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Collagen powders

Like protein powder, collagen powder can be combined with hot or cold liquids to add nutrition to your diet.

To add to anything: Vital Protein Collagen Peptides

This is probably one of the most versatile collagen peptides products on the market. This flavorless collagen peptide powder is easily dissolvable in hot and cold liquids and can even be added to things like salad dressing, soup, coffee, and pancake mix. Vital Protein Collagen Peptides is also Whole30-approved and Paleo-friendly.

For on the go: Vital Protein Collagen Peptide Powder Stick Supplement

If you like to drink protein shakes after a workout, you know it can be annoying to lug around a big tub of collagen peptides protein powder. That's why these 10-gram powder sticks by Vital Protein are a great option for busy people, gym-goers, and those who want to continue taking collagen peptide while traveling.

For gut support: Ancient Nutrition Bone Broth Collagen

Fans of Ancient Nutrition love that this collagen protein powder not only helps with joint and skin health but also seems to help gut conditions, like leaky gut. We like that it's hormone-free, cage-free, and cruelty-free, but we should warn you that this bone broth collagen protein powder has a pretty polarizing taste. While some users have been able to mask the taste with other flavored powders, some have a hard time stomaching the bone broth flavor.

Capsules, pills, and gummies

If you're already take a daily vitamin or supplement, it will be easy to add one more capsule to your routine.

For healthy hair and nails: Codeage Multi Collagen Protein Capsules

We like these collagen peptides protein capsules because they're made from hormone-free, grass-fed, pasture-raised bovine. They're also non-GMO and preservative-free. Users have noticed that their nails and hair grow back faster and stronger with Codeage, and those who suffer from joint pain have also experienced improvement with their pain levels.

A vegan option: Garden of Life Organic Plant Collagen Builder

If you'd prefer a plant-based collagen supplement, this is a great option. Users say that it helps fight hair loss and strengthens nails. We love that it's certified USDA Organic, non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, and kosher. This supplement also contains high polyphenolic pomegranate to protect against UV rays and help support skin health.

An affordable choice: Youtheory Collagen Advanced with Vitamin C

This collagen-peptides and vitamin C supplement is designed to fight the effects of aging by improving skin, hair, nails, tendons, and ligaments. Users have noticed reduced joint pain and plumper skin after taking this product. Be aware: Some find these penny-sized pills too big to swallow.

To fight wrinkles: Sanar Natural Premium Collagen Peptides Pills

These collagen peptide pills from Sanar Natural use a specially designed wrinkle formula to improve the look and feel of skin. But even with its wrinkle-fighting focus, these pills should still reduce joint pain. Users love the way their skin looks when taking this product. And we love that you only have to take one easy-to-swallow pill rather than the two- to three-pill doses that some other brands require.

A tasty alternative: MAV Nutrition Extra Strength Collagen Gummies

These delicious collagen gummies are made with Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Biotin, Zinc, and Selenium to improve the look and feel of hair, skin, and nails. These gummies are great for people who are looking to reap the benefits of collagen without downing big pills or adding collagen powder to their morning coffee. Users routinely notice stronger nails and shinier hair after taking these gummies.

Liquid-based collagen

Liquid-based collagen is an easy, convenient option for those who prefer not to take the time to mix powder.

For aching joints: Heivy Liquid collagen supplement collagen drink

This liquid collagen supplement is specially formulated for joints and bones. Users say daily consumption of this supplement has helped with joint pain and improved some joint performance. Unlike many collagen products that are made from bovine parts, Heivy Liquid collagen is made from marine fish collagen.

A hydrating drink: Vital Proteins Collagen Water

It's easy to add collagen to your diet when it tastes like flavored water and comes in a bottle that's easy to grab and go. This collagen water includes 10 grams of collagen per bottle and is sweetened with whole-food ingredients no artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners. Choose from a variety of flavors like strawberry lemon, blackberry hibiscus, and blueberry mint.

Bone broth

Many bone broth drinkers swear by its immune system-boosting powers, and it can be enjoyed on its own or used as the base of a soup or stew.

For cold days: Bare Bones Beef Bone Broth

Some of us prefer to eat our nutrients rather than take a supplement. Bone broth is an excellent source of collagen, and it makes a good pick-me-up on a cold winter's day. This shelf-stable bagged version is very drinkable and makes a tasty base for a variety of soups.

For a little variety: Kettle & Fire Bone Broth Variety Pack

If you're new to bone broth and not sure whether you prefer beef or chicken or if you're a regular bone broth drinker who likes to change it up this variety pack is the perfect way to add naturally occurring collagen to your diet. Users who practice intermittent fasting find this broth to be suitable, and the flavor is enhanced by the addition of vegetables and herbs.

So, does incorporating collagen products work?

Yes, they will have a positive effect on certain aspects of your self-care routine but they aren't going to be a miracle cure. We spoke to a nutritionist who said the biggest effects will be seen in joint strength (especially for those who workout regularly or have extreme joint issues). The benefits on skin elasticity and nail strength are marginal for most. Like most things in the supplement world, people who have bigger issues will benefit the most.

