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American Airlines co-pilot dies during landing in New Mexico – CNN
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
American Airlines Flight 1353, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Dallas-Fort Worth to Albuquerque, was 2 miles from landing when the captain declared an emergency, citing "a medical issue" aboard, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.
American identified the first officer aboard flight 1353 as William "Mike" Grubbs.
The aircraft landed safely at 3:33 p.m., according to Flightaware, and taxied to the gate, where it was met by paramedics, said Daniel Jiron, spokesman for Albuquerque International Sunport. Two people familiar with the incident said CPR was performed for 35 to 40 minutes before the first officer was pronounced dead.
The airline said in a statement that it "is deeply saddened" by Grubbs' passing. "We are taking care of First Officer Grubbs' family and colleagues, and our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time."
The FAA said it "will follow up with the airline" to learn more about Wednesday's incident.
Many of the tasks during final approach in a Boeing 737 can be handled safely by a single crew member, but it would significantly increase the stress and workload for the captain.
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Liven Up Your Liver! – SteinbachOnline.com (blog)
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
The liver weighs about 4 pounds and is the bodys largest and hardest working internal organ. A healthy liver fulfills over 500 functions, holds about thirteen percent of the bodys blood supply at any given moment, and filters over a litre of blood each minute! In addition, it contributes to production of over 13,000 different chemicals and maintains over 2000 internal enzyme systems.
Main Functions
What Burdens The Liver?
Some factors that negatively affect liver health include obesity, lack of exercise, insulin resistance/blood sugar imbalances, heart problems, chronic stress/insomnia, estrogen imbalance, poor diet (high in sugar/fructose, refined/processed foods, wrong fats, alcohol and low in fibre, water, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants) as well as toxic overload (internal -> from candida overgrowth, poor digestion -leaky gut, poor gut flora, food sensitivities, low enzymes/HCL, constipation or external -> from chemicals and hormone mimickers in food, personal care & cleaning products, tobacco and environment). Note that the health of the liver is very much dependent on the health of the gut!
What Can Go Wrong?
Sluggish Liver is described by an impairment in the ability to detoxify or remove toxins.
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is characterized by progressive stages of fat buildup, inflammation, scarring and hardening, tissue damage, limited blood flow and eventually complete failure.
Gallstones occur due to an imbalanced composition of bile, when production/circulation/quality is impaired. Bile is composed of fats (cholesterol, lecithin, and fatty acids), bile pigment (bilirubin), bile salts/acids, water, and minerals. Approximately, 80-85% are made of cholesterol and 15-20% of calcium/bilirubin (pigment stones).
When the liver is congested, it not only creates inflammation and cell damage, but toxins end up overflowing into the bloodstream and re-circulating, eventually being stored in fatty tissues. A burdened liver leads to various signs and symptoms such as headaches, skin problems, body odor, food sensitivities, poor digestion, excess weight retention, cholesterol buildup, constipation, hormonal imbalances (PMS/thyroid), fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, etc.
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Eliminate Triggers
Ensure Good Nutrition
Consider Liver Support Ingredients
Choose a LIVER CLEANSE that enhances both Phase I & II detoxification, supports liver functions (hormone processing, blood sugar regulation) and stimulates bile production.
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Ask a health care advisor which products are right for your specific needs and lifestyle!
This column is sponsored by Good 'n' Natural in Steinbach.
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SPACE COAST DAILY TV: Women Get Inspired, Empowered at Delta Life Fitnes In Viera – SpaceCoastDaily.com
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Delta Life Fitnes like nothing else youve tried
SPACE COAST DAILY TV:Space Coast Daily is live at Delta Life Fitnesswith owner Ryan Roche about what setsthem apart and why women choose his facility over others. Delta Life Fitness, located in at 6729 Colonnade Avenuenear the Avenues inViera, is an all-womens group fitness and training facility because they believe thats what women deserve.
BREVARD COUNTY VIERA, FLORIDA For many women working out is a chore worse than torture. For others, its the life preserver for their sanity. The fact is that the health and wellness of all women depends on exercise and diet which affects all aspects of our lives.
Delta Life Fitness, located in at 6729 Colonnade Avenuenear the Avenues inViera, is an all-womens group fitness and training facility because they believe thats what women deserve.
This is not a box gym or a warehouse full of equipment thats difficult to use with no help from staff. Delta Life Fitness is like nothing else youve tried.
