5 Gut-Healthy Lunch Ideas to Eat All Week Long

Lunch your way to better gut health with these RD-approved ideas.



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As more research emerges, the more we uncover the extent to which gut health and overall health are linked. Gut microbiome health is connected to so many different facets of our health and well-being beyond mere digestion, and in turn is influenced by several lifestyle factors, including the foods we eat. That’s right, just by including some gut-healthy lunches into your weekly rotation—or adding in some gut-healthy ingredients into your usual favorites—you’ll be setting up your whole system for success. And here’s why.

The Benefits of Eating for Gut Health (at Lunch and Beyond)

The gut microbiome refers to the flourishing community of over a trillion microorganisms living in your large intestine, made up of mostly bacteria, but also different kinds of yeasts and viruses too. When the biome is

Legal Documents for Your Graduating Senior

If you are a parent with a child who will soon graduate from high school, now is a good time to start planning what documents the child will need moving forward.

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If you have a child who recently turned 18, you need to start thinking about the potential legal implications and how best to protect your child’s interests. Estate planning is not always about planning for death, but it is also about planning for unforeseen circumstances.

As we always tell our clients, estate planning looks different for everyone, depending on their stage in life and situation.

For a recent high school graduate, the estate plan that we recommend is incredibly simple, but incredibly important. This is especially true if your

7 creative and delicious ways to eat more vegetables

Do your kids give you hell when you feed them vegetables? Or are you bored of eating vegetables in the same old way? If yes, it’s time to think outside the box and explore creative ways to incorporate more vegetables into your diet. By adding a touch of innovation and fun to your meals, you can turn the seemingly mundane task of eating vegetables into an enjoyable and healthy experience for the whole family. Let us explore some creative ways on how to eat more vegetables.

Incorporating vegetables into your diet, as well as your children’s diet, is of utmost importance for maintaining optimal health and well-being. Vegetables are packed with essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber which play a crucial role in supporting growth, development and overall immune function. Including a variety of vegetables in your meals ensures a diverse range of nutrients that are necessary for maintaining strong

Dix in discussion with Catholic-run health authority about allowing MAiD after outrage over forced transfers

Days after BC Health Minister Adrian Dix told CTV News he had no plans to change an agreement that allows a Catholic-run health authority to opt out of providing medical assistance in dying (MAiD) at its facilities for religious reasons, he has changed his tune .

Dix says he and his ministry have now opened up discussions with Providence Health Care about changing its policy of transferring palliative care patients who have been approved for MAiD out of St. Paul’s Hospital.

That’s what happened to 34-year-old Sam O’Neill, who had to be sedated to be moved to a nearby hospice for MAiD in the final hours of her life. She never regained consciousness to say goodbye to her family before undergoing the procedure in April.

“That wasn’t patient-focused care as we would expect it to be,” said Dix. “So we are absolutely talking to Providence and absolutely talking to St

Let’s Move for better health

Underlining the “Let’s Move” theme of this year’s Olympic Day, which aims to prompt people around the world to make time for daily physical activity, President Bach stressed the health benefits and togetherness that can be gained from exercise.

“When we do sport, it keeps our mind and body strong and healthy,” said President Bach. “When we do sport, it inspires us to always give our best. When we do sport, it makes us dream, it spreads joy and it brings us together. When we do sport, we live by our new Olympic motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together.

“This is the beauty of sport: it inspires the world to move, and it brings us all together – as friends and as a community, no matter where we are or how we choose to move.”

Inviting the world to get active

For this year’s Olympic Day, the IOC has

WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health-related risks of climate change

WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on joint global advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting health for all people over the next three years.

The main objectives of the collaboration will be to support global efforts to overcome the inequities that millions of people face in accessing health services and attaining the highest levels of physical and mental health, and addressing the health-related challenges posed by climate change.

WHO, the United Nations’ specialized agency for health, and Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization working to end extreme poverty, signed the three-year MoU in Paris at ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris event’, held during the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.

WHO and Global Citizen have joined forces on multiple activities in the past, including the international broadcast special, One World: Together At Home, held at the outset

Older women with clogged arteries need better treatment

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Researchers say older women may need better treatments for clogged arteries. Dimitrije Tanaskovic/Stocksy
  • Atherosclerosis is a condition in which the arteries narrow due to a sticky buildup of plaque deposits.
  • Researchers say women over the age of 55 with this condition are at a higher risk of a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack than men in the same age group.
  • Experts say women of all ages can improve their cardiovascular health by maintaining healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels as well as by not smoking.

Postmenopausal women who have clogged arteries are at higher risk of heart attack than men who are the same age.

That’s according to research being presented at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology that was published recently in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular imaging.

In their study, researchers said they found that having plaque is

Lucid-21-302 MS clinical trial doses 1st group of healthy volunteers | FSD Pharma testing safety, tolerability of therapy dubbed Lucid-MS

FSD Pharma has completed dosing in the first group of healthy volunteers enrolled in its Phase 1 clinical trial testing Lucid-21-302, an oral medication candidate for all types of multiple sclerosis (MS).

The medication, also known as Lucid-MS, was first given to a sentinel subject — one individual in advance of the first full group — to determine if there might be any unexpected side effects that might harm participants all dosed at the same time. The group now tested consisted of eight healthy volunteers, six of whom received the lowest dose of the medication and two who were given a placebo.

Based on the data obtained with this group, the trial’s safety review committee has recommended that the second group of volunteers begins dosing.

“Our clinical development team and international advisory committee are delighted at the progress of this milestone and completing dosing the first cohort,” Lakshmi Kotra, CEO

Don’t use artificial sweeteners to lose weight, WHO says

At a time when a growing number of fake sugars are being added to foods and beverages, the World Health Organization released new recommendations advising against using non-sugar sweeteners to control weight, citing potential health risks.

The recommendation is based on a systematic review of the scientific literature, the agency said in a news release Monday. Besides not helping with the long-term reduction of body fat, non-sugar sweeteners may — with long-term use — increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and early death, according to the agency.

The agency noted that the guidance isn’t a recommendation to eat more real sugar instead, but to reduce the overall sweetness of the daily diet.

“People need to consider other ways to reduce free sugar intake, such as consuming food with naturally occurring sugars, like fruit, or unsweetened food and beverages,” says Francesco Branca, WHO

Large-scale trials are needed to test anti-aging supplements, the expert says

Anti-aging supplements need to be clinically tested, but the answer to a longer healthy life may already be available, an expert has said.

Professor Cynthia Kenyon, an expert in aging and longevity, said that while many supplements are easily accessible and inexpensive, there is little evidence to show they are effective.

However, clinical trials may reveal that one of the supplements already in circulation holds the answer to people remaining healthy as they age.

With people living longer, researchers hope to find a way to keep them healthier later into life, by slowing down the biological aging process and therefore age-related diseases, such as cancer, dementia and frailty.

Prof Kenyon, whose research revolutionized the scientific understanding of aging, told the Frontiers Forum that large-scale trials were needed to prove the effectiveness of supplements like rapamycin and metformin, both of which have been linked to anti-aging.

She told the PA news