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Today, diets come and go just like fashion trends. So it's rare that a way of eating gets as embedded into our national psyche as the keto diet did. Since its emergence in the mainstream several decades ago, the famous high-fat, low-carb diet has garnered millions of followers worldwide.

The food industry followed the demand, with more and more keto-friendly options popping up on restaurant menus and even on grocery store shelves.

And now it's official, keto is America's favorite diet. British company Supplement Place recently conducted an analysis of the most popular diet trends based on global Google searches, and found that Americans are more interested in keto than any other diet.

And it isn't just America that's going gaga over this healthful way of eating that's helping people shed the pounds. Keto has been found to be the most popular diet trend worldwide, too.

Other diets with a stronghold in many countries are Weight Watchers, which is the top diet in France and Germany, and Intermittent Fasting, favored in Russia, Italy, and most of Europe.

The ketogenic diet may seem counterintuitive at first, as it advocates the consumption of large amounts of fatty foods like cheeses, eggs, oils, nuts, and yes, even bacon. But the purpose of consuming lots of fat and very few carbs is to bring your body into a state of ketosis.

Ketosis is a state where your body shifts from burning sugar and carbohydrates for energy, and instead starts utilizing stored fat in the body. The fat is broken down into molecules called ketones that are released into your bloodstream and flushed out in your urine.

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Cedrina Calder, MD, a preventative medicine doctor based in Nashville, explains that most people in ketosis aim to stay under 20 to 50 grams of net carbs daily, though the specific carb tolerance varies from person to person based on a number of factors, including activity level.

While many followers have reaped great benefits from this diet, Dr. Calder cautions it is one of the more difficult diets to sustain on a long-term basis for an average person. "For the average patient, I advise them to choose a healthy pattern of eating that they can sustain rather than focus on a temporary diet," she says.

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Shortness of breath or breathing difficulties can be a frightening symptom, whether it is something that has happened to you out of the blue or something you have had to learn to live with through chronic disease.

Shortness of breath is the most common reason for attending Accident and Emergency and one of the most common reasons for calling an ambulance, yet not so many people consult their GP about their breathing as they should.

Around 10 per cent of the UK adult population suffer with shortness of breath and almost a third of the older population. Many people struggle on with symptoms at home and could better manage their breathlessness by working with their medical team closely.

We talk to Dr Louise Wiseman about some possible causes of feeling breathless in adults.

The medical term is dyspnoea. Shortness of breath can be subjective, in other words, when we are not breathing as we normally do. We may feel that we cannot take a deep breath in, or that our breathing is shallower and faster than normal, or difficult and uncomfortable. This may affect us when sitting still or only when we exert ourselves.

Real breathlessness can be related to many physical factors within our body and our environment and how we are feeling in ourselves. If we are feeling anxious our symptoms may worsen and a vicious cycle develops.

Exercise is like a natural test for our heart and lungs. It is normal and healthy to get out of breath when you exert yourself, whether this be running a mile or walking up the stairs. Your own limit will depend on your overall fitness and level of exertion that you exhibit daily. With exercise training, you will usually notice your tolerance improves and shortness of breath becomes less of a problem as you climb the stairs at the shopping mall car park.

Sometimes though, exercise can unveil a medical problem that you would not notice at rest. Exercise may bring on asthma or may reveal cardiac problems if you are suddenly limited more than normal.

For this reason some asthma medications, e.g long acting beta-agonists, are slow release helping to stop the airways spasming on exertion and are used prior to exercise.

Our body reflects closely the activity in our brain and if you are generally feeling anxious your heart and breathing rate may increase. You can recognise the feeling and the need to calm yourself. Sometimes though, this feels out of control and can become a panic attack. You can find yourself hyperventilating (over-breathing) or breathing fast.

Slowing down your breathing can help reverse the feeling. When you hyperventilate, you blow out your carbon dioxide more than normal and this causes physiological changes in your body that can make your hands tingle and you feel light headed. To stop this, you must try and increase your carbon dioxide back up. If you know you are hyperventilating, you can try breathing slowly into a paper bag or cupped hands and breathe deeply into your tummy more than shallowly into your chest. Concentrate on slowing your breathing and relaxing.

If panic attacks or anxiety are a recurrent problem, you should discuss with your doctor. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or similar is hugely helpful and of course you must address the underlying cause of your anxiety. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques can be remarkably useful for everyone with a busy, stressful life.

Hay fever or sensitivity to house dust mites and similar can trigger asthma in sensitive individuals. You may be aware that with the pollen calendar you suffer at certain points of the hay fever season and that sneezing and upper respiratory inflammation can worsen your asthma.

Ensure you take your antihistamine as prescribed by your doctor and any preventative and treatment inhalers during this time.

The most common symptoms of asthma are wheezing, breathlessness, tight feeling in chest and coughing. You can have each of these symptoms in other conditions, but if they happen frequently you must see your doctor to get a proper diagnosis. They may happen randomly or in response to pet fur or exercise, sometimes symptoms are worse at night and early in the day. The asthma is due to the airways being extra responsive and tightening or going into spasm.

A severe asthma attack needs urgent medical attention and may include; severe wheezing/coughing/tightness of the chest, being unable to speak, eat or sleep, racing heart and breathing faster, drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, fainting, blue lips or fingers

Management of asthma is by combined care with your GP, practice nurse and often local respiratory hospital team. Success is by knowing your body and your asthma and working to prevent flare ups.

A good approach is to be aware of the following points:

Have an 'asthma action plan' this will tell you what medicine to use if things worsen. You may have a peak flow diary where you measure how your airways are by breathing into a special peak flow meter at home.

Using your preventer medicine well will mean using it when you are well as it builds up protection over time

Carrying your reliever inhaler with you and knowing how much extra use means a consultation is sensible e.g. more than three times a week

Using your inhaler properly which may mean use of a spacer

Attending your annual asthma review

Having your annual flu vaccine if appropriate

Your medicine will be a combination of relievers (to treat any symptoms promptly) and preventers (to prevent flare ups).

Relievers work quickly in the lungs to relax the spasm that can occur.

Preventers usually contain a low dose of steroid medication to reduce inflammation and swelling in the lungs. You may not need one, or only need it for seasonal use or be advised to use it daily. If taking it for hay fever, sometimes it is advised to start it two weeks before your season. Because there is steroid in most preventers they can cause thrush or sore throat symptoms these are prevented by using a spacer, a good technique and rinsing your mouth with water and spitting out after use.

