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No more commuting and the opportunity to wear your pyjamas to work.Working from home might sound like a dream come true on paper. But if youre not used to the structure of setting up a home working routine, it can be difficult to keep things in order.

Aside from the isolation and lack of structure, diet can be one of the biggest challenges when you work from home. Nutritionist Kim Pearsonis here to help, with advice to ensure working from home doesnt derail your diet.

Keep Structure

With easy access to your kitchen, cupboards full of snacks and nobody else waiting until 1pm to eat their lunch, it can be easy to eat your way through your new working from home day. But just because your day isnt broken up by commutes, meetings and lunch hours doesnt mean you shouldnt structure it as if it is. Set a time for breakfast, lunch and to finish working and stick to them.

Repurpose Your Commute

If you are used to a lengthy commute, it can be tempting to use this time to lie in bed scrolling for pandemic updates. Instead, aim to use this time productively. Get out for a walk in your nearest park or use your commute time to meal plan and prep. How about switching that 30-minute central line journey for putting on a healthy slow cooker dinner that you can enjoy that evening?

Stock Up

Buy (a sensible amount of) healthy ingredients to stock up your cupboards for the week so that you can throw together something quick and easy for lunches. Boil eggs and roast some veg (in your repurposed commute slot) to throw together with salad leaves and olive oil dressing for a quick lunch later in the day.

Clear Out

As well as making sure your cupboards are stocked with healthy essentials, if there are trigger foods that will tempt you to snack or over-indulge, make sure theyre not in the house. In an office full of people around its a lot easier to just take one biscuit, but when youre working from home, once you open the packet the people to biscuit ratio isnt so favourable from a health point of view.

Beat Boredom

Its normal to break up your office working day with coffee breaks, chats with teammates, trips to the shops and meetings. Your at-home work day will look very different, and boredom can turn into snacking. Learn what your triggers are for eating when youre not actually hungry and break up your working day with things like meditation, going for a short walk or domestic tasks like putting the washing on or doing the hoovering.

Dont Eat at Your Desk

Turning your home desk into a snack table is not the best idea. Eat any meals in the place youd usually eat and avoid grazing, set out times for eating and try to avoid getting into the habit of completing a task and rewarding yourself with a snack.

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If your desk is right by the kitchen this will be even harder if you can position yourself further away you might want to consider this. Overcoming the urge to snack really is the biggest challenge. If you are a chronic snacker, make sure you have healthy options, such as olives, unroasted nuts and vegetable crudits, all of which are better than crisps, nuts and biscuits.

Coffee Breaks

As well as constant grazing, it can be easy to punctuate your new working day with a lot of coffee breaks. Try to be mindful of how much caffeine youre consuming, and when, as drinking it too late into the day can affect your sleep. Try switching to decaf or try some new herbal teas.

Kim Pearson is a qualified nutritionist and weight loss expert based on Londons Harley Street. She consults clients in London and internationally via her virtual consulting room. For more information about Kim and the services she offers, visit her website kim-pearson.com.

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Its no secret that California is one of the most influential states in the nation. Along with having the largest economy in the nation, when compared to the rest of the world, California ranks 5th in thriving economies, according to Business Insider.

To simply put it, the state could rule itself and still be capable of not just surviving, but perhaps prospering.

It has sun-kissed beaches, known to Southern California locals as some of the best in the world, and a collection of the most strikingly beautiful native redwoods that tower amongst the Northern California hills.

The landscapes are eclectic, people-friendly and its vibes are just uncharacteristically good. Its safe to say that from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, California has it all and its Instagram game is arguably always on point.

The Golden State has an image to uphold, one that is maintained from history to the modern media. Its the epicenter of film and television; synonymous with fame and fortune not to mention the fantasy ideals that accompany them.

Theres an inherent expectation that people from California are wealthy, which doesnt seem so far-fetched considering the sum of monetary circulation in the state alone. The high cost of living proves that nearly a quarter of the nations richest people live in California, according to Forbes. Looking at the booming tech industry in Silicon Valley and the celebrity status of LA, it seems understandable.

But the requirements to be a Californian dont end with money. They perpetuate the notion that people are also naturally more attractive than those in other states, setting both unrealistic and unhealthy standards of beauty.

These physical ideals have many people consistently manufacturing new ways to lose weight and maintain the idealized beauty standards that society has portrayed, not limited to but including: tan, blond and more often than not, skinny.