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Opinion Nov 14, 2019 FEATURES, Opinion

By Ember, Contributor

cw: fatphobia, disordered eating

Food is what fuels our bodies. So why is it that there is an ever increasing rise of popularity in dieting and diet culture? A movement that encourages us to deprive ourselves; to aspire to be thin. To put it plainly? A hatred for fat bodies that results in widespread disordered eating.

The way we frame different topics and discussions is very important. This especially applies to the way we talk about food, our bodies and other peoples bodies.

Caloric science is based on outdated Western scientific methods from the nineteenth century by Wilbur Atwater. It is the estimate of how much energy is contained in a portion of food by burning it in a tank submerged in water, and measuring how much burning the food increased the temperature of the surrounding water.

However, it is hard to accurately predict the energy stored in food; our bodies do not work as simply as a furnace burning fuel. There are many factors that influence the calories of the foods we eat, like how the food is prepared, if cellulose is present and how much energy it takes to digest the food.

Not to mention, there are additional factors that affect digestion, such as metabolism, age, gut bacteria and physical activity. Labels on food do not accurately represent what were putting into our body nor what were getting out of it.

Ever since Canada enforced the Healthy Menu Choices Act back in 2016, which requires food establishments to list the amount of calories in their products, there has also been an increasing number of discussions surrounding the negative impact of the addition of calories to menus.

Another measurement that is often used to determine how healthy we are is body mass index, even though it is an inaccurate measurement of health for multiple reasons. It was meant to analyze the weight of populations, not individuals, and doesnt take into account whether mass is fat or muscle. As a result, BMI is a biased and harmful method to gauge health.

Along with measurements like calories and BMI, language surrounding food can also be dangerous. You may hear things like carbs are bad, or you may hear discourse on healthy versus unhealthy foods, cheat days and clean eating, to name some examples. This language can contribute to the notion that we should feel bad for eating food, when it simply is a way to nourish ourselves and additionally, something to enjoy.

Diet culture is so pervasive and present in society. It is encouraged by menus listing calorie amounts, peers, elders and healthcare professionals in various ways. Thoughts like nothing tastes as good as skinny feels stem from conflating health and weight, which has roots in racism, classism and fatphobia.

Diet culture is so pervasive and present in society. It is encouraged by menus listing calorie amounts, peers, elders and healthcare professionals in various ways. Thoughts like nothing tastes as good as skinny feels stem from conflating health and weight, which has roots in racism, classism and fatphobia.

Hannah Meier, a dietitian who contributed to a project tackling womens health, writes about how society glorifies dieting. In Meiers article titled A Dietitians Truth: Diet Culture Leads to Disordered Eating she writes, I was half-functioning. I remember filling pages of journals with promises to myself that I wouldnt eat. I planned out my week of arbitrary calorie restrictions that were shockingly low and wrote them all over my planner, my whiteboard, the foggy mirror in the bathroom.

For many of us, the mindset of diet culture swallows you whole, consumes your every thought and waking moment, then spits you out like rotten food.

Oftentimes, people arent advocating for diets because they want to be healthy. Instead, they often feel passionate about dieting because of their hate and disdain for fat people since they associate being fat with unhealthy, unhappy or unlovable.

Its also important to note that views on fatness and fat bodies change depending on the time period and culture; renaissance paintings often depict fat women in angelic and celestial aesthetics. As well, certain cultures, both past and present, value fatness as a symbol of privilege, power, wealth and fertility.

Diet culture, eating disorders, and fatphobia are so tightly knit together that they are like an ill-fitting sweater woven by your grandmother that you didnt want or ask for. Sometimes you think about wearing it, to make things easier or simpler. But it wont. You will only become a shell of your former self; a husk that is barely scraping by.

Any joy derived from depriving yourself is temporary. A scale will weigh how much of you is there, but it wont weigh how much of you has been lost to an eating disorder. It is a mental illness, a distortion of reality and external factors that influence how you think. You cant just stop having an eating disorder on a whim.

Calorie counting isnt healthy, demonizing certain foods isnt healthy and having preconceived notions about someones health based on how their body looks isnt just caring about their health. Stop calling food unhealthy or healthy, start calling it nourishing or not/less nourishing. Eat food that makes you happy and makes you feel good. Bodies are so many things, including wonderful and complex. You only have one so treat it with kindness.

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Canadian pediatricians and family doctors are being encouraged to speak up about alternative treatments that many parents of children with autism seek out, because those therapies are often unproven and even potentially harmful.

In a new position statement, the Canadian Paediatric Society,a voluntary professional association that represents the country's 3,000 pediatricians, describes the field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as "rapidly evolving," and says it can "divert time, emotional energy, and financial resources away from more effective conventional treatments" for autism.

"Clinicians must remain familiar with current evidence in the rapidly evolving field of CAM therapies," the statement says, "and be ready to help families distinguish between proven and promising therapies and those that are unproven, potentially harmful, and expensive."

The statement was drawn up by CPS's autism spectrum disorder guidelines task force, which also authored advice to physicians onearly detection and standards for assessing autism.

Task force member Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, a developmental pediatrician in Edmonton, said his fellow physicians must tread carefully when talking to parents, because complementary health practices are very prevalent, and some parents may not disclose relevant informationif they feel judged.

