Is Justin Biebers new diet giving nightmares to wife Hailey, because of how it makes him stink? Well, the popular rumors are a hoax.

The Yummy singer isnt on any questionable diet, which has resulted in embarrassing body odors for the star. Gossip Cop was quick to quash the dubious report that was published in this weeks issue of Globe, which goes on to conjure up horrifying details about Biebers new dietwhich is far from true.

The report starts off on a rather dramatic note, calling Biebers new-found diet an an intense body and mind cleanse which has made the singer a tad obsessive. The phony source in the report alleges that Bieber follows a rather bizarre regime in adherence to the diet, which sees him sitting in the sauna for hours on end and meditate to purge both his mind and body for evils. The extreme diet has had him make radical changes to his diet: Bieber reportedly consumesweird herb teas and eating nothing but sauerkraut and beets for days at a time.

The report, which makes for an interesting read, is bogus beyond measure. Aside from there being little truth in the whole story (Well, a source close to Bieber termed the report absurd. And, thats not allthe report also mentions that the new lifestyle change is creating a lot of stress in Biebers marriage.

Hailey is apparently irked and feels helplessand things may soon hit the rock bottom if Bieber sticks to his strange ways. Simply put, the publication is milking on Biebers health issues (his battle with Lyme is well-known.) but the failure to provide any incisive reasoning as to why hes resorting to these ideas questions the credibility of the issue.

Truth be told, there is NOTHING wrong in Bieber and Haileys marriage. The young couple is in love, and the same was evidenced when Bieber shared a picture of himself in self-isolation with his quarantine on Instagram earlier this week. Not too long ago, another fake rumor surrounded Bieberwhich had tabloid stress about how Bieber had become obsessed with his death.

Sure, these stories might prove worrisome for fans. But, fortunately, none of these reports contain an iota of truth in them.

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Actor Shahid Kapoor gave his biggest blockbuster Kabir Singh' last year. Despite flak from critics, Kabir Singh' went on to become one of the biggestgrossersof 2019. Fans have been eagerly waiting for his next film Jersey' but in view of the recent Coronavirus outbreak, the shooting of the film has been stalled for a while. Most film crews have taken similar steps and would only resume shooting once the situation improves. Shahid has been spending some quality time with family ever since, the actor did an AMA session with his fans on Instagram recently and some of the answers gave us a peek into his dietary choices and meals he is currently enjoying at home.

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When one of the fans asked him Khana Kya Khaya Aaj' (What did you eat today), Shahid wrote Rajma Chawal'. Incidentally, Rajma Chawal also happens to be one of Shahid's most-loved dishes of all time. He has revealed in multiple interviews that he absolutely loves the Punjabi combination of rajma (curried kidney beans) and chawal (rice). The high-protein treat has fans across the country, so we are not really surprised.

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To the question What three habits have improved your life? Shahid had a cheeky response, he wrote Being a vegetarian. Seeking spirituality. Always listen to my wife. Shahid Kapoor is a vegetarian by choice. He turned vegetarian after reading a book (Life IsFair) that his father gave him to read. He has also been recognized by PETA on many occasions for his dedication towards vegetarian diet.

(This content including advice provides generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified medical opinion. Always consult a specialist or your own doctor for more information. NDTV does not claim responsibility for this information.)

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In recent weeks, much attention has focused on the role of the immune system and its role in defending against disease-causing microorganisms. While the body has an impressive array of weapons to battle any invaders, there are moments when pathogens bypass these warriors, virus and bacteria sometimes do get through.

In such cases, your first port of call should be a medical professional who can advise on treatment routes.

That said, there are a number of ways to reduce your vulnerability, including enhanced hygiene and other everyday preventive measures. Of course, researchers still dont know a lot about the intricacies of the immune response and there really are few scientifically proven direct links between lifestyle and enhanced immune function but evidence intimates that nutritional deficiencies can weaken our immunity and leave us more susceptible to infections.

