Eating gut-friendly foods is a sure fire way to boost your physical and mental wellbeing. (Getty Images)
Gut health can affect everything from our skin and hormones to our immunity and mood.
Luckily, through diet, we have the power to boost and control what is known as our ‘gut microbiome’ – this refers to all the microbes which live in your intestines, some good and some bad. But if we get the balance right, we can improve our overall physical and mental health.
But what exactly is the ‘microbiome’ and what gut-friendly foods should we be eating? We asked the…
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5 Warning Signs You Are Not Eating Enough, Revealed By A Nutritionist
There are many sources offering nutritional advice today. Many of us make modifications to our diet based on tips we have read or heard about from others. We may even reduce the total amount of food we eat as we are led to believe this is healthy. However, our body requires a balanced intake of many nutrients. If we cut down on food without proper consideration, we could put ourselves at risk of mineral deficiencies and other conditions. Alternatively, we may eat less food than usual because we say we don’t have the time or the appetite. But doing so…
1 in 3 Californians would qualify for the program
The new bill aims to prescribe healthy food for low-income Californians
Updated: 12:13 PM PDT Apr 12, 2023
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WEEKEND. BACK TO YOU. MIKE: PROVIDING MEDICALLY SUPPORTIVE FOOD AND NUTRITION TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. THAT’S THE GOAL OF A NEW BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE CAPITOL. HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE BILL AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT IS SPUR DIRECTOR, KATIE ETTMAN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. HAPPY TO BE HERE. MEDICINE COMES A LOT OF FORMS, BUT WHO’D MEDICINE. WHAT IS THAT? WE KNOW BASED ON RESEARCH THAT…
Nutrition Month may end in March, but The Food Bank of Waterloo Region keeps the focus on healthy eating
It’s vitally important that everyone in our community has access to healthy and nutritious food.
March marks Nutrition Month in Canada, but The Food Bank of Waterloo Region works to ensure healthy and nourishing food is available to people accessing food assistance services across Waterloo Region year-round. The fresh, frozen, and non-perishable foods distributed by The Food Bank to hamper and meal programs across the Waterloo Region support healthy growth and development for individuals and families.
Children especially need to eat balanced meals in order to focus in the classroom. Of the 40,530 people accessing food assistance in the Waterloo…
Parenting advice from Care and Feeding.
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My husband and I taught our children about eating healthily, but we’ve never tried to demonize any foods, focusing on how anything can be healthy if eaten in moderation. We don’t tend to keep a lot of sweets in our house. I’m an immigrant from a country noted for its sweets, but diabetes runs in both my husband’s and my own family, so we keep such things to a…
A Personal Trainer Shares her Favorite Cheap Healthy Foods
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…
To Eat Or Not To Eat? 11 Best And Worst Foods For Acid Reflux
Acidity is as bothersome as it is, and when it is accompanied by acid reflux, it’s even worse. Reflux happens acid content in the stomach flows back up to the inflamed oesophagus. It causes nausea, heartburn and general discomfort with pain in many parts of the body, especially when lying down after a meal. If you have ever experienced it, you know what we are talking about. We already know that the food that we eat last is the cause of the acidity we grapple with later. If food is the culprit, food is also the solution.
We got some…
Food programs break the link between food insecurity and obesity in children
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Food FARMacias could be one part of the solution to the nation’s growing food insecurity problem, according to a new study by pediatricians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian.
Food insecurity—or lack of enough healthy food for an active, healthy life—is not just an issue of hunger. Food insecurity prevents children from reaching their full potential physically, cognitively, and socially. Children who grow up in food-insecure homes are sick more often, recover from illness more slowly, and are hospitalized more frequently. Food insecurity can contribute to obesity because people who…