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Electronic cigarettes were originally designed as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes. But it turns out smoking e-cigarettes -- commonly known as vaping -- has its own risks.

In August 2019, the CDC began tracking cases of severe lung problems in people who vape. Thousands had lung damage that needed treatment in hospitals, and several died from the condition. Eventually, researchers tied these cases to vaping. The illness is now called e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI).

Doctors and researchers are still working to learn more about this condition, including its exact causes and long-term effects. But there are early signs of EVALI to watch for so you know when to get help.

Early Symptoms of EVALI

Although researchers know the condition is tied to vaping, theyre not yet clear how it happens.

Were still not exactly sure the exact cause of it, but there is an inflammatory response that occurs in the lung presumed due to something in the aerosol from vaping, says Joanna Tsai, MD, a pulmonologist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Someone with EVALI may have breathing and digestive problems, along with other symptoms, including:

Fever

Chills

Cough

A hard time breathing

Shortness of breath

Chest tightness

Belly pain

Loss of appetite (not hungry)

Nausea and vomiting

Diarrhea

Weight loss

Some people say their symptoms formed over a few days, while others say it took several weeks. Those affected seem to have serious lung damage. They may even need intensive care and support with a ventilator, a machine that helps you breathe.

Whos Most at Risk

Anyone whos vaped in the last 90 days is at risk for EVALI. You dont have to be older or already sick.

Many of these patients were normal, healthy people, Tsai says.

The average age of people with EVALI is 24, and almost 4 out of 5 are younger than 35. Rachel Boykan, MD, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, says that might be because vaping products are most popular with younger people.

You may be more at risk if the product youre vaping has vitamin E acetate. The CDC says its the common chemical found in the lungs of people whove gotten sick. Vitamin E acetate comes from vitamin E. Its generally used to thicken liquids, particularly in e-cigarette or vaping products that have THC. THC is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that gets you high.

It also seems many of the people whove gotten sick werent just vaping nicotine.

[W]hen the outbreak of EVALI occurred with multiple deaths noted, we have learned that the majority of the individuals involved vaped THC, although there were still reports of people who vaped exclusively nicotine, says Tsai.

But that doesnt mean vaping nicotine is safer. Theres still a lot to learn. And Tsai says the industry is basically unregulated, which means theres no set standard manufacturers have to follow. So buyers dont always know what theyre getting.

What to Do if You Have Symptoms

See your doctor right away if you vape any kind of product and get any of the above symptoms. Theyll do a full exam and evaluation to rule out other illnesses, such as bacterial or viral pneumonia. You might get a chest X-ray or CT scan. Healthy lungs are filled with air and appear dark. The scan will show hazy-looking spots (opacities) if you have EVALI.

You may be given corticosteroids to lessen inflammation in the lungs. Or you might be put on a ventilator in severe cases. But its still not safe to go back to vaping if your doctor says its just a cold or stomach bug. While the CDC has several precautions for people who continue to use e-cigarettes or vape, it says the best way to avoid risk of EVALI is to quit vaping altogether.

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Losing a job is one of the most stressful events you can experience in your career, especially if the loss is sudden. Losing a job during the coronavirus pandemic can really compound that stress. When you get laid off or fired, you not only lose a steady source of income, but you can also lose purpose, a routine and a community of co-workers. It can even impact your physical health.

Oftentimes, people think, How can they be feeling so sad, so depressed, so grief-stricken about a job, but were losing a lot of pieces that were not recognizing... that do constitute pretty significant loss, said Lisa Orb-Austin, a licensed psychologist who focuses on helping professionals through career transitions. People feel a sense of heartbreak, especially if the loss was sudden.

Your mind and body can be sending you signals that job loss is impacting you more than you consciously know.

You cant sleep or you sleep too much.

Challenges with sleep are one sign that the job loss is impacting your health.

You might have trouble falling asleep, have trouble staying asleep, or find yourself getting up earlier than planned, said Kristin Bianchi, a Maryland-based licensed psychologist at the Center for Anxiety and Behavior Change.

One or two nights of sleeplessness are OK, but if its a pattern, its concerning. Those start to become worrisome, if thats happening over a long period of time, Bianchi said.

