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Hangry people listen up, here are the benefits of intermittent fasting – Borneo Bulletin Online

Posted: March 14, 2020 at 6:44 pm

Jane Brody

CNA/THE NEW YORK TIMES Ive long thought the human body was not meant to run on empty, that fasting was done primarily for religious reasons or political protest. Otherwise we needed a reliably renewed source of fuel to function optimally, mentally and emotionally as well as physically.

Personal experience reinforced that concept; Im not pleasant to be around when Im hungry. Theres even an official name for that state of mind, confirmed by research: Hangry!

But prompted by recent enthusiasm for fasting among people concerned about their health, weight or longevity, I looked into the evidence for possible benefits and risks of what researchers call intermittent fasting. Popular regimens range from ingesting few if any calories all day every other day or several times a week to fasting for 16 hours or more every day.

A man I know in his early 50s said he had lost 12 pounds in about two months on what he calls the 7-11 diet: He eats nothing from 7 pm until 11 am the next morning, every day.

I was skeptical, but it turns out there is something to be said for practicing a rather prolonged diurnal fast, preferably one lasting at least 16 hours. Mark P Mattson, neuroscientist at the National Institute on Ageing and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explained that the liver stores glucose, which the body uses preferentially for energy before it turns to burning body fat.

It takes 10 to 12 hours to use up the calories in the liver before a metabolic shift occurs to using stored fat, Mattson told me. After meals, glucose is used for energy and fat is stored in fat tissue, but during fasts, once glucose is depleted, fat is broken down and used for energy.

Most people trying to lose weight should strive for 16 calorie-free hours, he said, adding that the easiest way to do this is to stop eating by 8 pm, skip breakfast the next morning and then eat again at noon the next day. (Caffeine-dependent people can have sugar-free black coffee or tea before lunch.) But dont expect to see results immediately; it can take up to four weeks to notice an effect, he said.

Mattson and his colleague Rafael de Cabo at the ageing institute recently reviewed the effects of intermittent fasting on health, aging and disease in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Their article was prompted by frequent questions patients are asking their doctors about the health effects of fasting. Given their limited knowledge of nutrition, doctors are often unable to advise their patients, Mattson said.

Although there have been a number of recent studies assessing the effects of intermittent fasting on people, none are long-term, and the vast majority of disease-related findings stem from research on laboratory animals. For example, in an animal model of stroke, those fed only intermittently suffered less brain damage because they were better able to resist the stress of oxygen and energy deprivation.

Other animal studies have shown a robust disease-modifying benefit of intermittent fasting on a wide range of chronic disorders, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers and neurodegenerative brain diseases, the researchers reported. Their review of both animal and human studies found improvements in a variety of health indicators and a slowing or reversing of aging and disease processes.

For example, human studies of intermittent fasting found that it improved such disease indicators as insulin resistance, blood fat abnormalities, high blood pressure and inflammation, even independently of weight loss. In patients with multiple sclerosis, intermittent fasting reduced symptoms in just two months, a research team in Baltimore reported in 2018.

If you think evolutionarily, Mattson said, predators in the wild fight for prey in the fasting state and are better at recovering from inevitable injuries. The human counterpart people who evolved in feast-or-famine environments would not have survived unless somehow protected by fasting.

Our human ancestors did not consume three regularly spaced large meals, plus snacks, every day, nor did they live a sedentary life, the researchers wrote. The studies they analyzed showed that most if not all organ systems respond to intermittent fasting in ways that enable the organism to tolerate or overcome the challenge and then return to normal.

Mattson explained that during a fast, the body produces few new proteins, prompting cells to take protein from non-essential sources, break them down and use the amino acids to make new proteins that are essential for survival. Then, after eating, a lot of new proteins are produced in the brain and elsewhere.

A reasonable question might be How safe is intermittent fasting? When fats are used for energy, they produce substances called ketone bodies that regulate the expression and activity of many proteins and molecules that are known to influence health and aging, the researchers reported. Ketosis, a buildup of acidic ketones in the blood, is a state that the Atkins diet, the ketogenic diet and other carbohydrate-restricted diets aim to achieve. Taken to extremes, however, ketosis can damage the liver, kidneys and brain and is especially dangerous to people with various chronic disorders like diabetes and heart disease.

Another important question: How practical is intermittent fasting? Not very, especially in its early weeks or for people with limited control over their mealtimes.