Inhalers can be a spray, or an inhaler where you need to inhale to activate it, or a dry powder. Your nurse will check your technique in your annual check.

Apart from obesity making every day activities a little more difficult for the body, there are many ways it can affect breathing. Extra fat around the chest and neck can make the work of breathing heavier but also put pressure on the heart and lungs in terms of the work they have to do. Extra fat may produce hormones that affect the metabolism. This can all make the feeling of breathlessness more likely.

Your doctor may examine you and calculate your BMI or measure your waist circumference. Sometimes obesity can affect sleep and breathing at night and sleep apnoea may be a problem. Losing weight and steadily increasing exercise to be at a healthy BMI and lose waist circumference can reverse this. CPAP machines at night can help prevent sleep apnoea and will often be provided after specialist consultation at a sleep clinic.

Most cases of COPD (chronic bronchitis and emphysema) are caused by smoking or rarely environmental pollutants or genetic factors. The flow of air in the lungs is limited and unlike asthma not so easily reversed. This can have a huge impact on quality of life causing chronic breathlessness

As with many other lung conditions you will usually have shared care between the GP and a specialist clinic. Lung function tests including chest x-rays, spirometry and scans will be used to assess extent and progress of your disease.

There will be a low threshold for treating any infections and you will most likely be managed with regular inhalers. Pulmonary rehabilitation really helps patients optimise their fitness and breathing techniques may be taught to help catch your breath and focus on breathing out not in which is because the body is not able to get rid of carbon dioxide so well with this disease. Simple measures like a handheld fan can help.

Acid reflux can be more common if you are overweight or have a hiatus hernia. Acid comes up the oesophagus and can irritate upper airways or trigger a response to cause an asthma-like reaction. Patients will often describe acid reflux as being worse when lying down or at night, after eating or exercising, gardening leaning forward and so on.

Losing weight can help, as can reducing stomach acid by medication such as proton pump inhibitors or antacids. A wedge shaped or extra pillow at night can help elevate the upper body and reduce reflux. At worse reflux could potentially lead to an aspiration pneumonia as an acute cause of infection and shortness of breath.

Any infection can lead to shortness of breath, whether it is a simple cold causing viral induced wheeze or sinusitis causing congestion. More severe infections can cause pneumonia which can impair the lungs ability to exchange gases across the surface and will require medical treatment and possible hospital admission. You may have a productive or dry cough alongside shortness of breath.

Your doctor will assess the whole clinical picture by asking you questions and examine your chest for signs of infection and organise investigations and treatment as appropriate.

In light of COVID, an excellent resource for managing breathlessness at home under guidance of your doctor has been produced by King's college. This would of course be alongside any medical advice given to you by your GP and should not replace it.

Pulmonary embolism is a blood clot (or many clots) in the lungs and this can damage the lung, decrease oxygen levels in the blood and affect other organs. It can of course be fatal. They are often caused by a deep vein thrombosis from the leg or pelvis and these can be from trauma e.g. muscle or bone injury, being immobile (long plane ride/hospital bedridden stay) or certain medical conditions (e.g. malignancy, surgery). Other factors such as pregnancy and certain hormonal contraception can put you more at risk as can genetic factors.

This is a medical emergency and alongside shortness of breath there will also be a rapid heartbeat and possible coughing up blood and chest pain.

Various heart conditions can cause shortness of breath two-thirds of cases of breathlessness in all are actually due to cardiopulmonary causes.

Examples are heart attack, heart valve problems, heart failure, heart rhythm problems.

Symptoms may include chest pain or irregular or fast heart beat, fainting or dizziness and in cases of heart failure swelling of ankles and possible worsening of symptoms when lying flat. These are complicated scenarios that need careful clinical assessment.

Anaemia means there is less oxygen carrying capacity of the blood so it stands to reason that our breathing will increase to try and compensate so we feel as though we are out of breath. There are many causes of anaemia and these would be investigated by blood tests and other investigations by your doctor. With treatment of anaemia one would expect shortness of breath to resolve if it was the primary cause.

All of these conditions require specialised care:

Lung disease is a cause of chronic breathing difficulties and illness. Examples include;

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition causing the body to produce thick mucus affecting lungs and digestive system and requires specialist management.

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that occurs when lung tissue damaged and scarred and because it is thickened it makes it difficult for the lungs to function properly. Patients tend to become slowly progressively short of breath.

Bronchiectasis involves one or more of the large airways being abnormally widened allowing more mucus to collect and more chance of infection. This can occur after other infections causing damage or immune problems or certain fungi allergies. Often the cause is unknown.

If you are otherwise well but still experiencing breathlessness, the following tips may help:

Quitting smoking is a massive component of reducing lung disease, shortness of breath symptoms and preventing many diseases and causes of premature death. Talk to your doctor if you feel you cannot give up smoking alone cold turkey as there are many options that can help.

Improving your fitness levels and reducing excess weight in turn help reduce the load on our hearts and lungs and will improve any breathing problems. Start gently and listen to your body and always discuss with a healthcare professional if you have ongoing health problems and are thinking of drastically changing your lifestyle.

After a heart attack or spell in hospital for lung disease, many patients are seen by physiotherapy and rehabilitation specialists who may advise special breathing exercises to maximise lung capacity and oxygen levels. These may be good habits for dealing with mild shortness of breath at home.

Understanding any medicine for your breathing is paramount in getting you to take it and for it to work correctly. Make sure you attend medication reviews with your doctor and if something feels like it is no longer working report it to your practice or respiratory nurse.

It is important that you do not simply self-diagnose your own shortness of breath. Your clinician will make a diagnosis based on talking to you, asking some simple questions and examining you. They may also perform some investigations to get a clear clinical picture.

Types of questions your doctor will ask you in a consultation include:

When did it start was it sudden or gradual? Do you normally have an inhaler and is it helping? Do you have allergies or hay fever?

Did anything trigger it how severe it is? How far can you walk or exercise?

Have you been abroad? Have you had a fever or recent virus? Exposed to unusual infections such as TB? Long duration on an aeroplane or immobile?

Do you have any chest pain? Do you ever notice your lips or fingers going blue?

Do you have a cough? Is there any sputum or blood? Weight loss?

Are your ankles or leg swollen? Is it worse when you lie down?

For chronic shortness of breath, such as with COPD, a doctor will often use a special scale devised by the Medical Research Council to assess how your daily life is affected.

You must call 999 if you are struggling to breathe or suddenly become short of breath, and:

Or:

Other reasons to speak to your doctor urgently include:

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Courtesy After a troubling family trip, Luz Arteaga decided to lose weight by following a low-carb diet, using a food scale, and walking at least 10,000 steps a day.