The stress you felt in your job may stay with you even after you lose it. Patricia Haynes, an associate professor in the University of Arizonas Department of Health Promotion Sciences, conducted research on how workplace stressors may leave a lasting impact on long-term health outcomes after unemployment. In one study, she and her fellow researchers found that individuals experiencing hindrance-related stressors like job insecurity and organizational politics were more likely to report insomnia after they lost their job.

The more barriers, like political barriers or barriers that have to do with promotions, the things that keep people from doing well in their job we found that those types of stressors are associated with increased likelihood of continued insomnia even after the job is gone, Haynes told HuffPost.

Your mental health gets worse.

The longer you go without a job, the more likely you are to report having depression, according to a Gallup survey of 356,000 Americans. One in five Americans unemployed for about a year or more were more likely to report that they have been or are undergoing treatment for depression.

Bianchi said two hallmark features of depression for unemployed professionals are when they lose interest in activities they used to enjoy and when they start to experience a low mood more often than not over a two-week period. It might look like sadness, feeling down, Bianchi said. It can also manifest as anger or irritability.

Your personality changes as you become less agreeable.

A 2015 study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that unemployment can cause basic personality changes.

Of the 6,769 German adults in the study, who spent four years completing personality tests, those who lost their jobs during the experiment experienced significant changes in their levels of agreeableness compared to the adults who remained employed. Women became less agreeable with each year of unemployment. Meanwhile, men reported being more agreeable during the first two years of unemployment, but got increasingly less agreeable after that.

The researchers believe these changes can be due to how your outlook can change once you become long-term unemployed. In early unemployment stages, there may be incentives for individuals to behave agreeably in an effort to secure another job or placate those around them, but in later years when the situation becomes endemic, such incentives may weaken, the authors of the study wrote.

Your body aches, and you get migraines and an upset stomach.

When your body is stressed, your muscles tense up to guard you from a perceived threat. Its part of the bodys fight-or-flight response. Over time, being on high alert all the time can result in chronic stress-related problems like migraines. The American Psychological Association notes that pain in the low back and upper extremities has been linked to job-related stress.

Our brain is in constant communication with our gut, and job loss stress can also lead to gut discomfort. With anxiety, its not uncommon to see [gastrointestinal] symptoms emerge. People may report frequent stomach aches, or other GI distress, Bianchi said. We tend to see headaches and muscle aches when we are anxious.

Your appetite significantly changes.

Stress may cause an increase or decrease in an appetite, according to the American Psychological Association. Those appetite changes may or may not be accompanied by weight loss or weight gain, Bianchi said. Changes that are marked from what people are used to.

When you feel like you cant count on much like I dont have a paycheck coming in, I dont have a job having a routine creates something that you can count on.

- Psychologist Lisa Orb-Austin

What You Can Do To Support Yourself During Unemployment

Make a routine. When you lack the built-in structure of a work day, schedule a new routine that can get you out of your pajamas and is something you look forward to, Orb-Austin said. That can include physical exercise, lunch dates and breaks from your job search. Because of social distancing, meeting up with your friends may not be possible right now, but you can schedule online social dates like virtual game nights.

When you feel like you cant count on much like I dont have a paycheck coming in, I dont have a job having a routine creates something that you can count on, Orb-Austin said.

Getting up at the same time every morning, making sure you have consistent meals and developing your own daily routine can be beneficial for people who have lost their jobs, Haynes said.

Try mastering an activity. When you lose your job and your job search stalls, you can develop learned helplessness where you feel like no matter what you do, nothing changes, Bianchi said. To counteract that loss of agency, try scheduling activities that bring you a sense of pleasure, mastery or self-efficacy, she said.

In part, it helps [your] mood. But it also instills in us a sense of ones capability and capacity to continue living even if we are out of work at the moment, Bianchi said. It helps us to be more resilient.

Watch out for all-or-nothing thinking. Bianchi said that when people are down and demoralized, they can overlook the positive. Well see people tending to dismiss the positives... and over-focus on negative experiences and disappointments that theyve had, she said.