Many people will experience hunger, irritability and a reduced ability to concentrate during periods of food restrictions, the researchers wrote. They added, however, that these side effects usually disappear within a month.

Socially, eating restrictions like intermittent fasting can be very limiting. How do you respond to a 7 pm dinner invitation if thats the start of your fasting window?

For people with a known or hidden tendency to develop an eating disorder, fasting can be the perfect trigger, which I discovered in my early 20s. In trying to control my weight, I consumed little or nothing all day, but once I ate in the evening, I couldnt stop and ended up with a binge eating disorder.

How well this diet might work for you may depend largely on your usual pre-diet snacking and drinking habits and the kinds and amounts of foods you consume during the non-fasting hours. Knowing you cannot eat at all for a prescribed period may prompt some people to cram in whatever they want during the eating window, regardless of its nutritional value.

Mattson cautioned that intermittent dieters should eat healthy foods, including whole grains, healthy fats and protein, limit saturated fats and avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates. And on fasting days, be sure to stay well-hydrated. He also suggested a gradual decrease over a period of four months in the hours and days of restricted eating and in the amount of calories consumed on fasting days.

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The 6 Surprising Benefits of Eating a Plant-Based Diet – The Beet

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:46 pm

Tired of being hammered over the head with a head of lettuce about eating more plants? Fair enough. But eating more plants - whether you want to call yourself plant-based or not - has some pretty powerful perks when it comes to your health, way beyond a smaller jeans size (though research has shown losing weight is one of the top benefits of a plant-based diet). Read on to find out what they are and give that kale in your crisper a second chance.

While theres no official definition of a plant-based diet, many people take it to mean that youre eating more plants but that you may be eating a flexitarian or vegetarian diet, says Amy Gorin, RD, an NYC-based registered dietician. Being vegan is a little more extreme, she adds, restricting all animal products like eggs, fish, and even honey. For those not willing to give up their Sunday scramble,adopting a 'plant-leaning' or 'plant-forward' approachis a nice middle-ground to help you begin to integrate more plants and fewer animal products into your diet. Learn more about the distinctions between the labels plant-based, vegan, plant-leaning and more here.

Its not just the lack of meat that goes along with a plant-based diet, but the shift in what youre adding to your diet instead of your usual foods. People who eat pulses (such as chickpeas, white beans, and lentils) regularly are 22% less likely to be obese, Gorin says. Beyond weight loss, eating a vegetarian diet can also help lower your risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.

A 2014 study published in Trends in Food Science & Technology suggested that plant-based diets can improve your memory largely by preventing the degeneration of the mind. The researchers argue that, since bodily stress and inflammation can lead to degenerative diseases and neurodegeneration, its important to have a diet that helps minimize these issues and a plant-based diet are able to accomplish this.

A major contributor to client change in the United States is the means by which we support meat-based diets. According to research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The U.S. food production system uses about 50% of the total U.S. land area, 80% of the freshwater, and 17% of the fossil energy used in the country. As the population increases, so does this number.

On the flip side, a 2014 study of Europes meat and dairy intake found that lower livestock production leads to 40% lower nitrogen emissions along with 2540% lower greenhouse gas emissions. By not eating meat, or simply lessening the amount of meat in your diet in favor of plants, your impact on the earth and your carbon footprint lessens with it. Its also worth noting that its easier and more practical for many people to raise their own fruits and vegetables than livestock, so if you are able to take your plant-based diet in-house and grow your own plants, youre able to continue cutting down on this impact and be more sustainable. Read more about what difference one person can make by switching to an entirely plant-based approach here.

Many diets serve as quick fixes, helping you get healthy and lose weight fast, only to gain every pound back the moment you stop it. And the reason you have to stop them is because many of these diets are too restrictive to realistically live off of indefinitely. But plant-based diets offer a functional take on a healthier lifestyle, meaning that the steps you take forward in your health are more likely to stick.

Beyond slashing your risk of chronic and long-term disease, a plant-based diet can also keep you from getting the common cold or the flu each year.Switching to a diet that centers fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds and forgoes animal products has been proven to strengthen your immune system and fend off seasonal illnessessuch as the flu. Adding more plants to your diet ensures that your body receives plenty of antioxidants which are key in defending your immune system and reducing your risk of disease.

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Winery slammed for body-shaming gates labelled fit or big boned which you have to be a certain size to f – The Sun

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:46 pm

A WINERY has been slammed for installing body shaming gates for guests to walk through, labelled fit or plump.

