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A combination of tomato and cucumber makes for a mix that can be a great way to boost weight loss.

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The moment we think about weight loss, all we can come up with are the diets and ways to cut down on junk. And don't exhaust yourself with the overwhelming information you read on the internet, you can easily shed extra kilos by doing simple tweaks in your daily diet. Here we have a quick and easy drink that may help you in your weight loss journey.

Red, juicy and extremely versatile tomatoes are a powerhouse of nutrition. An integral part of Indian cuisine, tomatoes are used in everything from curries, pickles and salads to chutney, soups and even juices. Besides its many uses, tomatoes are known for its many health benefits, with the most popular one being its ability to burn fat. Tomato is low in carbohydrates, and as per the USDA, 100 grams of tomatoes has 18 calories. Besides this, tomatoes are also a rich source of fibre. They keep you full for a longer time, keeping hunger pangs at bay, promotes good metabolism - both of which leads to weight management.

(Also Read:5 Tomato-Based Indian Curries You Have To Try At Least Once)

Adding low-calorie, low-fat cucumber will make this weight loss juice even better - not just in taste but also nutrition-wise. Since cucumber comprises 90 percent water, it cleanses the body, aids digestion and facilitates weight loss. A healthy digestive system is key to weight loss. A combination of tomato and cucumber makes for a wholesome mix that can be a great way to boost weight loss.

Tomatoes are also packed with antioxidants such as vitamin C, E and beta-carotene. These antioxidants help prevents free-radical activity and promotes immunity.

Here we have a quick and easy tomato-cucumber juice that can promote weight loss and also boost immunity.

Ingredients:

Tomato- 1

Cucumber- 1

Mint Leaves- 6-7

Lemon juice- 1 tsp

A pinch of black pepper

Method:

1. Chop tomatoes and mint leaves, slice cucumbers and put in a blender.

2. Add lemon juice and black pepper, blend well.

The addition of black pepper and lemon juice not only adds a tinge of flavour to the drink but also adds nutritive value. Both the ingredients are replete with vitamin C that further helps improve immunity.

Add this refreshing drink to your morning meal that might just work wonders for your weight loss journey.

About Aanchal MathurAanchal doesn't share food. A cake in her vicinity is sure to disappear in a record time of 10 seconds. Besides loading up on sugar, she loves bingeing on FRIENDS with a plate of momos. Most likely to find her soulmate on a food app.

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(THE CONVERSATION) Obesity has emerged as a significant risk factor for poor outcomes in patients infected with COVID-19. Based on how doctors and others in health care have previously treated patients with obesity or overweight conditions, my guess is that many will respond by declaring: Well, its their own fault for being overweight!

In the spirit of recognizing that people who struggle with weight loss include our family and friends, let me propose a different sentiment.

To those who we have shamed for having excess body weight and/or failing diets: You were right, and we are sorry. After giving you undoable tasks, we ridiculed you. When you tried to tell us, we labeled you as weak and crazy. Because we didnt understand what you were experiencing, we looked down on you. We had never felt it ourselves. We did not know. And for that, we apologize.

Fat shaming doesnt work

This is just one version of the apology we owe our fellow human beings whom we told to lose weight using diet and exercise. Then, when it didnt work, we blamed them for our treatment plan failures and smothered their feedback with prejudice and persecution.

As a physician and researcher, I have worked in this space for many years. I have witnessed firsthand the life-altering power of preexisting ideas, judgments and stereotypes. I have seen how unfounded, negative ideas are woven through virtually every interaction that those struggling with weight loss endure when seeking help.

And there are tens of millions of them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies more than 70% of U.S. adults as overweight, and more than 40% as obese. Those numbers continue to climb, and even when some manage to lose weight, they almost always gain it back over time.

Rash judgments

To illustrate, imagine that I am your doctor. You have a body rash (which represents the condition of being overweight or obese), and you make an appointment with me to discuss a treatment plan.

During your visit, my office staff uses stigmatizing language and nonverbal signals that make it clear we are annoyed at the idea of dealing with another rash person. We invoke a set of assumptions that dictate the tone of our relationship, including the notions that you are lazy or ignorant or both. You will sense my disgust, which will make you uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, health care providers commonly treat patients who struggle with weight loss by assigning stereotypes, snap judgments and ingrained negative attributes including laziness, noncompliance, weakness and dishonesty.

After this uncomfortable exchange, I will prescribe a treatment program for your rash and explain that its quite straightforward and easy to use. I will point you to several resources with pictures of smiling people with beautiful skin who never had a rash to emphasize how wonderful your outcome will be. Its just a matter of sticking to it, I will say.

Back at home, you are excited to start treatment. However, you quickly realize that putting on the cream is unbearable. It burns; your arms and legs feel like theyre on fire shortly after you apply the treatment. You shower and wash off the cream.

A dismal conversation

After a few days, you try again. Same result. Your body will not accept the cream without intolerable burning and itching. You return to my office, and we have the following conversation:

You: Doctor, I cannot stick to this plan. My body cannot tolerate the cream.

Me: This is exactly why doctors do not want to deal with rash people. Im giving you the treatment and you wont stick to it. I put the cream on myself every morning without an issue.