One concrete way to push back against these distorted thoughts that can lead to feelings of helplessness is to keep a credit list where you track any actions youve taken that you are proud of, Bianchi said. Those can be actions [youve] chosen, or you can also include in that positive feedback, Bianchi said, like compliments or the fact that someone called to check in on you, which is a reflection of a positive relationship youve created.

By reminding yourself of all the good in your life and all the actions you are taking, these reminders can strengthen our sense of self and maintain it in the absence of what tends to be a major source of identity, Bianchi said.

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Kamden Glade is a 25-year-old graduate student at Bemidji State University who is in charge of gathering most of the diet data. The Minnesota DNR and Bemidji State University have a contract to complete the project, with Brian Herwig of the Bemidji DNR office and Jeff Reed of the Glenwood office leading the overall research.

The work is scheduled to look at 11 bodies of water in Minnesota. Seven of those lakes hold muskies, but northern pike, largemouth bass and walleyes are also a part of the study that is designed to do a wide-ranging diet overview of some of the states most popular predatory fish and see how the species are co-existing in Minnesota waters.

Were taking diets from muskies, northern pike, walleye and largemouth bass in all the lakes so that were able to compare diets between lakes and between seasons, Glade said. Then we have (four) reference lakes too to see if theres any kind of significant difference in walleye, pike and largemouth bass diets in lakes that do or dont have muskies in them.

Miltona, Little Boy (Longville), Bald Eagle (East Metro), Ten Mile (Hackensack) and South Center (Chisago) Lakes were sampled in 2019 during the spring, summer and fall seasons. Other muskie lakes that are scheduled to be sampled for the study include Bemidji and Shamineau (Little Falls) in 2020 and North Star (Grand Rapids) and Pelican (Fergus Falls) in 2021. Lakes without muskies in the study are Ten Mile, South Center, Grace and Deer (Bemidji).

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to stop spring sampling in 2020, but Glade said they are hopeful that sampling not done this year could be rescheduled to 2021. The work is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2021 with final publication of the results following that.

Glade has not analyzed all the numbers from every lake that was sampled in 2019 due to the study being ongoing, but he has taken a hard look at the data from Lake Miltona.

Most of the muskies that are sampled are captured through electrofishing at night. Researchers also looked at the diets of fish on Miltona by going along with crews from the Glenwood Area Fisheries department during netting surveys in 2019.

Kamden Glade watches as a muskie swims free on Lake Miltona after taking a diet sample from the fish in 2019. (Contributed photo)

Diet samples are taken from muskies by placing a small piece of clear tubing through the fishs mouth and into the back of its stomach. Water is then slowly pumped in before pressure builds enough to cause the fish to regurgitate any stomach contents. Some fish sampled had nothing in their stomachs due to not feeding recently.

Overall, we had a 67% full stomach rate on muskies throughout all seasons, which is actually quite a bit better than most of the other studies that Ive seen, Glade said.

From Miltona, 29 muskies were sampled with full stomachs in the spring, compared to two in the summer and 15 in the fall. The contents ranged from easily identifiable species that had just been eaten, down to matter that was nothing more than bones or a small piece of tissue.

Some of those you can identify the species based on the bone structure, Glade said. Beyond that, were working with Dr. Loren Miller from the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota DNR. Hes a geneticist. Hes able to take a little chunk of flesh from a diet and he can do genetic barcoding on that chunk of flesh and tell us what species it was.

The preliminary numbers on Lake Miltona showed that yellow perch made up the largest percentage of the muskies diet by numbers.

Largemouth bass were a fairly important diet item for them as well, Glade said. They had a decent amount of bullheads there, and also some crappie and bluegill. Then white suckers were also important for them.

Yellow perch came out to about 65% of the total diet items by number for Miltona muskies, but that is not the only thing researchers look at when assessing diet studies.

Percentage by mass, the total mass of one prey species divided by the total mass of all prey species present, is also an important factor. Yellow perch made up about 8% of the muskies diet by mass on Lake Miltona.

Thats because muskies will commonly feed on larger prey. One muskrat, one ring-billed gull, 11 northern leopard frogs and two northern pike were found in muskies on Miltona. A couple of bowfin, commonly known as dogfish, were also found.

Theyre not eating extremely frequently, but when they do eat theyre eating some fairly large diet items, Glade said. We had a couple muskies from Miltona that had white suckers in their stomach that were at or over 20 inches in length.