My name is Luz Arteaga (@luzwontgiveup), and Im 23 years old. Im from San Jose, California, and I work as a healthcare administration clerk. After a family trip made me realize how much my weight was holding me back, I started following a low-carb diet, weighing my food with a scale, and walking at least 10,000 steps a day. I've now lost 80 pounds in under 11 months.

I have been overweight most of my life. In my early teen years I was always heavier than most of my friends. Ive always been plus size (size 16 in high school). Although I was overweight, I was still comfortable enough with my body. But when I was 19 years old, I started battling anxiety and stress. Food was always a form of comfort for me, but I soon realized that my eating habits had spiraled. I avoided my scale and jeans for months. Soon enough, I had gained nearly 100 pounds. I was really ashamed, and I felt that I was too far off track, so I accepted where I was. As much as I tried to laugh it off or ignore how miserable I really felt, I knew how far I was from the person I had been and even further from the person I wanted to be. I reached my heaviest weight of 329 pounds at 20 years old.

My first wake up call was in 2018. Shortly after turning 21, I went on a family trip.

Struggling to sit in small seats on planes and avoiding plastic chairs in restaurants were uncomfortable things I had to be aware of. I also would get rude comments from strangers. I completely avoided cameras because the person I saw in the photos was completely unrecognizable. I got tired of being the biggest person in the room. I started my journey on July 14, 2019. It was certainly a wake up call that I needed and Im grateful for it.

It helps me stay accountable and keep track of how much Im eating. Although my diet is low-carb, Im still able to enjoy foods I grew up with like rice, beans, tortillas, etc., only in smaller portions. I dont feel completely deprived of the food I love, so its sustainable for me.

Breakfast: 3 eggs, 3 turkey sausages

Lunch: 4-6 ounces of protein, greens, 1 carb

Snacks: Nuts, cheese

Dinner: 4-6 ounces of protein, greens

This first year of my journey, my main focus has been to improve my relationship with food and eating habits. But moving forward, I will make exercise a priority and set new goals for myself.

These three changes helped me see the most noticeable results in my weight loss.

Change 1: I took things one day at a time.

One of of the reasons it took me so long to start is because I knew itd take months to see change, and Id get overwhelmed. The truth is time passes so quickly! Im so happy I pushed myself to start when I did.

Change 2: I worked on staying consistent.If you consistently eat right, you will continue to see results over time. In the past if I had one cheat meal Id be so disappointed, and soon it would turn into a never-ending cycle of overeating. Being consistent doesnt mean being perfect. Every day is a new opportunity to get back on track and be committed.

Change 3: I did my best to educate myself about weight loss.When I used to see other weight loss stories, they seemed so inspiring, yet it always felt impossible for me! Im sure many can relate and the truth is we are all capable and strong enough. Dont doubt yourself. Start with what you know and learn as much as you can along the way.

My weight loss journey is far from over and Im excited to see my transformation in the years to come. Id like to encourage other women to start their own journey. It has been the best, most liberating choice Ive made. We are all capable and worthy of becoming the best versions of ourselves!

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Global Fitness App Market is valued approximately USD 2.27 billion in 2018 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 29.0% over the forecast period 2019-2026. Fitness apps have become the most popular technological tool which people use to achieve a fit lifestyle. Benefit of fitness apps is that it show users progress through visualizing tools. Visualizing progress in a graph presents clear data in terms of how long it takes to reach goals, which weeks user did well, and so on. Nowadays mobile devices are equipped with various sensors to track user activity, these application acquire data from mobile sensors and help user to keep track of their heart rate, amount of calories lost, provides insight to lose weight, gain proper nutrition. Fitness apps have been beneficial to keep people motivated by offering personalized routines, creating competition among family and friends, and offering things like rewards. Increasing health consciousness is one of the major factors responsible for high CAGR of the market. The market is developing and expanding due to decreased cost of application, growing rate of obesity and diseases associated with it, various products launch by the companies like in 2016, Apple launched the Nike+ smart watch in collaboration with Nike. This watch has an inbuilt GPS that tracks your pace, distance covered and route even without the phone. This market has the opportunity to grow more as disposable income of households is increasing and they are becoming more health conscious, for that they are ready to pay higher prices. However, in the market there are some easily available low-quality applications which give misleading information to the customers which can be hazardous to their health.

The regional analysis of global fitness app market is considered for the key regions such as Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, Latin America and Rest of the World. North America is the leading/significant region across the world in terms of market share owing to rising demand of fitness apps among its end-users in the region due to rising per capita consumption of fast foods and obesity in the region. Europe contributes a reasonable growth in the global fitness app market during the forecast period Asia-Pacific is also anticipated to exhibit highest growth rate / CAGR over the forecast period 2019-2026 due to increased awareness regarding weight loss, fitness, benefits of eating healthy food.

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Germany

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China

India

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Latin America

Brazil

Mexico

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Base year 2018

Forecast period 2019 to 2026

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Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Third-party knowledge providers

Investment bankers

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Summer is full of fun activities like bike rides, camping trips, beach days and more. The thing is, all these activities require (or are at least more comfortable with) much less clothing than youd wear in cooler seasons. Heres how to get yourself ready to truly enjoy all of them.

Get Support

Lets face it: Losing weight is hard. Dont make it even harder by attempting to struggle through it on your own. Instead, look for a health and wellness program like Noom that provides cognitive-behavioral coaching, nutritional education, and group support. The idea is to help you create a healthier lifestyle thats sustainable for the long term, and avoid methods like crash dieting that tend to lead to weight see-saws.

Skip The Alcohol

As delicious as a glass of wine or a frozen margarita might sound, both are filled with calories. Alcohol has a similar chemical composition as sugar, which means it also has a similar effect on your body. And the benefit of cutting out adult drinks is that its simpleyou dont need to do any sort of modifications to your diet. Give it a month or two and see how you feel. Even if you dont drop any pounds, you can feel good about giving your liver a break.

Choose Fresh Produce

One of the best parts of summer is all the fresh fruits and veggies that come into season. Produce like watermelon, peaches, berries, broccoli, asparagus, and cucumber are great because they have tons of nutrients but not many calories, and help you feel full for a longer period of time. Theyre also low in carbs, which is another weight-loss bonus, and have been shown to decrease the chances of certain cancers and type two diabetes. Aim for about half of your plate to be filled with produce, and at least five full servings a day.

