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How To Improve Your Mood with Food

Let’s unpack some of the exciting (and preliminary) new research about the link between gut health, mood, and stress. This week we’ll talk about your friendly resident gut microbes, probiotic foods, and supplements, as well as offer some simple recipes to keep your gut and taste buds happy.

GUT MICROBES

There are trillions of microbes that happily live in our gut. These friendly microbes do more than help us digest foods, make vitamins, and protect us from the not-so-friendly microbes - they hav

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My body consists of precious muscles, joints, and tissues. How I treat them determines how well my body supports me, so I treat them well by eating a healthy diet.

 

I help prevent toxins by eating natural and unprocessed foods.

 

My brain is also dependent on my diet for proper functioning. I commit to having foods that keep my mind clear and sharp. Vitamins are great contributors to mental clarity.

 

Consuming fiber helps me fight bacteria. My daily diet contains several servings of fruit, veg

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Grilled Three-Potato Salad

 

Grilled Three-Potato Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home

 

  • Total Time: Prep: 25 min. + cooling Grill: 10 min.
  • Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 3/4 pound red potatoes
  • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • Place potatoes and sweet potato in a Dutch oven; cover with wate
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Academics from Tulane University in New Orleans took data from the UK Biobank and gave the anonymous participants a sleep score based on their inputted data.

People who regularly get a good night's sleep and are in a healthy nighttime routine are at a lower risk of heart failure than those who struggle to doze off. 

A study of more than 400,000 Britons has revealed adults with the best sleep patterns have a 42 per cent reduced risk of heart disease compared to those with an unhealthy

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We all know by now that we should be eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. But knowing and doing are two different things, aren’t they? Sometimes it is just not easy to get them all in there. We are constantly tempted to fill up on convenience and junk food. If your family is anything like mine, they’d much rather fill up on a bag of chips or a bowl of rice or pasta instead of trying an apple or a plate of steamed broccoli. So we’ll have to get creative. Here are a few

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When you’re turning to unhealthy foods you can feel better temporarily, but in the long run, you will feel worse. When your body isn’t getting the right nutrition, you can begin to feel less energetic, more lethargic, and in some cases less able to concentrate and focus. All of this can lead to even more stress.
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As much as 35% of U.S. workers have battled depressive symptoms amid the coronavirus pandemic but few have been seeking professional help, a recent study published by the Society for Human Resource Management has found.

A new partnership between Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, and Catapult Health, a virtual health care provider which features self-collected at-home specimen collection and mental healthcare support, hopes to change

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Vegetarian Skillet Lasagna Recipe photo by Taste of Home

 

  • Total Time: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 medium zucchini, halved and sliced
  • 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 jar (24 ounces) tomato basil pasta sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 6 no-cook lasagna noodles, broken
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • OPTIONAL: g
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Many have topped their toast with nuts, while others have used an almond butter or peanut butter base

Avocado toast has long been a staple of the millennial diet, with it popping up on brunch menus and Instagram feeds for years.

 

But the latest culinary creation to take over as a popular autumnal toast topping is figs, with foodies around the world pairing it with both sweet and savoury ingredients.

And if social media is anything to judge by,  fig toast is set to be a new seaso

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Whole Wheat Veggie Pizza Recipe photo by Taste of Home

 

  • Total Time: Prep: 40 min. + rising Bake: 20 min.
  • Makes: 2 pizzas (6 slices each)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) quick-rise yeast
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • SAUCE:
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1-1
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Why Masks Are A Religious Issue


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Seemingly everyone has an opinion on masks: when to wear them, how to wear them, which ones are best and even whether we should be wearing them at all.

For those in this last camp, a popular argument is that the coverings aren’t the problem, but being forced by a government entity to wear one is. It’s the mandate, not the mask, some might say.

Some anti-maskers have claimed that being forced to wear a face covering violates th

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Why Masks Are A Religious Issue


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Seemingly everyone has an opinion on masks: when to wear them, how to wear them, which ones are best and even whether we should be wearing them at all.

For those in this last camp, a popular argument is that the coverings aren’t the problem, but being forced by a government entity to wear one is. It’s the mandate, not the mask, some might say.

Some anti-maskers have claimed that being forced to wear a face covering violates their religious rights. Back in May,

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"The truth is Christ is real, the truth is Satan's real The truth is one came to give life, one came to kill, The truth is Christ is real, the truth is Satan's realWhich truth do you choose? Which truth do you reveal? - Tunnel Ratz

Many Christians like to believe Yahweh exist but they pretend Satan does not. That is one of his greatest tricks. Yahweh wants us to be healthy and whole. But Satan wants the opposite of that for us. But you also have to understand this. Even though Yahweh wants us

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ebony_robert_founder_hair_skincare_line_walmart-585x307.jpgMeet Ebony Robert, founder and CEO of Ebony’s Beauty Hair and Skin Care, whose handcrafted all-natural hair and skincare products are now available in Walmart stores nationwide. Ebony, a mother of five boys, launched the business two years ago, but says that her love for the beauty industry started at a very young age.

Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Ebony built her business from the ground up and continues to fulfill her dream of being a woman entrepreneur. Last year, she grossed

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