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It’s almost autumn. And aside from cooler temps and shorter days, with fall comes a healthy harvest of tasty and nutritious produce. From root veggies to fabulous fall fruits, there are plenty of delicious options to fall for this season. Here are our top 6 fall produce picks: start incorporating them into your diet today.1. PumpkinScientifically named the Cucurbita pepo (“pepo” means “to ripen in the sun”), this quintessential fall favorite is good for more than decorating your front stoop. Pumpkin is an excellent source of vitamin A, which is important to eye health, as well as fiber, which can…
By Leo Babauta This morning I was eating a really simple meal, with minimal seasoning, and I savored its deliciousness. Often I go the opposite way: I eat too much, too quickly, with an overwhelming number of flavors. And I barely taste any of it. This is how I sometimes experience life: I do so much, so quickly, and have an overwhelming amount of stuff going on. So much so that it’s hard to really experience any of it fully. When I simplify, it’s not necessarily about getting rid of stuff — it’s about letting fewer things really be experienced:…
Halloween is when kids wear their favorite costumes and go trick-or-treating for candy. Kids might bring home a bucketful of sugary treats, but it doesn’t mean they must eat it all. Dr. Angela Mattke, a pediatrician with Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, says there are ways to reduce the sugar without removing the fun. She offers strategies to keep Halloween fun while cutting down the sugar. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0:59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. You can hear the excitement of Halloween in…
The product recommendations in this post are recommendations by the writer and/or expert(s) interviewed and do not contain affiliate links. Meaning: If you use these links to buy something, we will not earn a commission. Italian food is one of those rare cuisines that everyone in the family seems to agree on. Classic Sicilian or Neapolitan pizza is always a welcome sight. You can’t go wrong with fresh pasta—a dish which comes in virtually every shape and size and can be paired with any sauce you please from marinara to pesto to Alfredo. Then, when you consider all the cheeses,…
We get it: Losing weight and getting toned can often feel like a neverending uphill battle. But what if we told you that the key to a slimmer lower body might be as straightforward as a 30-day standing workout? Here, we consulted Kyrie Furr, CPT, a certified personal trainer and performance coach with Barbend, who shares a stellar four-week fitness routine that takes you from sedentary to active in a few steps—literally. Furr breaks down the ultimate 30-day standing workout to slim down your lower half. In a technology-driven world that often finds us glued to our seats—be it for…
Birthdays and birthday parties are joyous times to celebrate with loved ones, especially when delicious cake is involved. That is, unless the thought of accepting a slice with remnants of saliva from the candle blowout makes you lose your appetite completely. (For those who have never questioned the yumminess and safety of eating birthday cake but just felt a bit squeamish upon reading that, I apologize.) Sure, this may sound kinda gross when you visualize it… but is it actually that bad? Keep reading to see just how icky and even risky eating a post-blowout slice of birthday cake can…
Most lumps or nodules in the thyroid, which is a gland in your neck, are not harmful and don’t need treatment. But sometimes, they can grow bigger and cause problems like trouble swallowing. In those cases, doctors might need to do surgery to remove them. There’s also a treatment called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which uses heat to make the nodules smaller. Dr. Marius Stan, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, says this nonsurgical treatment for shrinking thyroid nodules offers patients a safe and highly successful procedure. He says Mayo Clinic also is researching how RFA may be used to treat thyroid cancer. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists:…
Bodybuilding.com’s newest line of plant-based supplements features this Birch Chaga Truffle to help boost your mood, immune system, and gut health. This delicious fat free bite of chocolate is sweetened with dates, fortified with linseed (flaxseed) flour for omega 3’s, packed with birch chaga, and finished with Cacao. Chaga mushroom, scientifically known as inonotus obliquus, is a hardened, irregularly fungus that grows primarily on birch trees (1). It has been used in eastern alternative medicine for centuries to help with inflammation, infections, gut health, and mental fatigue (2). While western scientific research is starting to show that chaga has a…
October is National Health Literacy Month. Health literacy refers to the ability of people to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Angela Mattke, a pediatrician with Mayo Clinic’s Children’s Center, explains how Mayo Clinic is leading the way to enhance health literacy for kids through engaging books to inform and inspire young people. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. Developing…
Being a new parent is a massive adjustment—even if you have the luxury of extra help and resources. But Britney Spears also had the world watching (and scrutinizing) her every move—a situation that ultimately took a toll on her mental health.In her highly anticipated memoir The Woman in Me, the iconic pop singer reflected on the “psychologically very complicated” journey of raising her two kids, Jayden and Sean Preston, in the relentless public eye. She shared how the joy of pregnancy and parenthood was swiftly clouded by an overwhelming fear that she wouldn’t be able to protect her children from…