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Pueblo therapy center teaching nutrition as part of mental health

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Nutritional Therapist Taylor Lopez-Cepero, left, whips up ingredients in the kitchen alongside A New Leaf Therapy Founder Regan Young on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

A Pueblo counseling center offering nutrition classes as part of its mental health services is prepping for April cooking classes designed to help participants prioritize their physical health and the food-mood connection.

A New Leaf Therapy is a counseling center emphasizing nutrition as an aspect of mental health by offering the classes, said Regan Young, the center’s founder. Class instructor Taylor Lopez-Cepero is a Pueblo native who returned home after receiving her master’s degree in dietetics

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Tornado, storm damage spans several states, at least 11 dead. Live updates on Little Rock tornado, theater roof collapse.

Violin01/04/2023 41 Views

At least 11 people were killed as tornadoes and powerful storms that started Friday tore through the South and Midwest, leaving residents to pick up the pieces Saturday as the weather loomed more severe.

Dozens more residents were injured, homes and businesses were destroyed, and over 350,000 households remained without power Saturday in the Great Lakes, South and South East. There were dozens of tornadoes reported Friday across Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin and Mississippi, weather.com reported.

More than 28 million people were under a tornado watch at one point Friday, the National Weather Service said, which declared a rare

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The Health Alliance announces plans for a new long-term care home in Stratford, demolition of Avon Crest

Violin29/03/2023 52 Views

The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) has announced plans for a new long-term care home beside Stratford General Hospital.

On Monday, the HPHA said it entered into a land lease agreement with private care home operator Revera Canada that will allow the company to build a new 128-bed facility on the Avon Crest property, the site of Stratford’s original hospital.

The HPHA said the Avon Crest building will be demolished, adding that the new development will “serve as a catalyst to redevelop the remaining available land.”

According to the HPHA, this will include discussions with the city on accessible housing

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Guelph, Ont. researchers link nitrate to heart health

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Preventing heart failure and managing diabetes are the potential benefits of a new discovery by University of Guelph researchers.

In a study using mice, the scientists found that nitrate can improve heart health – and the reason why is linked to gut microbes.

“We used sodium nitrate in our study, but nitrate is found in green leafy vegetables like spinach and beets in particular,” said Graham Holloway, a professor in the university’s Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.

Researchers studied the effects of the nitrate on mice eating a high-fat diet, and found the nutritional compound acts like a

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Graduate student creates mental health app for FGCU students; aim is launch this fall

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Jack Hellmer could not have imagined three years ago as he headed into his sophomore year at Florida Gulf Coast University what he would be doing today.

He’s building a bridge to help FGCU students get a handle on their anxiety and connect them to resources. Ideally his efforts will ease some of the stigma that has been dogged in mental health for decades.

It’s all happening through a smart phone app, UBYou, he is launching that can give mental health a front door access to FGCU students. He’s aiming for the app to go live to the FGCU student

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Chew slowly, keep moving and eat 30 plants a week: 12 rules for gut health | nutrition

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When we think about gut health, we tend to focus on food. “Food is just one part of it, and I think people either engage in food-blaming, or think they need to eat all these expensive things,” says nutritional therapist Eve Kalinik. “But actually, there are other things, such as sleep, exercise and how we’re eating, that is just as important.” The good news is they’re easy, low cost, and you can start right away. Here, then, are 12 expert tips on how to get and maintain good gut health.

Eat at least 30 different plants a week

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WHO says the world is consuming way too much salt

Violin17/03/2023 129 Views

Too much salt is killing us — and we need to stop looking away from the problem, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

The world is not on track to achieve the goal of a 30 per cent reduction in sodium intake by 2025, the report found, and if we don’t take drastic steps to reduce our salt intake quickly, it could lead to millions of unnecessary deaths .

“Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disease globally, and excessive sodium intake is one of the main culprits,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General,

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A Personal Trainer Shares her Favorite Cheap Healthy Foods

Violin10/03/2023 50 Views

Inflation is really impacting food prices and, therefore, all our wallets are getting skinnier. Many of us have a tendency to assume that healthy food is expensive and it can be easy to feel frustrated when you feel like you have to choose between saving money and eating healthy.

As a trainer, I believe that nutrition is crucial to good health and no one should have to skimp on that. There are lots of affordable grocery items that are both healthy and inexpensive. Here are my tips for how to feed yourself — and your loved ones — delicious, nutritious

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