"We walk a fine line," he said.

The task force identified unproven complementary treatments such as vitamins and restrictive diets, herbal supplements, special diets, CBD oil, antibiotics and antifungals.

Zwaigenbaum also warned that blood detoxification (chelation) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are considered risky.

"We do really need to find that sweet spot between giving accurate information and highlighting potential risks," he said. "At the same time, doing it in a respectful way so that we're not coming across that somehow parents aren't sufficiently informed to be making good decisions for their children."

The list of CAM treatments identified by the pediatric society isn't exhaustive. It doesn'tmention, for example, chiropractic treatments, acupuncture, bleach, electrodermal screening, as well as otherunconventional tests ordered by alternative health practitioners.

There are no regulations in Canada governing what qualifies as an effective treatment for autism.

Speech therapy, counselling and applied behavioural analysis are among the accepted forms of conventional treatment. However, there is no universal approach to autism treatment.

New Brunswick physician Dr. Philippe Chouinard said that can make parents vulnerable.

"That's where a lot of alternative treatments will prey on parents' fear and concern for their child's future."

Chouinard has young patients with neurodevelopmental issues and has been outspoken about what he calls pseudo-scientific treatments.

He said he wanted the pediatric society's position statement to go further in addressing the long-term impact of some alternative therapies on children, who often don't have a say in their own treatment.

"It's not always free of physical or emotional consequences. I would have liked to have them focus more on those risks, which they don't seem to state."

The family doctor said another issue that should be addressed is how doctors sometimes don't offer parents of children with autism a lot of hope, which could drive them to unproven alternatives.

"When we talk about autism, we tend to focus a lot on the deficits. We have to focus on autism as a series of cognitive strengths and challenges."

As a parent of a child with autism, Sandra Hart of Innisfil, Ont.,said her son's family doctor didn't discourage alternative therapy. But Hart admits she may not have disclosed everything to him.

"You know, we get judged for everything we do as special needs parents. It comes with the territory."

In2008, Hart took herson, Christopher, who was nine years old at the time andhad severely limited verbal skills, to a chiropractornorth of Torontowho claimed he could "correct" autism with cranial "adjustments."She also took Christopher to seea practitioner of electrodermal testing, whooperated out of the chiropractor's office.

Hartestimates she spent more than $5,000 on the chiropractor over the course of ayear and hundreds of dollars more on testing that resulted in her buying multiple nutritional supplements for her son.

"The chiropractor just kept saying, 'Well, you know, we need to go a little bit further. You know, he's doing so well, let's just keep it going.' It wouldn't have stopped had we not stopped it ourselves," said Hart.

The added expenses required making some sacrifices, she said.

"We were a single-income family so that I could stay home and work with Christopher," Hart said."I'd never complain about it, but we did do without."

Hart said she had no way to tell whetherthe treatments were helping her son expand his verbal skills, as he was also seeing a speech therapist at the time.

She feels she was taken advantage of.

"It's desperation. There was no guidance before, from anybody."

She said she's pleased the pediatric society is encouraging physicians to talk to parents about the usefulness of particular CAM treatments.

Cathy Wright of Torontosaid she had to take out a line of creditto help pay for alternative therapies for her son Isaac, 24, when he was a child. She estimates she paid up to$10,000 over the years, excluding food for special diets that a naturopath recommended.

At times, Wright said,it seemed the mainstream health-care system had "written off" Isaac,and that there wasn't much more that could be done to help him.

"You feel inadequate as a parent if you can't do everything possible," she said.

Wright paid for chelation therapy, frequent vitamin B12 injections, homeopathictreatment and a battery of expensive tests that she now says "tell you a lot of bullshit about your kid."

Wright is skeptical the new recommendations fromthe pediatric society will discourage parents from trying costly but unproven alternative therapies.

"There isalways going to be a market for this kind of thing."

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Jean-Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images Find out how the activist, model, author,TV personality and mommy of two eats.Chrissy Teigen has lived a whole lot of life in her (almost) 34 years. She's been a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, food blogger turned best-selling cookbook author, an entrepreneur, TV personality, social justice activist, Twitter comedian and a proud mama of two kids. Oh yeah, and she's married to PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, John Legend.

While Teigen used to be a big advocate for low-carb dieting and focused on maintaining a "model weight," a lot has changed in recent years. Since becoming a mom and a major influencer in the world of food, Teigen has let her passion for cooking, being with her family and enjoying life take priority over an exact number on the scale.

"Since I was 20 years old, I had this weight in my mind that I am, or that I'm supposed to be," Teigen told Women's Health. "I've been so used to that number for 10 years now. And then I started realizing it was a swimsuit-model weight. There's a very big difference between wanting to be that kind of fit and wanting to be happy-fit."

Teigen doesn't look like a glowing goddess by cooking from her Cravings cookbooks every night (after all, her recipes can be pretty indulgent), but we can appreciate her more down-to-earth food and wellness philosophy. Here's what she eats in a day to stay glowing, fit and healthy:

Chrissy loves a savory breakfastthis morning she shared a picture of her eggy avocado toast via Instagram stories. Teigen told Shape that she has to have eggs every day. While she's unashamed of her love for a Sausage, Egg and Cheese McMuffin from McDonald's, she loves to whip up a hearty farmer's breakfast plate at home with eggs, sausage or turkey bacon, sliced avocado and grilled tomatoes. Just don't forget the hot sauceTeigen loves condiments, especially Cholula.