You: But you dont have a rash! Putting this cream on when you have a rash is different than putting it on clear skin. I do want to get rid of my rash, but I cannot tolerate this cream.

Me: If you dont want to follow the treatment, thats up to you. But its not the cream that needs changing. It is your attitude toward sticking with it.

This exchange illustrates prejudical behavior, bias and a disconnect between a providers perceptions and a patients experience.

Prejudice and bias

For someone who wants to lose weight, the experience of a diet and exercise prescription is not the same as for a lean person on the same program. Perceiving another persons experience as the same as ones own when circumstances are different fuels prejudice and bias.

That night, though, you cant help but wonder: Is something wrong with me? Maybe my genes or thyroid or something? The cream seems so fun and easy for everyone else.

At this point, the blame unconscionably lands on the patient. Despite an undeniable explosion of this rash, and abysmal treatment adherence rates while we have been touting the cream, we stubbornly maintain it works. If the rash is expanding, and hundreds of millions of people are failing treatment or relapsing every day, well its their own fault!

As time goes on, you feel increasingly discouraged and depressed because of this untenable situation. Frustration wears on your sense of optimism and chips away at your happy moments. You have this rash and you cant tolerate the treatment plan, but no one believes you. They judge you, and say you choose not to use the cream because you lack willpower and resolve. You overhear their conversations: Its her own fault, they say. If that were me, I would just use the d#$% cream.

This is the very definition of prejudice: an opinion, often negative, directed toward someone and related to something that the individual does not control. Although it has been extensively demonstrated that the causes for overweight and obesity are multifactorial, the myth that its the patients fault is still widely accepted. This perception of controllability leads to the assignment of derogatory stigma.

A setup for failure

That evening you sit alone. You think theres not a single person on the planet who believes your body wont tolerate this treatment. Society believes you brought this on yourself to begin with; there doesnt seem to be a way out.

We have driven those with overweight and obesity conditions to this place far too many times. We have set them up to take the fall for our failed treatment approaches. When they came to us with the truth about tolerability, we loudly discredited them and said they were mentally weak, noncompliant or lazy.

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So where do we go from here? If we agree to stop stigmatizing, stereotyping and blaming patients for our treatment failures, and we accept that our current nonsurgical paradigm is ineffective what takes its place?

For starters, we need a new approach, founded on respect and dignity for patients. A fresh lens of acceptance and suspended judgment will allow us to shift our focus toward treatments for the body, rather than mind over matter, which is a concept we use for no other medical condition. A perspective based in objectivity and equality will allow caregivers to escape the antiquated blaming approach and perceive those with overweight or obese conditions in the same light as those with other diseases. Only then will we finally shift the paradigm.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/a-doctors-open-apology-to-those-fighting-overweight-and-obesity-145017.

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Sep 3rd 2020

THE STUDY of working life tends to be dominated by economists, management consultants and business-school professors. So it is nice to get a new perspective. James Suzman, an anthropologist, provides that fresh appraisal in an ambitious new book called Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time.

Mr Suzmans interpretation has a quasi-Biblical feel in which hunter-gatherers, like the Ju/hoansi tribesmen of southern Africa whom he has studied, lived in the garden of Eden. They worked only 15 hours a week and shared their provisions equally. Then came the fall and the arrival of agriculture, which brought with it hierarchical societies, inequality, harder work and poorer diets. Farmings only, but crucial, advantage was that the pastoralists were able to outbreed the hunter-gatherers and eventually displace them from the land.

Farming also brought a change of mentality. Hunter-gatherers may occasionally go short of food but they are rarely short of time. Agriculture is more driven by the calendar: a time to plant and a time to harvest. It also requires regular maintenance: weeding of plants, milking of cows and mending of fences. Human life became more regimented.

The seasonal nature of agriculture also had implications. Grain needed to be stored and those who controlled the stores became the elite. This led to the development of writing, as the surplus was traded and rations allocated. As well as grain silos, some agricultural societies built monumental edifices like the pyramids. That, too, required new professions like stonemasons and carpenters. In time, humans gathered in towns and cities, which also created specialist occupations like shopkeepers.

Perhaps the development of sophisticated societies was inevitable. As Mr Suzman notes, humans complex brains expend a lot of energy processing information. When you are awake you constantly seek out stimulation and engagement, and when you are deprived of information you suffer from boredom.

This analysis helps explain modern habits. The efficiency of agriculture and the exploitation of energy sources such as coal and oil has allowed people in the developed world to meet their basic needs of food and warmth. But human brains need to be kept active. People created tasks for themselves. First there was the Industrial Revolution, which sent workers into factories. Automation subsequently made manufacturing more efficient, at the cost of many jobs.

The rise of the service sector, Mr Suzman suggests, is a way for people to keep themselves busy, even though many individuals are dissatisfied with work they feel is meaningless. Another sign of the human need for activity is that people now undertake what was once considered work (fishing, gardening, baking) as hobbies.

The result of this process, he argues, is an unsatisfactory relationship between humans and their jobs. The work we do also defines who we are; determines our future prospects, dictates where and with whom we spend most of our time; mediates our sense of self-worth; moulds many of our values and orients our political loyalties, he writes.

