Should you eat vegetables raw, or are they more nutritious when cooked? This has long been a topic of debate among fitness enthusiasts. Well, the answer lies in how they are consumed. Although some foods lose their nutrients when exposed to heat, it turns out that some vegetables become healthier when cooked. In fact, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who ate a healthy diet that included cooked foods absorbed more nutrients than those who ate a raw food diet. This begs the question: what vegetables to cook? Let’s find out.Read also: Steaming…
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Over the past year, mental health and wellness services for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office’s command staff and deputies have been provided by a licensed psychologist and organizational consultant based in Colorado . The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a new $45,000 contract for continued services with Kimberly A. Miller & Associates. “A hot topic for us is resilience and wellness,” Carroll County Sheriff James DeWees said during Thursday’s meeting. “Dr. Miller is very valuable to the law enforcement field, working on deputy resiliency, for the organization, and overall well-being. Generally speaking, helping the organization function…
Twe deal more with skin care as part of our well-being routines– and not just a cosmetic company – the deeper we dive into this dermatological world, learning new vocabulary along the way. The important topic of the day? The skin barrier, why it is essential to pay attention to it and how to repair it if yours is damaged. Let’s go. What is the skin barrier?If you think of your skin as a club, the barrier is its bounce.“The skin barrier is our outermost layer of skin, our epidermis or stratum corneum,” explains Elisabeth Nehme, esthetician, skincare educator and…
Jurgen Klopp’s side clinched top spot in Group E thanks to Gakpo’s brace and goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah at Anfield. Cody Gakpo’s double took Liverpool into the Europa League last 16 as they beat LASK 4-0, while Brighton advanced to the last 16 with a 1-0 win at AEK Athens on Thursday. Jurgen Klopp’s side clinched top spot in Group E thanks to Gakpo’s brace and goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah at Anfield. Second-placed Toulouse’s 0-0 draw against Union Saint-Gilloise in the other group match allows Klopp to rest his players for his team’s final…
Last updated: December 1, 2023, 9:31 a.m. @sansad_tv (FILE PIC) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the 5th edition of the Global Ayurveda Festival in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala today. The Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) 2023 will be held in the state capital of Kerala from December 1 to 5, with the theme ‘Emerging Healthcare Challenges and a Resurgent Ayurveda’. The largest ever conclave on Ayurveda, GAF 2023, will see international practitioners of this alternative medicine, researchers, policy makers and industry leaders come together to explore its impact on healthcare. The…
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the country, causing almost 20% of all cancer deaths – and most cases (53%) are only detected at an advanced stage, while the survival rate is only 8%. Its effects are not equal either: 16% of Black Americans suffer from lung cancer. less likely survive five years compared to white Americans.Why is that? A major problem is the lack of early detection through screening. Despite evidence that screening in high-risk populations reduces mortality by up to 20%, uptake of screening has remained low, with only about 6% of eligible patients having undergone lung…
Blood pressure medication rilmenidine It has been shown to slow the aging of worms, an effect that, in humans, could hypothetically help us live longer and stay healthier in our later years.Previous research has shown that rilmenidine mimics the effects of calorie restriction at the cellular level. Reducing available energy while maintaining nutrition in the body has been shown to extend lifespan. in several animal models.Whether this translates to human biology or whether it is a potential risk to our healthis a subject of ongoing debate. Finding ways to get the same benefits without the costs of extreme calorie reduction…
Early life stress combined with traumatic brain injury (TBI) could negatively impact behavior in adulthood, according to study researchers who presented new research at the Society’s annual meeting for Neuroscience, Neuroscience 2023. Early life stress and TBI were both associated. with abnormal social behavior and oxytocin signaling, explained the study’s first author, Michaela Breach.Image credit: Kiattisak – stock.adobe.com“Stress is really powerful, and we shouldn’t underestimate the impact of early-life stress on brain development,” said Kathryn Lenz, lead author of the study and associate professor of psychology at the Ohio State University, in the press release. “I think this question tends…
Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, MD, FRCPC, MBChBCredit: American College of Rheumatology According to standard self-reported questionnaires completed at 5-year intervals, symptoms of fibromyalgia remained stable or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the results were unexpected, the investigators believed the results may be related to various influences, including a slower pace of life during the pandemic, resilience to prolonged stressors, and scoring significantly higher than healthy controls in all measures, which could mean that changes during the pandemic could represent regression to the mean. These data were presented to the American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2023 in San Diego, California.1“Fibromyalgia symptoms fluctuate,…
Lifestyle Medicine Program Expands to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County as Part of Citywide Expansion The program provides patients with the tools to make healthy lifestyle changes, including access to plant-based dietary resources and individual counseling.Adults living with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or health conditions related to excess weight can sign up.Kings County Hospital is one of six new NYC Health + Hospitals locations offering the Lifestyle Medicine program this winter. November 30, 2023 NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Care and Population Health Dr. Ted Long, NYC Health + Hospitals Executive…