The Badger's Brook Winery, in Victoria, Australia, installed the gates in the carpark, which were met with horror by visitors.

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Called the stature challenge door, people had a choice of six spaces to walk through, with the slimmest gap labelled congratulations, while the largest was called big boned.

Larger shapes were deemed overweight, chubby, plump, with smaller spaces named standard and fit-looking.

Outraged visitors branded the gates disgusting, and called for them to be removed.

One woman shared an angry snap of the pink gates to Facebook, demanding the winery remove them.

This type of behaviour sets bad body image issues

Visitor Shannyn Tucker wrote: Im sorry but this is actually disgusting. I dont understand how this acceptable in this era.

This type of behaviour sets bad body image issues.

It shouldnt be okay to make anyone of any age feel uncomfortable for not fitting through an ideal space'", 7News reported.

She claimed the couldnt even fit her leg through the smallest congratulations gap, and questioned whether anyone would realistically be able to fit through it.

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After receiving the backlash, the winery later confirmed it had removed the gates.

Badgers Brook Estate put out a statement on Facebook, apologising for any offence caused.

They said: Dear valued customers, we apologise for the offence we caused by displaying the Body Stature Challenge in our car park.

We did not understand that this would be offensive, however now we understand why it is inappropriate and have removed it.

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Eating in the time of coronavirus – Los Angeles Times

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:45 pm

A few days ago, my boss sent a Slack message to the Food team. Another editor at the paper, she said, has an interesting idea: Should Food do something on if shared plates dining is being affected by the [corona]virus?

The reason I bring it up, the editor explained, is I got this invite to a communal dinner event that is silverware optional. Seems like a bad idea.

Cue some heated all-channel chiming in. (I was thinking about that too when I went to a buffet this weekend, like is that sketch now??) (Im the germaphobe of the group. Havent eaten at a buffet in years and never will again. Bring my own hand wipes everywhere I go.) (My dad was a doctor and wouldnt even let us eat leftover M&Ms from his poker game because his friends put their dirty hands on them.) (Team lunch to sizzler.)

I, being cranky and old, tried to throw water/gasoline on the fire by ranting about Americans and their dont-double-dip-in-the-salsa hand-sanitizer ways of eating and proposing, facetiously, Lets ask for forks and knives at the Ethiopian restaurants!!

Which is how we arrive here: What exactly should we think when it comes to questions of eating and the novel coronavirus panic and pandemic?

The problem: Most food writers are neither public health officials nor experts in any myriad forms of expertise than can be credibly leaned on to answer such a question.

After threatening to lick the armrests on my upcoming flight to Los Angeles (which I had to, spoiler alert, cancel because of a temporary ban on nonessential business travel by my employer), I did what any American does when they want more information on a subject: I turned to cable news.

Specifically, the coronavirus episode on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Well come back to what I learned from Mr. Oliver in a minute.

Coronavirus is not spread by food or water; its spread by coughing, sneezing and unwashed hands.

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I think, first, its worth my saying that I came to this topic with the belief informed by almost every public notice Ive seen from the CDC and others that there is little beyond the reasonable, everyday things we do during flu season to keep ourselves from getting sick.

Wash your hands. Stay home if youre sick. If youre immunocompromised, you already take extra steps to take care of yourself and should continue to do so.

Some estimates say that 70% of the American populace will catch the novel coronavirus and, for most, it will be like having a bad cold not even a bad flu.

But still! Were hoarding water! Were hoarding oat milk! Chinatowns are empty! What should we do?

So I asked some experts.

First up: Marion Nestle, whom you could describe as the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, or, if youre me, say shes the 800-pound-gorilla of what she says goes and is generally grounded in heavy-duty academic truth when it comes to most issues of food policy and politics. Either way.

So I put the questions above to her and she said:

Silverware optional? These better be people you are happy to share germs with. Coronavirus, horrible as it is, doesnt change dinner table courtesy and safety. Wash your hands before eating, use clean silverware, dont eat off of common serving pieces or use your silverware to take food from common bowls or plates, and keep your hands out of food that other people might be eating. At an Ethiopian restaurant, use the injera to take food. Coronavirus is not spread by food or water; its spread by coughing, sneezing and unwashed hands. Share food? Of course but sensibly.

Doesnt that make so much sense? Be clean and considerate and respectful of the people around you! It is less fun than kneecapping somebody who is about to buy all of the packages of instant ramen you want to stockpile, but it is actually what we know works.