A total of three walleyes were found in muskies on Lake Miltona. That made up less than 1.5% of the muskies diet by number and less than 2% by mass.

Its definitely not like they were targeting walleyes, Glade said. We expected to see some. I was kind of surprised we didnt see more, just based on how often we saw muskies and walleyes in the same areas when we were sampling.

Kamden Glade holds up a Lake Miltona muskie. (Contributed photo)

Researchers for the study are using an overlap metric to analyze how the predator species are competing for limited resources within a lake. That overlap metric is accumulated by looking at each species diet as it relates to percentage by number and by mass.

It gives a number between zero and one. For muskies and walleye, that was about 0.23, so definitely low, Glade said. Anything below 0.4 is considered low overlap. So its definitely looking like at least on Miltona they are not competing for the same resources too much.

Yellow perch are an important prey species for all the game fish, but the low percentage by mass that perch accounted for in the muskies diet made for that low overlap with walleyes.

Northerns surveyed on Miltona had a diet of yellow perch that consisted of almost 70% by number and 40% by mass. Largemouth bass also had nearly 40% by mass of yellow perch, and walleyes relied on perch for their diet at 40% by number and about 60% by mass.

Walleyes, northern and bass exist in the lake at much higher densities. Miltona is managed as a trophy lake for muskies, and fingerlings are stocked at low numbers in order to create better opportunities for fish measuring 50-plus inches.

I havent really analyzed the numbers from a lot of the other lakes, but just from looking at Miltona, there was a lot higher chance of overlap between the other three species than muskies had on any of the other three species, Glade said. For instance, walleye had a relatively high overlap with both pike and largemouth bass. That was a little interesting to see, but not entirely unexpected. The muskies had relatively low overlap with all three of the other species.

Sampling is completed on Lake Miltona, with more lakes left to look at across Minnesota over the next two years. The end result should be some modern research that can help guide management decisions on Minnesota waters.

If there is a significant shift in diets when were stocking muskies, maybe that is something we need to look at a little closer, Glade said. If theres not, that also gives managers important information theyre able to continue stocking or increase stocking and have scientific data to back that up instead of anecdotal observations.

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2. Obsessing over calories

The days of calorie counting are over. There are other factors you should keep in mind, like feeling full after eating a combination of proteins and fats; the glycemic index; the capacity of the nutrients to cause inflammation inside the body, psycho-nutritionist Itziar Dign told Vogue.

Its true that eating an excess of carbohydrates will probably make you gain a few extra pounds, but you cant make the mistake of eliminating them all together or associating carbs with high calories. A healthy diet should allow you to strike a balance between all different food groups and be able to enjoy a treat from time to time.

Weighing yourself every day (and sometimes more than once) is a sign that you want immediate results and are feeling impatient. Lets face it: Your motivation cant be based on the number of pounds or else your mood will start to sour very quickly. The scale should be a tool to track medium and long-term progress.

Going on a diet without adding exercise is one of the most common mistakes. This error is based on the idea that a person can lose weight quickly just by cutting out certain foods or drastically reducing daily caloric intake. In the long term this is simply not true; reducing calories affects muscle mass more, which is harder to get back once its lost. Physical activity helps you get your body in shape and keep it that way.

While drinking water makes you feel full and this can help you to lose weight, it is a myth that water alone will make you skinnier. As nutritionist Roco Maraver told Vogue, Yes, there are studies that show that drinking two glasses of water with your lunch and two with your dinner helps you lose weight, but some people dont have the habit of drinking this vital liquid throughout the day. When they remember to, they try to do it all at once and it causes an emptying effect in the stomach which ends up being counterproductive.

When trying to lose weight, a lot of things can happen along the way, both external and internal, to affect your motivation. This can lead you to feel an even larger sense of disappointment if you dont achieve your goal. The best way to set goals is to create an action plan with several sub-goals. Achieving these sub-goals will help motivate you to keep succeeding. It will also allow you to be more flexible with any changes you make to the strategy.

