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Cancer patients find new tools for navigating treatment: healthy cooking classes

article Chef Mike’s Roasted Walnut Lentil Tacos with Honey Lime Slaw (Credit: Elijah Jordan, FOX 5 Atlanta) Atlanta – Jeff Gross of East Cobb is honing his cooking skills, making Chef Mike Bacha’s vegan walnut lentil tacos with a honey lime slaw at the Cancer Support Community in Atlanta run by Northside Hospital. The fancy, healthy recipe is a result of a 67-year-old married father of two learning to navigate life with cancer. “It’s coming up on five years this month,” Gross says. “Stage 4 metastatic lung cancer.” FILE – An adult male chest x-ray. Gross is on a targeted…
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The 7 Best Times to Drink Water

Regardless of your hydration goal, it’s important to drink consistently throughout the day. Here are seven times when sipping is a smart move to make: 1. When You Wake Up, Consume One to Two Cups of Water Rather than a bleach-eyed reach for the coffee, drink one to two cups of water first. Because you don’t drink while you’re sleeping, you wake up already dehydrated, Krieger explains. Having water as you start your day can get you back up to your baseline. This can also help if you take medication in the morning. Then, yes, go get your coffee. The…
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Rising Incidence of Chronic Lifestyle Illnesses Drives Growth

Company Logo Dublin, April 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Health and Wellness Market By Product Type: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offers. The global health and wellness market is estimated to garner $12.9 trillion by 2031, increasing from $4.7 trillion in 2021 at a CAGR of 10.9% from 2022 to 2031. Key Market Players One of the primary reasons driving market expansion is the rising incidence of chronic lifestyle illnesses throughout the world. Cases of blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, dementia, and other stress-related ailments are on the rise as a…
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The 6 burning questions we had after Shiv’s ‘Succession’ surprise in the newest episode

Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy.Graeme Hunter/HBO Warning: Major spoilers ahead for “Succession” season four, episode four “Honeymoon States.” Sunday’s episode of the HBO drama series brought a new conflict into Shiv Roy’s life. The new storyline for Shiv raises many questions we hope are answered before “Succession” ends. In the opening scene of Sunday’s episode, we learn Shiv is pregnant. Her doctor says the “next scan” is for 20 weeks, but we don’t know exactly how far along she is. Sarah Snook in the fourth season of HBO’s “Succession.”HBO If Shiv is close to 20 weeks pregnant, that means she’s…
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How To Lose The Extra Kilos In A Week

The biggest mistake we make when we make the decision to finally start this diet that can make our lives a little harder, is that we lean on things that end up bringing us the opposite results. What are we trying to say? A smart tip if you want to lose excess weight in a few days is not to frantically avoid sweets and carbohydrates, but to drop small “bad” habits. The idea is not to overdo it, which can also be a strong psychological burden for us, but to follow advice that will actually bring radical changes over time.…
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Healthy Life: 4 Self-care tips you can do right now | HealthyLife

We always hear the buzz word “self care,” but how do many of us actually follow through when it comes to caring for ourselves? These days, we’re so preoccupied with life’s to-do’s that it’s more important than ever to ensure you give yourself a little TLC too. These are 4 self-care tips you can do right now. Take a bath. Don’t overcomplicate things: run some how water and sit still, even for five minutes, and just soak… and breathe. If you want to take it next-level, add some bubbles, essential oils, a candle, and maybe even some lighthearted reading material.…
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Is healthy life expectancy in Northern Ireland almost ten years lower than in Ireland?

Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is the number of years a person can expect to live in good health: for NI, the current estimate for HLE is around 62 years while, for Ireland, it is 69.4 years However, Northern Ireland uses a different definition of good health, meaning direct comparisons between the two figures are ill-advised Analysis of other HLE estimates indicates the gap between NI and ROI is nowhere near ten years On 4 March, Irish Times columnist David McWilliams claimed: “The average person in the Republic can expect to live a healthy life for almost a full decade longer…
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Scheurer Hospital teaches students to live healthy lives

Scheurer Health is making its way to classrooms across the Upper Thumb to help fight childhood obesity. Through games and activities, Scheurer staff members are teaching first-, third- and fifth-graders how to take better care of themselves. “The kids really love it when we come in, and they get super excited because it helps break up their day,” said Scheurer Health and Wellness Advocate Ben Zaleski, who recently taught an eight-week class at Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools. Zaleski and his colleagues teach a “5210” program, which stands for the amount of time people should spend doing certain activities. According to this…