Does this mean eating out is 100% safe? No! I hate to break it to you this late in life, but nothing is!

I turned to my colleague Emily Baumgaertner, who reported on the Ebola and Yellow Fever outbreaks in Africa from Africa and has a masters in public health from George Washington University. She summed up the situation as such:

Youve donned a completely unnecessary mask, commuted across town to the restaurant, and, safely inside, scrubbed your hands for two Happy-Birthday [songs] in the restroom. Thats great. But virologists have figured out that viruses found [in] respiratory droplets can survive on inanimate surfaces for hours. Theyre on business cards, elevator buttons, door handles and, yes, tables.

Completely unnecessary masks.

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Dont get me wrong: Im happy for you someone didnt sneeze directly into your mouth or even into your plate of food. But if someone sneezed onto the table that youre now touching with your uber-sterile hand, and you unknowingly reach up and touch your face, youre out of luck. So please: go. Enjoy meals with your friends. But consider wiping down surfaces often, at least until the COVID-19 spread subsides.

I believe that restaurants, for themselves, not for us, keep as clean as possible as often as possible, but truth is truth, and thats Emilys take on the specific risks.

I texted with Arielle Johnson about the issues at play too. You may know her from such L.A. Times Food stories as How to eat a tree or as one of one of Glamours Women of the Year, but Ill offer you how she described herself in our texts: I am not an expert, I am just a food chemist who reads enough to be a dilettante.

And after running through the should-I-still-eat-around-other-humans non-conundrum (she had a similar take to Nestles), we segued to chatting about the reported supermarket hysteria going on.

Some people are stockpiling months of food and, like, friend, if society has broken down so much that there is no food for a month, we have much bigger problems than making our personal stash last. Humans are social animals. Theyre not supposed to be doing the food-getting by themselves, ever.

Johnson invoking our togetherness brought up two other coronavirus-adjacent topics: The general insecurity of minimum wage and other food service workers in the current American capitalist paradigm and the particular restaurants that people are avoiding.

The first is a broad and deep topic. My colleague Julia Wick, writer of the Essential California Newsletter, summed up the situation well in messages we traded:

We live in a deeply broken country where many hourly service workers lack the economic power to just take the day off, and we have no federally mandated paid sick time ... and even if we did, job repercussions could still be an issue for a lot of people. Jaya Saxena wrote more on the topic over at Eater.

Heres the thing: Food service workers, regardless if they work at the cheap buffet or the fancy restaurant, dont want to get sick either. If you cant trust that theyre doing their best to keep themselves and, by extension, you safe, then your problems are deeper-seated than a Food section can help you with.

But those problems might brush up against John Olivers first rule for not getting novel coronavirus: Dont be racist.

As he put it, Thats just good advice for now and for later.

So dont avoid Chinatowns. Dont avoid the turo turos that Garrett Snyder wrote up for this section, or the SGV restaurants that our critics have recently spotlighted. Dont think that the color of the skin of the people in a restaurant has a thing to do with whether its where youre going to catch coronavirus. It doesnt.

But but but I hear the hamster wheels in some of your brains spinning what if the people at the restaurant are from Wuhan? Doesnt that make a steakhouse [or substitute any restaurant you assume has no Wuhanese employees] safer than a Chinese restaurant [again, acknowledging that over a billion people live in China and most of them have probably never been to Wuhan]?

Though I am tempted to roll up my (print) newspaper and batter you about the ears like a 1950s dad in a suburban sitcom, I instead hit up Baumgaertner again.

We went back and forth and discussed how maybe very maybe right after news of novel coronavirus broke, if you knew that an employee of a restaurant had been in Wuhan within the previous 14 days and had been within 6 feet of an infected person, maybe the risk at that restaurant was higher. (Of course it is Hogwarts-level fantasy to think you could know that much about every member of a restaurants staff.)

But, she conceded, Now that were seeing signs of community spread, it REALLY makes no difference whether you go to a Chinese restaurant or a steakhouse.

So do what your mom probably told you to do years ago: Wash your hands, dont cough in the food, and be reasonable in your response dont expend energy on things you cant control.

Also, please spin the Lazy Susan over my way so I can get some of those noodles.

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Where Should You Go to Escape Coronavirus? These Top Vegan-Friendly Beach Resorts – The Beet

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:45 pm

Everyone is shutting down their offices. So this could be the perfect time to hit the sandy beaches, get some sun, and avoid the crowds. Travel is super cheap, planes are largely empty, and you could be working remotely whilesitting in a lounge chair by the pool or staring at the blue sea. Why not check emails and join that conference callfrom paradise? All you have to do is book a flight out of town and arrive safely and virus free. Then you are golden.