Stay Active

The great thing about summer is that there are all sorts of differentand fun!ways to get moving. Instead of forcing yourself onto a treadmill or through a weight-lifting routine (unless thats what you truly love to do), find an activity that you truly enjoy. Go for a long walk in the park, play badminton or volleyball with some friends, try to learn how to slackline whatever makes you happy! The most important thing is that youre moving your body, not the exact way in which you do it. After all, finding something you love will make you much more likely to actually stick with it.

Switch to Seltzer

Summer is full of opportunities for sweet drinks like lemonade, juice, and soda, but do your best not to indulge. If youre craving some sort of fun beverage, try sparkling water with natural flavoring (and no sweetenerfake or otherwise!). Just like eliminating alcohol, cutting back on virgin drinks is an quick way to decrease calories with very little thought of effort. Drinking more water will also help you stay hydrated, which is essential during the warmer months. And when youre craving fruit, choose the whole, unpressed version. The most nutrition is packed into the skin, which doesnt tend to make it through the juicing process.

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That is roughly 13.7 million children and adolescents in this country that are obese. I believe many people today know obesity is a rising problem that can lead to more harmful conditions and diseases later in life. Also, I am confident many people are aware of solutions to help decrease the prevalence! However, the secret to success is not just in the knowledge, but in the action. It is not a complex formula, but it is not easy either. Living a healthy lifestyle and being at a healthy weight does not need to include a magic pill, fad diet, or widgets found on TV.

Instead of a short-term fix, it is important that we help instill long-term change as well as tools and habits that can set up children today, to be healthy adults in the future! So how can we instill healthy habits and behaviors in children?

1. Move more, sit less. Be active.

2. Food is fuel, not the enemy. Eat nutritious foods.

3. Have accountability. Make it a family endeavor.

These three bullets are very beneficial for keeping your child healthy and at a healthy weight.

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Exercise daily! Move everyday and make it fun! I discourage parents, coaches, etc. from talking poorly about exercise. If you use it as punishment or as some grueling event, what do you think that young moldable mind will think about an active lifestyle? They will associate that as bad or as a punishment! Promote movement and exercise as a good thing and make it fun.

Food is fuel to our bodies and gives us energy throughout the day. Avoid using food to punish or reward your child. Instead, practice mindful eating. Mindful eating is the philosophy that you eat when you are hungry and stop when you are satisfied. It focuses on being attentive and present when you are eating. Leave the distractions of watching TV, playing on the phone, or reading a magazine. Also, incorporate your child in grocery shopping and preparing meals. When children get to enjoy what they prepared, they will be more apt to eat it and not waste it. When preparing the meal, try to add more color to the plate by adding a serving of fruit and a vegetable.

Lastly, be an accountability partner and help your children keep you accountable also. When you can have an accountability partner, successful results exponentially increase. Do not discourage, poke fun, or insult their efforts. When one slips for a day, understand we are human and are prone to make mistakes. Rather than giving up, encourage them to get back on the wagon and work to accomplish their goal.

These strategies listed above are not groundbreaking, so why is obesity a perpetual (growing problem) in the United States?

My wife is a dietitian and I am a physical therapist. Over time we have noticed that clients that develop a support system, take in quality food (in proper quantities) and consistently exercise get better, faster! In short they take responsibility for their current state and take action.

How exactly does one help his or her child apply these practices? I believe there are a few fundamental principles that go beyond the three keys to success listed above that not only will help your childs health, but also his/her confidence and overall well-being.

1. Having a why that is bigger than that mammoth muffin in front of them. To have you and your children be successful for the long run, your why needs to be visible and on the forefront of your mind. It might be to make it on a sports team or fit into a certain dress. It might be to no longer be made fun of, or to simply be more healthy I cant pick your why, that is up to you!

For me, the decision to get healthy was multifactorial. Yes, I am saying this from experience. I was an overweight, insecure, freshman in high school. I was tired of getting picked on because of my weight. I wanted to prove mean people wrong and had a burning desire to start on the varsity hockey team as a sophomore.

My aspirations, goals, priorities in life have changed, but habits gained during that season stuck with me. I have learned to love exercise and crave many healthy foods that fuel my body. It has not always been easy, but it has been totally worth it.

Motivation will get you started, discipline will carry you through. My why was bigger than some of the initial pains of consistent exercise and saying no to sugary food.

2. I believe another important factor to overall health is a mindset shift and an attitude adjustment! I believe this develops gradually as one begins working toward their goal. It is important to develop the attitude that exercise and nutritious food is your friend and not the enemy and that your body should be respected and cared for.

In order to create a healthy mindset around physical activity and quality food choices, parents should promote a mindset for your child that says, I am a healthy person, and do the things a healthy person would do.

James Clear speaks on this in his book, Atomic Habits. If you dont know how to get healthier, ask yourself, What would a healthy person do? A healthy person would exercise today, even if it is for only a couple of minutes. A healthy person would have some fruit and vegetables with most meals and probably would say no to second helpings. Dessert would be eaten with discretion! So saying no to dessert more often than not, may be a good idea. As a parent, by incorporating these strategies into your own life, you are setting an example for your children. Create a family environment that says, We are a family that is healthy. If you are not that family currently, start today.

The beautiful thing about a mindset is that you can start thinking like a victor rather than a victim immediately! Set the example for the adolescents in your own life. Move with them, try tasty and nutritious dishes with them, make it a team effort and create an environment of accountability.

3. Help your kids see themselves as a valuable creation. I dont want to get preachy, but understand that mind, body and spirit are all huge factors in how one treats and views him or herself. A positive attitude and mindset early in life will help build confidence in that child throughout his or her lifetime. Creating a mentality from an early age that stewards ones body by intentional eating and consistent exercise is important.

In fact, eating well, getting enough sleep and exercising have all been shown to reduce anxiety and depression. It also has been linked to improved performance and concentration in the classroom and in life. Helping your kids understand they have worth is paramount!

How you do that is beyond the scope of this article.

To recap, here are all the principles discussed in this article that are important for creating a healthy lifestyle and environment for your child(ren) and family.

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Developing a healthy lifestyle and weight is not a sprint. The tips and suggestions provided in this article dont include a crash diet or how to lose weight fast. The microwave approach isnt sustainable for long-term success. What I am talking about is real, long-term victory. It is throwing the ingredients in a crockpot and seeing the plan come to fruition overtime. This way of doing and thinking requires discipline. If you commit to it, it will work! Unfortunately, because it is work, some will not take action over their situation.

I hope you begin to reshape your family tree today by building a mindset of mental toughness, hard work, and positive relationships today!

