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Move over, beef; veggies are whats for dinner. As more and more people become aware of the negative impact eating large amounts of meat has on the environment, vegetarian and vegan dining has gone from mocked hippie ideology to trendy mainstream lifestyle, combining the current wellness and health obsession with growing social consciousness and action against climate change. Embracing a plants-only diet is now more accessible and approachable than ever: vegan or vegetarian meals are available everywhere from the menus of world-renowned restaurants to your neighborhood diner. You can even find them in the frozen food aisle. But nothing beats a good home-cooked meal, so plant-based cooking is coming to the home kitchen, and cookbook authors are here to help.

Many of the food worlds top chefs, bloggers, restaurateurs, and writers are on a mission to show readers just how versatile and crazy-good vegetables truly are, and their books can teach you how to make everything from a meatless barbecue thats as good as the real thing to salads that have been elevated to an art form. Whether youre a newbie to plants-only eating or a long-term vegetarian or vegan looking for fun new recipes to try, these are the best vegan and vegetarian cookbooks to keep on your shelf at home.

As the Avant-Garde Vegan, Gaz Oakley is a superstar of the online vegan food world with over a million subscribers to his YouTube channel and nearly 500,000 followers on Instagram. Famed for his inventive, flavor-packed vegan recipes and infectious passion for cooking, earlier this year Oakley released his third book, Plants-Only Kitchen, which features over 70 recipes that run the gamut from breakfast dishes and burgers to desserts and sides. For ease and convenience, recipes are marked to show which are a quick 15-minute weeknight meal, which recipes are high in protein, which can be prepped in advance, and so on, making this a great book to turn to to find a recipe for every occasion.

Former New York Times food columnist Mark Bittmans How To Cook Everything series are some of the most ubiquitous cookbooks around; chances are you or someone you know has an edition on their shelf at this very moment, right next to Joy of Cooking. In the early aughts, Bittman was one of the first (alongside legends like Isa Moskowitz and Terry Romero) to try and show the American public just how approachable, healthy, and delicious meatless cooking could be with How To Cook Everything Vegetarian; the book was a runaway success and celebrated its ten-year anniversary in 2017. The updated version, which features everything from meat-free renditions of globetrotting classics like paella to creative salads and pasta for fast weeknight dinners, also has tons of new info and charts, as well as a beverage section for teas and smoothies.

Heralded as the ultimate guide to veganism, Veganomicon is a veritable bible that any vegan or vegetarian would be remiss not to have on their shelf. Written by two of most acclaimed vegan cookbook writers of our time restaurateur, chef, and Post Punk Kitchen creator Isa Moskowitz and bestselling cookbook writer Terry Romero it was first published in 2007 as part of the first wave of plants-only cookbooks aimed at the general public. Now a staple of the genre, the new tenth-anniversary edition features over 250 lip-smacking vegan recipes, as well as low-fat, gluten-free, and soy-free options and plenty of gorgeous photos to inspire and delight. The book also outlines cooking and prep techniques, so if youre a beginner, Moskowitz and Romero are there to guide you, with a healthy dose of their sassy, smart wit added for good measure.

Chef Jos Andrs is known for many things: his innovative small-plates presentation, his many restaurants around the States, and, perhaps most notably, his charity work with World Central Kitchen, a non-profit that provides healthy meals to survivors in the wake of a natural disaster. But in addition to feeding the world, Andrs boundless energy and enthusiasm is also dedicated to a different quest: Getting people to be as in love with vegetables as he is, which is the core goal of Vegetables Unleashed. This passionate cookbook, written with food writer Matt Goulding, shakes up old ideas about vegetables and veggie-only recipes to show the true breadth of vegetarian cooking, as Andrs shows readers how to create dishes from around the world using only vegetables, as well as getting creative with tried-and-true staples like lentil stew. If you have ever thought that vegetarian dining was boring or staid, this book will prove you wrong.

Transforming the diverse, vibrant dishes and cuisines of the African diaspora into vegan and vegetarian-friendly meals, chef and activist Bryant Terrys beloved 2014 cookbook takes readers and eaters on a journey of culinary and historic discovery. A pioneer of the food justice movement, which states that everyone has the right to healthy, high-quality meals, Terry educates his readers on the versatility and power of plant-based cooking, showing how traditional recipes can evolve and change while still remaining true to their heritage and culture. In between over a hundred delicious African, Caribbean, and Southern recipes like a Brazilian cashew-coconut soup that uses southern ingredients, youll also find thoughtful musings on the nature of food and community, as well as book and music recommendations.