Every program claims to provide results but few can back it up. DLFs trademarked Tone&Torch program is changing lives rapidly, safely and in ways single focused programs cannot. This is measured by success stories with goal shattering results.
This combination of body-toning resistance exercises and fat-torching cardio is the key to getting women in the best physical and mental shape of their lives. Each session is done in groups led by instructors from start to finish packing it all in a 30-minute session.
Delta Life Fitness has roots in Boot Camp training which was formed on the basis of Marine Corps Boot Camp work outs by and for Marines and their family and friends.
Owners Ryan and Erin Roche, along with General Manager, Jen Helms, work hard to help you meet your goals. They do this by encouraging women to be inspired, be empowered, be great!
For more information log on toDeltaLifeFitnessViera.com or call321-750-7113.
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Managing your pet’s adverse food reaction – InsideHalton.com
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Dealing with the diet of their pet must be one of the most common issues that pet owners confront.
The choice of a food, the amount to feed, the time to feed, the need for supplements and the impact of treats all require decisions.
Also, decisions that are made do not last for a lifetime. Inevitably, adjustments in diet will be necessary.
A common reason for a change in diet occurs when a pet experiences an adverse food reaction (AFR).
Adverse food reactions can include food poisonings, food aversions, food intolerances not involving the immune systems such as dietary indiscretions as well as true food allergies.
An AFR is really just an abnormal clinical response to a food component. A true food allergy involves a reaction by a patients immune system.
Food allergies are likely to be genetically-influencedand certain cat and dog breeds appear to be predisposed to them.
The following breeds are over-represented in animals affected by food allergies: Labrador retriever, Cocker spaniel, soft-coated Wheaten terrier, Dalmatian, West Highland white terrier, bichon frise, collie, Chinese Shar Pei, Lhasa Apso, golden retriever, German shepherd, Hungarian vizsla, Cairn terrier, Irish and English setter, Bernese Mountain Dog and Siamese.
The clinical signs that are seen in a patient with an AFR primarily affect the skin and the gastrointestinal tract.
Most commonly, the skin becomes very inflamed (known as dermatitis) and a profound itchiness develops.
In dogs, this itchiness or pruritus most frequently affects the ears, feet, groin, armpits, face, neck, front limbs, and peri-anal region.
Often, damaged by the scratching and biting, the skin becomes infected. Cats are affected in the same way also commonly in the head and neck areas of the body. Hair loss, hives and lymph node enlargements are other lesions that may be seen.
About one-third of patients with AFR may have gastrointestinal clinical signs. They are usually non-specific signs like vomiting, diarrhea, increased frequency of defecation, straining to defecate, increased flatulence, and bad breath.
In a cat or dog with these problems, it will likely be important to determine if a true food allergy is involved.
There are many disease processes other than AFRs that can cause clinical signs similar to those described above.
A proper veterinary diagnostic process will be necessary when investigating such health problems.
However, if a veterinarian suspects a true food allergy based on the patients history of problems, the clinical signs shown by a patient, and when these signs develop, a further workup will be required.
If the skin itchiness develops in a patient less than six months of age or in one who is over six years of age, there appears to be an increased likelihood of a food allergy cause.
Unfortunately, there is no simple blood test to diagnose food allergies in cats and dogs.
Pet owners are advised not to be misled with advice to the contrary. Although there are blood tests offered to make such diagnoses, they are not reliable. They result in a high number of false positives and may also yield false negatives in patients who do have food allergies.
The unreliability of blood testing to diagnose food allergies is the consensus belief of board certified veterinary dermatologists in North America.
At the moment, in my opinion, these blood tests are a waste of money.
An elimination food trial over an 8-12 week period is the best way to diagnose food allergies.
If an animal has food allergies, the most common offending foods are beef, milk, lamb, wheat corn, chicken egg, soy, chicken, tuna, and salmon. They cannot develop an allergy to a food component to which they have not been exposed.
In the elimination food trial, a home-cooked diet is preferred and should be composed of a single protein source to which the patient has not been exposed, and a carbohydrate.
Bison, elk, rabbit, squid, white fish, kangaroo, camel or ostrich are some of the unique protein sources that can be considered for the trial.
Ancient grains and carbohydrates like rutabaga, butternut squash, parsnips, peas, and sweet potatoes are also used in the trial. Your veterinarian, perhaps assisted by a dermatology or veterinary nutrition specialist, will be needed to plan the diet and conduct the trial.
