Nutrition 101

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By Gina Messina, Ph.D. About a year ago, a friend introduced me to Kakeibo, the Japanese art of budgeting and applying mindfulness to our spending, and I’ve been obsessed ever since. You see, I am a major contributor to our consumeristic culture. I see something shiny and I think I have to have it. A friend jokes that she hates going shopping with me because I have to pick up and touch everything on the shelves (although I’ve eliminated that practice due to COVID!). Like so many of us, I am easily persuaded by marketing tactics. Now that we so rarely spend cash, it feels like I can simply swipe a card, click a button, or use my fingerprint and suddenly I have a new…
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If you follow popular media, you’ll undoubtedly have heard references to clean eating. But what is it? Fortunately, there’s little mystery to clean eating. Its simplest definition is eating foods close to their natural forms — an apple should look like a fruit, not a piece of taffy. However, the term often refers to making choices that avoid some natural substances, like salt and sugar — too much of which adversely impacts your health. Such a meal plan offers considerable health benefits, including weight loss and decreasing your risk of developing various diseases. Here’s your introduction to how to get started with clean eating. 1. Get a Healthier Balance of Fats One issue with processed foods in the western diet is they often rely on…
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When you hear the word “diet,” you probably think of calorie counting, long lists of forbidden foods and much shorter lists of “allowed” foods. Perhaps you’ve even tried your fair share of popular diets and the thought of entertaining another one is enough to make you polish off a pint of ice cream. Relax, put down the spoon and let’s consider how Merriam-Webster defines “diet.” Food and drink regularly provided or consumedHabitual nourishment The words “regularly” and “habitual” describe more of a lifestyle, or pattern of eating. One such lifestyle is the Mediterranean diet—a balanced way of eating reflecting the traditional food patterns of those countries surrounding the Mediterranean. A great body of scientific research supports the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, including: Longer…
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The post-pandemic workplace is littered with uncertainty for workers in all industries, especially women. While the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, the lack of a steady workplace for women is still a prevalent problem. COVID-19 and Women’s Employment During the COVID-19 pandemic, women were 33% more likely than men to work in an industry shut down by the pandemic. Research indicated that jobs held by women were 1.8 times more vulnerable than those held by males. Women made up 39% of the employment on a global scale, but they accounted for 54% of the job losses worldwide. Economists also report that women were much more likely than men to be furloughed during the pandemic. In addition, women were furloughed for longer periods than…
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