If youre the kind of cook who loves elegant, restaurant-style plating and trendy preparation techniques, this elevated vegetarian cookbook from Michelin-starred chef Jeremy Fox and restaurateur Noah Galuten will be right up your alley. The stylish tome is a reverential treatise on vegetables as seen and handled through a chefs expert eyes and hands, with the authors explaining how to bring out and best express the many flavors, textures, and smells of vegetables through 160 innovative recipes, like a carta da musica flatbread topped with truffled pecorino and decorative leaves.

Who says Latin food cant be vegan-friendly? Certainly not Terry Hope Romero, one of the co-authors of the best-selling Veganomicon and other vegan and vegetarian cookbooks. Its a well-known fact that many Latin American countries love their meat, from roasted pork and goat in Mexico to the steaks and asados of Argentina, but in her first solo cookbook, Romero transforms over 200 classic Latin American recipes, like tamales, empanadas, stews, and churros, into vegan-friendly alternatives without sacrificing flavor or texture. Romeros passion and love for her heritage and the culinary traditions of this multicultural part of the world shine through in every recipe, and she also brings her own delightful twist to some recipes, like breakfast crepes with un-dulce de leche and sweet plantains.

Fried chicken. Gumbo. Hot biscuits with butter. Southern food is the epitome of comfort, but sadly, most of it is not vegan-friendly. So if youre a Southern-food lover looking to go vegan, chef and blogger Jenn Claiborne is your guiding star. Her cookbook features 100 recipes for vegan-friendly Southern classics, like Cauliflower Fried Chicken and Jalapeo Hush Puppies, as well as her own inventive takes on staples like collard greens. And, of course, there are plenty of sweet potato recipes to go around, like Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls and Sweet Potato-Tahini Cookies. Having grown up in Atlanta, Claiborne also shares the history behind many beloved Southern dishes and ingredients, bringing context and insight into these iconic regional foods.

When you get in the habit of purchasing your produce from a supermarket instead of a local farmers market or CSA, you tend to forget about the seasonality of vegetables. Supermarket chains import veggies from all over the world regardless of whether theyre in season in your area, but learning to cook with the seasons is one of the best parts of embracing a plant-based diet. Its healthier for you and for the planet, and you develop a deeper connection to nature, as chef Josh McFadden discovered. His and food writer Martha Holmbergs James Beard award-winning cookbook is an ode to seasonality, full of wisdom and practical advice on the benefits of growing and eating with the seasons, shared over the course of 225 recipes. Equal parts cookbook and meditative text on living in tune with nature, Six Seasons is one of the most transformative, thought-provoking vegetarian cookbooks out there.

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TLDR: The BetterMe Home Workout and Diet app can craft your personalized plan to help lose weight, tone up, eat better and achieve all your fitness goals.

All the time spent in the house these past few months probably didnt do your summer beach body any favors. Between stress eating and lack of exercise, it was probably incredibly easy for that quarantine 15 to creep up and settle in around your midsection. In fact, almost half of women and nearly a quarter of men said theyd gained weight due to COVID restrictions.

Of course, blaming a virus or kicking yourself for letting it happen does you no good now. Instead, focus on attacking the problem head-on with resources like a lifetime subscription to the BetterMe Home Workout and Diet app ($39.99, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals).

BetterMe is an all-around full body approach to achieving your specific fitness goals both easier and faster than on your own.

The plan is based around the body results youre working to achieve. If you want to lose weight, BetterMe has focused workouts you can do at home ready to tackle the fat, whether youre a fan of walking, running, yoga, weight-training or other fitness methods. The BetterMe program can even be contoured to help target your particular body zone problem areas or just deliver a fat-burning full body workout.

The regimen also comes with a water tracker and a step counter to make sure that your hydration and cardio training are staying on track as well.

If you need to get a better handle on your diet, BetterMe is ready with a whole array of meal plans, including easy-to-make dishes you can prepare from video recipes, all picked according to your preferences.

But if you need some added help keeping your fitness goals in line, you can also enlist the help of a personal coach so youre always professionally guided and supported through your weight loss journey.

BetterMe is a hit with its users, notching ratings over around 4.5 out of 5 stars from more than 150,000 ratings via Google Play and the Apple App Store.

This level of hyper-focused workout and dietary training is usually a $1,200 value, but with the current offer, youll have a lifetime of Better Home Workout and Diet access for just $39.99.

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Its very difficult not to laugh while talking to David Dobrik. After just a few minutes of talking, the charm and sincerity that made the low-key everyman a YouTube sensation are clear. And, sincerely: He is not a gym rat. I was supposed to work out with my trainer today, but you called so I cancelled on it, he says. So, thank God for that.