Humans have come to view idleness as a sin and industriousness as a virtue, and teach children that hard work will pay off. In todays developed economies, though, there is little correspondence between time worked and monetary reward. Indeed, Mr Suzman questions why we are content to let our markets reward those in often pointless or parasitic roles so much more than those we recognise as essential.

This familiar criticism may strike a chord with many readers. However, Mr Suzmans view of modern society gives little credit to economic growth. Thanks to prosperity, fewer mothers die in childbirth or infants in their early years. People in general are taller and live longer; they have a higher level of education and more choices than before.

Economic growth also brings innovation. Bartlebys mother was particularly grateful for the invention of the washing machine, which saved her a day a week of scrubbing and wringing wet clothes through the mangle.

If humankind had stuck to hunting and gathering, there would be a lot fewer humans. Even if Mr Suzman had been alive in such a world, he would have been unable to study anthropology or write books. Modern work can indeed be boringand so, as the pandemic has shown, can sitting at home. Not many people would want to live their lives back in the year 1020, or even 102000 BC.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "After the fall"

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After national outrage, California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon has issued an apology to Assemblymember Buffy Wicks for denying her the right to a proxy vote while she was on maternity leave to care for her four-week-old daughter(Lawmaker brings newborn to Capitol after being told she cant vote by proxy, Sept. 2).

Speaker Rendons behavior was unacceptable. Nevertheless, Wicks graciously accepted his apology. Going forward, I hope Rendon will do everything in his power to assure the rights of parents in the workplace.

It will take that and more if he expects to live down the anger and frustration of working parents and especially women who have often experienced the insensitivity and callousness that he has so ably demonstrated from his high office.

Judith HurleySan Jose

Certainly, it is unfortunate that not everyone has the equipment and adequate access to the internet to support online activities and especially so for our children faced with online learning during the pandemic.

And it was especially telling in the viral photo of the two young girls using the fast-food restaurants Wi-Fi in Salinas in their parking lot.

What was unsaid was how proud we should be of these two young girls being so determined to get their education, that they did not let obstacles deter them.

They should be commended for their resilience, their ability to improvise or innovate, and their sheer determination to succeed where they could have easily used their lack of resources as an excuse to simply skip school.

As a community, we need to do more for them and others like them but in the absence of that they deserve our praise.

Gary MillerSaratoga

I enjoyed reading School Coronavirus Dos and Donts (Milpitas teachers pandemic guide written to make children feel safer, Sept. 1) as a high school student, even though it was intended for elementary school kids and teachers.

Helping kids (actually everyone) understand the negative impact of COVID-19 and the benefit of wearing masks and social distancing can be a daunting task. Written with light-hearted humor and colorful illustrations, the advice Adrienne Barber gives stayed with me. My favorite line? Do mute yourself sometimes. Dont mute your cat when using Zoom.

Sophia HorngSaratoga

It was gratifying to read that smart minds are thinking about power grid solutions (Bay Area is fighting blackout culprit climate change, Sept. 2). I agree that we owe it to future generations to do our very best to fight climate change by thinking and acting differently and letting go of systems that may not serve us anymore.

While the article was focused on power grid solutions, Id like to offer a gentle reminder that fighting climate change is itself a multi-pronged approach. Individuals did a great job cutting back on electrical usage during the last heatwave. Something that individuals can do right now (and ongoing) to realize a big climate-positive impact is to transition to a plant-based diet. According to Drawdown, plant-rich diets help humans by providing a healthier diet which can lead to lower rates of chronic disease and help the planet by reducing emissions.

Lets continue to do our part.

Tina MorrillSan Jose

Lets take a memory test. Repeat after me: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV. Got it? Close your eyes and repeat it again. Howd you do? Congratulations, if you got all five correct, you are now qualified to be president. We have set the bar so low that almost anyone is qualified to run this country.

Heres another memory challenge. Lets go back to where you were in November 2016 when the media declared Trump as our next president. Try to recall how you felt at that moment and the days to come. Not a pleasant memory Im guessing.

Now imagine it is November 2020 and Trump somehow wins a second term. Do you think you and our countrys democracy could handle another four years of Trump? Heres the bottom line; are you willing to get involved to prevent this outcome? Now remember these five words: Volunteer, Donate, Vote for Biden.

Rene WiseFremont

Belarus is seeking democracy, its people demonstrating in the streets trying to depose an autocrat who has ruled them for 26 years and fixed the most recent election. Russia is looking on hungrily, threatening to intervene if protests continue.

Questions: One where is the United States when one dictator (Vladimir Putin) threatens to overrun another country? Answer nowhere to be seen; and two will we be in the streets ourselves in several months if voter suppression and phony legal maneuvers threaten us with a rigged election? Only your vote can tell.

Ed TaubMountain View

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects at least 10% of women and is the most common endocrine disorder in reproductive-aged women. It increases their risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and infertility.

Polycystic ovaries are typically larger, rounder and not actually cystic. Instead, they contain a string of small egg sacs called follicles that have a classic "string of pearls" appearance by ultrasound. This leads to infertility because the eggs within these follicles do not mature and are not released during ovulation.

A PCOS diagnosis requires two of three symptoms: irregular periods, elevated male-type hormones and the presence of a polycystic ovary by ultrasound. Because PCOS is a syndrome, not every woman affected will experience the same symptoms. This can make its diagnosis a tricky undertaking for physicians and one that can only be confirmed by combining a physical exam with blood tests and an ultrasound.