If you live with family or other people and youre the only one eating healthy or changing your habits around the house, youre bound to have a hard time sharing the table, going grocery shopping and cooking. We need the support of the people we live with, as well as the understanding we get from our social circle. Some people even find they start to isolate themselves and stop spending time with their friends because they find it too tempting to go to a restaurant or a party, completely forgetting that there are other things you can do that dont involve big meals, or that you can always choose a healthy option while out.

Its common to see people who start a diet start shopping for the food that are labeled light. In fact, according to a study by the National Obesity Forum and the Public Health Collaboration (United Kingdom), eating these low-calorie foods can lead to a food intake with the same amount (or more) of sugar and fat than we get from whole foods because people tend to eat them in larger quantities.

Remember, if youre already on a diet, keep up your positive attitude, seek the assistance of a nutritionist and be disciplined with your eating and exercise habits. But most of all, be patient with yourself. Slowly but surely youll reach your goal.

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Boutari Naoussa 2016

Macedonia, Greece, $23

Greece is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world, with an impressive lineup of more than 300 native grapes. The Boutari Company, known for exporting the first bottled red wine from Greece, has been synonymous with the ancient xinomavro grape since the companys founding in 1879. Boutari championed this nearly abandoned native red grape variety, crafting wines of such quality and complexity as to bring international recognition to the Naoussa appellation in Macedonia. Xinomavro is now regarded as the countrys finest red wine grape.

Boutari Naoussa, crafted from 100 percent xinomavro, appears garnet red in the glass, fading to warm orange highlights on the meniscus. The nose presents the unmistakable aroma of sun-dried tomatoes, with background notes of olive brine and just a touch of toast from oak aging. The first sip unleashes an invigorating mouth-puckering acidity. Intense red fruits like cherries and raspberries reveal themselves on the palate, accompanied by nuanced notes of vanilla. Firm tannins, present throughout, carry through to a long and chewy finish. Structured and complex yet easy drinking, this wine is a wolf in sheeps clothing. Naoussa craves culinary companionship. Enjoy alongside classic moussaka, chicken gyros with tzatziki sauce, and slow-cooked leg of lamb.

For $23, you can experience the entire Mediterranean diet in one wine glass.

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Recanati Wild Carignan Reserve 2014

Judean Hills, Israel, $53

Gone are the days of being limited to cloyingly sweet kosher wine for the seder. With approximately 300 wineries in its magnificent Mediterranean climate, Israel is producing a variety of wines poised for competing on the global market, from sweet to delightfully dry, for drinking any day of the year. Great strides continue to be made in Israel with Bordeaux grape varieties, and now certain areas are turning their attention to Mediterranean varieties, as well. Established just 20 years ago, Recanati Winery produces local wines reflective of their terroir. Their Mediterranean Series focuses on matching grape varieties from the South of France to the similar Israeli climate.

A testament to its terroir, Recanati Wild Carignan Reserve is produced from the southern French native grape carignan, dry-farmed on the slopes of the Judean Hills. The wines dark sumac hue hints at the depth of its richness. A profusion of aromas erupts from the glass, including wild black raspberries, pink peppercorns, and distinct herbaceous notes reminiscent of zaatar, the Middle Eastern spice blend with thyme and marjoram. The wine is big and rich on the palate, with bright acid and tooth-coating tannins. The mid-palate showcases a medley of flavors, including mocha, stewed plums, black raspberries, and fennel, while the finish of this lightly filtered wine is earthy and meaty. Pair with chargrilled beef, meatballs with sweet potatoes, and minced lamb croquettes.

At $53 a bottle, enjoy this wine throughout the sabbath, and beyond.

Cusumano Sgana 2012

Sicily, Italy, $49

With its hot temperatures and abundance of sunshine, the island of Sicily historically has produced one of the largest volumes of wine of any region in Italy. A more recent shift in focus away from quantity by many winegrowers has resulted in an increased production of excellent wines which, with the 2012 harvest, have officially gained recognition for their quality. For many years, the Cusumano family concentrated on growing large volumes of wine grapes for sale. After taking over management from their father in 2001, brothers Diego and Alberto transitioned the company to winemaking and now produce modern and engaging estate-grown wines.

