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Herbalife shakes, tea and coffee at Corner Nutrition in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Alex and Devin Bullard had a business. They just needed the perfect spot to open it. The Bullards are from a tiny town in Mississippi and, after much research, they decided Evansville was that spot – so they moved on up and Corner Nutrition opened in Hebron Office Plaza in September. The Bullards were sure the smoothie, coffee and tea shop, selling Herbalife products, would be a hit. Devin’s brother has a shop in Mississippi and his sister has one in Tennessee. “I worked for Devin’s brother for a year and a half,” Alex said. “I was
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Grocery store nutrition: GIANT offers classes on food access, cooking, and budgeting | Food
Anyone could benefit from a fresh way of thinking about cooking. From family meals, to hunger advocacy, to embarking on a worldwide culinary adventure, The GIANT Company’s team of nutritionists have plenty of fresh ideas for both meals and snacks for families this fall. The team invites you to grab your aprons and join them for free, live classes via Zoom for chefs of all ages this September and October. National Family Meals Month™ September is National Family Meals Month, established to shine a light on the importance of sharing meals together. Nutritionists at GIANT say they are ready
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National Nutrition Week: Can a plant-based diet help reduce the risk of Covid?
A recent study published by the online journal BMJ Nutrition – Prevention & Health showed that a plant-based and pescatarian (fish) diet could potentially reduce the risk of Covid infection. But to what extent is it true for the world population? Minal Shah, senior nutrition therapist at Fortis Hospital, Mulund says that it is important to first understand the different kinds of diets and how they impact our health. “A vegetarian diet is a healthy diet that may lower LDL cholesterol levels and blood pressure. It can reduce the incidence of hypertension, metabolic disease, including obesity and type-2 diabetes,
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On Nutrition: Protein and vegetarian diet concerns | Health
Dear readers: I am encouraging all who can, and haven’t, to get vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease known as COVID-19 that’s wreaking havoc around the world. The longer significant numbers of people refuse to take the shot, the greater the risk that increasingly nasty variants can emerge. Even more worrisome, the unvaccinated risk serving as vectors to infect their own families, friends and any vulnerable people around them. I have followed the research behind the vaccines’ development and have confidence in their safety and efficacy. This is good science, marvelously developed with fantastic speed. Personal freedoms notwithstanding,
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Southern Africa Food and Nutrition Security Working Group (FNSWG) Quarterly Bulletin – 03 June 2021 issue 01 and 02 – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Highlights: • Average to above.average rainfall improved water crop and pasture conditions catalysing agricultural and pastoral opportunities in most parts of the region, increasing the above-average harvest in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia and parts of Mozambique. • Five out of 16 weather systems made landfall during the 2020/2021 Cyclone Season. Over 500,000 people were affected and over 219,000 fanning hectares were compromised during the last cyclone season, mostly in Mozambique, but also in Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Malawi, Botswana South Africa. • 1.14 million people in Madagascar are projected to be food insecure (IPC 3 or above) in April-September 2021, with an
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MAKING A MARK: Partnership helps bridge nutrition gap in Hampton Roads
The Neighborhood Harvest and ACCESS College Foundation have teamed up to get healthy food to local families in need. NORFOLK, Va. — It’s a crisis only worsened by the pandemic–food insecurity. “It’s created just a more costly experience for people… because they’re not going out or they’re not getting food where they normally get it because of the supply issues,” said Baker’s Crust Owner John Stein. Stein is also CEO of The Neighborhood Harvest, a home delivery service for local, fresh, and organic food. “We started it as a small basil farm, and then we evolved more into just really
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Kids can sign up for free cooking, nutrition classes with St. Joe’s Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, MI — Hands-on nutrition and cooking classes are available at no charge for anyone age 12 to 14. St. Joseph Mercy in Ann Arbor has 35 spots open for this Nutrition Buddies Research Program, a four-week virtual course from April to May for kids to explore science, nutrition, agriculture and leadership opportunities. Each participant will receive hands-on cooking instructions at home and a chance to create plant-based meals from scratch with St. Joe’s physicians, according to a news release. “We know that poor nutrition is a major contributing factor of chronic disease in America, and people who experience
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What Is Soul Food? Cultural Importance and Nutrition Tips
Soul food is the traditional cuisine of African Americans (1). Sometimes simply referred to as “Southern food,” soul food was carried to the North and rest of the United States by African Americans leaving the South during the Great Migration of the early to mid-20th century. Meals range from simple family dinners of rice and beans, fried chicken, and collard greens with ham hocks to tables loaded with candied yams, smothered pork chops, gumbo, black-eyed peas, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, sweet potato pie, and peach cobbler. Soul food is an integral part of Black food culture and often
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Top 10 Food and Nutrition Trends on the Horizon for 2021
We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Here’s our process. The year 2020 brought hardships and change for many people around the globe, and our everyday habits and behaviors have dramatically shifted. Our priorities have changed as well, with many people focusing anew on their health and well-being, including what they eat. As a result, food and health culture have changed. With 2021 just around the corner, we’re about to see these changes come to fruition. With many industry experts expecting massive change,
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Nutrition and mental health: What’s the link?
Diet influences numerous aspects of health, including weight, athletic performance, and risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. According to some research, it may affect mental health, too. Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health conditions worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression could be one of the top health concerns in the world by 2030. Therefore, it is not surprising that researchers continue to search for new ways to reduce the impact of mental health conditions, rather than relying on current therapies and medications. Nutritional psychiatry is an
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