Teigen is also a fan of savory oats in the morning, and our Sriracha, Egg & Avocado Overnight Oats is the perfect combo of her favorite breakfast foods. Serve it up with some turkey bacon, and you have a seriously amazing and hearty way to start the day.

In case you didn't know, Chrissy really loves chicken. Like a whole lot. While fried chicken is one of her all-time favorite foods, we're pretty confident she doesn't eat her chicken fried at every meal. I mean, her book is called Cravings for a reason. You can find her noshing on grilled chicken salads with all the toppings, coconut-chicken curries or a sandwich.

If you really want to lunch like Chrissy, you'll opt for chicken thighs over breasts since they pack more flavor. Our Thai Yellow Chicken Thigh Curry is the perfect 30-minute meal, since it's nourishing and ultra-comforting. You can also make it ahead and pack leftovers for lunch.

While Teigen loves all kinds of food, there are a few that make their way into her daily routine. She told Shape that she loves snacking on avocado halves with a little salt and pepper. (We're guessing there's likely some Cholula around for this snack, too). She's also been known to sip on bone broth between meals when she was nursing her second child, Miles.

And while Chrissy is queen of many things, one of her greatest specialties may just be the midnight snack. She famously told PEOPLE earlier this summer that she loves a ham and cheese sandwichmade with Velveeta slices and mayofor a bedtime snack.

"I eat half of it before I fall asleep and then I wake up three hours later, maybe around 3:00 A.M. and I eat the other half. It's just become a thing and I cannot stop." Teigen said.

Dinnertime is typically Teigen's biggest and most exciting meal of the day. She has a huge respect for her mom's cooking (you've likely seen her on Instagram or on Chrissy's new site), and one of her absolute favorite dinners is her mother's branzino with lemon, garlic and rosemary. Yep, she eats the whole thing.

She also loves Frito Pie during football seasonyou can watch her make it on Instagram under her "Cravings" highlight. Teigen also recently toldFood & Wine that she and her husband have been dining on his Jamaican Curry Chicken recipe at least once a week. Oh, and don't forget pasta. Teigen's Lemon Arugula Cacio e Pepe is a favorite from her first cookbook.

Cheer on the Seattle Seahawks with Chrissy by whipping up our Firehouse Frito Pie, with all your favorite toppings. Oh, and you'll definitely want to be generous with the cheese.

This section almost seems irrelevant for Teigen, because unlike many celebs out there, Teigen is more focused on promoting body positivity than an ideal these days. She doesn't starve herself or wait for a "cheat day" to binge on junkshe lets her body (and cravings, of course) guide her.

Earlier this year, Teigen shared via Twitter that she was still 20 pounds heavier than before having her second child, but wasn't going to hold herself to an unrealistic number she used to always have in her head because she loves food too much (especially since her lowest weight was when she was suffering from postpartum depression after having her daughter).

Both of Teigen's cookbooks involve enjoying life's greatest pleasures, and to her, that sometimes includes fast food, specifically from Taco Bell or McDonald's.

"I get haters who ask why I would eat that kind of meat?" she tells Delish. "There's a balance with anything. When I cook, everything is organic and very clean; I'm meticulous and kind of insane about it. But sometimes you just want a Doritos Locos Taco."

"What I love about Chrissy is she's very transparent and real with her fans. It's clear that she LOVES food and isn't afraid to eat itwhich feels really refreshing coming from a supermodel," says Lisa Valente, M.S., R.D. and nutrition editor for EatingWell. Valente adds, "It's clear that she's getting fruits and vegetables into her diet, in addition to some of the more indulgent foods she enjoys. I love that she celebrates food."

However, no one's diet is perfect, and Valente just has a slight concern over this whole bedtime ham sandwich thing.

"The one place where she may want to make a dietary change, if she hasn't already given it up or cut back, is her nightly ham and cheese sandwich. Not only is it processed meat, I don't know that it's safe to be eating a sandwich that's been left unrefrigerated for more than two hours. It's also probably not great for her teeth, if she doesn't get up and brush them afterwards."

It's important to remember that following someone's diet doesn't mean you will automatically look more like them. As gorgeous and glowing as Chrissy is, what works for her body, palate and schedule may not work for yours. I think I can speak for Chrissy here when I say that as interesting as it is to learn about what our favorite celebrities eat, we all need to find our own way to being healthy and balanced.

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Its been a rocky past couple years for Schoolboy Q but being back on the road now for the gangsta rappers first headlining tour in nearly as long has him feeling sentimental. It was fun, man! I missed it so much, the South Central, Los Angeles-raised MC said, calling from his home in Calabasas, Ca., the morning after a gig in Houston where he said the the crowds were moshing so hard it reminded him of the raucous early shows around his 2012 breakout independent album, Habits & Contradictions. I wasnt even really going to tour this year, Q, who spent much of the past year raising his infant daughter, explained. I was just going to wait until next year, put out another album and figure it out then. But I just had to get out there. I gotta get out the house and get my creative juices going.