If such a food trial confirms food allergies as a problem, feeding the pet the elimination diet long-term is one obvious option. It is also possible to perform additional food ingredient challenges in order to formulate a diet that the patient can continue to eat safely. However, a true food allergy cannot otherwise be cured and will not be outgrown by a pet.
Barry Burtis is a retired local companion animal veterinarian.
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‘I Did A Low-Carb Diet For 2 WeeksHere’s How Much Weight I Lost’ – Women’s Health
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Women's Health | 'I Did A Low-Carb Diet For 2 WeeksHere's How Much Weight I Lost' Women's Health I've tried my fair share of weird weight loss strategies, none of which I wind up maintaining long-term because of the crazy restrictions. But in the summer of 2015, my parents started their own journey on the low-carb diet, and after seeing each of ... |
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First Listen: Stream Diet Cig’s Debut Album, ‘Swear I’m Good At This … – NPR
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Diet Cig's new album, Swear I'm Good At This, comes out April 7. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Diet Cig's new album, Swear I'm Good At This, comes out April 7.
Alex Luciano is a guitar-slinging human tornado on a Pixy Stix bender. As the singer, guitarist and one half of the undeniably charming duo Diet Cig, Luciano is known to bop, flail and high-kick around the stage. And that boundless exuberance is infectious, coaxing crowds into pop-punk sock hops. It's also emblematic of the joyful musical bond between Luciano and drummer Noah Bowman, who can frequently be spotted sharing a glance and a wide grin in the split seconds before Luciano leaps off the front of his bass drum. What began as a chance meeting at a house show in the Hudson Valley-based college town of New Paltz, N.Y., has sparked a vital collaboration and friendship.
Diet Cig brilliantly bottles Luciano's energy on the duo's debut album, Swear I'm Good At This. Every track here is a frenetic showcase for Luciano's thrashing guitars and cooing harmonies and Bowman's pounding drums. The record benefits from a tour-honed chemistry that yields sharper hooks and fuller production than any of Diet Cig's previous singles: Listen for the little synth phrase floating up from the distorted fray of "Maid Of The Mist", or the softly strummed guitar that opens "Bath Bomb." And with every taut banger comes the kind of candy-coated melodies that dare you to resist shouting along in unison.
For all the fizzy fun Diet Cig uncorks, those irresistible dynamics cloak the intimacy at the album's core. Writing with revealing honesty and searing wit, Luciano shows an innate knack for lyrics that reflect equal parts wide-eyed wonder, earnest vulnerability, and a fearless, "doing it on my own terms" ferocity. Frequently harvesting from her own past formative romances and breakups, it's Luciano's tiniest details that prove the most relatable. Luciano is capable of capturing the flittering giddiness of a new crush on "Leo" and "Apricots" ("I wanna kiss you in the middle of a party / I wanna to cause a scene"); depicting relationship-status conversations on "I Don't Know Her" ("I don't want you to feel nostalgic for something that never happened"); and even derives cringe-worthy humor from an awkward fling with someone who shares her name on "Sixteen." Similarly, "Barf Day" revisits the sadness of being ignored on her birthday ("I'm sick of being my own best friend / Will you be there in the end?"), only to stave off loneliness with a satisfying kiss-off: "I just wanna have ice cream on my birthday! / I know that you're sorry, I just don't care!"
Yet Diet Cig is at its most potent when deploying Luciano's experiences to wrestle with bigger ideas, like consent, identity and flipping gender roles. "I don't need a man to hold my hand / That's just something you'll never understand!" Luciano proudly proclaims on the invigorating closer "Tummy Ache." Elsewhere, "Maid Of The Mist" addresses past exes ("I am bigger than the outside shell of my body and if you touch it without asking then you'll be sorry") while turning her assurances into an empowering mantra: "I'm fine / You're alive / You'll be O.K. in some time." And on "Link In Bio," Luciano voices her frustrations over how women are all too often singularly defined or silenced for being too outspoken: "They say speak your mind / But not too loud / I'm not being dramatic / I've just f had it with the things that you say you think that I should be / I'm done with being a chill girl / I'm trying to take over the world."
Swear I'm Good At This all adds up to a snapshot of a young songwriter navigating through the yearning and boredom, ambition and insecurity that accumulates along the rocky path from adolescence to adulthood. The power of Diet Cig comes from the way Luciano and Bowman bolster these themes with affirming positivity in the form of delightful, explosive anthems. These songs will surely give anyone weathering their own tough moments the confidence to pick themselves up and dance.
Swear I'm Good At This is out April 7 on Frenchkiss Records.