- Marlene Cornes Marsh, Senior Clinical Dietitian, DHA

Diet and lifestyle are two of the most critical factors that influence immunity, explains Mitun De Sarkar, a Dubai-based MD who is Clinical Dietitian at Simply Healthy Foods. While environmental factors are often not in our control, so our best defence to give our bodies a fighting chance against various virus or bacterial infections is to ensure that we follow good hygiene practices and ensure our diets support our immune systems health.

A good thumb rule, she adds, is to get in plenty of fruits and vegetables, ensure proper hydration and stay moving. Exercise has a beneficial impact on the immune system and mobilises white blood cells.

But this is a nutrition column, so well confine ourselves to foods role in immune health. In particular, people underestimate the importance of good nutritional habits. Marlene Cornes Marsh, Senior Clinical Dietitian at Dubai Health Authority, says a balanced diet, coupled with a healthy lifestyle strengthens your bodys defences against infection. The strength of the bodys immune system relates to its overall nutritional status, she says, adding that stress, poor diet and inadequate sleep can also play their part.

There is scientific evidence to support the adage we are what we eat, and this process begins in early life. It is well established that nutritional inadequacy greatly impairs the functioning of immune system. Good nutrition plays an important role in the bodys immune system. It stimulates the formation of antibodies, and with healing and recovery.

Avoiding undernutrition

On the other hand, undernutrition can have several harmful benefits. As an example, Marsh explains how the thymus, a small organ just beneath the breastbone, is impacted by malnutrition even the kind caused by obesity.

People who are on extreme calorie- and protein-restriction diets or who have an eating disorder may see changes in the activity of the thymus gland, which is responsible for the maturation of immune cells, Marsh says. The thymus helps propagate and differentiate mature T-lymphocytes, cells that attack and kill viruses and bacteria.

Similarly, paying attention to the symbiotic relationship we share with the beneficial microbes that make up the human microbiome, can help fortify our bodies. This collection of microscopic organisms serve several functions. When theyre out of whack, as in older people, the result is stomach inflammation and increased intestinal permeability, which allows more bugs to overcome our defences. But when theyre singing in harmony, so to speak, these microbes function as barrier shields and help encode our immune systems.

Fermented foods and vegetables

The role of fermented foods such have been recognised for more than a century, thanks to the number of beneficial bacteria they contain, De Sarkar says. Thats why items such as yoghurt, sauerkraut, kombucha, kefir and khimchi should be high on your list, she explains.

Similarly, fibre-heavy carbohydrates such as whole grains improve digestion and fuel the body with energy. When it comes to overall health including immune system function. Carbs are not your enemy, she says.

Finally, vegetables really are all theyre cracked up to be. Following a study on mice, Babraham Institute researchers proved how green vegetables such as bok choy and broccoli generate a chemical signal that is important to a fully functioning immune system. They do this by ensuring that immune cells in the gut and the skin known as intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs) function properly. When otherwise healthy mice were fed a vegetable-poor diet for two to three weeks, up to 80 per cent of these protective cells disappeared.

Separately, innumerable studies have demonstrated the benefit of antioxidants in vegetables, fruit and other plant-based foods. Nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E not only boost immune health but also help reduce oxidative stress.

While much more research is needed to pinpoint specific interactions, eating healthy has a tremendous number of benefits for the immune system.

As Marsh says, Almost all nutrients in the diet play a fundamental role in sustaining an optimal immune response, such that deficient and excessive intakes can have negative consequences on immune status and susceptibility to a variety of pathogens.

Dietary components can regulate physiological functions of the body; interacting with the immune response is one of the most important functions of nutrition.

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Walnut has long been proven to be a superfood due to its high nutritional value. This brown, crunchy nut that comes in hard shell, resembling human brain, is rich in antioxidant, vitamins, minerals and several other nutrients. According to the USDA nutrition data, a cup of walnut contains 200 calories of energy, 3.89 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of fibre 5 grams of protein and more. It is also rich in omega 3 fatty acid. As a result walnut has several health benefits, including weight management. Eating walnuts makes you feel full for a longer time, which helps in reducing untimely hunger pangs that further may lead to shedding those extra kilos.