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A size 24 mum transformed her body after a waitress mistakenly thought she was pregnant.

Jo Collins' waistline expanded as she climbed the corporate ladder and by the time she married her businessman husband, Mark, 48, in 2008, she was wearing a size 22 bridal gown.

Her turning point came during a 2014 Netherlands holiday with Mark and their sons Luke, now 12, and Finlay, now eight when she broke down beside the swimming pool, feeling too self-conscious to join in.

Now, Jo, 49, has shed almost 38kg to become 73kg, size 12, and has ditched hotels to become a weight loss consultant, helping hundreds of people to slim.

When I was bigger, it was like I had two parts of me. At work, I could hold my head up high and be this professional businesswoman but behind closed doors, I was shying away, hiding under baggy clothes and feeling self-conscious," the British mum said.

My turning point didnt come until I was on holiday five years ago. I was that big I was struggling to keep up with everyone else, even cycling on the flat roads.

I remember lying, pretending I didnt feel well so I wouldnt have to join everyone swimming. The thought of putting on a swimsuit and walking out there amongst other normal, healthy mums was mortifying.

I sat by the side of the pool and started crying. I thought to myself, Youre missing out on life you have to change.

Because of her job as a hotel general manager, most days Jo would kick the day off with a bowl of sugary cereal and a round of toast, followed by a pastry or plate of leftovers from the breakfast buffet.

As I was earning more, too, I would go out to restaurants a lot, rationalising it by saying I had worked long hours and deserved a treat, she said.

Lunch would be either pizza or curry from the hotel kitchen, or a takeaway if any of her colleagues were doing a McDonalds run.

Then, arriving home late, she would reward herself with a huge bowl of pasta, smothered with cheese, plus garlic bread and a glass of wine.

Id be having dinner at about 9pm, so I was eating all that food, then not doing anything to burn it off, she said.

Pastries were a problem, too. Whenever we were holding meetings, thered be all these plates of Danishes or croissants put out. But I now know that, though it seems like a treat, its not the right fuel for your body.

'I was huffing and puffing in the heat all day'

In time, Jo met Mark through online dating, and the pair welcomed their first child, Luke, into the world in 2007.

But, by the time they got married the following year on a beach in Perth, Jo was a size 22.

She explained: Id had all these images of getting married on a beach in a long, flowing dress but my dress was a size 22, and I was huffing and puffing in the heat all day.

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In 2011, she reached her heaviest weight of 110kg. She was obese.

Being so overweight had a crushing effect on her confidence, with Jo recalling: Mark and I went out for my birthday once I cant actually remember which birthday it was now but I had done my hair and make-up and put on this purple maxi dress.

I thought I looked nice, but when we got to the restaurant, the waitress mistook me for being pregnant, saying something about how our seats were near the toilets, so I wouldnt have far to go with the baby.

I fell silent and Mark took my hand. He could see I had tears in my eyes and said, Do you want to go? We can leave quietly and dont have to cause a fuss, but we dont have to stay here itll be okay.

I did, so I went out to start the car while he politely explained why we were going. On the way home, I sobbed and sobbed. You dont forget comments like that.

Then, in 2014, Jo finally knew she had to change when, having already struggled to keep up with the physical activities during a break at Center Parcs Europe, she was actually too self-conscious to swim.

Arriving back in the UK that April, she vowed to overhaul her life, agreeing to help a friend who had recently become a consultant for the 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan with the social media side of her new venture.

Since then, Jos diet has been totally transformed, and she now starts the day with breakfast of porridge and berries, overnight oats or eggs.

Then, both lunch and dinner will be fresh soups and salads or grilled meat and vegetables with jacket potato.

She also hits the gym two to three times a week and, best of all, has the energy to run around with her boys again.

I go running with them, swimming, play netball all things I wouldnt have dreamed of five years ago, she said.

In fact, Jo was so thrilled by her own success that she decided to become a consultant herself in 2017.

Its amazing to see how much peoples lives can change. For some, it may just be about losing a few pounds, but often, its much more than that.

To anybody out there wanting to transform their own lives and bodies, Id say have a chat with a consultant to find a plan that works for you, as there is no point starting something you know you wont stick to.

Then, its all about getting into that mindset that food is fuel, and that you have to put the right fuel into your body.

For me, not only do I look different, but I feel different too. Im so much more confident, and now I want to help others feel that way too.

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6am Im a complete news junkie and within seconds of waking Ill be on the websites with Morning Ireland on at 7am. I dont have a complicated diet Ill have porridge with maple syrup and coffee. If really hungry I might instead have orange juice, a poached egg and wholemeal toast.

9am A friend gave me a present of a Fitbit, Im not sure if that was a veiled message, but it has certainly resulted in me walking more and getting fitter. I am competitive by nature, mainly against myself, so I will be determined to get my daily quota of steps in. I walk around 45km weekly and recently managed 68km as we had an office competition that week. Ill walk into work most days, which takes 30 minutes, and to most of my meetings. These five or 10 minute trips all add up and it gives me thinking time when I can reflect on how the day is going.