The menstrual irregularity associated with the condition increases a womans risk of developing endometrial cancer, which often begins in the lining of the uterus. The irregular cycles and unpredictable ovulation also make it difficult for women with PCOS to know the best time to attempt pregnancy. Ovulation predictor kits sometimes dont work, though ovulation can often be improved using fertility medications such as Clomid.

Many women with PCOS also struggle with skin problems like acne and unwanted hair growth. The hair is usually darker, coarser and often grows on the lower abdomen, lower back, the face and the chin. PCOS also may cause thinning scalp hair, darkening of the skin on the back of the neck and underneath the breasts and skin tags in the armpit or neck area.

Despite their best efforts, women with PCOS historically have a very difficult time losing weight. Calorie restricting diets, increased exercise and weight loss medications seldom yield positive results, leading to frustration and feelings of failure. The excess weight also causes more than half of women with PCOS to develop Type 2 diabetes by age 40.

No one knows the exact cause of PCOS, but high production of insulin is one of the key signals of the condition. Metformin, an insulin sensitizer often used to treat diabetes, can be used to improve insulin levels in women with PCOS, but it has limited effects on improving their fertility.

Reproductive endocrinologists, also known as fertility specialists, encourage all women to optimize their health to improve fertility and to have the healthiest start to pregnancy. The treatment of PCOS is no different. Medical experts strive to diagnose the problem, help patients to achieve a healthy weight and correct any other basic medical problems before conception.

Because PCOS is treatable, women who have it and who become pregnant generally experience healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.

To help improve the health of women with PCOS, researchers at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) have developed a new dietary approach to managing the syndrome. Though the PCOS diet foregoes caloric restrictions, carb counting, fat counting, portion limitations or required exercise, the majority of women who have used it have experienced successful weight loss, improved health and fertility.

During an eight-week study conducted by the TTUHSC team, women lost an average of 19 pounds, with some participants experiencing a weight loss of more than 30 pounds. The PCOS Diet is licensed as a Texas Tech technology and is commercially available at http://www.pcosdiet. com.

The next step for TTUHSC researchers is to develop an app women can subscribe to on a monthly basis that provides the latest research-proven methods for managing PCOS. The app will include PCOS diet instructions, grocery lists, recipes, healthy hints for eating out at restaurants, motivational videos and more.

The TTUHSC research team includes reproductive endocrinologists Jennifer Phy, D.O., and Jaou-Chen Huang, M.D., and Ali Chappell, Ph.D., a registered dietician who completed a womens health fellowship through the National Institutes of Health. Together, they are focused upon making weight loss and health improvement as easy and effective as possible for women with PCOS by providing education, resources and encouragement. Their ultimate goal, curing PCOS, is one they are working to accomplish one success story at a time.

Jennifer Phy, D.O., is an associate professor in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of OB-GYN and the Texas Tech Physicians Center for Fertility & Reproductive Surgery.

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Stocking your fridge with colorful fruits and veggies and fish high in omega-3s is a great step toward following an anti-inflammatory diet but don't forget to survey your spice cabinet. According to Krista King, RDN, adding turmeric a spice and medicinal herb originating in Southeast Asia, and what gives curry its yellow color to your meals can come with anti-inflammatory bonuses, too.

"Curcumin is the bioactive compound found in turmeric and is best known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties," King told POPSUGAR. "This means it can help to reduce inflammation and scavenges free radicals that can damage cells."

While King noted that turmeric is well-tolerated by most and is generally safe to consume especially in food form it may not be advised for everyone. King suggests anyone with the following health concerns to check in with a doctor before adding turmeric to their diet: bile-duct obstruction or gallstones, bleeding disorders, diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hormone-sensitive cancers and conditions, iron deficiency, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and infertility. Though, as a general rule of thumb, you should always check in with your doctor before making any changes to your diet.

Turmeric comes in different forms and its form also depends on its potency. For example, King said that one teaspoon of ground turmeric contains about 200 milligrams of curcumin, though it can vary, while the nutrients found in fresh turmeric root will be more easily absorbed and usable by the body. One downside, though, is that fresh turmeric root obviously has a shorter shelf life than the ground spice.

King said that 500 milligrams of curcumin per day is a general recommendation but again, you'll want to get personalized advice from your doctor.

"It's important to note that the curcumin in turmeric is not absorbed well in the bloodstream, but pairing turmeric with black pepper will help increase absorption due to a compound in black pepper called piperine," King said.

This tip will come in handy when trying some of King's easy turmeric-enhanced meal ideas! During breakfast, King suggests adding turmeric to oatmeal or chia pudding, or you could make golden milk using a teaspoon of turmeric, a sprinkle of black pepper, and your favorite iced or heated milk.

King noted that a turmeric anti-inflammatory smoothie can be mixed up with banana, coconut milk, your favorite protein powder (King suggests vanilla!), and a dash of black pepper.

For lunch or dinner, try coconut curry: add your favorite veggies, protein (King recommends tofu or chicken), canned coconut milk, fresh ginger, turmeric, and black pepper, and serve with rice, cauliflower rice, or quinoa. King also suggests sprinkling turmeric on roasted veggies with black pepper another idea perfect for lunch or dinner.