A former blending grape, nero davola is now being used to produce some of Sicilys most notable single-varietal wines. Cusumano Sgana is crafted from 100 percent of this dark-skinned native grape. An eight-year stretch in the bottle has gracefully aged this 2012 vintage to mellow cherry red. The bouquet is an inviting assemblage of berries, herbs and earth, redolent of a forest floor after a rain. The wine coats the mouth in a blanket of velvety tannins while treating the palate to concentrated flavors of black cherry and fig jam, lifted by a crisp acidity. Well-integrated wood is present throughout, a perfect backdrop to the eye-opening finish that is all espresso. This refined expression of nero davola deserves to be slowly sipped with a plate of pasta alla Norma or homemade pizza con fichi e prosciutto.

For $49, you can make your Mediterranean meal a truly memorable one.

Rene B. Allen, CSW, FWS, CSS, is a wine and spirits expert and the director of the award-winning Wine Institute of New England, which offers wine and spirits education and events. Allen is a professor at the University of New Haven, a wine competition director and judge, and can be seen on WFSBsBetter Connecticut.

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After we eat, the body converts carbohydrates into blood sugar (known as glucose), which it uses for energy. But the ketogenic diet is based on research from the 1920s that found lowering the availability of carbohydrates made the body rely more on using other substances (such as fat) for energy. By metabolising fat to produce glucose or energy, the body generates ketones in the process hence the term ketogenic. Any diet containing less than 20g per day of carbohydrate is deemed to be ketogenic.

The production of ketones by the liver indicates that fat, instead of sugar, is being metabolised and that this fat is close to our entire source of energy. This is thought to correlate to weight loss but really correlates with an altered blood insulin profile. Whether this enhances weight loss compared to other diets is debatable, since withdrawal of carbohydrates results in losses in body water, exaggerating the appearance of weight loss.

But many people report experiencing something called the keto flu after changing their diet. People report symptoms such as nausea, constipation, headaches, fatigue and sugar cravings, similar to influenza apart from the sugar cravings.

These side effects are related to the key concept of the ketogenic diet: carbohydrate withdrawal. Glucose (which is produced from foods containing carbohydrates, such as potatoes or bread) is the primary energy source of the central nervous system, including the brain. A reduced supply of carbohydrates will result in reduced function, leading to headaches. Nausea can be explained through consuming high volumes of fat. This is because fat takes a long time to digest and absorb.

When eating a conventional diet that includes carbohydrates, glucose increases in the blood. This stimulates a rise in the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels and allows your body to use the glucose for energy. It lowers the presence of fat in the blood, and helps glucose enter the bodys cells. Insulin also suppresses the release of fat particles from fat stores in the body by the same mechanism. The hope is that by eating low (or no) carbs, this mechanism will be reversed, helping to increase the appearance of fat in the blood and its availability to other cells to use for energy and result in fat loss.

A high level of insulin release occurs if a person consumes a large volume of carbohydrates in a single sitting. Therefore, the ketogenic diet aims to reduce the insulin response through excessive carbohydrate restriction. But reducing insulin causes an increase in circulating fats that displace an amino acid, called tryptophan, from its carrier. This circulating tryptophan causes an increase in serotonin in the brain and the increase in serotonin results in fatigue, even when you arent exerting yourself much.

Having fewer carbohydrates to use is also a stressor to the body, since theyre the bodys preferred energy source. The lack of carbohydrates stimulates the release of cortisol a stress hormone. The amount of cortisol the body releases depends on the size of the stressor. Cortisol releases fats and proteins from tissues in the body, which is the aim of the ketogenic diet. These nutrients are then metabolised by the liver to produce carbohydrates. However, cortisol secretion can become fatigued as a result of this stressed environment. Since cortisol helps increase immune function, the body may be more prone to infections, such as the common cold.

Carbohydrate-rich foods often contain vitamins, minerals and fibre. We require 30g of fibre per day and, if we dont consume enough, our digestive health suffers, leading to constipation. The lack of fibre-rich foods in the ketogenic diet such as baked potatoes and apples may result in constipation, another reported symptom of the keto flu.

Removing such foods from the diet also limits vitamins and minerals, which play a role in all aspects of cellular function particularly immune function. Sugary fruits that are high in vitamin C (such as oranges) are avoided in the ketogenic diet. Low levels of vitamin C might also cause increased risk of infections, such as the common cold.