Where to go? We found the five best resorts that not only satisfy your craving for a beach vacation right about now, where the virus can't bite you (it hates the sun, hot weather, and hot water!) but also your desire to eat a healthy plant-baseddiet and stay your fighting fittest.

Regardless of whether you'reeating mostly plant-based or you've committed to ditching the meat and dairy altogether, it's easy to find delicious dining options away from home can sometimes feel like a chore. Luckily, as plant-based lifestyles continue to rise in popularity, it's becoming easier than ever to indulge in a great meatless meal while out there in vacationland. From Hawaii to Aruba, we recently rounded up five of our all-time favorite vegan-friendly beach resorts. And the winners are...

1.Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

This stylish boutique hotel is situated on 15 beachfront acres on the scenic Maui coastline. Visitors can enjoy snorkeling, scuba diving or sunset sailing trips, as well as a lavish six-course vegan tasting menu (available upon request with advance reservations) at Ka'ana Kitchen, the resort's award-winning farm-to-table restaurant.

Enjoy a constantly revolving selection of seasonal dishes including black sesame noodles with mushrooms, herb-marinated tofu with roasted vegetables or watermelon salad. Rates start at $577 per night.

Speaking of eating green in this green paradise, we had the fun of visiting Hawaii just last week. Check out our video of Caitee from The Beet, enjoying plant-based mealsall over Maui. Not jealous at all. Here's Caitee having so much fun.

2. The Stanford Inn by the Sea

This picturesque resort is situated high on a hilltop in Northern California with breathtaking views of the rugged Mendocino coastline. Okay so not your typical tropical locale, but it's so gorgeous, and never too cold to enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, biking and all-around fun (like hitting the spa) so we had to include it, and especially for the food! And if you live in the NoCal area, you can get there without having to take a germy flight.

Guests can enjoy a wide variety of gourmet vegan dishes including maple-tamari glazed tofu, black bean tacos with cashew cheese and sea palm and root vegetable strudel. Don't miss the Sunday brunch at Ravens Restaurant for plant-based updates on breakfast classics like crepes, waffles, pancakes and scrambled eggs. Rates start at $425 per night.

3. Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort and Nature Reserve

If you really want to get away from it all, book a Mayan-inspired room at this eco-chic resort named One Of The World's 25 Best Lodges by Conde Nast Traveler. This Guatemalan getaway is an oasis for vegan or plant-based travelers, thanks to an entirely plant-based menu created by a world-class culinary team.

A menu of delectable dishes from whole foods doesn't get any fresher than this. Herbs, greens, and vegetables are harvested daily from the lodge's garden to create tantalizing dishes like black bean and avocado pizza and vegan french toast. Rates start at $295 per night.

4. Manchebo Beach Resort

Relax and unwind in style at this Caribbean paradise, where you'll spend your days windsurfing, snorkeling or swimming in Aruba's crystal-clear blue water. The place is famous for the color of the sea, which is more like a lit-up pool than the ocean. It's truly a miracle of nature, and anyone who loves to swim will feel they are in a marine paradise.

All four of the onsite restaurants offer plant-based options on their menus. However, you won't want to miss Ike's, a poolside bistro that serves up tasty dishes like cucumber carpaccio, lychee ceviche and truffle porcini risotto from a completely vegan menu. Rates start at $315 per night.

5. Grand Velas Resort Riviera Maya

Is Puerto Vallarta on your bucket list? Then head south of the border to the Grand Velas to experience world-class beaches, art galleries, hiking, golfing and, of course, fine dining.

It's no accident that The Love Boat docked here on its many romantic cruises. The romance of the place makes it a perfect escape with your honey, since you'll stroll the boulevards in barely-there clothing, dance all night and rest up by the epic pool to do it again tomorrow.

The all-inclusive resort offers dedicated vegan menus in all six restaurants, as well as 24-hour room service featuring options like homemade veggie burgers, vegan cheese plates, and even vegan ice cream! Rates start at $944 per night.

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U.K. Scientists Paying People $4,000 to Get Infected with Coronaviruses – Newsweek

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:45 pm

As scientists race to develop treatments and vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, one facility in London is looking for volunteers to be infected with a coronavirus to help with research.

hVIVO, an arm of a pharmaceutical company based in the U.K. capital, is looking for 24 people to be infected with common strains of a member of the large coronavirus family of pathogens which the new coronavirus is also a member of.