He got his start on Vine, but Dobrik is best known for his YouTube vlogs, which have gone from pranks on his friends to and giving away cars and driving around L.A. with Kylie Jenner. Over the years hes amassed almost 18 million subscribers on YouTube, spinning the aforementioned charm to a truly massive audience. However, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dobrik stopped making vlogs. Hes decided to pause on his YouTube channel and take some time to experiment with other platforms and stay safe from the virus.

He talked to GQ on how hes filling his days during the pandemic, dealing with the stress of the YouTube grind, and winding down with his favorite candle.

GQ: What's your average day look like during the pandemic?

David Dobrik: My average day feels like it's just day and night. During the day, I'm waiting for it to become night and then at night, I'm waiting for it to become morning. It's getting so repetitive.

Usually I wake up around 10 or 11. I work with my roommate and we'll get on some Zoom calls. And then usually they'll go out and go on a run or they'll go work in the backyard and I'll make some sort of excuse where I have to shower, or I have to do some more important things [laughs]. But there have been a lot of days in a row where I've used some excuses to skip that part of the day.

Actually, I was supposed to work out with my trainer today, but you called so I cancelled on it. So, thank God for that.

Happy I could do that for you.

Next month, you know, I'll work with the trainer next month. There's gonna be lots of months in the future. I'm not the best at working out. I absolutely hate working out. I should say that: I hate lifting weights. I hate doing sit ups. I just dont understand activities where there's no clear goal or game involved. I love, love playing basketball and soccer. I love sports for a purpose and there's a winner or a loser in that moment. There's something about lifting weights that I find it's so boring. I just end up getting so angry by the end of it.

That's so funny to me, part of me has been dying during this whole thing because I can't lift weights. I'm like: Im gonna go to the gym and I have this super structured program that I'm following. It's all about certain numbers I need to be hitting.

Why do you do it? Are you seeing serious body changes? Is it like, the second you see a little change in your body you're addicted to it now? How does that work?

I enjoy the numbers aspect of it. I love watching like the strength gains you can makebeing like last month I couldn't lift this but now I can.

What you've done is you've built a game into what you're doing. So you go and you're competing against yourself, which is cool. I could never do it [laughs].

This is a me thing. I don't think anybody's ever had this problem, but when I grip weights and I'm like "Okay, I'm benching something." I get really in my head. I think about my hand around the weight and I think about how my veins are bending around the weight, and how the inside of my hand is looking and it grosses me out so much.

I don't think Ive ever heard somebody say that before.

I really love tennis, and tennis before quarantine happened. The courts were open and I could go out with a pro to play. It's a three-in-one because you get a work out, you have fun, and you get a tan. My favorite part about coming back from tennis is looking tan. I don't know why, I just love it, it feels like an added bonus.

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Published: 2020.06.29 08:30 AM

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BSM Partners, the pet care research and consulting firm that analyzed 150 studies for a peer-reviewed article on the relationship between grain-free and legume-rich diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, is calling on its peers in the veterinary, veterinary cardiology, animal nutrition and related fields to undertake studies that produce appropriately controlled, original research on the topic.

BSM Partners self-funded, peer-reviewed literature review of more than 150 publications appeared in the June 2020 issue of the Journal of Animal Science.

To be clear, our review article in the Journal of Animal Science is not original research, this article is an examination and summary of existing published research. While we found no definitive relationship between grain-free, legume-rich diets and DCM, we firmly believe that more original research is needed, said Dr. Renee Streeter, DVM, DACVN, a board certified veterinary nutritionist and a co-author of the article. It is important that we fully understand the true causes of DCM, and we call upon our peers to perform and publish further peer-reviewed controlled studies on this topic.

The article, which can be accessed here, is an exhaustive literature review regarding the causes of DCM, and the first research resulting from BSM Partners long-term DCM research effort, said BSM officials.

We encourage our peers and others concerned about canine health to read our review of existing research, and begin the important work that will ultimately improve canine health, said Stephanie Clark, PhD, CVT, also a co-author of the article.

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Anxiety provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing people to adopt a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms including stress eating, when people eat in response to feelings or emotions.

Melanie Brede is a registered dietician in the University of Virginias Department of Student Health. Shes been treating a lot of patients who have been stress eating since the country began quarantining in March, and spoke with UVA Today about the phenomenon, why it happens and what people can do get healthier.

Q. Why has stress eating become prevalent during the coronavirus pandemic?

A. I think commonly, people are feeling stressed and anxious about a lot of unknowns.

Also, the nature of isolation is changing peoples eating patterns, and that can be related to both getting food and trips to the grocery store. Those patterns have changed. Whats in stock and on hand? Finances are [changing] for a lot of people. And then just uncertainties about health, be it food safety or other things like immunity or bigger-picture elements, both personal and community-oriented.