Ketogenic diets are sometimes clinically recommended for managing some medical conditions, such as epilepsy. Its thought that maintaining a constant low blood glucose level and the production of ketones will maintain the central nervous system through numerous molecular mechanisms, reducing seizures.

But for most people the side effects of such diets arent worth the potential benefits. Such diets are often unsustainable if religiously adhering to low or no carbohydrate intake because of the short and long-term sugar cravings.

Though the keto diet might work for some, a balanced diet including white meat, fish, fruits and vegetables and avoiding pre-made or processed foods is still an effective way to manage or lose weight. Getting enough exercise can also help manage weight, while improving aerobic and muscular fitness. This will lead to improved cardiovascular health and decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Read on to know how you can protect your liver from damage by including some healthy foods in your diet.

The largest internal organ of the body, liver processes and breaks down what passes through the body. It filters the blood coming from the digestive tract before passing it to the rest of the body. In simple words, it is well equipped to fight toxins and detoxify the body. It produces essential proteins and cholesterol, stores minerals, iron and vitamin E and destroys old red blood cells. In short, it is an important organ that performs a wide range of functions, which is why to keep it healthy.

Liver problems can be caused by a variety of factors, such as alcohol use, obesity and viruses. Conditions that lead to liver damage can lead to serious liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver failure, which can be lethal. Common signs of liver damage include poor appetite, fatigue, irregular digestion, heartburns, skin discolouration, malnutrition, and acid reflux. Unhealthy eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle contributes and makes things worse. So, here is a list of healthy habits that you should incorporate in your life for a healthy liver.

Grapefruit

Grapefruit is loaded with antioxidants which protect the liver from damage by reducing inflammation and improving its protective mechanisms.

Berries

Blueberries and cranberries are high in antioxidants that help control liver damage. It may even improve the livers immune response.

Nuts

The antioxidants and vitamin E in nuts are beneficial for the heart as well as the liver.

Fatty Fish

Omega-3 fatty acids present in fatty fish lower the risk of developing a liver condition. It also helps prevent fat from building up, keeping enzyme levels and checking and improving insulin resistance.

Beetroot Juice

The antioxidants in beetroot juice safeguard the liver from oxidative damage and inflammation by increasing its natural detoxifying enzymes.

Coffee

Drinking coffee in moderation can help promote liver health by preventing the buildup of fat and collagen.

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At a time when people are looking forward to information on immunity-enhancing nutrition, the University of Mysores Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition has come out with a report on Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition and Food Safety in the present circumstances.

While emphasising the need for a healthy lifestyle that includes healthy diet, physical activity and good sleep to boost the immune system, the report recommends consumption of citrus fruits like oranges, sweet lime and lemon, besides strawberry and watermelon, which are rich sources of micro nutrients such as Vitamin C, potassium, and carotenoids that boost immunity. It is advisable to eat the fruit rather than juice, says the report.

Finding mention in the report is turmeric, which contains curcumin, a potent anti-inflammatory compound. It has been shown to boost immune cell activity and enhance antibody responses. Combining turmeric with black pepper significantly improves curcumin bio-availability. Sprinkle a turmeric black pepper combo onto a smoothie, soup, broth or cooked veggies, said the departments Chairperson Prof Asna Urooj in the report.

Similarly, black cumin, commonly known an kalonji, is cited in the report as a natural remedy for everything from bronchitis to diarrhoea. The report also recommends use of ginger, which is also widely used in the treatment of diseases and conditions such as anti-inflammatory and respiratory ailments, which are prevalent among smokers.

The report also recommends green tea, which contains powerful antioxidants and nutrients that help regulate blood sugar, improve brain function and enhance metabolism.While suggesting exercising at home, the report points out that regular exercise releases endorphins the feel good chemicals besides preserving muscle strength and improving immunity.

With regards to the concerns over handling packages containing food items of daily use from the market, the report pointed out that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S., has said that the virus is unlikely to be transmitted through food itself as it requires a living host like a human or an animal. The universitys report, however, has suggested that cardboard of the food package be discarded immediately. For, the virus, if any, can remain on the cardboard surface up to 24 hours.

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