The bug isn't the same as the COVID-19 virus, but close enough for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to safely test vaccines and antiviral drugs to fight the new coronavirus on participants.

The volunteers will be paid 3,500 ($4,380) according to The Times. To qualify, they must be must be healthy, aged between 18-55 years old, non-smokers, and have a verifiable medical history, Cathal Friel, executive chairman of Open Orphan, the company of which hVIVO is a subsidiary, told Newsweek.

To keep participants safe, the team will use strains like OC43 and 229E, which have been widespread "for many years and cause only a mild cold-like respiratory illness" according to a statement by hVIVO.

The catch? Participants must be comfortable with being quarantined for up to 14 days at the clinic.

The facility, known as FluCamp because of its usual focus on fighting the flu and common cold, has 24 hospital-like private rooms with en suite showers, toilets, and access to TV and WiFi. Participants must keep to a "strict" routine, and eat a nutritionally controlled diet and abstain for alcohol, smoking and exercise.

Friel stresses of the 3,000 volunteers to stay at FluCamp, none have had an adverse reaction, and the three to leave did so due to family emergencies.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 started in Wuhan, over 4,700 people worldwide have died in over 127,000 cases, according to a dashboard tracking the virus by Johns Hopkins University. More than 68,000 people who have tested positive for the virus have recovered.

Most of the deaths have occurred in Hubei, at over 3,000. The virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica, as shown in the Statista map below. There are currently no treatments or vaccines, and those who fall ill must manage their symptoms, which in severe cases requires hospital treatment.

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Certified Vegan Course at Limerick College of Further Education – FFT.ie

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:45 pm

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Plant based educator and caterer Ciara Brennan, founder of Happy Food at Home, has teamed up with Limerick College of Further Education to offer the first certified vegan course in Limerick.

Introduction to Plant Based Cooking will take place on Tuesdays from 7pm 9pm on the LCFE Mulgrave Street campus and will include demonstrations of affordable and uncomplicated plant based dishes which are suitable for all ages to enjoy. Students will have an opportunity to learn how to safely adopt a plant based diet, receive nutritional advice and enjoy sampling the dishes prepared.

Ciara has been a lifelong vegetarian and studied hotel management in Shannon to indulge her passion for cooking and to pursue a career as a chef. She has worked in kitchens across the globe but found that her vegetarian diet was not compatible with her dream job and moved into human resource management within the hospitality sector. In 2016 she changed from a vegetarian to a plant based diet along with her teenage daughter and has personally experienced the nutritional and financial challenges that the transition presents.

At the same time, Ciara established Happy Food at Home. Initially a Saturday food stall selling vegan dishes upstairs in the Limerick Milk Market, the business has evolved to include bespoke catering, menu consultancy with hotels and restaurants and educational experiences as well as a regular food stall at the Limerick Milk Market and Ennis Farmers Market.

Every week in the Milk Market and in Ennis, I am asked for advice about how best to adopt a vegan lifestyle, explained Ciara. The first step is diet related and I love hosting cooking classes in customers homes on a one to one or group basis. The collaboration with LCFE presents a very exciting opportunity to share my plant based expertise and vegan journey and to provide students with a repertoire of mouth watering recipes.

The 90 course starts on Tuesday 24th March and runs until Tuesday 28th April.

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‘Sister Wives’: Janelle Brown Shares How the Brown Family’s Religion Is Helping Them Prepare for the Coronavirus Pandemic – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:44 pm

Now that the world is anxiously navigating the minefieldthat is CoronavirusDisease 19 (COVID-19), many celebrities and reality stars have also beensharing their fears about, and preparation for, the virus. JanelleBrown, Kody Browns second wife and star of TLCs long-running reality showSister Wives, recently took to Twitter to share how the massive Brownfamily is preparing for the pandemic.

The Brownshave 18 children, 15 of whom are Kodys biological kids with his four wives(Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn Brown), and three of whom he adopted fromRobyns first marriage. With such a huge family, its especially important forthe Browns to stay on top of the potential of contracting the virus.

Janelle explained that, when it came to the coronavirus, it was all about long-term preparation. The Sister Wives star added that the Browns religious background made them feel more prepared for emergencies and disasters.

On Mar. 9, Janelle wrote about the Brown familys emergencyreserves of food and other necessities in case of an epidemic or pandemic likethe coronavirus.