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The Real-Life Diet of Italian Soccer Star Andrea Pirlo – GQ Magazine
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Professional athletes dont get to the top by accident. It takes superhuman levels of time, dedication, and focusand that includes paying attention to what they put in their bellies. In this series, GQ takes a look at what athletes in different sports eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Heres a look at the daily diet of the 37-year-old NYCFC midfielder.
Andrea Pirlo has never been the fastest guy to step foot on a soccer field. Nor the strongest. And in the second half of his career at 37, certainly not the youngest. Yet, almost improbably, hes solidified himself as a living legend of the sport, thanks in large part to his genius-level vision on the pitch and an unwavering confidence that has led to moments like this.
Yo, Andrea, what makes you the best player* in the universe? Is it the vicious set pieces? Is it the hair? Is it the copious amounts of pasta and wine? Its gotta be the pasta and wine, right?
*Well, one of the best players over the age of 35, at least.
GQ: Youve been a professional soccer player for more than two decades now and still going strong now in MLS. Has there been any major changes to your diet during that time, or do you actually possess a special anti-aging serum?
Andrea Pirlo: I changed my diet the moment I understood that my metabolism was changing. Until I was 30 years old, my body was used to my routine of eating pasta every single day. Nowadays I eat it just the day of a match.
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Really? Before every single match?
I have my routine. Before every match I eat pasta with tomato and chicken breast a few hours beforehand. In the hottest months, I choose to drink an energy drink before the match, too, but normally I drink just water. I decided to bring my Italian habits here to the U.S.
I was going to ask you if your diet saw any changes after you signed with NYCFC and making the move to Manhattan.
I wasnt forced to do any big adjustment. Its Manhattan, I dont have any problem finding places to eat that are on a high-level quality. Like I said, I decided to maintain my Italian routine in terms of get because the Italian lifestyle has always worked for me.
The last 16 years of your career have been spent predominantly in three of the best cities in the world to eat: Milan, Turin, and New York. Which one has the best food?
Well, I have to say that in those three cities you can eat very well everywhere. But if I have to pick one city, I would say New York. Its bigger than Milan and Turin. There are more choices and possibilities because there are so many different cultures. One night I could get Italian food, then the next night I could get Chinese or an American steak. I love the food scene in New York.
I love the idea of you going to town on a steak. It seems so inauthentically Italian!
I like to barbecue for friends and family in both Italy and New York!
Do you have a favorite place to eat in New York now that youve been here for a couple years?
I have to say that I dont have a favorite restaurant. The city is so big and it offers so many different choices that it would be a mistake to go every time to the same restaurant. I love to find new places and to taste new flavors in the city. There are too many good places to focus just on a couple of them.
You mentioned earlier that youve been able to maintain the same eating habits here in the States that you had in Italy, so what exactly are those habits? Whats a typical day look like for Andrea Pirlo when it comes to your diet?
I stick to a Mediterranean diet with fresh produce and olive oil. On a normal day my diet is divided into the three main meals. I dont eat any other snack between meals during the day. For breakfast I usually eat ham or prosciutto with crackers, orange juice, and a cup of coffee. Sometimes I exchange the ham with an omelet. Then at lunch I normally eat a mixed salad with salmon or chicken. For dinner, finally, I eat meat or fish. I dont have big preferences and I like to keep it simple.
And then you have your pasta, but only before a game.
Sometimes I am tempted to steal from my kids plates when they eat pasta.
In the off-season do you allow yourself to indulge a bit more often in a bowl of pasta?
During the off-season, I eat almost everything without exaggerating.
Youre a noted wine drinker, and my Italian grandmother loves to say that a glass of red wine every night keeps her young. Would you agree with that statement?
If this statement would be true, I would drink it every night! I like drinking wine, and I drink it often, but not every night. When I stay home for dinner I normally just drink water.
There are going to be a lot of very disappointed people when they read this article and find out that wine isnt the source of your longevity. But as a child you did grow up around a vineyard and Nike even released a pair of wine-themed cleats for you. If you could only drink one specific wine for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
Since I am also a wine producer, I would say one of mine. Among them I would choose the Pratum Coller. That is the best one of my personal production.
I dont want to give away the secrets of my Pratum Coller. Maybe youll be curious to try it
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Spicing up a low-sodium diet – The Detroit News
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Daniel Neman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12:07 a.m. ET March 30, 2017
Yes, Coffee-Braised Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions uses real, brewed coffee.(Photo: Cristina M. Fletes / TNS)
The doctor says you have to lower your sodium.