During phase one, a lot of people were really trying to avoid trips out at all, and so people were maybe shopping less frequently or, depending on the household, maybe different people were doing the shopping. Some of that, I think, has evolved a little bit with a little bit more reopening as were now in phase two [in Virginia]. I have not read or looked for anything in particular that compared consumer patterns in that regard. But I think that in the bigger picture, its a combination of changes in frequency of shopping. Also a lot of online ordering.

My own personal anecdotal observation is what seems to be available in stores has changed somewhat. I went to the grocery store last night and I was like, Oh, rice is back. Hooray!

Q. People are doing a lot of cooking, getting carry-out, and there is even this new trend of baking, which has led to a run on flour. Whats your take on the variety of ways people are getting their food?

A. Thats an observation, too. I hadnt thought of that one what were purchasing as far as groceries, but also what are we getting just in general, and where are we getting our food. Is it frozen, ready-to-eat stuff? Is it homemade from scratch stuff? Is it takeout or carry-out?

I think that varies a lot in different contexts. But certainly, my world is with students, who are often starting from a place of relative inexperience with food prep. Ive seen some who are figuring it out more because theyre sort of forced into it, like, Wow, OK. So, Im learning how to cook, and others who are completely overwhelmed by that because it hasnt been their experience.

To some degree, for college students, particularly undergrads, how recent was the experience of living at home and eating with a family versus that independence of being on their own potentially for the first time or a relatively recently? All that stuff is impacted by all of this. It is really interesting to see how things play out.

Q. People talk a lot about how they are getting their days confused and how being in quarantine has muddied their daily patterns, including when and what they eat. As a registered dietician, what are your observations about that?

A. I talk with students a lot about anchor points. Students famously have quite variable schedules compared to 9-to-5 types. And so we often are talking about, How do you have some structure in your day? I think that all of this quarantine has really disrupted that for people, because there is no inherent I have to leave the house at this time to get to this place. You know, for students who are doing classes that are maybe recorded and they can watch them whenever, theres less of a Well, my class is at 11, so I have to be up by this time.

I think generationally people are experiencing that similarly we dont have our normal commute or packing a lunch or things that basically gave us some structure whether it was something we were really conscious of or not thats really been disrupted by everything just happening within our same four walls. Whats there and whats accessible and whats visible.

Q. Can you elaborate on how what is visible impacts the way people eat, as well as the pitfalls of dieting?

A. Traci Mann, from the University of Minnesota, is a professor of psychology who researches human eating behavior. This is a quote from her book Secrets from the Eating Lab:

When you are dieting and hungry, your brain responds differently to tasty-looking food than it does when you are not dieting. The areas of the brain that become unusually active make you more likely to notice food, prompt you to pay more attention to it when you find it, and make it look even more delicious and tempting than usual.

Manns student, Janet Tomiyama, focused her dissertation on exploring stress and dieting.

What Janet found, Mann writes in her book, is that the act of restricting calories led to a physiological stress response. Stress cannot be avoided when you are dieting, because dieting itself causes stress.

Q. People have 24/7 access to their kitchens now. I actually work in my kitchen. How does space impact eating habits?

A. Sometimes, we can influence things by how we set up our space. So, in the office setting, the example is like, OK, move the candy dish. People often talk about this in restaurants that bring you the basket of chips or the bread or whatever at the beginning of the meal and, when its just there, you know, we eat it. If theyd never brought it, we might never have asked for it.

So working at home, Ive got a little designated section of counter thats in my kitchen. Working in your kitchen is a very different experience than going through a whole building, where theres not a refrigerator two steps away.

Q. Can you talk about the unhealthy impact of stress eating?

A. In general, when people talk about stress eating, its an uncomfortable emotion, as a stress emotion that that feels problematic and that were eating to soothe. One of the things thats an interesting perspective that can actually go a long way in addressing it is to recognize that when were eating for comfort, were trying to do something to take care of ourselves, and when we feel the stress, we want to be comforted. Acknowledging that can be really powerful because it identifies that there is some distress.

So we started this conversation talking about how in this pandemic, people are feeling really the distress. That opens up the awareness to say, Well if Im not liking the way my eating is going, what else could be comforting? Is what I need right now to connect to somebody else?

Q. What people can do to stop stress eating?

A. I think one of the really interesting and positive pieces of this whole experience is that people are often reaching out to people they might not have regularly made a phone call to because were all feeling disconnected and seeking that connection. And so maybe people are talking to a friend they hadnt talked to in a while with a more intentional step of reaching out, and that thats really a good thing. So whereas the stress eating may be coming from a place of discomfort, recognizing that thats what its about opened up the possibility of, OK, what are some things I can do to comfort myself when eating is not serving me well? Whats another option?