Its the skinny part that has stood out throughout history to be non-negotiable, especially in the eyes of many Southern Californians.

Fad diets arent new; theyve been a topic of conversation since the early 1800s when the creator of graham crackers, Sylvester Graham, became an advocate for the benefits of vegetarianism. His detailed push for Americans to eat a low-fat, fiber-rich and meatless diet was only the first step into a multibillion-dollar industry that began to succeed by preying upon the average persons deepest insecurities.

Since then, fad diets have become a staple in the health and wellness industry. But many of these diets, which often fall under the guise of cleanses, produce only temporary weight changes.

They emphasize shedding pounds and changing sizes almost exclusively. These fad diets highlight the speed at which this can be done with little to no regard to an extended plan for sustainability, a distinction made by a University of California Santa Barbara article that outlined the fad dieting epidemic the nation faces.

A majority of these diets stem from California, the same star-studded epicenter that most trends emerge from. Unlike the horrors of denim on denim, this is one fad that seems to have a tighter grip on the minds of society.

At this point, there is almost no denying that these diets are harming a whole new generation of impressionable Californians.

While Northern California has its fair share of diet-obsessed people who have managed to digitize dieting through intermittent fasting, its Southern California whose under researched and overpriced obsession with green juice cleanses are teaching young people that being healthy equates to rarely eating or not eating at all.

With its inclusion of several major beach cities and their proximity to Hollywood, there are many reasons Southern California seems to breed an unhealthy number of eating disorders. The expectation to be conventionally attractive is simply higher with more exposure to people who seem to be naturally perfect.

There is no question that social media has made a sizable impact when it comes to body image standards. Although there are examples of influencers who use their platform for good, promoting body positivity and sustainable healthy living, there are just as many who are not credible and advertise products for monetary compensation alone.

It is this constant exposure to carefully curated healthy lifestyles that is causing clinically diagnosed disorders, including a newly researched orthorexia, a new fixation with healthful eating that is becoming particularly detrimental, according to the National Eating Disorder Association.

Turning to a life fueled by exclusively whole wheat avocado toast and green juice may seem like the glamorous Californian dream, but in a time when fueling our bodies and immune systems is of the utmost importance, please be kind to the hunger of the body.

Its important to understand the difference between fad diets and simple healthy diets, which maintain a certain degree of integrity, focusing on lifestyle changes to promote health on a long-term scale.

It ultimately comes down to finding a proper balance which many people struggle their whole lives to find. But, always remember that before a healthy body comes a healthy mind.

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There are several ingredients that are irreplaceable in an Indian kitchen; and one of the most common ingredients is garlic. Other than its rich taste and aroma, garlic is touted as one of the most efficient foods to treat health issues and provide benefits like detoxification and weight loss. Garlic, as per the 'Healing Foods' book by DK Publishers, is universally recognised for promoting health benefits; "aiding the circulatory and digestive systems, boosting the immune system, lowering blood pressure, and fighting heart disease". Other than these, garlic is low in calorie and fat content, which helps in shedding those extra kilos. As per experts, garlic is also packed with vitamins, minerals, antiviral and antibacterial compounds. This immunes our body and helps to fight several seasonal infections, including the common cough and cold.

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Garlic is one of the most important ingredients in any Indian cuisine. It helps to enhance the rich flavour of the dishes cooked in our kitchens. Other than its usage as a spice, garlic can also be consumed as-

1. Consumption of one clove of raw garlic every morning with a glass of lukewarm water helps to boost metabolism.

2. Raw garlic also helps in burning fat. Chop it and mix with honey and eat a teaspoon every day.

3. Burnt garlic can also work well to garnish salad.

4. Make detox water with crushed garlic, lemon juice and honey, mixed well in lukewarm water.

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Ingredients:

Garlic cloves: one cup

Onion: half cup (finely sliced)

Kalonji (nigella seeds)- two teaspoons

Green chilli- one to two (use more if you want)

Oil (preferably mustard oil)- two tablespoons

Salt- to taste

Black salt- to taste

Preparation:

Peal the skin of the garlic cloves, clean them and keep aside.

Heat a kadhai and add a tablespoon of oil in it.

Put the garlic and fry them until they turn light brown in colour. Take it in a mixing bowl.

