7 Diet and Lifestyle Changes to Boost Your Immune System

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With over 340 thousand cases of Coronavirus and almost 15 thousand deaths (as of this writing), boosting our immune system has never felt more urgent. But before we dive in on how to build a strong immunity, we should first know how our soldiers aka White Blood Cells work to fight off those tiny invaders.

Our Immune System, which is made up of specialized organs, cells, and tissues, is responsible for protecting our bodies from disease-causing microorganisms. When the invaders are detected, a message is sent out throughout the whole body to give a warning that it is being

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How to Maintain a Healthy Weight During Quarantine

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With 24 hours and 7 days a week all to ourselves – no work, school, and extracurricular activities, we are all prone to unhealthy eating and being couch potatoes, which can lead to weight gain.

Some are even calling this, “Quarantine 15,” just like the commonly used expression in the United States, “Freshman 15,” that refers to the weight gained (usually around 10-15 pounds) during a student’s first year at college.

Well, that’s okay if we all have the same metabolism as 18 year olds. However, we are not. So before we gain that 15 pounds, we should all

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50 Easy Low-Calorie Meals – Low Cal Recipes That’ll Fill You Up

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Mike Garten

When it comes to low-calorie meals, we’re fans of recipes that go hard on flavorful, nutrient-packed ingredients like fresh seafood, colorful veg and filling whole grains. Just because a food is low in calories, after all, doesn’t mean that it’s a healthy choice. Instead of ditching dairy, carbs, and other high-calorie favorites, we love to load up our plates with high-protein and -fiber ingredients and healthy fats so we never feel deprived — because that’s not what low-calorie eating is about.

Whether you’re practicing intuitive eating or simply looking to incorporate more nutritious meals into your routine, these

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11 Ways to Actually Eat Healthier in the New Year

Photo: Jacek Chabraszewski (Shutterstock)

Photo: Jacek Chabraszewski (Shutterstock)

If your resolution is to eat healthy in the new year, please don’t hop into any crash diets or misguided detoxes. Here are some of our best tips, articles, and in-depth guides about how to eat healthy in a way that’s actually good for your body and mind.

There is no “best” diet

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Photo: Liliya Kandrashevich (Shutterstock)

Around this time, your friends will be trying to convince you that the diet they’re on is the best one. Cut out all sugar, they’ll plead. Or do the mediterranean diet with them. But there’s no such thing as

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Health and Wellness-Themed Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

As the battle against coronavirus continues, health and wellness have become a top priority. And as Mother’s Day is fast approaching, what better gift to give to mothers in your life than something that will help them stay on top of their health.

Health-conscious or not, I’m sure your mom, wife, grandmother, sister or friend will put these health-inspired gift ideas for good use. The list isn’t just about good food and fitness, it also includes gifts that will take care of their mental and emotional health too.

Self-Care and Healthy Living Book

First on my list is the book

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Health-conscious mom starts local organic baby food business

‘Riley’s Kitchen is filling a (need) …People are looking for more whole-food products with simple ingredients to feed their families,’ said the business owner/mom

Health-conscious mom Jennifer Giorgianni spent much of the lockdown searching the internet for a pancake mix that would be suitable for her baby to eat and is remembered for being shocked that this did not exist.

“I thought, ‘Wow, someone should really do this,'” said Giorgianni, owner of Riley’s Kitchen, a business designed to help moms provide healthy food for their babies.

The Riley’s Kitchen’s story started in early 2021 when Giorgianni struggled to feed his

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The wholesome meals tendencies – for you and the planet – to look at for in 2023

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Leslie Beck, a Toronto-based personal observe dietitian, is director of meals and diet at Medcan. Comply with her on Twitter @LeslieBeckRD

Simply because it has prior to now (nearly) three pandemic years, private wellness will likely be an vital driver of meals tendencies this 12 months.

Environmental sustainability will even proceed to sway our meals selections in 2023, much more in order customers turn out to be more and more involved about local weather change.

And with persistent inflation, not less than for the primary half of this 12 months, we’ll be trying

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8 Drinks for Flawless and Glowing Pores and skin

Sustaining stunning, wholesome pores and skin requires extra than simply making use of costly magnificence merchandise and a constant journey to the Dermatologist — vitamin performs a vital position too.

Our pores and skin is a mirror of what is taking place inside our our bodies. Due to this fact, wholesome pores and skin can’t exist and not using a wholesome physique. So once we are wholesome and clear on the within, our pores and skin cells will likely be visibly nourished on the skin.

In my earlier articles, I already talked about pure and frugal methods to get glowing

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