Its stunning news. After all, salt is what makes food taste like food. On the other hand, eating too much salt can be devastating to your health.
According to the Harvard School of Public Health, too much sodium in the bloodstream can lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, possibly to stomach cancer and even to osteoporosis.
If you must switch to a low-sodium diet, it would be wise to eliminate any prepared or processed foods from your mealtime or snacks no more Cheesy Poofs, no more trips to Burger Doodle.
Canned foods are generally awash in sodium, which is used as a preservative, so it is better to use frozen vegetables, say, than canned. Fresh vegetables are best of all, of course, because you can control the amount of salt you use.
In a similar vein, homemade foods are better for anyone on a low-sodium diet than store-bought or restaurant-made, because you know how much salt you are getting. A chefs idea of low salt may be different from your idea, or your doctors.
But if you need a low-sodium diet, what can you do to replace the flavor-enhancement that is provided by salt? There are several tricks, but the idea behind them all is to add pleasing but assertive flavors.
Lemon is probably used the most, because its bright acidity mimics the effects of salt. Fresh herbs also help to awaken dormant flavors, and so does garlic.
For the first dish of my exploration of a low-sodium diet, I made a White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip, which makes full use of lemon and garlic and, at least in the garnish, fresh herbs.
This dip is a great example of a low-sodium replacement for a familiar dish in this case, hummus. Hummus is one of the best things ever, but a quarter-cup of it contains more than 200mg of sodium. White bean dip comes in at one third of that.
Its made in much the same way as hummus, without tahini and with white beans replacing the garbanzo beans. Because the beans are softer, it takes on a satiny feel. And it has every bit as much flavor.
The only problem is that it looks so much like hummus that your guests are likely to expect hummus when they try it. When they get over their initial disappointment, they may find they enjoy it every bit as much as the saltier stuff.
My next dish, an entree, used an unexpected strong flavor to make up for the relative lack of sodium: coffee. Its a pot roast braised in coffee, with caramelized onions, and the best part about it is you cant even tell its coffee. It just lends a depth and a dark richness to the meat that you sense, rather than taste.
Balsamic vinegar also helps to amplify the flavor in place of salt in this dish, along with a good dose of garlic.
But dont kid yourself; beef needs salt. This pot roast has salt in it. Its considerably less than you will find in other pot roast recipes, but it isnt exactly salt-free.
If you want salt-free, you might want to go with something such as French Country Chicken With Mushroom Sauce. Its chicken breast halves pounded flat and sauteed, and served with a sauce.
The flavor comes from the sauce. Its made from a thickened mixture of shallots, mushrooms, wine and chicken stock. Fresh rosemary, which always pairs well with chicken, adds an additional boost.
For a delightfully unusual dish, try Pasta With Spinach, Garbanzos and Raisins. Spinach and garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas) is not an entirely uncommon combination, but when you add golden raisins to it that just makes the whole dish sing.
It has garlic too, of course. Garlic and spinach go together like salt and pepper, and somehow it doesnt fight the raisins at all. Parmesan cheese on top brings the whole dish together and even adds a salty flavor while not contributing too much to the sodium count.
For breakfast or dessert, or both, you can make Whole Wheat Applesauce Muffins. These come from the American Heart Association, so you know they are good for your heart if not necessarily for your waistline.
What makes them heart healthy? They are sweetened and moistened with applesauce unsweetened applesauce, at that. Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and raisins only make them more festive.
And there is no butter at all. But to replace it, it calls for oil quite a lot of oil. And brown sugar gives them depth. The calorie count isnt too high, but neither is it too low.
In terms of salt-free flavor, though, they are out of this world.
White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip
2 whole garlic heads
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 (15-ounce) cans canellini beans or other white beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cut the top 1/3 off garlic heads off so tops of the cloves are exposed, and discard tops. Place heads, unpeeled, in ovenproof dish and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Cover with aluminum foil; bake 30 minutes.
Uncover and bake until the garlic cloves are soft and golden brown, 15 to 30 minutes more. This roasted garlic can be made up to five days in advance and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
In a food processor, combine the beans, the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil and the lemon juice. When the garlic heads are cool enough to touch, squeeze out the soft garlic into the processor and process until smooth. Add the salt and white pepper. This dip will keep up to three days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
To serve, transfer to a bowl, garnish with the parsley leaves and serve with vegetables or pita. Makes 10 servings.