Mash the garlic with hand.

Put the rest of the oil in the same kadhai and heat it well.

Add kalonji, onions, chillies and salt, and fry them till the onions are well caramelised.

Now put the mixture in the same mixing bowl.

Now mix all the ingredients well with black salt.

Enjoy the bharta with hot chapattis or parathas or as an accompaniment with the very comforting dal-chawal.

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About Somdatta SahaExplorer- this is what Somdatta likes to call herself. Be it in terms of food, people or places, all she craves for is to know the unknown. A simple aglio olio pasta or daal-chawal and a good movie can make her day.

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Gone are the days of the chilly shivers of winters; the nature is on a transition mode to welcome the bright summer days. Summer heat, sweat and dehydration go hand in hand. Every phenomenon is interconnected; hence proper hydration during this time is a must. Other than good amount of water, there are several veggies that help in hydrating our body and one of the most common one is cucumber. This crunchy and cool vegetable is an intrinsic part of our summer diet in several forms.

A member of the gourdfamily, cucumber is famed for being rich in vitamins and minerals and help in maintaining body's water balance on hot days. From being gut-friendly to boosting weight loss,this vegetable has several health benefits. As per experts, cucumber, due to its silica-content, may also help in preventing and removing tan and dead cells from skin.

Cucumbercan be a part of a person's regular summer diet in forms ofsalad, raita, smoothie, detox water, juice etc. But did you ever know, it can also be a stand-alone sabzi (side dish) for your meals? There are days when you don't like to having anything heavy due to the extreme heat. This 'kheere ki sabzi' comes to rescue then! It soothes your stomach and cools your body down. The best part is, it takes very less time and ingredients to get prepared.

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Cucumber- two to three

Five spice blend (panch phoron)- one teaspoon (click here for panch phoron recipe)

Dry red chilli- two

Gingerpaste- two teaspoons

Turmeric(haldi) powder- half teaspoon

Cumin (jeera) powder- one teaspoon

Salt- to taste

Sugar- to taste (may be half teaspoon)

Refined oil- one tablespoon

Ghee- one teaspoon (for flavour)

Grate the cucumbers finely. Keep it aside without straining the excess water.

Heat oil in a pan (kadhai) and add panch phoron and red chillies to it.

Once the red chillies turn brown, add the ginger paste and saut for a minute or two.

Add the grated cucumber and mix with the panch phoron and ginger paste.

Now, add haldi powder, jeera powder, salt and sugar to it and stir.

Keep stirring until the water released from cucumber is soaked well and the sabzi turns semi-dry/dry (as you like it).

Once you are happy with the consistency of the sabzi, turn the flame off.

Add a teaspoon of ghee and close the lid.

You also add some green chillies if you want extra heat. But we suggest avoiding having extra spice during summers.

Enjoy the 'kheere ki sabzi' hot with chapatti or rice. Try this recipe at home and let us know your feedback. Enjoy!

About Somdatta SahaExplorer- this is what Somdatta likes to call herself. Be it in terms of food, people or places, all she craves for is to know the unknown. A simple aglio olio pasta or daal-chawal and a good movie can make her day.

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Diet can play a crucial part in your overall health. Its no surprise then what you put inside your body can affect your longevity. Which diet is best avoided?

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen state: Restricting the intake of calories has been practiced as a method for increasing both the length and quality of life for over 500 years.

Basing their research on animal studies over the past 100 years, theyve concluded that lifelong caloric restriction may extend life by up to 50 percent in rodents.

The researchers added: This effect is matched by profound impacts on age related diseases, including reduced risk of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine shifted the focus of calorie restriction to humans.

They concluded: Data from human studies indicate that long-term calorie restriction with adequate intake of nutrients results in a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

However, the researchers do state that its possible that the benefits the practitioners experienced while restricting their calorie intake could be because of the high-quality, vegan diets they consumed.

Both studies imply that the secret to longer life may be to avoid overeating.

Calories are usually written as kcal or kJ on the nutrition label found on food packets.

This can be found under the energy heading. Be aware, though, most calories are given per 100 grams or 100ml, and so don't refer to the calories found in the whole packet.

The NHS have a calorie checker that can tell you how many calories there are in over 150,000 different foods and drinks.

Apps are also available to download to track your calorie intake.