If we were to broaden this topic to emotional eating, we can say, Happiness is an emotion. Fear is an emotion. We eat in celebration. Thats a maybe a happiness-driven emotion. So, the point being [that] making that connection between emotion and eating patterns can be really helpful to see. Is food going fill that need? Or is something else a better fit?

So, when people are feeling isolated and lonely, it may be that a phone call or reaching out to a friend is a better fix, because thats going to help give connection. Food is soothing in the moment, but its not going to actually help you feel heard.

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This trail, which now ends at the top of this hill near the Morrison Road/Jackson Street roundabout, has been funded to extend to the Ball State University campus.(Photo: Seth Slabaugh/The Star Press)

MUNCIE, Ind. Delaware Advancement Corp. and the city of Muncie have announced that an extra $265,000 will be spent on the Riverside Trail to help address concerns raised by opponents.

The state earlier earmarked$640,000 for the trail, which will run more for more than a mile between the Morrison Road/Jackson Street Roundabout and Christy Woods at Ball State University.

Officials also are reportingthat one lane of Riverside might be eliminated at its troublesome, diagonal intersection with Jackson.

Much of the extra funding is being earmarked for drainage improvements. But some is budgeted for a sidewalk to connect the Catalina Swim Club to the Riverside Trail on Clarkdale Avenue, and $25,000 has been set aside by the Ball Brothers Foundation toreplace trees that are being removed along Riverside.

The team working on the project says it has effectively addressed concerns raised by neighbors, including intrusion of the trail across yards and driveways, poor drainage along Riverside, the removal of existing shade trees, and traffic safety and bad pavementon Riverside.

I couldnt be more pleased that the team has been able to secure additional funding that will enhance the safety of pedestrians living in the neighborhoods that will use the trail," Mayor Dan Ridenour said in a press release. "The notion that youth and families can get to the Catalina Club without being in the street is important. Residents expressed concerns about standing water along Riverside Avenue. Additional funds found to address the water issues is a direct outcome of the neighborhood input at the public meetings."

The city will consider repavingRiverside and putting Jackson and Riverside on a road diet that would eliminate one lane of traffic on Riverside at that intersection.

The trail has been designed to cross Riverside from the south to the north side of the street, just east of Jackson. The crossing will be at the entrance to the Pineview housing subdivision, providing connectivity for pedestrians living there.

The Muncie Sanitary District has committed $100,000 for the trail for storm water infrastructure improvements tohelp relievestanding water along Riverside.

The Regional Development Authority has pledged an additional $140,000 from a grant it received from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation for the drainage work and the construction of the sidewalk to Catalina.

Keith Sweger, president of the Kenmore Neighborhood Association, told The Star Press that lack of drainage along Riverside has, for many years, been a problem that he is pleased to see being addressed.

"I am also pleased that funding has been found for the replacement of trees that will be removed for the trail project," he said in an email. "I understand that homeowners will be part of the process in the selection and placement of these trees.

"I am concerned that the proposed road diet being planned for the area near the Jackson Street/Riverside Avenue intersection will increase traffic in the neighborhoods adjacent to the trail. As the project proceeds, I urge those involved in the planning and execution of the trail plan to continue to respond to the questions and concerns of the homeowners who are directly affected by the project."

The distance between the proposed trail and houses reportedly averages 45 feet, though one home is only 25 feet away. The majority of homes are two car lengths from the trail.

At a public hearing, trail proponents emphasized safety for walkers, runners, bicyclists, strollers, dog walkers and others who now must use the street due to lack of sidewalks or a trail.

The project team has listed oak, maple, sycamore and possibly elm trees to replace those being cut down, but there are plans to poll neighborhood associations for input on tree selection.

Opposition signs, like the one in this file photo, remain on the route of the Riverside Avenue Trail project.(Photo: Jordan Kartholl/The Star Press)

During meetings, the public expressedconcerns about traffic calming, lighting, tree replacement, water issues, trail width, edge of pavement separationand a connection to Catalina, consultant Phil Tevis told The Star Press.

Street lighting has not been addressed. Paving of Riverside has not been addressed but is in discussion.

"The city is hoping to pave the road next year depending on the paving budget/appropriations in 2021," Tevis went on. "Riverside would be paved after the trail is built. The city is also exploring reconstruction of the Jackson/Riverside intersection using a Community Crossings grant. If the intersection is reconstructed, it will resolve congestion issues "

City-county plan commission director Marta Moody and other officials have cited studies, master plans and action plans going back two decades that documented "long and widespread" public support for trails in Muncie, including connectivity between trails and the lack of trails/parks/green space in the area of West Riverside.