Per serving: 205 calories; 6 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; no cholesterol; 11 g protein; 29 g carbohydrate; 1 g sugar; 7 g fiber; 67 mg sodium; 112 mg calcium
Coffee-braised Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions
4 pounds beef chuck roast, trimmed of fat
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Pepper, to taste
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 cup strong brewed coffee
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, turning from time to time, until well-browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the pot. Add onions, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until softened and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and thyme; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in coffee and vinegar; bring to a simmer. Return the beef to the pot and spoon some onions over it. Cover and transfer to the oven.
Braise the beef in the oven until fork-tender, but not falling apart, 2 to 3 hours. Transfer beef to a cutting board, tent with foil and let rest for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, skim fat from braising liquid; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the cornstarch mixture and cook, whisking, until the gravy thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Season with pepper. Carve the beef and serve with gravy. The pot roast will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to two days. Reheat meat slices and sauce, covered, in the oven, microwave or on the stove. Makes 10 servings.
Per serving: 258 calories; 9 g fat; 3 g saturated fat; 113 mg cholesterol; 38 g protein; 5 g carbohydrate; 2 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 180 mg sodium; 28 mg calcium
French Country Chicken with Mushroom Sauce
Adapted from a recipe by the Mayo Clinic
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, 4 ounces each
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/4 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Place the chicken breasts between waxed paper and pound with a mallet to flatten. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.
In a medium frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute for about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook 2 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and wine until all lumps are gone. Add the flour mixture to the shallots and mushrooms. Stir in the chicken stock and cook over medium-high heat. Stir until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the rosemary.
In a large, nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and saute until no longer pink or a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 170 degrees.
To serve, transfer the chicken breast halves onto each plate. Spoon mushroom sauce over the chicken and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 231 calories; 10 g fat; 2 g saturated fat; 70 mg cholesterol; 27 g protein; 4 g carbohydrate; 1 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 74 mg sodium; 26 mg calcium
Pasta With Spinach, Garbanzos and Raisins
8 ounces dry bow-tie pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth
1/2 cup golden raisins
4 cups fresh spinach, chopped
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Cracked black peppercorns, to taste
Fill a large pot full with water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook al dente, according to the package directions. Drain the pasta thoroughly.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garbanzos and chicken or vegetable broth. Stir until warmed through. Add the raisins and spinach. Heat just until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes. Do not overcook.
Divide the pasta among the plates. Top each serving with 1/6 of the sauce mixture, 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese and peppercorns to taste. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.
Per serving: 316 calories; 7 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; 16 mg cholesterol; 10 g protein; 57 g carbohydrate; 16 g sugar; 4 g fiber; 153 mg sodium; 72 mg calcium
Whole-Wheat Applesauce Muffins
Adapted from The American Heart Association Cookbook (1973)
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups unsifted whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease nine molds in a muffin tin with nonstick spray or butter.
Mix together the oil and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in the applesauce and baking soda.
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Starving Yourself Two Days a Week Is Actually Not a Bad Diet – Lifehacker Australia
Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
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Last Tuesday, I ate some green beans, a Clif bar, and one homemade sous vide egg bite. Thats 500 calories. I swear I dont have an eating disorderits just how you do things on this diet Ive been trying. On Wednesday I was back to my regular 2000-ish calories and feeling fine.
On the 5:2 diet, you fast for two days a week, say Monday and Thursday. You eat 25% of your usual calories on those days. The other days, you eat normally. By the end of the week, youve eaten a similar number of calories as those suckers on 1500 calorie regimens, but you only had to spend two days dieting.
The diet has been wildly popular in the UK for a few years, starting with a 2012 BBC documentary. When I first heard about it, I almost liked the idea. Id previously done a form of intermittent fasting that basically amounts to skipping breakfast and delaying lunch. I focus better in the mornings this way, and I seem to eat healthier overall, but it does take some getting used to.
Fasting for a whole day sounded too hard, but then again, it seems like half of England does it (including Benedict Cumberbatch). I had a few pounds to lose, and I get frustrated and hungry with traditional calorie-counting dietsso I thought Id give the 5:2 a try.
No matter what a diet claims as its raison dtre, lets be real: most people are interested in weight loss. Thats true here too. This diet, as well as others that fall under the intermittent fasting umbrella, is also supposed to improve the function of your brain, heart, metabolism and more.