Growing up in the LDS church, we were encouraged to have afood storage, including t.p., to get us safely through natural disasters andeconomic hard times, Janellewrote. I have seen the wisdom of that advice and can definitely see thewisdom of that advice now!

Longtime Sister Wives fans have probably noticed the Browns preparedness in the past. The family buys large annual stores of meat to keep in freezers and regularly buys basic items like soap in bulk. The sister wives have also discussed their practice of canning and preserving food, especially produce, for long-term use in a public health emergency, natural disaster, or financial downfall.

Many SisterWives fans praised Janelle andher family for thinking ahead in terms of preparing for an emergency or hardtimes.

I grew up extremely poor and I will never not have astorage of food, one viewer wrote to Janelleon Twitter. Honestly, Im surprised more people dont have at least two weeksof the basics.

Another Sister Wives fan agreed about the importanceof preparedness, writingin a comment, Another RN here- My family has stocked up on cold and flumedicines, prescription drugs, canned foods, pet foods, Gatorade powder,powdered creamer, etc. Preparedness works!

Still, a few Twitter users warned Janelle against spreading panic and worry to her fanbase. Ok, but its one thing to prepared but what is going on now is unfounded panic! a commenter wrote in response. Just as many people die from other random viruses everyday. The average person is fine if common sense practices are used. The problem is common sense isnt very common at the moment!

The practice of staying prepared and putting an emphasis onfood storage is, indeed, part of a religious practice for the Browns.

Kody and his family are part of a fundamentalist Mormon sectcalled the ApostolicUnited Brethren (AUB). Members of the AUB share their faith origins andmany similar basic tenets, including scriptures and values, with members of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS church).

Fundamentalist Mormons practice and endorse polygamy. They broke off from the mainstream LDS church in large part because of their continued belief in plural marriage, which modern-day Mormons (members of the LDS church) no longer practice or agree with. However, they share similar values in terms of encouraging self-reliance, forethought, large families, avoiding debt, long-term planning, and thriftiness.

Moreover, some of the Sister Wives parents wereraised in the mainstream LDS church. Both Kodyand Janelle were raised LDS and converted to fundamentalist Mormonism as youngadults. Meanwhile, Meri, Robyn, and Christine were all raised in polygamousfamilies. Kody and Janelles LDS-based beliefs likely crossed over into theirpractice within the AUB sect.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a guidefor members that encourages them to build a store of enough food, water, andmoney to last for three months at a minimum, just as Janelle suggested. Overtime, they encourage members to build an ever larger supply for long-term use.

Onemanual suggests, We encourage members worldwide to prepare for adversityin life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings.We ask that you be wise, and do not go to extremes. With careful planning, youcan, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve.

Later, the guide states, Store foods that are a part ofyour normal diet in your three-month supply. As you develop a longer-termstorage, focus on food staples such as wheat, rice, pasta, oats, beans, andpotatoes that can last 30 years or more.

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California Bans Chlorpyrifos After Concerns for Children’s Health – Occupational Health and Safety

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:44 pm

California Bans Chlorpyrifos After Concerns for Childrens Health

The new ban will affect many farmers and agriculture workers in the state, as they will no longer be allowed to use the widely used insecticide based on its threat to human health.

After extensive research by the California Environmental Protection Agency, the state of California is ending the use of chlorpyrifosa pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children.

One U.S. News article breaks down the conversation: what the pesticide is, why its harmful, why it took so long to reach this conclusion, whats special about California and how the U.S. EPA is involved.

What is Chlorpyrifos and How is it Used?The article describes chlorpyrifos as an inexpensive and effective pesticide that has been on the market for decadessince 1965. Farmers across the country use millions of pounds of it to grow crops including many vegetables, corn, soybeans, cotton and fruit and nut trees.

It is an organophosphate insecticide, which means it is designed to kill insects by blocking an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase. This enzyme has another function, however: it normally breaks down acetylcholine, a chemical that the human body uses to transmit nerve impulses. Organophosphate insecticides are effective for killing insects, but they are also toxic and potentially lethal to humans.

Chlorpyrifos was used in homes for pest control until 2000, after a 1996 Food Quality Protection Act banned its indoor use and required additional protection of childrens health. However, residues left after indoor use were very high, and toddlers who crawled on the floor and put their hands in their mouth were at risk of poisoning.