The trail primarily is being funded through Next Level Trail grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The Next Muncie collaborative has provided resources to facilitate the positive outcomes of the Riverside Trail, the news release said.

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"Members of the Next Muncie group have expressed the need city-wide to make quality of place improvements in respect to education, green space, housing and cultural events throughout Muncie. Quality of place is critical in retaining and attracting residents and employees for Muncie and the East Central Indiana region," the release said.

"The Riverside/Jackson trail brings pedestrian connectivity to and from predominately single-family owner-occupied neighborhoods immediately adjacent to Muncies two largest employers, Ball State University and IU (Health) Ball Memorial Hospital."

Contact Seth Slabaugh at 765-213-5834 or seths@muncie.gannett.com

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It's important to take care of diet to maintain immunity post lockdown.

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COVID 19 or Coronavirus has kept us at home for the past few months, but with the announcement of Unlock 1.0, we are slowly going back to normal life, reclaiming our world. Stepping out means exposing ourselves more to the virus. The need of the hour is to keep up the immunity and stay protected to the best of our ability. So wearing a mask and social distancing is a must, but a healthy lifestyle will help us now more than ever to keep us protected.

Food is important for maintaining the integrity of our body. Certain foods have been associated with the ability to boost the immune system, but there is no one single food that does it all. Actually, research tells us that immunity is built up over a period of time, so daily intake of variety of nourishing, wholesome foods along with a healthy lifestyle is necessary to connect the dots.

Let's start with some simple steps to stay protected.

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Low immunity makes you vulnerable to illnesses.

Nutrition Intervention:Eat a healthy balanced meal daily. A healthy meal plan is one that includes whole grains and millets, which in addition to energy-filled and healthy carbs, add fiber and phytonutrients, both of which help keep our body healthy. Lots of fresh whole fruits and vegetables are rich sources of important vitamins and loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds that keep our body de-stressed. Consume adequate milk, yogurt, and other milk products for calcium, Vitamin D (fortified milk), and quality proteins, which is the building block for our cells.

Healthy fats from vegetables oils are also helpful, so are healthy protein packages like lean meats, chicken, eggs, fish and plant proteins like beans, legumes, nuts and seeds. Plant proteins also add fiber and phytonutrients to boost the immune system

Emphasise on these nutrients: Certain vitamins and minerals are associated with a more robust immune system. Vitamins A, C, E, D and B6 are helpful in maintaining a healthy immune system. Minerals that work positively for our immune system include zinc, copper and selenium.

Prebiotic and probiotic foods, which encourage the growth of healthy gut bacteria, are also important. They include non-digestible carbohydrates that become food for healthy gut bacteria. Whole foods like grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits are good sources. Probiotics are live bacteria that are beneficial for gut health. Fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, idli, dosa, are all good sources of probiotics. Both Pre and Probiotics have a positive effect on enhancing the immunity quotient of our body.

Spices also play a major role in protecting our body as they have shown to have potent anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. Traditional medicine has established the role of spices like turmeric, and herbs like Ashwagandha roots, in enhancing our ability to fight infections and inflammatory processes.

(Also Read:Top 7 Zinc-Rich Foods For Immunity You Can Include In Your Summer Diet)

Other than food, habits that promote a healthy lifestyle also build up immunity, so...De-Stress: Stress causes the immune system to work less efficiently, as the ability of the system to fight antigens reduces. Stress increases the release of Corticosteroid, the stress hormone, which is known to suppress the immune system. Also, when we are stressed, we may eat soul food, high sugar and fat foods or indulge in unhealthy binge-eating.

Coping with stress needs you to do simple things that make you happy. Talk to people who make you happy, revisit or start a hobby to keep your mind occupied. If you are working from home, then organise your day and be stress free. Take short breaks, eat at regular times - it helps calm the body's physiological system. Don't fret and worry, get correct information from the right source, so that you can understand your risk profile and take correct precautions.

Get Active: Set aside 30-45 minutes for good physical movement, you can do it at home. Include your family and make it a fun time.

Stay Hydrated: Drink lots of water; hydration keeps you feeling energetic and also helps with a good response to infections.

STAY SAFE, PRACTISE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEAR A MASK .

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About Rupali DattaRupali Datta is a Clinical Nutritionist and has worked in leading corporate hospitals. She has created and lead teams of professionals to deliver clinical solutions for patients across all medical specialties including critical care. She is a member of the Indian Dietetic Association and Indian Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

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Scientists explained the reason for creating a perfect diet is not possible. Conducted a study center staff ANPC at Murdoch University, together with colleagues from Imperial College London.