Walnutis rich in antioxidant, which can help in preventing from ageing. A study by Walnuts and Healthy Aging (WAHA) stated that daily consumption of walnuts help in healthy ageing and improves the blood cholesterol levels. Another study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that daily consumption of walnut helps a person to have sharper mind in old age.

Other than these, walnutconsumption is also touted to be helpful in promoting healthy heart, controlling blood sugar, manage diabetes and more. Hence, you can consider walnut to be a part of your daily diet.

1. You can make chutney or spread or dip with walnutand enjoy as accompaniment with several dishes. You can easily make a walnut chutney at home with roasted walnuts, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, oil and salt and pepper. You can also add some walnuts while making your hummus.

2. You can toast walnuts and add as stuffing in your parathas and sandwiches.

3. Walnut can be used to garnish you favourite salads and desserts. Crush them and sprinkle!

4. Grind the walnut and make smoothie with it. All you need are milk or yogurt, walnuts, honey and any fruit or flavour of your choice.

5. Make walnut toffees at home to much during those untimely hunger pangs. Take some walnuts, cocoa powder and honey. Make a sticky paste with cocoa powder and honey and mix well with walnuts and store in an air tight jar.

Consider including walnut in your daily diet and have a healthy life!

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Parental diet is a crucial factor in the future metabolic health of the offspring, say researchers, adding that when parents eat low-protein or high-fat diets it can lead to metabolic disorders in their adult offspring. According to the study, published in the journal Molecular Cell, researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan, identified a key player and the molecular events underlying this phenomenon in mice.

Experimental evidence indicates that environmental factors that affect parents do play a role in reprogramming the health of their offspring throughout their lifespan.

In particular, parental low-protein diets are known to be related to metabolic disorders in their children, such as diabetes, the study said.

This phenomenon is thought to be regulated through epigenetics--heritable changes in which genes are turned on and off without actually changing an individuals DNA.

However, until now, the details of this process were unknown.

In their study, a team led by Keisuke Yoshida and Shunsuke Ishii at RIKEN CPR tackled this question in a mouse model and discovered that a protein called ATF7 is essential for the intergenerational effect.

ATF7 is a transcription factor, meaning that it regulates when genes are turned on and off.

The researchers fed male and female mice on normal diets or low protein diets and then allowed them to mate.

They compared gene expression--which genes were turned on--in adult offspring of male mice who had been on the two different diets and found that expression differed for hundreds of genes in the liver, many of which are involved in cholesterol metabolism.

However, when they used genetically engineered male mice that lacked one copy of the ATF7 gene, gene expression in the offspring did not differ from the expression in offspring whose parents ate normal diets.

This result means that a male mouses diet can influence the health of future children.

As male mice cannot affect offspring in pregnant females, the researchers concluded that the most likely scenario was that the epigenetic changes occurred in the males sperm before conception, and that ATF7 has a critical function in this process.

Based on this logic, the team searched for and found genes in sperm cells that are controlled by ATF7, including those for fat metabolism in the liver and cholesterol production.

Experiments revealed that when fathers-to-be ate low protein diets, ATF7 came loose and no longer bound to these genes.

This in turn reduced a particular modification to histone proteins, with a net effect that these sperm-cell genes were turned on, rather than the normal situation of being turned off, according to the researchers.

The most surprising and exciting discovery was that the epigenetic change induced by paternal low protein diet is maintained in mature sperm during spermatogenesis and transmitted to the next generation, Ishii said.

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Eating a whole-food, plant-based diet one that includes minimally processed, natural foods with no animal products is good for you.

Really good for you, according to a number of studies that indicate lower levels of obesity, heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes among vegetarians and vegans.

Its also better for the environment, as raising animals for food results in large amounts of carbon emissions and requires extensive use of water.

For many people, however, a diet that excludes meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, honey or any other animal ingredient is simply too constricting. It may be an eating plan they can stay on for a few weeks or months, but eventually becomes unsustainable.

For that demographic, theres the Flexitarian Diet.