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In the US, nobody needs to be told about the risk of viruses entering a farm through feed. Years of research have proved this for swine producers. But what can be done? Scientists have investigated the effect of additives on mitigating the transmission of viral diseases through feed. It is exciting that producers and veterinarians now have options for use in a feed biosecurity programme.

Results from a new collaborative study have recently been published in the journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, in which 15 commercial additives were tested to evaluate their effect on mitigating Senecavirus A (SVA), Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv) in contaminated feed. A wide range of organic substances were tested, from essential oils and monovalent or multivalent organic acids to short, medium and long-chain fatty acid blends and formaldehyde-based products.

In the study 15 commercial additives were tested to evaluate their effect on mitigating SVA, PEDv and PRRSv in feed. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

In 14 of the 15 additives tested, pigs on the supplemented diets had significantly greater average daily weight gain, significantly lower clinical signs and infection levels, as well as numerically lower mortality rates compared to the control pigs, says Dr Scott Dee, director of applied research at Pipestone Veterinary Services in Pipestone, MN, United States. Dr Dee conducted the study with several colleagues at Pipestone, Dr Megan C. Niederwerder at Kansas State University and Dr Aaron Singrey and Dr Eric Nelson at South Dakota State University (Dee is also an adjunct faculty member there).

It is important to note that the products tested in this study do not yet have label approval claiming efficacy against viruses

We concluded that these additives mitigated the effects of the three viruses we investigated in contaminated feed, resulting in improved health and performance compared to pigs fed non-mitigated diets, says Dr Dee. It is exciting that producers and veterinarians now have options for use in a feed biosecurity programme. However, it is important to note that the products tested in this study do not yet have label approval claiming efficacy against viruses. Many companies are collaborating with the FDA to move this forward.

The effects of several of these feed additives in combating African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) are currently being carried out by Dr Niederwerder at her lab facility, which is certified to handle this virus.

This study builds on findings (from the same group of researchers and others) that have demonstrated that these same pig viruses can survive in feed. The capability of livestock feed to transmit viral diseases was first proven scientifically by Pipestone in 2014 during the PEDv epidemic in North America. Since that time, various feed additives have been evaluated in lab settings for their effect on viral viability and infectivity in contaminated feed using bioassay piglet models, Dr Dee explains.

However, studies that involve the real-world conditions of commercial swine production were needed, with larger populations of pigs, realistic volumes of contaminated feed supplemented with selected additives and natural feeding behaviours.

Dr Dee and his colleagues used a new research model called an ice block challenge to insert equal concentrations of SVA, PEDv and PRRSv into feed treated or not treated with additives. The ice blocks were then manually dropped into designated feed bins and the pigs were allowed to consume the feed naturally.

The ice block of viruses and water which will be added to the feed. - Photo: Dr Scott Dee

PEDv broke out in the US in 2013, and its movement into Canada in 2014 was traced back to a contaminated feed ingredient. In subsequent years, members of the Canadian Pork Council worked with staff at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to create national guidelines for the import and handling of feed ingredients that present high risks for viral diseases such as ASF, along with storage time and heat treatment recommendations for industry. Much of this was launched in the spring of 2019. Regarding what has been happening in this vein within the US, Dr Dee says the pork and feed industries there have worked very hard over the last few years and have been successful in making changes to biosecurity at feed mills.

There are strong industry programmes now in place, but I and others would like to see a national government-led pig virus disease prevention and control programme pertaining to feed, similar to what is happening in Canada, Dr Dee says. We need a national government-driven programme with additives approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and standard operating procedures for storage time, handling and so on.

We will hopefully be able to set short-, intermediate- and long-term goals to get a programme going

He adds, Weve had good leadership from industry, and we scientists are building a body of evidence on which a sound national programme can be based. A national Feed Risk Taskforce has been formed, and I sit on it with staff from the US Department of Agriculture; FDA; Swine Health Information Council; National Pork Producers Council; CFIA; members of the poultry, swine, cattle and feed industries, and others; and we are meeting this month (September 2020). We will hopefully be able to set short-, intermediate- and long-term goals to get a programme going and discuss future research directions.

Image showing ice block in feed (a tip is visible). - Photo: Dr Scott Dee

Dr Dee adds that, in the meantime, now that he and his colleagues have provided the industry with efficacy data, it is up to individual feed companies and producers to make mitigation decisions based on cost, mill specifications and so on. We have discovered there are lots of additive options for viruses of domestic interest, such as PRRSv, PEDv and SVA, he says, and we look forward to data from Dr Niederwerders lab regarding the effect of these products in combating foreign animal diseases.

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There is not a catchy name for his plan or a book explaining his disciplined regimen. He does not have a name-branded performance and recovery center for pro athletes and weekend warriors.

But as Rams quarterback Jared Goff begins his fifth NFL season, he appears to be taking a cue from Tom Brady and the future Hall of Famers longevity example.

At 43, Brady is entering his 21st NFL season, his first with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after winning six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. That included a 13-3 victory over the Rams and Goff two years ago.

Goff, 25, hired a trainer during the offseason. He also adopted a new diet plan and has a chef preparing meals tailored to his body chemistry as he readies for what qualifies as a comeback season.