Recommendations for the best diet is constantly changing, making the choice of optimal variant is problematic. The new work confirms that the same power supply circuit can provoke in different people different metabolic reactions. In the experiment, the participants for four days asked to adhere to the same diet. Subsequent examination of the urine showed that its composition varies. Organisms some volunteers had to spend more effort on the digestion than others. In total, the survey tested four different diets, ranging from the healthiest and ending with the one that is close to fast pudney.

Individual volunteers were more receptive to a particular diet, though regardless of whether he was healthy. Individual reactions are connected with the activity of intestinal bacteria. In the creation of new dietary strategies can help understanding how the perception of diet and intestinal microflora.

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The Grammy-nominated sister duo Chloe and Halle Baileyhave been on the riseafter being discovered by Beyonc back in 2015 when the sisters were just 15 and 13 years old.To catch her attention, the sisters sanga coverofPretty Hurts, and the video instantly went viral onYouTube. Following their online success, Beyonc signed Chloe and Halle to her Parkwood Entertainment label, a deal that includes mentorship tolead the sisters in the right direction and help grow their success.

The Bailey sisters, who were born and raised in Atlanta, are also making a name for themselves in Hollywood.In addition to singing, they play twins' Jazz and Skye Forester on the sitcom Grown-ish.Halle is also set to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid remake, which is slated to begin production this year. Chloex Halle just released their highly acclaimed album The Ungodly Hour, which features the hit singleDo It. In additionto theiracting and singingcareers, the sisters are alsovocal advocates of a vegan diet, whichthey claim hashelped their singing abilities.

Before theywent fully vegan, Chloe and Halle ditched meat and dairy for a week with their mom to see if they could last andif they would enjoy it. With no intention to adopt the diet as a large part of their lifestyle, the sistersended up lovinghow plant-based food made them feel anddecided to continue to eat vegan. They credit their diet forkeeping their "voices in shape" and explained how eliminating dairy helps to limit extra mucus build-up,according to a PETA interview.

At first, Chloe and Halle found that a vegan diet was super easy to achieve inAtlanta, and explain how the diet ismore convenientnow that they moved to Los Angeles."Eggs and dairy never sat well with meso it was easy, Chloe toldComplex. When we moved to L.A., it really became easy. So many vegan restaurants and vegan aisles in the grocery store are like heaven for us!"

We are finding out more information about the diet since the sisters are quarantining together. They recently took the BuzzFeedSister Test,a video series where they were asked questions about each other, and whoever guessed correctly received a point, which sounds like an easy challenge for such close-knit siblings.

One of the first questions asked about their favorite pizza toppings: Halle guessed correctly for Chloe when she said she loves mushroom, spinach, basil, artichokes, tomato sauce, and emphasized she does not like cheese on her pizza. Speaking for herself, Halle notes that she likes a similar pizza but isn't a fan ofadding spinach for a topping. Try this similar "cheese-less" pizza recipe from The Beet.

The next question was, what's their favorite meal? Halle answers for Chloe and says "you have certain foods that you just love, like jasmine white rice, bread, apples, grapes, and watermelon." Chloe had a difficult time answering the question for Halle but finally thought of the correct answer which is avocado toast, rice, and bread. Chloeadds,she "hates avocados." Try this avocado toast recipe from The Beet.

Another questionin the Sister Test asked about favorite desserts: Chloe aced this question for Halle saying that she loves vegan cheesecake from Something Vegan, the 'chicken' & waffles and pancakes from Crossroads Kitchen, donuts from Sage, and their homemade vegan gluten-free sugar cookies. Chloe doesn't have much of a sweet tooth but agrees that she likes their homemade vegan gluten-free sugar cookies. Try this strawberry vegan cheesecake recipe from The Beet.

Recently, the sisters filmed an Instagram live on a tour bus heading to their pre-soundcheckfor the upcoming tour andspoke a little more about their vegan diets. Chloe explained how excited she was to eat when they got to the stadium, "because catering is so good on tour, and good for us vegans."Chloe explains how she will probably gain weight because she keeps eating during quarantine andHalledisagreesand she says, "Chloe has been working out a lot during the quarantine."

The sisters show us how to make one of their favorite smoothie recipes on MTV Live and call it the "quarantine smoothie." They introduce the ingredients one by one, which you can find below to try it yourself and blended them together in a Nutribullet. The sisters cheers the healthy smoothies in champagne glasses at the end of the video andends the video by saying, "We love y'all."