My wife, Emily and I are passionate about people reaching their full potential. If you have questions or would like to chat about any of the above content, dont hesitate to reach out to us at ibitter4@gmail.com or emilylouise724@gmail.com.

Charles Duhigg is an expert on habit formation. He notes that every habit includes three things: 1. Cue. 2. Habit. 3. Reward.

Whether you are working to quit smoking, biting your nails, hitting the snooze alarm, to quit drinking pop, etc. the solution is the same. One needs to use the cue that triggered the old habit and reward the new habit the same way!

For example, a family has a big dessert every night. The cue is we just got done with dinner. The reward is that we are spending time as a family. If one is working to build a better habit to maintain a healthy weight, one could use the cue of being done with dinner and implement a different family activity like playing a board game or (better yet) go outside for a walk, shoot hoops, etc. The reward for the child remains the same: spending time with his/her family, and doing something they enjoy with people they care about.

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Andrew Kiernan believes the best way to address any stigma attached to having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is to talk about it openly.

Its better to be upfront with people and although you may lose some friends along the way, the best people will stick by you, says the 25-year-old, from his lockdown home office in his parents house in Co Monaghan. Kiernan, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2014, works in human resources for the Kerry Group in Naas, Co Kildare.

Kiernan was fit and healthy until he was 19, in fifth year in secondary school and playing football, with ambitions to play for his county. Then, in March 2014, he noticed blood in his stools. Within weeks, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and put on maintenance drugs to control the condition. However, the bleeding continued and following his first year in college in Dublin, he was severely fatigued, had lost weight, was anaemic and fainting frequently.

I spent seven and a half weeks in hospital, was infected with E.coli and had sepsis. Im lucky to be alive, he says, frankly. Following blood transfusions and biomedical chemotherapy, Kiernan was released from hospital back to student life.

IBD is used to describe several diseases, including Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis which are both chronic (long-term) diseases that involve inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (gut).

Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease so the white blood cells attacking the lining of my colon was causing the ulceration and bleeding, explains Kiernan. For the next 18 months or so, he was put on a variety of immune-suppressant drugs to control the condition.

I missed a lot of college. I had to re-sit some exams and I had to quit football which was the hardest thing of all, he explains. In January 2017, Kiernan opted for a full colectomy, after which he was fitted for a ileostomy bag which takes the waste materials that usually pass through the colon [large intestine] and out of the body from the rectum.

It was the best thing Ive ever done. It gave me back my life. Within five months, I was playing football again and six months later, I went inter-railing across Europe with a group of friends. I was able to eat or drink what I liked, explains Kiernan.

He says that after the surgery, his biggest fear was around relationships with girls. I basically followed the fake it till you make it rule and Ive had no bad experiences. Im with my girlfriend now for more than two years.

However, his surgical procedure followed by recovery meant that he had to repeat third year and thus finished his BA in Education Studies at Marino Institute in May 2019. An internship during college with the Kerry Group led to his current position. Now, looking back over the past six years, he says, A lot of people struggle mentally with having IBD but surgery transformed my life.

The internet is a dangerous place for people to go for information. Id advise people to talk to those who have had it and stick with those who are positive. In my case, having had to cope with this condition made me more resilient during the lockdown period.

Stand-up comedian Andrea Farrell often uses her experience of inflammatory bowel disease for her comedy sketches. She was diagnosed with Crohns disease five years ago on her 26th birthday. She had been unwell for months. Before my diagnosis, I thought that my symptoms which mainly consisted of going to the toilet a lot and a mouth full of ulcers were linked to food and my diet, explains Farrell.

A vegetarian at the time, Farrell switched back to eating lots of red meat and then tried many other diets. Before I was diagnosed, I had definitely developed some food anxieties. My friends thought I was a picky eater and knew I didnt really like going out to dinner. I was afraid to eat because everything passed through me so fast that I just wanted it to stop.

Her diagnosis came after a period of hospitalisation following swelling of her joints, blurred vision and extreme weight loss. I had to leave my job at the time and stop performing comedy until I felt fit again. But, once I started to get better, I got a whole new lease of life. I now live mostly in remission and try to recognise the early signs of a flare-up [my eyes get bloodshot and I get hives on my shins]. During a flare-up, I also get severe joint pain and inflammation which, in the past, has meant Ive had to use crutches until the swelling goes down. But, thankfully, this hasnt happened for some time.

Farrell advises anyone with IBD not to become desensitised to their symptoms and let them become normal. Its not normal to go to the toilet 15 times a day. Its not normal to pass blood and lose weight at an alarming rate, she says.

However, while diagnosis is scary and upsetting, Farrell says it also brings a sense of relief. A diagnosis means you know whats wrong with you and your journey to recovery can begin.

Sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experienced higher than usual levels of stress and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new survey. Three out of four people living with Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis conditions collectively known as IBD experienced stress and anxiety, and over half of those surveyed said they were depressed due to their condition in the past few months.

The Irish Society for Colitis and Crohns Disease (ISCC) reported a 300 per cent increase in calls to its helpline in the three months since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Ireland. Callers spoke about their concerns about cocooning, managing their mental health and accessing healthcare appointments.

In response to these issues, the ISCC has launched a podcast Gutcast in which experts and sufferers of IBD share their advice and experiences of the condition. Each of the eight episodes focuses on a specific topic including managing everyday demands of work and social life, coping with fatigue and getting the most out of healthcare appointments.

Rugby player John Ryan, HR executive Andrew Kiernan and comedian Andrea Farrell speak frankly about their experience of living with colitis in episode 8 which will be available in August (See iscc.ie for details on downloading the podcasts).

About 40,000 people in Ireland suffer from IBD, most of whom are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 35. Symptoms range from regular diarrhoea or constipation to cramping pains in the abdomen, loss of appetite, anaemia and ulcers in the mouth and digestive tract. Many sufferers end up taking sick leave from work, school or college, and parents with IBD often find caring for their children difficult.

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If you are like most people right now, you're looking for ways to boost immunity, lower inflammation and get healthier in light of the spreading coronavirus.One way is to eat more vegetables, fruits, and get more exercise. But the other is by stopping eating meat and dairy (or at least cutting way back), since COVID-19 has shed light on the fact that inflammation can lead to complications of the virus, and studies have connected meat-eating with higherinflammation. The meat industry especially has taken a beating during coronavirus, as tens of thousands of workers have been getting sick and consumers are eating more plant-based foods. If you're one of them or need more reasons to ditch meat this month, here are the top 10 reasons to cut out meat and dairy. Consider this your Declaration of Independencefrom animal products that could be making you sick, now or later.