People joke about Brady all the time about how hes so serious about it, Goff said, but he seems to be on to something.

Goff will need to be at his best if he and the Rams are to rebound from a disappointing 2019 season that left them out of the playoffs for the first time under coach Sean McVay. After receiving a $134-million extension, Goff had his worst season since McVay was hired in 2017. The Rams finished 9-7.

Any time that youre in the position that hes in, youre measured by wins and losses, McVay said. And, obviously, as a team we want to win more games the quarterback ends up getting credit for that.

Goff, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, flourished his first two seasons under McVay, leading the Rams to the Super Bowl and earning two Pro Bowl selections. But last season he regressed statistically in nearly every major statistical category. His 22 touchdown passes were the fewest since he became the starter. His 16 interceptions were a career high.

The San Francisco 49ers displaced the Rams atop the NFC West and the Seattle Seahawks also went to the playoffs.

One of the things that we all are doing, and not just Jared, is trying to bounce back from, lets call it: a season where we didnt get to the tournament, general manager Les Snead said.

Goff does not disagree that 2020 qualifies as a potential bounce-back season.

Yeah, I think so, he said. At the same time, I think theres a lot of things I did do well that I want to build on.

Of course you always want to get better from the year before and statistically speaking it wasnt my best year. And I do want to play better. I do want to be more efficient. I do want to get the ball to receivers a little bit better, and I expect to and expect to stay on an upward trajectory.

As he has done since the end of his rookie season, Goff worked during the offseason with quarterback trainers at 3DQB in Orange County. He also worked out more in the gym, and had blood work done to identify what foods were best for him individually to maximize performance.

Its nothing super scientific or over the top, its just basic stuff as far as what my body reacts to well and what it doesnt react to well, he said.

The regimen helped prepare him for training camp and the season.

Rams offensive coordinator Kevin OConnell works with quarterback Jared Goff during a practice session at the teams training facility in Thousand Oaks.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

My body feels probably the best its felt in a long time, he said. Feel healthy, feel fast, feel efficient and just have more energy.

Teammates have noticed.

Probably in the best shape of his life right now, tight end Tyler Higbee said. Seeing him just moving around, throwing the rock around, his mobility is better. ... His leadership skills have even taken another step.

Said offensive lineman Rob Havenstein: You can see that theres a different gear with the way hes preparing, the way hes thinking about things. I mean, shoot, hes even got his own diet going on.

To help Goff and the Rams McVay hired Kevin OConnell as offensive coordinator and de facto quarterbacks coach.

McVay remains the play-caller, but OConnell has a role similar to the one Matt LaFleur filled in 2017. During that season, LaFleur and quarterbacks coach Greg Olson helped tutor Goff. In 2018, Zac Taylor served as quarterbacks coach.

Last season, McVay did not have a titled quarterbacks coach on staff. Shane Waldron was pass-game coordinator and Zac Robinson was the assistant quarterbacks coach.

OConnell, 35, first saw Goff throw passes at a football camp for elite high school quarterbacks.

Its always on the quarterback with every team, whether its a guy on his rookie deal or whether its a guy in his 20th year in the league. Its always on the quarterback.

Jared Goff, Rams quarterback

The young Goff stood out.

Watching guys that are pure natural throwers of the football and everything from how the ball leaves their hand, to lower body mechanics to the natural movement skills and the fluidity ... you see it and you know that the hard part of the position for others comes easy to those guys, OConnell said.

Goff has welcomed the chance to work with OConnell, who played quarterback at San Diego State, was drafted by the Patriots and had stints with several NFL teams before starting a coaching career with the Cleveland Browns in 2015.

We know a lot of the same people and I always wanted to work with him, Goff said. He coaches me hard but also understands the intricacies of what comes with it.

Goff is preparing for his first season without Todd Gurley in the backfield. The 2017 NFL offensive player of the year had been the centerpiece of an offense that utilized the run and play-action fakes to set up Goffs passes.

The Rams released Gurley in March. That now makes Goff the undisputed focal point of the offense.

Rams quarterback Jared Goff, left, talks with quarterback John Wolford while stretching before a team practice session in Thousand Oaks in August.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Hall of Fame quarterbacks Kurt Warner and Dan Fouts told The Times in April that Gurleys departure could put more pressure on Goff, and that he would need to prove he was worth the heavy investment.

Goff said his approach and responsibility remain the same.

It was that way before I got paid, Goff said. It was never not on the quarterback. Its always on the quarterback with every team, whether its a guy on his rookie deal or whether its a guy in his 20th year in the league. Its always on the quarterback.

What comes with that [contract] is a little bit more ownership and a little bit more feeling that responsibility of it, but at the same time you dont put any more pressure on yourself as it being all on you. ... So I havent treated anything differently since my new deal. I think its just a part of something I earned those first three, four years and something I hope to earn again throughout my career.

Goff aims to one day look back at 2019 as something that was an outlier year in a long career of success.

The rebound begins Sept. 13 when the Rams open the season against the Dallas Cowboys at SoFi Stadium.

Im excited, Goff said. Its really another year of whats supposed to be the prime of your career and Im trying to take full advantage of it.

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While cooking comfort food and stocking up on frozen foods was common at the start of quarantine, you may find that six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, your eating habits have changed. On top of living with the threat of a deadly virus, many people are juggling working remotely and homeschooling children, which leads to unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety.