11am Ill have mint tea at meetings, but no snacks. Scones were the bane of my life when I was in politics. It was a habit for me, I wasnt hungry. Once I decided to cut them out it was easy. If the decision is already made you dont get into that negotiation with yourself when the croissants appear. This small change has made a huge difference and, along with my walking, has meant I have lost weight that I had put on when I was in politics when I was working long days and often did not prioritise my health.

1pm Unless its a working lunch, which I will compensate for with a lighter meal later, Ill have a turkey sandwich with cranberry or a chicken salad sandwich. I like white bread; its an indulgence of mine but surely my 10,000 steps balance this out?

3pm Maybe an apple or a banana from the office fruit bowl and some water.

6pm I walk home and immediately prepare dinner; if focused on healthy eating that week it will be grilled fish salmon or cod and rice with vegetables such as carrots and parsnips. If Im particularly busy I wouldnt have thought ahead and might pick up lasagna or risotto in the supermarket and Ill boil some veg to go with it. I do notice when I am eating a lot of what I call beige foods, such as pasta, it slows me down. So Ill then snap out of this and make an extra effort to eat a lot of fish and veg.

Im not a gym bunny, I dont respond well to organised exercise classes. On the weekends I enjoy cycling or hiking in Wicklow, which gives me a chance to recalibrate for my week ahead. I love a game of golf and I used to play competitively when I was younger and now play off a handicap of 12. It is all about focusing on that one shot, about staying in the moment which sometimes we forget to do. I am competitive, but similar with the steps it is mainly against myself.

11pm I check in with my family after dinner to shoot the breeze or I might go to the driving range, theatre or catch up with friends. I am also on the board of Sightsavers Ireland and have just been appointed Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic so occasionally will do some work related to this. I like to be busy, so I dont mind.

I am partial to dark chocolate and dont drink alcohol during the week but might have a glass of wine at the weekends. I will be back on the news sites to catch up before bedtime but Im pretty regimented about my sleep and will switch off approaching 11pm. If I dont get seven hours I wont operate at full tilt the next day.

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Pimp the porridge

Porridge is great for sustained energy and while maple syrup has some nutrients, such as zinc (good for decreasing duration of colds) and manganese (for the brain and nervous system), it is essentially sugar, so just a little is okay. Other options to spruce up porridge would be a chopped apple for vitamin C, and two tablespoons of toasted wheatgerm tasty and bursting with Vitamin E vital for healthy metabolism and other minerals for good health. You can buy it already toasted or pop on a baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes yourself.

Realistic life changes

Lorraine has made a conscious effort to cut out high-carb snacks and to walk more. Everyday changes that can be made without much hardship, and the walking is also her transportation great optimisation of time. Options like scones are full of refined carbohydrates and fat, and this is before adding the butter and jam. You could be easily putting away the calories of another meal.

If you would like to lose a few pounds a good idea is to write down what you eat every day so can identify what is possible for you to cut out, either completely or just to have occasionally, and if you stick to this, you will get results. This can work better for many than a more draconian approach such as zero carbs as this is difficult to keep up.

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Over a billion people globally are too poor to eat a sustainable diet that would combat climate change.

This concerning revelation comes from a recent study that analyses the findings of the landmark EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, and Health which came out earlier this year. The Commissions ambitious report drew up the recommended climate-conscious diet for the planets 10 billion people by 2050 one higher in fruits and vegetables, and lower in animal products and carbon emissions.

But the researchers on the new study say that the influential analysis nevertheless failed to factor in one important consideration: affordability across the globe.

The new findings, led by Tufts University, reveal that the cheapest possible version of the EAT-Lancet diet would cost an average of US$2.84 per person, per day. In low-income countries, that would use up 90% of the mean household income. Thats compared to only 6.1% in richer countries. Even more extreme, for 1.58 billion people across the planet, that diet comes at a cost that actually exceeds their household earnings.

Several countries including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Yemen are earmarked as places where the daily cost of the recommended diet actually surpasses the mean household income of their citizens.

But what was particularly striking was that this problem isnt confined to low-income countries alone: of the 1.58 billion who cant afford the diet, 80% actually occur in middle-income countries. The researchers emphasize that these figures are also conservative, because household income would simultaneously be devoted to several other costs, such as housing, education, and transport leaving behind even less to pay for food.

This recommended diet while relatively inexpensive in high-income countries is unaffordable in many other nations, because its made up of a high proportion of foods that are costly, compared to other products that are locally available.

Fruits and vegetables made up the largest share of the diet and also its cost accounting for almost a third of the expense followed by legumes and nuts. Then came animal products including meat, eggs, and dairy: these were still included in EAT-Lancets recommended climate-friendly diet, but in smaller portions relative to a regular meat- and dairy-heavy, wealthy-country diet.

But relative to the diets of poorer people, this recommended diet actually contains an increase in costly animal products. That partly explains why its ultimately so expensive for people in poorer nations.

To put this all into perspective, the researchers calculated that overall, the EAT-Lancet diet would cost an average 60% more than the cheapest nutritionally-adequate diets available worldwide.