The Flexitarian Diet is the brainchild of a well-known dietitian named Dawn Jackson Blatner. Its largely vegetarian but allows flexibility for animal products in moderation, such as in a salad with Romaine lettuce, corn, black beans, shrimp and avocado.

The goal of the eating plan, according to Blatner, is to eat more nutritional plant-based foods and consume fewer animal products. Here are the principles of the Flexitarian Diet:

In her book, The Flexitarian Diet, Blatner recommends that you begin the eating plan by cutting out meat two days a week and eating no more than a total of 26 ounces of meat on the other five days. That phase is called Beginner Flexitarian.

The next step, Advanced Flexitarian, is to go meatless three or four days a week, with a total of 18 ounces of meat or another animal protein on the non-vegetarian days.

The final step, called Expert Flexitarian, is to eat only plant-based foods on five out of every seven days, with meat on the two flexible days not exceeding a total of 9 ounces.

Meat-eating days do not need to be consecutive.

Foods to focus on are plant-based proteins, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, plant-based milk alternatives and herbs and spices.

Ideally, only use animal products that are sustainably raised or caught, pasture-raised and organic.

Adhering to the Flexitarian Diet will make you more mindful about what you eat, increase the amount of plant-based foods you consume and decrease your meat consumption.

Thats good for you, and the environment.

Southwest Shrimp Salad

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

8 6-inch corn tortillas, cut into wedges

2 cups frozen corn kernels, cooked according to package directions

1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into -inch dice

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

2 scallions, white and light green parts, chopped

teaspoon cumin

cup olive oil

2 tablespoons lime juice

pounds cooked and peeled shrimp, chopped

4 cups Romaine lettuce, shredded

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread tortilla wedges on a large baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes, watching carefully. Remove from oven and set aside.

Combine the corn, black beans, avocado, tomatoes, scallions, cumin, olive oil, lime juice and shrimp and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Divide the lettuce into 4 shallow bowls. Spoon one-quarter of the shrimp salad over the lettuce in each bowl and serve with tortilla chips.

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Easy Stir-Fy With Tofu or Meat

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

1 cup extra-firm tofu, cut into -inch cubes, or 4 ounces cubed chicken breast, beef strips or shrimp

4 teaspoons peanut oil, split

4 cups frozen stir-fry-style mixed vegetables

1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

2 cloves garlic, minced

cup no-sugar added pineapple juice

2 cups cooked brown rice

2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Directions:

In a wok or large pan, heat 2 teaspoons of the peanut oil over medium-high heat. Add the tofu, meat or shrimp and cook quickly, stirring constantly, until cooked through. Remove to a plate.

Add the other 2 teaspoons of oil to the wok or pan and heat over medium-high heat. Stir in the vegetables and cook, stirring frequently, until they are cooked through, but still crisp.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 2 minutes. Add the meat or tofu back into the pan and stir in the pineapple juice and chopped cilantro.

Serve immediately with hot rice.

Recipe from wellplated.com

Apple and Almond Butter Toast

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

2 slices whole-grain bread

3 tablespoons almond butter or peanut butter

2 apples, sliced

teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Toast the bread. While still hot, spread with the almond or peanut butter and arrange the apple slices on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve while warm.

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Anytime Quinoa Bowl With Avocado and Egg

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons olive oil, divided

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

teaspoon kosher salt, divided

1 cup hot cooked quinoa

1 cup grape tomatoes, halved

cup black beans, rinsed, drained and warmed

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish

2 large eggs, preferably cage free or free range

avocado, sliced

Directions:

Whisk together 1 teaspoons oil, vinegar and a dash of salt.

Combine the quinoa, tomatoes, beans, cilantro and 1/8 teaspoon salt and toss gently to combine. Divide mixture evenly between 2 bowls.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add remaining teaspoon oil and swirl to coat. Crack eggs, 1 at a time, into the pan. Cover and cook until whites are set and yolk is still slightly runny, 2 to 3 minutes.

Drizzle dressing evenly over the quinoa mixture, top with eggs and avocado. Sprinkle with remaining dash of salt and garnish with additional cilantro.

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