In stressful times like these, we tend to reach for comfort foods to cope with the negative feelings we're experiencing, according to Dr. Uma Naidoo, director of nutritional and lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, faculty member at Harvard Medical School and author of "This Is Your Brain on Food." As a nutritional psychiatrist, she counsels people on how to integrate foods and nutritional habits into their lives to improve their mental well being.

What you eat can have a significant effect on your mental health, Naidoo tells CNBC Make It. In addition to mastering the perfect sourdough bread, the pandemic "can also be an opportunity to use tools and practices to bring yourself towards better mental well being," she says.

Here are five types of foods that Naidoo says you can eat to help reduce stress and anxiety:

Studies have shown that consuming omega-3 fatty acids, a type ofpolyunsaturated fat that's responsible for building brain cells, can reduce symptoms of anxiety, Naidoo says. Experts believe that omega-3's have an anti-inflammatory effect on the brain. Another bonus of eating more omega-3's? Better sleep. Anxiety and sleep issues such as insomnia are often linked.

What to eat: Oily fish, such as salmon and tuna, is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, Naidoo says. For people who eat a plant-based diet, omega-3 fatty acids can be found in flaxseeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds as well as walnuts.

Spices don't just add flavor to your foods, some also have antioxidant and inflammatory properties that can help your brain and mood. Turmeric, for example, contains an ingredient called curcumin, which studies suggest can reduce depressive symptoms, Naidoo says.

What to eat: You would have to consume a lot of turmeric to reap the benefits of curcumin. Naidoo suggests adding about a teaspoon or two to a few meals that you make throughout your day. For example, turmeric can easily be added in smoothies, teas, soups and salad dressings.

Dietary fiber is important because it adds bulk to your diet, keeps you full and aids in digestion. In studies, high-fiber diets have been linked to reduced risk of anxiety, stress and depression. Fiber can essentially calm down brain inflammation, which tends to be high in people with anxiety, Naidoo says.

What to eat: Many fruits and vegetables, such as pears, apples, bananas, broccoli, baked potatoes and Brussels sprouts are high in fiber. Legumes, such as beans, lentils and chickpeas, and grains like oatmeal and brown rice are also great sources of dietary fiber.

Research has shown that there's a relationship between your gut health and your brain health. Prebiotic and probiotic foods can help balance and nourish your gut bacteria, suppressing your stress response and reducing anxiety, Naidoo says.

What to eat:Instead of taking a supplement, prebiotics and probiotics can be obtained through food, Naidoo says. Examples include fermented foods like plain yogurt with live and active cultures, kimchi, kombucha, miso and apple cider vinegar.

In studies, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to anxiety, depression and decreased cognitive functioning. When vitamin D crosses the blood-brain barrier, it provides a few roles, including decreasing inflammation and protecting neurons.

What to eat: Many people associate vitamin D with sun exposure, but plenty of healthy foods you're probably already eating contain vitamin D,such as fortified milk, egg yolks, salmon and mushrooms, she says.

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New Mexicos most iconic crop is heading to outer space.

In the coming months, NASA scientists plan to fly the NuMex Espaola Improved chile to the International Space Station, where it will be part of an ongoing experiment to grow crops without gravity and perhaps eventually on Mars.

Espaola native Jacob Torres, a contracted technical and horticultural scientist at NASA, has spent the last two years working on the mission, known as PH04, and similar plant growth projects.

The mission is part of NASAs long-term goal to land on Mars by 2034 and eventually colonize the red planet. For Torres, being part of such a revolutionary mission is a small step for man, but a giant leap for his community back home.

If I can get to this point that Im at now, anybody can do it, Torres said.

We are told Espaola is the worst, so we believe it, he added. There needs to be somebody on the opposite spectrum, saying No, we arent.

Growing up, Torres said, he lacked motivation and wasnt a good student at all. In junior high, after a run-in with local gang members, he was kicked out of Espaola Public Schools and enrolled at McCurdy Charter School for his freshman year of high school.

After barely graduating in 1997, Torres decided to postpone college and move to Las Vegas, Nev., where he bussed tables at Hard Rock Cafe and later became the restaurants manager at age 20. Because much of his family worked in restaurants his grandfather, Juan Valencia, owned Espaolas iconic Johnnys Bar it seemed likely he was headed down that same path.

He went on to manage actor Bill Murrays chain restaurant, Murray Bros. Caddyshack, in South Carolina and Florida for five years. But when a hurricane destroyed one of Murrays newer restaurants just five months after opening, Torres said that was the catalyst that was like, OK, time to move on, man.

At 27, Torres decided to go back to school first for an associate degree at Northern New Mexico College to study renewable energy and automotive technology, and then on a full-ride scholarship to New Mexico State University for a bachelors in mechanical engineering.

After working at a diesel manufacturer in Indiana, he applied to graduate school at Purdue University, where he earned a masters in mechanical engineering technology.

During his second year of grad school, Torres decided to apply for an internship at NASA, although the possibility of being accepted felt like a long shot, he admits.

Everyone said I had no chance. I had a professor who literally said, I dont know why youre wasting your time, Torres said. It broke my heart, but it made me work harder.