To determine global affordability, the researchers combined datasets on global food prices and household income from 2011, incorporating 744 foods and 159 countries. That helped them draw up the most economical version of the EAT-Lancet diet, and then to compare its cost to the mean household income across their vast dataset thus revealing the huge chasm between rich and poor. For comparison, the researchers then measured this cost against alternative, cheaper diets that still met global essential nutrient requirements.

The findings underscore a deep conundrum: the inarguable importance of pushing for a sustainable diet at the global scale, but the huge challenge of making it accessible to everyone. So whats the solution? Its a big question that deserves a big, broad answer which the researchers deliver.

Getting more people on board with a greener diet would require large-scale increases in earnings in poorer countries, more favorable pricing of sustainable foods, and financial assistance for people on the lowest incomes, they explain.

Granted, none of that sounds easy or even necessarily feasible in the short-term. But understanding the true extent of dietary inequality across the globe is a first step towards making green-eating the subject of so much current attention something that we might one day realistically achieve, at scale.

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People with diabetes may no longer have to depend on insulin to control their blood sugar levels. Scientists have found a healthy way to reduce the use of this drug in people with high blood sugar levels.

The researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that a three-meal diet with carbohydrate-rich breakfast can reduce insulin use in people with type 2 diabetes. According to the research team, the diet plan is so effective that a significant reduction in insulin use will be visible in three months.

A three-meal diet, in contrast to an isocaloric six-meal diet, can lead to weight loss, a significant reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), appetite and overall glycemia. This will, in turn, decrease the daily insulin use among people with high blood sugar, the researchers said.

For the study, the researchers observed 28 diabetes patients with obesity or overweight. The participants were then divided into two groups. While the first group was assigned a balanced three-meal diet, the second group was randomly asked to follow a six-meal diet for 12 weeks.

At the beginning of the study, researchers assessed body weight, glycemic control, appetite, continuous glucose monitoring and clock gene expression of each of the participants. They were assessed again at the second and 12th week of the study.

During the final analysis, the study team found that a balanced three-meal diet was more effective than a six-meal diet in significant weight loss and decreased HbA1c. They concluded the research by stating that "upregulation of clock genes seen in this diet intervention could contribute to the improved glucose metabolism."

The study was conducted in collaboration with the researchers from Wolfson Medical Center in central Israel.

Nearly 463 million adults are currently living with diabetes globally. Of these, around 80 million people need insulin to control their blood sugar levels, but many of them can't afford it due to its substantial shortages or skyrocketing prices.

To address this issue, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a plan on Wednesday that encouraged pharmaceutical companies to come forward for producing insulin.

"The simple fact is, that the prevalence of diabetes is growing, the amount of insulin available to treat diabetes is too low, the prices are too high, so we need to do something,"Emer Cooke, the WHO's head of regulation of medicines and health technologies, said. "Were confident that competition will bring prices down. That way, countries will have a greater choice of products that are more affordable."

The new insulin pill system will inject from the inside after being swallowed, thus sparing patients from any pain. Pictured: A picture taken on March 14, 2016 shows a solution destiny syringe treatment of severe hypoglycemia that may occur in diabetics using insulin in Paris Photo: Getty Images/Franck Fife/AFP

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Vegans tend to get poor press when it comes to nutrition. But vitamin deficiency is not a problem exclusive to those who eat plant-based. It can happen to anyone who is not getting enough variety in their diet. Many people vegan or not opt for supplements to boost their vitamin intake.

Nearly 10 percent of Americans have a nutritional deficiency, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the UK, NHS England has referred to malnutrition as a common problem that affects millions.

Nutritional deficiencies occur when the body isnt getting enough of a certain vitamin or mineral. Deficiencies can cause a number of health problems; they can stunt growth, cause hair loss, and even contribute to serious medical conditions, like dementia.

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, affecting more than 25 percent of people. Severe iron deficiency can cause anemia, which can lead to heart problems, issues during pregnancy, such as premature births, and delayed growth and development in children.

Vitamin D deficiency is also common, as is B12 and calcium deficiency. One study found that fewer than 15 percent of teenage girls and fewer than 22 percent of teenage boys in the U.S. have enough calcium in their diet.

The best way to get vitamins and minerals into the body is through food but that is not always as simple as it sounds.

Vegetables grown decades ago were richer in vitamins and minerals than they are today. Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere can impact a plants overall chemical composition or its ionome. This can lead to lower concentrations of important vitamins and minerals. Soil erosion, caused by intensive agricultural methods, has also led to nutrient loss in staple crops.

Its not just crops that have changed. Diets have, too.The Standard American Diet began in the mid-1900s. Calorie-dense and nutrient-poor foods became mass-produced and easily-accessible. Nowadays, processed food is everywhere. Fast-food joints are on every corner, selling burgers loaded with bacon and cheese, fries, and sugary soft drinks. These types of food can pose serious health risks.

While the nutrient quality of fruits and vegetables has decreased over time, this doesnt mean you should give up on them. Following a balanced, whole food-based plant-based diet is still considered by many as one of the healthiest ways to eat.