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How to live longer: Avoid this type of diet if you want to increase your life expectancy - Express

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Committing to a healthier diet is one thing, but man can only stand so much raw kale and undressed tofu before he starts demanding some flavor. True, we live in the golden age of recipe-sharing. But who can be bothered to scroll through a drugstore-receipt-length saga about some home-cooks husbands lactose intolerancejust to find a healthy-ish meal idea thats two hours and 12 ingredients too complicated? Somebody, maybe, but not you. Rather than struggle through overhauling your diet, you could just start making a few simple, everyday swaps thatll help you eat more mindfully, without sacrificing taste. Here are five of them.

Theres no denying the magic of a fried buffalo wing, but theres also no denying the health consequences of treating every day like it's Sunday when it comes to inhaling breaded, deep fried meats. Enter the air fryer, which works sort of like a convection oven to cook food with superheated air instead of boiling oil. More importantly, it takes a bunch of the work out of cooking.

Some experts suggest swapping traditionally fried foods for air-fried can cut your calorie intake by up to 80 percent. Note: That math won't be on your side if you swap all the foods you eat for air-fried ones. But its a good starting point for making chicken cutlet night a little healthier. Air fryers also cook faster than lard or oil does, so the hot-right-now method also gives you more time to savor the flavor.

In the Venn diagram of healthy and tasty, there aren't many beers that land in the middle. Deschutes Brewery, which hails from the craft-beer haven of Oregon, has managed to stick the landing on this trick, with low-calorie brews that are more than just fizzy, vaguely hoppy water. Their signature Wowza! hazy pale ale is packed with citrus flavor yet infinitely crushable, with just 100 calories and 4g of carbs. The light and crispy Da Shootz! is a summer pilsner thatll quench your thirst all year round. For something hoppier, their gluten-reduced Lil Squeezy Juicy Ale is a lighter alternative to the typically calorie-heavy IPA, at 145 calories per 12 ounces. All three make great replacements for the same old high-cal lagers. And yeah, the names are just really fun to say.

They say you cant have your cake and eat it, but nobody mentioned ice cream. Maybe thats because the frozen-treat landscape is ever expanding with improved, better-for-you recipes with more nutritious, novel ingredients. Now, when your streaming service asks you if you're still watching, at least the pint in your hand can be a more virtuous optionwhether lower calorie, familiar, or not even milk-based.

What's more, you might be doing your health a favor by sprinkling in dessert. A study published by the Journal of Consumer Psychology argues that goals that require extended inhibition of desires, such as weight loss and financial saving, can benefit from including planned hedonic deviations in the goal-striving plan. So as long as those moments of hedonism dont involve chain-smoking or competitive hot-dog eating, giving yourself planned cheat days can actually help you get healthier.

Recent research suggests that cooking at home is a smart way to cut down on excess fat, unhealthy additives, and harmful chemicals in your food. But did those researchers have the week you just had? When you just cant be bothered to cook, by all means, eat out. Just remember to dine out smartly.

This is easier to do today than ever, with so many restauranteurs taking a mindful approach to diners dietary restrictions and health priorities. Which is to say, go ahead and customize your meal within reason (without worrying about what your co-diners or your server thinks; it's 2020, it's cool). Get rid of unnecessary add-ons like extra cheese or sour cream. Given the option, sub white rice for the healthier side or base du jour.

When ordering a salad, pay attention to the nutrition content of the dressing, says registered dietician Ayla Gentiletti. Just two tablespoons of certain creamy dressings can add as much as 300 extra calories to your salad, she notes. When in doubt, choose a vinaigrette or cut your dressing use by adding fresh lemon or lime juice, Gentiletti says.

Or sweet potato-spiral it, or rice up your favorite vegetable. We've reached peak veggie swap: Zucchini got in early for being crazy low in calories and carbs, in addition to being packed with potassium, fiber, and vitamins A and C. But when youre craving a big bowl of your favorite carbonara or Mom's Sunday gravy, you can also swap starchy pastas for prepackaged sweet potato noodles or riced cauliflower or broccoli, which deliver plenty of fiber, iron, and vitamins while remaining a fun-to-eat delivery system for sauce, protein, and flavor. Pour some turkey meatballs with teriyaki sauce over some riced veggies and youll be jet-skiing off to flavor country in no time.