Makes 2 smoothies

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What intersection do you avoid for fear of serious bodily harm? asked The Spokesman-Review in 1999.

The answer from readers, resoundingly, by a 4-to-1 margin, in the admittedly unscientific survey was Mission Avenue and Hamilton Street.

At the heart of their complaints was the difficulty of making left turns, and they urged the city to add left-turn lights, saying their absence encourages the running of red lights, the papers reporter wrote at the time.

After delaying action for more than 20 years, today the city will at last grant those concerned drivers their wish, breaking ground on a five-month project to add dedicated left-turn pockets and signals along the Hamilton Street corridor from Desmet Avenue to North Foothills Drive.

Heres what the project will include:

When the $3.3 million project is completed, the approximately 30,000 cars that travel through the corridor each day will move more freely, easily and safely, said Marlene Feist, director of strategic development for the Public Works Department.

But between now and the end of November, when the work is scheduled to be finished, drivers can expect the opposite: delays and detours.

While one lane heading in each direction will remain open on Hamilton throughout the project, closures of the cross streets will be required, Feist said.

For the next two weeks, Mission, from Hamilton to Columbus, and Desmet, from Cincinnati to Columbus, will be closed, while Hamilton will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the Mission and Desmet intersections.

Crews will aim to complete work at the Mission and Desmet intersections in August. They will then move to Sharp and Illinois, before tackling Indiana and North Foothills.

Meanwhile, two other projects are underway one block to the west, on Cincinnati Avenue, where the city has been building its first greenway and the Spokane Transit Authority recently kicked off work on the coming bus rapid transit City Line.

As part of that work, crews will be paving the intersection of North Foothills and Cincinnati this week, so drivers should expect lane closures there, too.

Feist said those projects, while distinct from the coming Hamilton corridor improvement, are part of a broader effort to improve safety and amenities not only for cars but also for bicyclists, pedestrians, bus riders and others in the area around Gonzaga University.

The greenway a street thats open to cars and, in this case, public transit, but that prioritizes non-motorized modes of transportation is key to maintaining Hamilton as a north-south corridor for traffic, while also improving safety in an area that probably has more pedestrians than anywhere in the city, Feist said.

While the transit infrastructure in the area just north of Gonzaga will be transformed over the next couple of years with the completion of the corridor project, the greenway and the City Line, which will cross Hamilton at Mission beginning in 2022, Feist said there are no existing plans to put the street on the kind of road diet that North Monroe Street recently underwent.

In part, Feist said, that has to do with the very different conditions on the two streets, including Hamiltons greater width and nearly twice as heavy traffic volumes. But she didnt rule out an eventual, more drastic change.

The only time it might be feasible is when the North Spokane Corridor is finished, she said.

When that happens, she noted, some of Hamiltons traffic will likely move to the long-awaited and oft-delayed freeway, perhaps freeing up the street for a more drastic makeover. Soon, though, drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to reap the benefits of the citys less drastic but still significant and long-awaited changes to the area.

Crews got to work last week on what will be a three-year project to expand Idaho Highway 41 from two lanes to four lanes between Post Falls and Rathdrum.

Expansion will better serve the drivers who use this route every day, which in some sections is nearly 20,000 motorists, Ryan Hawkins, resident engineer with the Idaho Transportation Department, said in a news release. The existing highway will essentially become the southbound lanes of the new highway, allowing much of the work to be constructed with minimal impact.

New lanes will be added east of the existing lanes, along with a wide path for bicyclists and pedestrians. Outside of city limits, the lanes will be divided by a grassy median.

An overpass will be built to carry traffic safely over the railroad tracks that cross the highway just north of Hayden Avenue. The other crossing, south of Hayden, will be removed.

Construction of the overpass will be the first step in expanding the highway, with the northbound bridge to be completed in spring 2021 and the southbound bridge to be finished in early 2022.

The project is one of a number in the works to expand the transportation capacity of booming Kootenai County.

The Washington State Department of Transportation will continue work this week on I-90s Medical Lake/S.R. 902 interchange, which is in the midst of a major expansion and where crews are at work on a new roundabout at the tops of the eastbound ramps.

Spokane County will also continue work on a nearby and related Geiger Boulevard project from Hayford Road to Soda Road. Drivers can expect the road to be open this week, though with flaggers possibly present as crews continue work.

The intersection of Rowan Avenue and Market Street will be closed starting today for a $3.5 million sewer-relocation project being completed to make way for the North Spokane Corridor.

Northbound Market Street traffic will be detoured to Haven Street via Diamond Avenue. During this work, Haven Street will serve both southbound and northbound traffic.

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