The appeal is that you dont have to stick to the 5:2 diet for more than a day at a time. Sure, its a rough day, but its nothing like the Whole30 diet, where you commit to a strict set of rules that forbid bread and sugar for a month. And its not the endless slog of a typical calories-in, calories-out diet for long term weight loss, where you need to watch what you eat for months or years.
The first day I tried fasting, I was ravenous by the end of the day. I pulled up Facebook on my phone to distract myself, and my friends were sharing their favorite curry recipes with full-fat coconut milk. I had a pang of jealousy but then thought Hey, I can make that tomorrow. How many diets let you say that on the first day?
The 5:2 diet itself hasnt been rigorously studied, but a close relative, alternate-day fasting, has some data to back it up. Alternate-day fasting works as well for weight loss as traditional diets, according to studies like this one published in Obesity. But it works better for some people than others, and researchers are trying to figure that out, too. One trial published in Obesity Research and Clinical Practice found that white people and older people were more successful on the diet, but there were tons of factors they didnt account for, like whether some groups had better access to healthy foods. Men and women had equal luck on the diet.
The other health benefits, besides weight loss, are not as easy to pin down. Weve long known that mice live longer when theyre underfed. There have been tons of studies trying to figure out what other benefits come from calorie restriction, and whether they can translate to humans in safe and practical ways.
For example, fasting should help your body learn to manage blood sugar better. If you overeat, your cells can become resistant to insulin, eventually leading to type II diabetes. Dieting and exercise both seem to reverse this effect, and from what we know about the way the body manages blood sugar, fasting should help even more. Unfortunately, we dont have enough evidence to say if thats actually what happens.
The book explaining the 5:2 diet, The Fast Diet, is more honest about this than I expected a diet book to be. Author Michael Mosley, a doctor turned BBC presenter, tried several fasting-based diets for his Eat, Fast, and Live Longer documentary. He explains that he settled on the 5:2 pattern as a compromise between the different methods. Essentially, its based on his experience and gut feelings. Im okay with that. We dont have enough evidence to say that fasting (or even dieting) must be done a certain way, so if 5:2 is tolerable and has a decent chance of working, I figure its worth a try.
I wake up thinking about breakfast. Thats not off the menu, but I only have a 500 calorie budget for the day, and Id rather save it for later. So I fill my belly instead with some kind of beverage: coffee, water, seltzer, diet coke. The craving usually subsides.
If it doesnt, Ill go for a snack of veggies, since they are nearly calorie-free. Trader Joes sells a microwave-steamable bag of fresh green beans. With plenty of salt and pepper, its flavorful and almost filling, and the entire bag is just 125 calories. I split it into a morning and evening snack. [Ed note: Ew. Microwaveable green beans for breakfast.]
Either way, Im usually fine until 2pm. If Im having trouble concentrating at work, then I know its time to have some real food. This could be a carefully measured portion of pretty much any food, but I dont see the point in researching recipes, shopping, and cooking up a snack-sized meal. (The Fast Diet has plenty of recipes, though, if you prefer this approach.) More often than not, I choose a Clif bar: around 250 calories, depending on the flavor. I find it about as satisfying as you can expect a 250-calorie meal to be.
I dont get ravenous until evening, and thats the hardest part for me. Ill prowl around the kitchen, debating how to spend my last 100 or 200 calories, making myself even hungrier in the process. I like to have something dense and filling, like an egg bite, but its never enough. Tomorrow, I have to tell myself. I can have more tomorrow.
In fact, its easiest to just stay out of the kitchen and keep your mind off food. Fasting is easiest on the days Im busy at work, and hardest on a weekend when I might have time to lounge around or find myself at a party.
I never tried it, until recently. I just scheduled my workouts and my fast days so they didnt coincide. But yesterday I thought, hey, why not try going for a run and write about how terrible it feels.
It was not terrible. I was shocked: it was afternoon and I hadnt had anything besides Diet Coke and seltzer all day. I brought a Clif bar just in case, but ended up jogging for the better part of an hour without feeling any hungrier than when I was sitting at my desk. I ran at my usual speed, and even ran longer than I had originally planned. (Bad judgment induced by hunger? I wont rule it out.) And afterward, I set the Clif bar aside and didnt have a bite until evening, when I realized I could treat myself to a 400-calorie super burrito.
Some people say they have more energy when they exercise on an empty stomach. I always figured that was something you could get used to, but I didnt expect to experience it on the first try. Maybe it was a fluke. Maybe not.