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What is the 1200 Calorie Diet and How Do You Do It? – Parade

Posted: March 13, 2020 at 10:43 pm

Trying to shed some weight? You may have heard of the 1200-calorie diet. Whether its because you need to or simply want to, the key to losing weight fast is to take in fewer calories than you burn. The challenge is figuring out exactly how many calories it takes in order to lose weight without driving yourself mad from hunger. Turns out, science has already done it for you: the 1200-calorie-per-day threshold seems to be the sweet spot, providing your body with enough fuel to get through the day while still helping you drop a few pounds.

A 1200-calorie diet is a diet focused on counting calories; it is primarily for weight loss, as it is a low calorie meal plan. Losing weight this way emphasizes a calorie level, rather than types of foods or nutrients being consumed, says Daniela Novotny, registered dietitian and instructor of biomedical sciences at Missouri State University.

The good news about following a 1200-calorie diet is that you dont have to follow a strict list of foods you can and cant eat. You can choose a plant-based diet or a clean-eating approach, you can go keto, or you can eat the foods you love but pare back portion sizes. You simply need to keep track of the calories youre eating throughout the day and avoid going much higher than 1200. The best way to do that? Use one of the many calorie counting apps out there to keep track, like MyFitnessPal or Cron-o-meter.

That said, youll quickly find that your choices definitely affect your success when it comes to following a 1200-calorie diet. Ryan Maciel, RD and Head Nutrition CoachElite Athletes and Organizations for Precision Nutrition says, since its such a restrictive diet, you do want to focus on consuming mainly whole foods, having well-balanced meals made up of lean protein, vegetables, healthy carbohydrates and healthy fats. This is really going to help keep you full for a longer period of time and give you a better chance of success.

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While you may not need any gadgets or gizmos to follow the 1200-calorie diet, theres one thing you definitely will need, and thats a plan! For most people, limiting daily caloric intake down to 1200 is a pretty drastic cut. So in order to avoid mood swings and blood sugar imbalances, its a good idea to draw up a meal plan to follow, even if its just a rough idea of what youll eat as you follow the 1200-calorie diet.

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has put forth a healthy guide with examples for all three meals, and includes small amounts of fats like margarine and mayonnaise to keep you feeling fuller. Their recommendations also include several glasses of water each day. Need more inspo? Pinterest is a great place to search for 1200-calorie diet ideas.

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If you want to lose weight fast, restricting your calories to 1200 is certainly an effective way to do it. But, how much weight can you lose on the 1200-calorie diet isnt an exact science. Theres a lot that goes into calculating someones energy needs for the day, like their height, age, weight, sex, how much they move throughout the day, how much physical activity they do, says Maciel. And then, of course, everybodys metabolism is slightly different. But the average weight loss that most people see on the 1200 calorie diet is about one to two pounds per week.

If you choose to follow the 1200-calorie diet, you may find you lose more weight in the first week, simply due to the large changes youre making to your diet, especially if youre opting for healthier food than you were before beginning the diet. After that, weight loss may begin to level off a bit.

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The biggest, and some might argue the only, advantage of following the 1200 calorie diet is rapid weight loss. And since most adherents to this diet tend to stick to whole, unprocessed foods, a healthier lifestyle is a fringe benefit as well.

One of the biggest drawbacks of the 1200-calorie diet is the fact that its just not a fun plan to follow. No matter what foods you eat, or how you space them throughout the day, youre bound to experience some amount of hunger on this diet. Not all diets are going to have you reduce your calorie intake by this much, says Maciel. Twelve hundred calories is really the low end. Anything lower than that and you run the risk of developing nutrient deficiencies.

As such, the 1200 calorie diet can be exceptionally difficult to stick with for the long term. Due to the fact it is not often maintainable, a 1200-calorie diet is often followed by a time where you tend to eat a larger amount of calories, leading to weight gain. True, lasting weight loss rarely occurs following extremely low calorie diets, says Novotny.

Finally, constantly counting calories can lead to an unhealthy preoccupation with food, especially if youve dealt with an eating disorder in the past. A much better way to lose weight if youve ever struggled with disordered eating is to combine healthy food choices with daily exercise.

In conclusion, limiting yourself to only 1200 calories each day is an effective way to lose weight for the vast majority of people. And while this diet isnt overly difficult to follow, it is challenging to stick with, since there are very few cheats or rewards to look forward to. The best way to do the 1200 calorie diet may be to follow it for a few weeks or months, then slowly add more calories without adding in a bunch of junk food like sweets or processed food.

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