Side note: The actual Declaration was not signed on July 4, 1776. Independence was formally declared on July 2, 1776, a date that John Adams believed would be the most memorable ... in the history of America. On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration (as an editor, I get that this can take a couple of days).But the Declaration wasnt signed until August 2, 1776, according toConstitutionfacts.org.So consider this Declaration Month: you have till August to get your independence act together. What are you striving to get free of? Give yourself the next three weeks to be free of foods that make you sick.

Declare your independence from meat and dairy fromnow until August 2nd and see how you feel. Do it foryour health, do it for the planet, do it for the welfare of farmed animals, or any other reason you feel like (maybe you just like Harry Styles) since it's a win across the board. Here is my hope for you: Try it, and see how your body reacts. For me, now that I don't eat meat and dairy (or poultry, fish, or eggs) I feel so much better.

Meat used to be considered healthy, essential for protein and building strong muscles. Now we know it's full of antibiotics, causes inflammation, and meat's saturated fat leads to heart disease, while studies show that people who eat more red meat have a higher incidence of certaincancers, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.

The same is true of dairy: Milk used to beconsidered necessary for calcium, to build strong bones. Now we knowdairy, and especially cheese, contains elevated estrogens anddoctors want it to come with warning labels that it promotes breast, and other hormonally driven cancers like uterine, and prostate cancer.

Whereas the flip side is true: Eating more whole-food, plant-based diet, full of fiber and antioxidants, lowers your risks of heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and breast cancer while boosting your immune system. You reduce your risk of dying prematurely from all causes, a study, published in theJournal of the American Heart Association, found. Plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of not only heart disease but"all causes of mortality"the study concluded.

Here are thetop 10reasons to declareYOUR independence from meat and dairy, and why youwill benefit from trying to eat plant-based (or mostly so)for the next three weeks. Write your own Declaration of Independence, and you can decide whether to sign it later.

With 3 million cases of COVID-19 in the US and the number climbing daily, the best defense is a good defense. Meaning your immune system's ability to play whack-a-mole with any foreign invader that may get in.

There are known benefits to eating a diet high in vitamin-packed foods full of C, A, E, D, B, and minerals like zinc, iron as well as potassium and calcium. Plant-based foods like deep leafy vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, legumes, and seeds are full of these essential vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals that supply the body with the building blocks of your immune systems' defenses.

You will never need to take vitamin C if you eat a red bell pepper a day since it packs three times the vitamin C as an orange. Start your day with hot water with lemon and get 1/3 of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C for the day. Eat a large vegetable-filled salad for lunch, and get several greens for dinner, and you'll never feel tired or sluggish after a meal. Nature's fast food is a piece of fruit. Eat a peach, an apple or a plum for slow-burning clean energy. To fight off all viruses, COVID-19 included, keep your body in the best shape possible, inside and out, by getting sleep, exercising daily and eating plant-based foods.

The list of Immunity boosting foods is so long, we chose the top 13, but when you look at a farm stand, bets are on that you could find immune-boosting phytochemicals or antioxidant or vitamin or mineral, from A to Zinc, that will help your body fight off the virus. Here is the story on the Top 13 Foods to Eat to Boost Immunity Now.One favorite: Mushrooms.

Studies show that those who eat a low-carb, vegan, or plant-based diet have a smaller waist circumference than those who don't and that the most dramatic weight loss has been found among people who adopt a vegan diet. "Obese participants found the most pronounced effect on weight loss [from] a vegan diet." Meanwhile, over the course of months, the most dramatic health benefits also come from a vegan diet. So it's a win-win across the board.

There is no question that nutrient-dense food such as vegetables and fruit will help you lose weight. When you fill-up on fiber and vegetableswhichare made up ofwater more than any other moleculeyou get satisfied with fewer calories, and your body burns off these calories quicker than calorie-dense foods full of fat, added sugar, simple carbs, and chemicals. Try the VegStart Diet for a weight-loss plan you can live with. It will teach you how to prepare and create meals that are delicious, filling, and help you lose weight naturally.

There are so many studies to support the fact that a plant-based diet is beneficial for your heart. Respected heart doctors like Dean Ornish and Caldwell Esselstyn, Joel Kahn and Joel Furhman, Andrew Freeman, who calls himself the Vegan Cardiologist, and T. Colin Campbell who is co-author of The China Study, all tell us that science backs up the fact that red meat adds to coronary heart disease while a diet rich in plants canreverse symptoms of heart disease.

Consider this recentstudy, for one: "Plant-based diets are associated with lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, and reduced platelet aggregation than non-vegetarian diets, and are beneficial in weight management, reduce the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Well planned vegetarian diets provide benefits in preventing and reversing atherosclerosis and in decreasing CVD [cardiovascular disease] risk factors and should be promoted through dietary guidelines and recommendations."

And these are doctors, recommending to other doctors, that we should all eat plant-based.

Meanwhile, in a story that is intended to lay for rest once and for all the dangers of saturated fat, found in animal products, especially meat and dairy, along with tropical oils,Dr. Joel Kahn wants the public to understand there is no debate here. This whole "butter is back" reasoning is ill-founded, he wrote. Butter is not back. Meat is also off the plate, as is poultry. The best heart-healthy fats are those that come from plants you could grow: Avocado, Olive, Nuts, and Seeds. Better yet limit the oil altogether. But if you need oil for cooking, make sure it's not derived from something that walks. Your heart will thank you. While you're avoiding sat fat, stay away from coconut and palm oils, since they contain it as well.

We have heard it over and over again: Eating plant-based or vegan is expensive. It's elite, It's for people who shop at Whole Foods. Well here is some news for you: It's actually cheaper. the priciest item in your cart is likely to be meat, followed closely by sugar. There's a reason that the entire world subsists very healthily on rice and beans. Meat used to be a sign of prosperity in many cultures. People ate meat to show that they were rich.

In a study that tracked the shopping receipts of nearly 1,100 meat-eaters versus nonmeat eaters, the authors found that those who eat vegan or skip meat saved an average of $23 on their grocery store everyweek. That adds up to $23 a week, multiplied times four, and you have yourself an extra C-note per month to spend on whatever you like. May we suggest a new bathing suit to show off your super svelte physiquefrom your plant-based VegStartDiet?

