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A Greek nutritionist who has followed the Mediterranean diet all her life shares her 5 go-to breakfasts

A composite of a bowl of baked spinach, feta and egg next to a headshot of smiling Elena Paravantes.

Paravantes recommended savory breakfasts like this spinach, feta, and egg bake.Elena Paravantes

  • Elena Paravantes has been following the Mediterranean diet since she was a child in Greece.

  • She recommended starting the day with a light but savory breakfast to keep you going until lunch.

  • Paravantes shared her five favorite Mediterranean breakfasts.

Elena Paravantes grew up eating the Mediterranean diet in Greece and is now a registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in it. She previously told Insider about nine mistakes people make when following the diet and also shared her favorite breakfasts.

The Mediterranean diet has been named the healthiest way to eat by the US News & World Report six years in a row. Research suggests it has several benefits, including improving heart health and the body’s ability to manage blood sugar levels, promoting brain health and longevity, and potentially delaying the onset of Parkinson’s disease.

The diet focuses on

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Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen needs third surgery on elbow

st. PETERSBURG, Fla., — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen needs a third elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season, manager Kevin Cash said Saturday.

Rasmussen’s surgery is scheduled for July 24, and the procedure will be done by Dr. Keith Meister.

“Unfortunately, he’s going to miss the rest of the year,” Cash said. “He will get what they’re calling the brace put in. … Dr. Meister just felt like this is probably the best course of action to get him back on the field as quick as possible and as healthy as possible.”

Cash didn’t rule out Rasmussen from a midseason return in 2024.

“Ras is frustrated,” Cash said. “We were all kind of hopeful that maybe he’d be pitching for us at some point this season, but it’s not going to happen.”

Rasmussen, who has been on the 60-day injured list with what was

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Government of Canada and Chief Nursing Officer hosted the Nursing Retention Forum to address workforce health challenges

June 14, 2023 | Toronto, Ont. | Health Canada

As Canada’s largest group of health professionals with more than 400,000 members, nurses are critical to Canada’s health care system, but many are leaving the profession given the challenges – such as increased workloads, high incidences of burnout, stress, anxiety and depression, and in some cases, abuse – that they face on the job.

Health workers are the backbone of the health care system, and the Government of Canada is working with provinces and territories, as well as the Coalition for Action for Health Workers and other key partners to address workforce health challenges. Budget 2023 outlines our plan to invest close to $200 billion to improve health care for Canadians, which includes a focus on efforts to further support the health workforce through retention, recruitment, planning and recognition of the credentials of those trained in other jurisdictions and abroad. Additionally,

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Need a Practical High School Graduation Gift?

We’ve got you covered. If you know a recent high school graduate, you should find out if they have a simple estate plan to allow their parents or guardians to make medical and financial decisions if they are incapacitated.

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With high school graduation season in full swing, it is essential to remember that at age 18, parents no longer have the right to make medical and financial decisions for their child, something should happen.

We always recommend that 18-year-olds have simple estate planning documents in place, in the event of incapacity.

If your child goes away to school and has an accident, you want to be able to speak to doctors and medical personnel regarding their care.

Unfortunately, sometimes accidents

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Drew Barrymore Expands on Her ‘Difficult’ Relationship with Her Mother: ‘I Have Been Vulnerable’

“I have… tried to figure out a very difficult, painful relationship while admitting it is difficult to do while a parent is alive,” said Drew Barrymore

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Drew Barrymore is speaking out further on her relationship with her mother.

On Monday, Barrymore, 48, shared a video to Instagram she captioned “TO ALL YOU TABLOIDS,” accusing some news outlets of “twist[ing] my words around” after Vultures published an interview in which she spoke candidly about her complicated relationship with her mother, Jaid Barrymore.

“I have been vulnerable and tried to figure out a very difficult, painful relationship while admitting it is difficult to do while a parent is alive,” she said. “And that for those of us who have to figure that out in real time, ‘cannot wait’ as in they cannot wait for the time, not that the parent is dead.”

“Don’t twist my words around or ever say that I

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Experts offer tips on diagnosing, managing, and preventing

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Experts say there are a number of ways to diagnose as well as manage migraine headaches. Javier Sanz/Getty Images
  • About 17% of women and 5% of men in the United States have experienced migraine symptoms.
  • Experts say staying up to date with the latest diagnostic and preventive methods for migraine headaches is key to managing the condition.
  • They add that medications might be the best option for people who have chronic migraine.

Migraine affects more than 10% of people worldwide.

Women are three times more likely to have the condition than men. In the United States, about 17% of women experience migraine symptoms while the same is true for less than 6% of men.

Over the past few decades, methods for diagnosing and preventing these painful headaches have changed significantly.

Modern diagnostic methods may include clinical observation and neuroimaging while preventive methods range from dietary and lifestyle

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise in Canada, especially among children

It’s an organ that often doesn’t get a lot of attention.

While it is brought up in connection with alcohol consumption, the most common liver disease now is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

About 25 per cent of Canadians, with one in five being children, are being diagnosed with NAFLD, according to the Canadian Liver Foundation.

Currently, Canadian schools do not teach liver health in the health curriculum and the Canadian Liver Foundation would like that to change.

The organization has launched a petition calling on education ministers to include liver health in school curricula.

Mohit Arora is a liver transplant recipient. He received his new liver 30 years ago after he was born with a rare disease called biliary atresia.

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“Even now, to this day, there’s still not much known about its causes and there’s certainly no cure,” he told Global News Tuesday.

Arora said

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Glentoran boss Rodney McAree thrilled to see Junior produce his best in win over Cliftonville

Paddy McLaughlin’s Reds were blown away by a scintillating first-half showing from the Glens, ignited by a classic strike from English-born Junior and a delicious double from Bobby Burns, who took his goal tally for the season to 10.

The result moved Glentoran up to third-place in the Danske Bank Premiership table, but they still trail cross-town rivals Linfield by five points, so automatic qualification — which accompanies second-spot — is still a big ask for the east Belfast institution.

Junior got the show on the road in 19 minutes. He gobbled up a pass from Luke McCullough and held off challenges from Odhran Casey and Jonny Addis before producing a smart finish.

Burns then struck after the half-hour, drilling into the bottom corner before walloping home a sizzler seconds before the break.

“I thought Junior was fantastic,” purred McAree.

“He’s had to be patient since he arrived at the

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Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus

NAIROBI, Kenya –

Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized vaccine or treatment.

The World Health Organization on Thursday said that brought the country’s total number of cases to nine in the outbreak declared in mid-February.

There are two known current outbreaks of Marburg on the African continent. Tanzania this week announced eight cases of Marburg, including five deaths. One of the people killed was a health worker.

“Our pathogen genomics team will sequence samples from both places … and see if there is a relationship between the current two outbreaks,” the acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday. He said results should be known within the week.

The WHO said the new cases in Equatorial Guinea were found in the provinces of Kie Ntem, Litoral and

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Mental health struggles are driving more college students to consider dropping out, the survey finds



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Isabel, a 20-year-old undergraduate student, is no stranger to hard work. She graduated high school a year early and spent most of 2021 keeping up with three jobs. But when she started college that fall, she felt like she was “sinking.”

She knew that she wasn’t feeling like herself that first semester: Her bubbly personality had dimmed, and she was crying lots more than she was used to.

It all came to a head during a Spanish exam. Isabel, who identifies as both Latina and Black, overheard a video that other students were watching about racism in her communities. Negative emotions swelled up, and she had to walk out without finishing the test. She rushed back to her room, angry and upset, and broke her student card when she hit the door to get in.

“And I just started having a full-blown panic attack,” she said. “My mind

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