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(Reuters Health) - Young men who care about their sperm quality might want to lay off the cheeseburgers and fries, according to a new study that links a typical Western diet with a lower sperm count.

Men in the study who ate a mostly Western diet characterized by pizza, fries, sweets, sodas and red and processed meats typically had a lower sperm count - by about 26 million - than men who ate far less of these unhealthy foods. With a Western diet, men also had lower levels of reproductive hormones needed for optimal fertility.

Conversely, men with the healthiest eating habits - with lots of fish, chicken, vegetables, fruits, and water - typically had a sperm count 43 million higher than those who ate the lowest amounts of these foods.

Your sperm is what you eat, said coauthor Dr. Feiby Nassan of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

Diets rich in seafood, poultry, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables provide antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids that are essential for good sperm production, Nassan said by email.

Our results suggest the possibility of using dietary intervention as a possible approach to improve sperm quality of men in reproductive age, Nassan said.

A normal sperm count can range from 15 million to 200 million sperm per milliliter of semen.

Sperm quality and certain sex hormone levels have decreased substantially over the past few decades, driven in part by worsening diets in many parts of the world, the researchers note in JAMA Network Open.

The current analysis included 2,935 healthy men in Denmark, ages 19 or 20 on average. Researchers divided them according to how closely their diets matched four patterns: a Western diet; a healthy diet described as a prudent pattern of eating; a so-called open-sandwich diet consisting of whole grains and lots of cold cuts, fish, condiments, and dairy; and a vegetarian-like diet with lots of veggies, soy, milk, and eggs and little if any red meat or chicken.

Total sperm count with the Western diet was significantly lower than with any of the other three eating patterns.

The study wasnt designed to prove whether diet directly affects sperm or fertility. Researchers also focused on young, healthy men who might not yet be trying to conceive, and they didnt examine what happened in older men who wanted to become fathers.

Still, the study adds to evidence suggesting a healthy diet is good for mens reproductive health, Dr. Muhammad Imran Omar of the University of Aberdeen in the UK said by email.

And, men, like women, should try to adopt a healthy diet, cut back on alcohol and stop smoking months before they want to start trying for a baby.

However, men should be aware that it takes three months to produce sperm, said Allan Pacey, a researcher at the University of Sheffield in the UK who wasnt involved in the study.

If a man alters his diet on a Friday it wont improve his sperm by Monday, Pacey said by email.

SOURCE: bit.ly/2VQrYmr JAMA Network Open, online February 21, 2020.

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Coronavirus has been detected in India. However, the vaccination of the same is yet to come. As per WHO, the virus is more likely to affect people who do not have a good immune system and fall sick quite often. During this time, you need to take care of your health so that you do not fall sick. There are manyimmunity booster foods in India that can help you stay fit and healthy. Let us take a look at some details on how to increase immunity and the immunity booster foods in India.

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You need to not only eat healthy food but also make sure you have good hygiene. It is important to wash hands with an antiseptic soap and using asanitizer while travelling. Adding to that, food also plays a vital role in boosting immunity. Immunity booster foods in India areeggs, fruits, green vegetables and many more things that come under the category ofnatural immunity booster foods. Let us take a look at some of the immunity booster foods in India.

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After the first step on how to increase immunity, you need to eat these foods. These foods are rich in vitamins and minerals that will help you in increasing immunity. These foodsalso have macronutrients that consist of protein, carb and fats.

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It helps in purifying the blood and fight the bad bacteria in the body. Having warm water with one tablespoon of giloy powder in the morning is beneficial. It is also one of the most powerful Ayurvedic herbs.

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Gooseberry that is also called amla in Hindi is also the bestnatural immunity booster foods. It consists of Vitamin C that helps boost the immune system. As per reports, the amount of vitamin C in one amla is equal to that of 20 oranges. You can consume it in juice form or just raw.

As they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apple is one of the most important foods that help in boosting the immune system. It is one of thenatural immunity booster food that is available in the market.

Raw coconut is also a natural immunity booster food. Not only raw coconut but coconut water and pure cold-pressed oil also come in the category. Avoid other variations ofcoconut oil.

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Immunity booster foods in India to include in your diet to help fight infections - Republic World - Republic World

Nutrition, the study of food and its effect on the body, is a science that is relevant to everyone. Because of this, there is a lot of misinformation of what works and what does not.