Much to his surprise, Torres caught NASAs eye, largely because his grad school thesis was focused entirely on a technology called BioWall an automated light and irrigation system that uses plants to filter air.

NASA was basically doing the same thing, but for growing crops for astronauts, Torres said. So, when my application came in, they said, Oh, this is awesome, an engineer who grows crops.

After finishing the 10-week internship, Torres was invited to stay an additional four weeks. At the end of 2018, he was hired as a full-time contracted scientist at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida several months before he finished his thesis and graduated from Purdue.

Looking back now, it seems like there was a plan for me the whole time. I just didnt know what it was, Torres said. Its almost like Im living a script.

New Mexico chiles grown in PH04 an agricultural experiment dedicated to peppers that will launch into space by the end of the year. The Espaola Improved chile was selected as the superior chile to grow in this type of controlled environment and will be the only chile in the International Space Station's Advanced Plant Habitat.

Growing plants for Mars

Torres, 40, is part of a team of about 20 NASA scientists dedicated to growing plants sans gravity a critical step toward eventually colonizing Mars.

We anticipate sending humans to the fourth planet as early as the 2030s, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement. What seems like science fiction getting a crew to Mars, landing them on the surface to explore and conduct experiments, and bringing them safely home is on the horizon.

Before NASAs first astronaut lands on the red planet, crews must do research to ensure astronaut diets are supplemented during a two-year round trip. Traveling to Mars is expected to take a minimum of six months, depending on planet alignment, and astronauts would spend about a year based on Mars before returning home, Torres said.

Growing plants in space is not a new concept. Scientists started experimenting with partial grow-outs in the 1960s and 70s. Whats new is the hardware what were growing them in, Torres said.

Before, astronauts had about three days to germinate seeds, he said, but now we have the capability to do full grow-outs, which allows astronauts to consume fully matured, more nutrient-rich produce.

Torres said prepackaged meals would not last long enough to feed astronauts for two years because nutrients degrade over time. Plus, there are only so many packaged foods available, which causes meal fatigue.

Can you imagine eating the same thing over and over again? We wanted to give them something fresh, he said.

Another perk of growing plants in space is the psychological benefit, said Matthew Romeyn, a space crop production project scientist at NASA. Being on a spacecraft far from home for long periods of time can take a toll on astronauts mental health, and projects like these can be a positive outlet for meaningful work, he said.

On these missions, a plant can be a really good way for them to have something to do, Romeyn said.

David Hanson, a biology professor at the University of New Mexico and an expert on plant physiology, worked on the initial PH01 mission at NASA. He said astronauts, including Serena Auon-Chancellor, would light up and get all happy while working with the PH01 sprouts.

We connect to Earth through plants a lot more than we realize, Hanson said, adding these interactions can alleviate homesickness. Its clear the psychological value of growing plants up there. People argue whether [the act of growing a plant] is more important than the actual nutritional value.

Researchers grew peppers this year inside the Space Station Processing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for launching them to space. As NASA prepares to send humans beyond low-Earth orbit, the ability for astronauts to grow a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables in space will be critical. Fresh produce will be an essential supplement to the crews prepackaged diet during long-duration space exploration when they are away from Earth for extended periods.

Choosing crops for space

Still, without pollinators like bees, there are biological limitations on what plants can grow and which variations will perform best.

Until now, NASA had focused on growing things like lettuce, leafy greens and mizuno mustard, but it is working to diversify that list. If youre an astronaut on Mars, you cant live on lettuce alone, Torres said.

Although peppers are not self-pollinating, a grower can tap the flower or shake it to assist with fertilization. Given that peppers also provide high levels of Vitamin C higher than many citrus fruits they seemed like a great option to grow in outer space, said Romeyn, who has worked on the project for five years.

The question is: Which one do you grow? What pepper do you pick? Thats where we scratch our heads, Torres said.

Amid its pepper research, NASA came across New Mexicos Hatch chiles. In meetings about the crop, Torres, still an intern at the time, suggested they try other New Mexico strands from up north, since chiles at higher elevation have evolved to grow faster than the typical 140-day growth period of a Hatch chile. The goal then became to find a Hatch-like pepper that matures faster, he said.

In August 2019, after running a number of tests on Hatch, Espaola, Chimay and other strands from New Mexico State Universitys Chile Pepper Institute, we officially said Espaola Improved is our one, Torres said. Of more than 40 pepper variations the team tested, this Hatch-Espaola hybrid is the one that will grow in a next phase of research.

Its the ambassador chile that represents all of the peppers, Torres said. Its not that this is the best pepper in the world. It means that its the best pepper we can grow in this environment in space that we know of.

Romeyn said the chile has been fantastic, because even before its fully mature, it can be consumed when the red peppers are still green.

For Torres, the whole process is hard to believe but not just for personal reasons. He hopes the success of this experiment will make all of New Mexico proud, especially people from Espaola.

Well aware of the negative stereotypes of Rio Arriba County, including alcoholism and opioid abuse, Torres said its critical to set a positive example for youth in the area. He hopes his story teaches others that they can overcome hardship and choose a better path.

I have to change the future for these kids who are coming up next, and that means making some noise, he said. Its showing them, Look, Im from Espaola, and look what Im doing. If I can do it, you can do it, too.

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