So, if you’re one of the nearly 50% of U.S. adults living with high blood…
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SNAP program increases income limits and benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP recently updated its income limits and benefit amounts as of October 1. This change, part of an annual cost-of-living adjustment, aims to keep the program aligned with inflation and make it accessible to more individuals. SNAP remains a vital resource for those experiencing food insecurity in the United States,…
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Classic and green Mediterranean diets may help slow brain aging
Share on PinterestA Green Mediterranean-style diet includes more plants than a traditional Mediterraenan diet. Natasha Breen/Getty Images The green Mediterranean diet is a more plant-centric version of the traditional Mediterranean diet, enriched with higher polyphenol content. Recent research indicates that both diets may help regulate blood sugar and promote slower brain aging, with the green…
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: More about food as medicine
We have known for thousands of years that the food we eat can affect our health. Hippocrates is credited with saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” This phrase encapsulates the wisdom that Hippocrates imparted regarding the intrinsic connection between nutrition and health. Eating habits can have a powerful effect on…
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Coffee and headaches: Know if this beverage can relieve or cause pain
Coffee, which has caffeine, can affect your nervous system. In fact, coffee and headaches are connected in both good and bad ways. Have you ever had a throbbing headache after drinking some coffee? Or has it helped give you relief? While some people believe caffeine intake reduces headaches, others claim that it gives them one.…
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What The World’s Healthiest Diets Have In Common
David Malan via Getty Images To research his 2010 book The 5 Factor World Diet, celebrity trainer and nutritionist Harley Pasternak traveled to the healthiest countries around the world to learn more about what made their meals extra nourishing. He noted that Japanese people eat a wonderful variety of seaweeds, and that Chinese people tried…
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‘We have learned to have low expectations’: why can’t British hospitals serve better food?
‘We tend to think of this as a nutritional holiday,” said the dietician, as we looked down at the blue plastic tray on my four-year-old daughter Vida’s overbed table. Vida was about to start a long-awaited bone marrow transplant at a major London hospital, a process requiring an intensive chemotherapy programme that would affect her…
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Ultra-processed foods may accelerate biological ageing, study finds
A new study found that those who consume high amounts of ultra-processed foods may be biologically older than their actual age. ADVERTISEMENT People who consume large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) tend to be biologically older, regardless of the nutritional quality of their diet, according to a recent study. Unlike chronological ageing, the number of…
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Woman who weighed 83 kg shares her full diet plan which helped her lose 16 kg
Woman who weighed 83 kg shares her full diet plan which helped her lose 16 kg ByKrishna Priya Pallavi Nov 09, 2024 09:32 AM IST Share Via Copy Link A woman, who lost 16 kg, shared how she went from weighing 83 kg to 67 kg by following a healthy diet plan. Check it out…
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YMCA Launches Diabetes Prevention Program
The YMCA of Collier County is proud to announce the launch of its Diabetes Prevention Program, empowering individuals to take control of their health and reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This comprehensive program kicks off in January 2025, aligning with the YMCA’s ongoing commitment to promoting overall well-being within the community.“Type 2…