With trending diets over the past several decades, a few important facts about nutrition have been lost along the way. To set the facts straight, put aside your thoughts on fad diets and review the following nutrition basics.

Nutrients

Six nutrients help our bodies grow and maintain good health. They are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals.

Water is the most important nutrient. In fact, we can only live about three days without water.

Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are called macronutrients. We need these nutrients in larger amounts, and all three contain calories. All three macronutrients are important to our health, and we feel our best when they are balanced together.

One idea that has resulted from fad diets is that calories are separate from macronutrients, which is not the case. A gram of carbohydrate or protein contains 4 calories, and a gram of fat contains 9 calories. The amount of calories in a food depends on how many grams of carbohydrate, fat or protein it contains. Vitamins and minerals are also very important nutrients in maintaining our health, but we need them in smaller amounts and they do not contain calories.

Calories

Calories are a measure of energy. Our bodies need calories to maintain our breathing and brain function. An individuals calorie level is determined by their gender, age, height, current weight and activity level.

Calories also play an important role in growth and development. However, around 30 years of age, once we have stopped growing, our metabolisms slow down about 10% per decade. This means we do not need to eat the same amount of calories we did in our teens and early 20s. If we continue to eat the same amount of food simply out of habit, gradual weight gain will occur.

To learn how many calories you need, use a free online food-logging program to estimate your calories and track what you eat.

Variety, balanceand moderation

Eliminating a nutrient can lead to dietary imbalances or nutrient deficiencies over time, and it is not a necessary approach to better health. Carbohydrates include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products. Overall, carbohydrates are an important energy source. They provide both soluble and insoluble fiber important for both heart and digestive health. Whole grains provide B vitamins and phytochemicals, and are a good source of iron. Every color of fruits and vegetables provides different antioxidants that reduce our risk of cancer and improve our cardiovascular health.

Fats improve the flavor and texture of food and give us better appetite control. Ideally, choose monounsaturated sources like olive oil, almonds or avocados. Omega-3 fatty acids, known to decrease inflammation, are commonly found in salmon and most white fish, walnuts, chia and flax seeds.

Finally, protein is important for maintaining a strong, healthy body, and it also helps with appetite control. Choosing lean proteins like chicken, fish, eggs, beans and small portions of nuts keeps fat intake controlled and provides a wider variety of nutrients.

Get back to the basics. A nutrition plan built on science works, and it will support your health for a lifetime.

Niki Kubiak is a sports-certified registered dietitian, competitive runner and owner of Niki Kubiak Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss.

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Labels, physical and social have become an integrated part of our identity as individuals as well as our identity within people groups. Why would this matter? What is the point?

For the past few years I have been working in a food distribution company marketing food to restaurateurs throughout Minnesota. In sales, our focus revolves around consumer trends. At least once per month we take time to discuss our consumer, what they think, how they buy and what matters to them. It is important to know our market. Our last discussion got me thinking ...

It seems that the consumer of today is continually seeking an identity surrounding the food they consume and how it makes them feel. As a farmer, consumer perception certainly drives out markets. The new need to identify oneself and how we choose to eat could potentially cripple our market if we dont pay attention to it. So, are you a carnivore, vegan, vegetarian or a flexitarian? And what diet do you adhere to? Keto, paleo, gluten free, dairy free? The list goes on and on.

Personally, I get frustrated and overwhelmed by the number of different labels that currently exist in relation to the food we eat. Please dont misunderstand me, in that I believe it to be beneficial to have an educated understanding of where your food comes from and how it is raised. But the labels of today are definitely next level. In addition, they are changing constantly. We have major corporate companies like mine investing time and money to better understand this.

I think it important for those of us in agriculture to take notice. Our livelihood, way of life and the food supply for the world depends upon how we as farmers approach the ever-changing opinions of our consumer. In the next several months, I am going to take time to discuss the current state of food identity in the United States and how it will affect the American farmer, what we grow and how we grow it.

For the moment, I would like to leave you contemplating what all this may mean for us. Better yet, what do you consider to be the most important issue facing agriculture when it comes to diets, labels and consumer perception?

Lawrence and her husband Bryan raise turf grass, alfalfa, corn and purebred Hereford cattle near Princeton, Minn. She works for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation and is state coordinator for the Speak for Yourself program. Reach her at marytinathefarmerswife@gmail.com.

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