According to American physician and author Dr. Michael Greger, following a balanced vegan diet may help to prevent many causes of early death. Greger promotes the increased consumption of plant-based foods especially greens, berries, legumes, flaxseeds, and turmeric.He told Fox Business Network, some of our leading killers can be reversed. For example, heart disease, the number one killer of men and women arteries can be opened, heart disease reversed without drugs, without surgery, just a healthy enough diet centered around whole plant foods, the doctor continued.

Theres only one diet thats ever been proven to reverse heart disease in the majority of patients: a plant-based diet.

According to The Vegan Society,well-planned vegan diets contain all the nutrients we need to remain strong and healthy.But life is busy, and its not always possible to maintain a well-planned diet 100 percent of the time.

Vegan or not, if youre not getting a varied enough diet, this is when you may need to consider supplementing your vitamins. If youre concerned about whether youre getting enough of the right vitamins and minerals in your diet, first, consult with a physician.

Anyone who doesnt eat a balanced diet or supplement not just vegans are at risk of B12 deficiency. Every day, adults should be getting about 1.5 micrograms.

B12 deficiency can lead to a number of serious health conditions, including paralysis, psychosis, blindness, and nervous system damage. Depending on how much B12 the body has stored, it can take several years for a deficiency to become known.The National Institute of Health recommends taking a vegan-friendly B12 supplement. B12 can also be found in mushrooms, fortified cereals, fortified nutritional yeast, and fortified dairy-free milk.

Meat-eaters and vegans both find it difficult to get enough vitamin D. According to the NHS, one in five people in the UK suffers from low vitamin D levels, which can cause fatigue, depression, and muscle pain, amongst other symptoms.

Vitamin D helps you to absorb calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, the nutrients that keep your bones, teeth, and muscles healthy. It also helps your body in other ways, improving brain development, as well as muscle and heart function, and even the function of your immune system. Every day, adults should be getting 10 micrograms of vitamin D.

Mushrooms, fortified dairy-free milk, tofu, orange juice, and the sun are all good sources of vitamin D. There are also many vegan supplements on the market.

Children are often told they need to drink cows milk and eat dairy products in order to grow up big and strong. This is because dairy is rich in calcium, which is essential for bone health. It also helps to regulate heartbeat and helps the blood to clot normally.

It is possible to get more than enough calcium from a vegan diet. Soy milk is rich in calcium, as are dark leafy greens, tofu, tempeh, almonds, orange juice, figs, chickpeas, and poppy seeds. Every day, you should be getting 700 milligrams of calcium.

If youre concerned about not getting enough, there are plenty of vegan supplements on the market. Together Health even offers a Seaweed Calcium supplement.

Iron is a mineral that helps with the proper function of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein that transports oxygen in the blood. When humans do not have enough iron, they are at risk of anemia. Iron deficiency isnt exclusive to vegans. According to Medical News Today, around 10 million people in the U.S. have low iron levels.

Male adults over 18 should be getting 8.7 milligrams of iron a day. For women aged 19 to 50, the recommended daily amount is 14.8 milligrams. For women over 50, its 8.7 milligrams a day.

Vegan foods rich in iron include dark leafy green vegetables, beans, nuts, and dried fruits. If youre concerned about your iron levels, you should discuss it with your doctor, as supplementing too much can be dangerous. If your doctor recommends you supplement iron, there are plenty of options available.

Many iron supplements are made with animal-derived heme, but Holland & Barrett offers a vegan iron and vitamin C tablet, VegLife offers berry-flavored iron chewables, and Myprotein offers Iron & Folic Acid supplements.

Humans cant make omega-3 fatty acids but they can get them from their diet. They benefit mental health, eye health, heart health, brain health, and prevent inflammation.

Omega-3s are polyunsaturated fatty acids with two ends - carboxylic acid and methyl - that make up the beginning and tail of the chain. Three important omega-3 fatty acids to know about when discussing human physiology are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are usually found in marine oils, and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is commonly found in plant oils.

EPA and DHA are difficult to find in plant sources. However, the body can use ALA to create the long-chain EPA. EPA can then be used to create DHA, commonly believed to be the most important fatty acid. Some foods are fortified with EPA and DHA.

Vegan food sources of omega-3s include walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, Brussel sprouts, algae oil, wild rice, plant oils, and tofu.

There are a variety of omega-3 supplements on the market. Myprotein offers vegan omega 3 soft gels and Together Health makes its vegan fish-free supplements from algae.

Zinc is vital for our immune system. It helps to fight off bacteria and viruses and helps to heal wounds. It also helps with the sense of smell and taste. If the body doesnt get enough zinc this can lead to a number of conditions including hair loss, impaired immune function, diarrhea, impotence, and the delayed healing of wounds.

Good vegan sources of zinc include whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and tofu. Every day, male adults need 9.5 milligrams of zinc. Women need 7 milligrams.

If youre not getting enough zinc, you can opt for a supplement. Garden of Life offers vegan zinc supplements, as does Holland & Barrett, and Myprotein.

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Do You Need to Take Supplements On a Vegan Diet?

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Are there vegan supplements best for a plant-based diet? Which ones should you take and what's better to get from whole foods?

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