You never want to think that something you did "gave" your cancer. That's just the wrong way to consider risk factors. But you can lower your risk of getting cancer by not smoking, not sunbathing or using tanning beds, and not eating meat, dairy, or animal products. That iswhat we are learning from studies on cancer risk and diet that review large swaths of the population over decades and report on eating habits and cancer incidents. Consider this like the 70s. After more smokers got lung disease, warning labels were put on cigarettes. Now the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wants to see labels on cheese: That the estrogens in dairy can contribute to a lifetime risk of breast cancer.

In several studies, those whoate the least meat and dairy and ate the most plant-based foodsover the years also had the lowest cancer risk. You don't smoke; quit meat and dairy.

Fiber appears to be the magic pill. Women who ate the most fiber had the best chance of avoiding breast cancer, likely because a high fiber diet also keeps weight in check and clears out the digestive system so toxins have less time to linger in the body.In one study, the more often you go to the bathroom, the less the "waste" has a chance to be reabsorbed where toxins get stored in breast tissue, creating more risk for future cancer to form. The Beet covered this in our story about the healthiest "elimination" habits. The more often the better.

For male readers, note this: There is often a correlation between breast cancer and other hormonallysensitive cancers such as prostate cancer. There is still much to be studied; but while research is often focused on breast cancer, studies on meat, dairy, and other cancers. Studies confirma link between meat-eating and colorectal cancer. So do yourself a favor and eat more plant-based foods to avoid an elevated risk of any cancer.

That sluggish feeling after a big meal of meat can be a sign that your body has trouble digesting meat, which can slow down in your intestines and cause fatigue as your body works harder to digest your food.

Other signs your body isn't digesting meat properly, according to experts: Dark circles. You may not be tired or have to live with dark circles. Cut out meat and see if they improve. This is because as the animal product gets stuck in your intestines "the compromised gut lining allows meat particles topass through the gut wall" and into the bloodstream where they are regarded asforeign invaders, according to a medical paper from Geelong Medical Health Center. "The body will try toproduce antibodies toeliminate the foreign substance, and thereaction tothiscan bedark circles under the eyes, asymptom which isusually overlooked byhealth professionals." Skip the meat and see if your dark circles disappear.

Other symptoms you are not digesting meat properly: Bad breath, body odor, constipation, and fatigue. If you have any of these symptoms after eating meat, declare your independence from animal products for three weeks and see how you feel.

Joaquin Phoenix, Harry Styles, Harrison Ford, Zac Efron, Sir Paul McCartney, Usher and Mike Tyson all have ditched the meat. On the gal's side of the aisle, it's Kristen Wiig, Sandra Oh, Miley Cirus, Ariana Grande, the Bailey Sisters, Lizzo, Billey Eilish, and .A$AP Rocky, and Will.I. Am. The list goes on and on and on.

And that doesn't even include athletes. Novak Djokovic, Arnold Schwartzenegger, and many marathoners and triathletes, endurance athletes who need to be lean and strong and injury-free have all adopted a plant-based lifestyle. So has Lewis Hamilton, Formula One Driver and in the NFL, Cam Newton and Tom Brady and othersare playing on plant protein.In the NBA, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan and othersare crushing it without eating meat. Again, there are dozens of athletes who have seen their endurance improve on a plant-powered diet. Watch The Game Changers for inspiration and a better understanding of why athletes are increasingly choosing this higher octane fuel choice: To recover faster, fight inflammation, avoid sluggishness, stay light, and avoid injury.

Our admiration for these artists and athletes leaves us thinking: What do they know that we don't know. Generally, if they are this tuned into the plant-based, vegan or meatless lifestyle, it's probably because they look better and feel better, and can perform better.

In that case, we'll have what they're having.

Consider this: Eating just one plant-based meal a day for a year is the equivalent of saving the same carbon emissions as driving across the country, according to science offered byOne Meal a Day,the organization started by Suzy Amis Cameron, activist, author, and actor, and wife of James Cameron, so eating three plant-based meals is like driving from New York to LA and back!

The land use, water use and fossil fuels needed to raise farmed animals is the biggest human contributor to greenhouse gasses that we can control. (There are naturally occurring methane emissions that we can't control.) So if you want to lower your carbon footprint, along with eyeing and new Tesla for your next ride, or if that isn't in the budget, just leave the meat and dairy in the grocery store. Already sales of meat are down 18 percent during COVID-19. That may be rough on meat processing companies but it's much better for the planet, for animals, and for our health.

Even if you're not ready to go the whole distance, every small step toward a more plant-based diet has a benefit on you and on the planet. For more on how this works, readThe Beet's story:More People Going Mostly Plant-Based Has Vast Climate Benefits

Once you learn what happens in factory farms, you can't unwatch it. My education on this began with the documentaryWhat the Healthin a scene that showed sick pigs with boils being ready for slaughter. The point was the boil gets into your food. I felt sorry for the pig. In another disturbing video made undercover at Fair Oaks Farms and released last summer, cows and calves were separated at birth, the calves being thrown like sacks of potatoes into pens, the mothers forced into a carousel of milking machinery, punched and prodded and if they hesitated too long, their tails snapped. This is just the "lighter" awful stuff that goes on in factory farms. That farm, Fair Oaks, is owned by Cocacola. I boycotted Diet Coke for months. The companies involved apologized and the authorities "brought charges" against individuals but after watching this video I got the feeling this was more the norm than the exception.

In an interview with The Beet,Nikki Glaserthe hilarious comedian and standup goddess talked about her education about animal cruelty and how it upsets her too much to think about it. I think most people I know hate to think about it. Who wants to believe we are capable of hurting animals? It's not something people like to have brought up over steak. I don't bring it up. I got into this for health, but as I said, once you see it, you can't unwatch.

My family had a farm in Georgia, and the animals were free, loved and cared for like housepets. I always hoped that the farms were like that. But it's not the case and the pictures of packed in birds not only harm the chickens but can become the next hotspot for the avian virus, or the next pandemic. COVID-19 is only the most recent of these infections that have lept from the animal world to humans. It's getting to be a pattern. We can avoid it by just not eating the food that supports these farms and these conditions.

No one wants to hear about any workerswho are getting sickor have rampant cases of COVID-19, as is the case in the meat processing industry. It's literally stomach-turning to imagine meat workers, chopping up meat while standing close together, falling ill to COVID-19 in droves. More than 20,000 meatpacking workers have fallen ill and the death toll in the meat plants has risen above 5,000, as plants like Tyson and Smithfield have been forced to shut. The outbreaks in the meat plants have led to shortages, and consumers staying away from meat. Sales of meat are down 18 percent, and the meat industry is projected to lose billions of dollarsthis year due to coronavirus disruptions.