When its not a fast day, youre supposed to eat normally. Nothing is off-limits, but whether youre using this to lose weight or just a healthy lifestyle, youd be smart to eat your veggies and protein and not too many cupcakes.
I do get a little hungrier the day after a fast (although its easy to skip breakfast, even if I was hungry at bedtime). But theres no guarantee youll end up pigging out. A calorie slash of 75 percent on a fast day generally gives rise to a little more than a 15 percent increase on the following feed day, Dr. Mosley and his coauthor, Mimi Spencer, write in The Fast Diet. They cite this study, which also noted that people feel less hungry on fast days by the second week. (Again, this research is on alternate-day fasting rather than the 5:2 diet).
I find that, mentally, I cant use a diet tracker like LoseIt on my non-fasting days. The tracker has decided I should eat 1,400 calories a day, so on fast days, it tells me that Im doing a good job but also displays a warning that this doesnt seem like enough food. Fair enough. But then the rest of the week, Im tempted to stick to that 1,400 goal, which is not how the 5:2 diet works. I never feel ready for another fast day, because I always felt a little starved. So I ditched the tracker, and easily got back into the 5:2 rhythm.
MyFitnessPal can do different calorie goals for each day, if you pay for a premium subscription. prefer to go without a tracker and let the calories fall where they may.
This definitely isnt the diet for everyone. If youre happy with a plan that asks you to undereat just a little every day, stick with that plan. Youre not missing out on much.
But if you have a hard time sticking to a typical calorie-restriction diet, you might find intermittent fasting easier to take. The 5:2 diet was designed to be a form of fasting that is easy to stick to: you get some food rather than none, and you can schedule your fast days to always fall on whichever days work for you. You can even put them back-to-back if you want, but even Dr. Mosley admits thats too difficult for most people to handle.
The authors note that theres nothing magic about 500 calories (they even allow 600 for men, or just 25% of what you would normally eat). Likewise the schedule: they suggest you cut down to just one fast day a week if youre maintaining your weight, or you can do three fast days if youre having fun and want to speed up weight loss.
They suggest another tweak that I found really helps: doing a 24-hour fast instead of trying to make it through a night, a full day, and then another night. This scheme is so easy Ive found myself doing it by accident. Have a big, late lunch, say around 2pm, and then skip dinner. When you wake up, if you can skip breakfast, then all you have to do is push off lunch until 2pm again, and bingoyouve done a 24 hour fast.
I did lose a few pounds while trying the 5:2 diet, although I didnt do it consistently, and I also also changed some other things in my life around the same time, like exercising more. Im not ready to give the diet full credit, but so far Im happy with it.
Whether this diet works for you will probably depend on how you spend your time (do you have a busy work schedule?) as well as how you handle hunger and willpower. Its definitely doable, and even though its trendy, its refreshingly free of pseudoscientific claims. If youre ready to give it a try, read the ground rules on the Fast Diet website and snoop the forums there to pick up some tips, then pick a busy day and stay out of the kitchen.
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Posted: March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Want to spice things up in the bedroom? Then its time to look at your diet.
The more foods you can eat to balance your hormones and boost blood flow to the pelvis, the better. But not sure where to start?
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Sun nutritionist shares 20 must-eat foods to add a little zing to your love life.
1. Oysters Rich in zinc which, when low in men, can lead to impotence.
Just two oysters give a man 100 per cent of his recommended intake.
Lean red meat is a good alternative.
2. Salmon Like other oily fish, this provides omega 3 essential fats, which we need for good circulation.
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For both men and women, a robust flow of blood around the body is important to keep us in good working order.
3. Steak This meat is great for iron, which is vital for energy levels.
Too little of this mineral can cause us to feel stressed, wanting nothing more than to nod off on the sofa.
Fortified breakfast cereals, nuts, wholemeal bread, eggs and broccoli also contain iron.
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4. Asparagus Brimming with the B vitamin folate, a 120 gram portion of asparagus provides more than we need for the day.
Good folate intakes have been shown to improve your blood flow and circulation.
Also great for vitamin E, which is good for heart health.
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5. Chili peppers If you cant stand the heat, these arent for you but if you can, be prepared to feel invigorated.
The super-nutrients in this punchy little spice raise the temperature of your meal, helping to increase metabolism and get your heart pumping.
Add some ginger too, as research indicates this can enhance male performance.
6. Avocado The smooth, shapely green pears resembling a womans curves are used as an aphrodisiac in many countries.
In some cultures they imply fertility too.
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