Sales of meat are down,for the first time in six years as meatless alternatives are driving plant-based sales up. During the spring buying season, total plant-based food sales grew 27%, which was 35% faster than total retail food sales. More Americans are embracing eating plant-based foods, for their health, for the planet, for animals. What's your reason? You have until August 2nd to give it a try.

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As lockdowns begin to ease across the world, plenty of us have only interacted with friends and colleagues on video calls for the last few months. It's no surprise people are now looking to lose weight: without having to leave the house (or even dress properly from the waist down), "lockdown weight gain" has become a real worry for many.

Some people might want to lose belly fat to get back to the way things were, while others might be using this lockdown period to make a real lasting change to their health and fitness habits. With gyms currently off-limits, here are a trio of common sense, science-backed health hacks to start losing weight faster.

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It sounds almost too simple, but drinking a single pint of water can have an immediate weight-loss effect.

The scientific Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found drinking just one pint of water increases your metabolic rate, which means your body will burn more calories while at rest. After drinking 500ml of water, the study recorded metabolic rates improving by up to 30%, with the benefits lasting for one hour.

It's a great way to lose belly fat: often, we confuse thirst with hunger and get "snackish" when dehydrated, so drinking lots of water also curbs our appetites in addition to raising our metabolic rate. Drinking pints of water in regular intervals throughout the day will result in you feeling less hungry and burning more calories, all without lifting a finger.

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It's long been thought there's a link between a lack of sleep and increased appetite. If you have less energy while you're tired, you're naturally going to try and grab more energy from food. However, the connection between sleep and appetite runs even deeper than we thought.

One researcher from the University of Washington found lack of sleep interferes with the production of leptin and ghrelin, the two hormones in our bodies responsible for regulating appetite. Sleep doesn't just recharge our batteries, preventing us from getting that energy elsewhere: it also has a direct hand in appetite regulation.

Second Nature, a new online habit change programme commissioned by the NHS, recommends getting between seven and nine hours sleep each night.

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With the stresses of a global pandemic outside your door, it's easy to turn to a glass of wine, beer or gin and tonic to take the edge off. However, the more we drink, the more we disrupt our body's approach to food.

A study in the journal Nature Communications reveals why so many drinking sessions end up with a late-night burger or kebab: alcohol switches the brain into "starvation mode", simulating hunger and encouraging us to eat more.

Combined with the fact lots of alcoholic drinks like beer and wine are chock-full of calories, and it's easy to see why an increase in our alcohol consumption also increases our waistline,

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If you could just make one change to your diet to help prevent future diseases, add more fiber.

Here are five diseases that fiber can help prevent:

No. 1: The latest research shows that eating a diet high in fiber from vegetables, fruits and whole grains is associated with a reduced incidence of breast cancer. Based on data from 20 observational studies, women with the highest consumption of fiber had an 8 percent lower risk of breast cancer compared with those who consumed the lowest.

No. 2: That same fiber is the key to diabetes control. Eating high-fiber foods can help keep blood sugar from rising too high and too fast after eating. Fiber takes longer to digest and slows the release of sugar from food into the blood stream.

No. 3: Fiber can also help you lose weight. Thats because fiber helps you feel full by adding bulk to the diet. Typically, high-fiber foods are lower in fat and calories.

No. 4: A high intake of dietary fiber has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease. Soluble fiber acts like a sponge in the digestive tract, binding cholesterol and removing it from the body before it has a chance to be absorbed.

No. 5: Fiber helps you maintain normal bowel function. It increases the bulk of stools, making them easier to pass and lessening the chance of constipation. A high-fiber diet may lower the risk of hemorrhoids and diverticulosis, and it may possibly provide relief from irritable bowel syndrome.

So, how much fiber do you need? Adults (ages 9 and older) need 21 to 38 grams per day. At least 5 to 10 grams should be from soluble fiber. Children (ages 1 to 8) need 19 to 25 grams per day.

The best sources of fiber are from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, seeds and nuts, as well as cereals such as oatmeal, Raisin Bran, All-Bran, Kashi and Wheat Chex. Look for cereals with at least 3 to 5 grams of fiber per serving and for bread that contains 2 grams of fiber per serving.

Some other tips to add fiber into your diet:

Choose whole fruits instead of fruit juice

Keep raw vegetables in the refrigerator for a quick snack

Serve chili and other soups bursting with beans and legumes

Add chia or flax seed to salads, yogurt, smoothies and cereal

Sprinkle wheat bran on applesauce

Snack on popcorn or nuts

Add berries to cereal or yogurt

Q: Can consuming dairy help my bones?

A: Drink your milk. Eat a yogurt a day, or have some cheese, especially lower-fat string cheese. Consuming dairy products can increase bone mineral density in healthy postmenopausal women, which may help prevent osteoporosis, according to six reputable studies.

These six studies, which included 618 participants, were included in the meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, published in the March 2020 issue of Archives of Osteoporosis. The researchers found there was a significant association between consumption of dairy products, most of which was milk, and bone mineral density.

Researchers recommend that dairy consumption be considered as an effective health measure to prevent osteoporosis, especially for postmenopausal women.

Cherries have to be the epitome of summer, and when early July rolls around, they are usually at their peak. Heres a recipe from Better Homes & Gardens for a Grilled Chicken & Cherry Salad that is bursting with flavor.

4 cups baby kale or baby spinach

12 ounces fresh sweet or tart red cherries, pitted and halved (about 2 cups)

1 cup small broccoli florets

1 cup carrots, cut into matchsticks

cup thinly sliced red onion

cup dried tart red cherries

cup roasted, salted sunflower kernels

cup mayonnaise

2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoon sugar

teaspoon ground mustard

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, grilled and sliced

In a large bowl, combine greens, fresh cherries, broccoli, carrots, onion, dried cherries and sunflower kernels.

For dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, tarragon, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, teaspoon salt, mustard and a pinch of ground black pepper. Combine dressing and salad; top with chicken.

Serve immediately, or chill, covered, up to 2 hours.

Serves 6

Per serving: 243 calories; 20 grams protein; 16 grams carbohydrates; 12 grams fat (2 grams saturated); 63 milligrams cholesterol; 3 grams fiber; 10 grams sugars; 258 milligrams sodium

Charlyn Fargo Ware is a registered dietitian at Hy-Vee in Springfield, Ill., and the media representative for the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Contact her at [emailprotected], or follow her on Twitter: @NutritionRd, or click here for additional columns. The opinions expressed are her own.

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