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Rebel Wilson reveals ‘holistic approach’ is the secret to her 40lb weight loss – Yahoo Canada Shine On

Posted: November 12, 2020 at 3:56 am

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Rebel Wilson has opened up about her body transformation revealing that taking a holistic approach has been the key to her 40lb weight loss.

The Pitch Perfect star was discussing her weight loss and wellbeing journey on The Drew Barrymore Show, explaining that at the beginning of 2020, she decided she was going to make this her Year Of Health.

For the last few years Ive been theming my years, so I had the Year Of Fun, last year I had the Year Of Love and this year Im like, Its going to be the Year Of Health, she explained.

The actor went on to say that turning 40 in March had inspired her to rethink her health regime.

I never really focused on my health, which was probably obvious, she added.

I was going all around the world,jet-setting everywhere and eating a ton of sugar,Wilson continued. That was my vice. I have a very sweet tooth.I love desserts.

Rebel Wilson has opened up about her health and fitness transformation, pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party February, 2020 (Getty Images)

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Before she decided to overhaul her health and fitness regime, The Bridesmaids star described herself as an emotional eater.

Instead of the fad diets shed tried in the past, Wilson decided she was going to try a more holistic approach this time.

In order to move forward with her health goals and tackle her emotional eating, the actor realised she had to work on her mental health too and learn to love herself.

So I was working on the mental side of things and thinking why was I doing that?And why wasnt I valuing myself and having better self-worth? she said.

The actor also changed her eating habits and learned how to fuel her body in a nutritious and healthy way.

My diet was mainly all carbs,she continued. Which were delicious, but for my body type I needed to eat a lot more protein.

She went on to add that she thinks she has lost around 40lbs this year so far, but she still wants to lose a bit more weight.

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Wilson has been documenting her weight loss journey on Instagram, revealing that she has been achieving it safely and sustainably through eating healthily and exercising.

This has included high-intensity workouts with her personal trainer Jono Castano Acero.

In a recentpost, which saw her show off her weight loss in a body skimming navy dress, Wilson updated fans on her progress.

She wrote: Thanks for all the love so far on my Year of Health journey - when I was reaching for the candies last night after dinner I thought to myself hmmmm...better not and had a bottle of water instead.

8kgs to go until I hit my goal - hopefully I can do it by the end of the year.

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Here’s our plan the only way to save N.J.’s HS wrestling season – NJ.com

Posted: November 12, 2020 at 3:56 am

What would the NFL season be without the Super Bowl? The NHL season without the Stanley Cup final? The college basketball season without the NCAA Tournament?

They all would be, well, incomplete.

The New Jersey high school wrestling season without the state individual championships is not a season at all. As Brick Memorial head coach Mike Kiley aptly put it last month the state championships is the carrot wrestlers chase all season long.

The state championships are what make three-plus months of pain, sacrifice, bloody noses, split lips and weight loss worth it. Atlantic City is the wrestling Mecca that draws wrestling pilgrims no matter how arduous the journey to get there.

For many, including the three NJ.com wrestling writers, The States is the premier high school sporting event in New Jersey.

But the coronavirus has affected all high school sports, so far, leaving nothing unscathed. The NJSIAA has already postponed some sports, condensed seasons and even eliminated the state football tournament. The winter season is currently scheduled to begin practices on Dec. 3, still with many questions left unanswered.

Especially one key question from the wrestling community: will we crown individual state champions?

So when two Oct. 28 wrestling coaches meetings ended without locked-in dates for the state individual championships, many assumed it wouldnt happen at all. The uncertainty triggered a firestorm that spread like a California wildfire and unsurprisingly triggered those feelings of disappointment, frustration and hurt we wrote about last month. The NJSIAA took heat on social media for days.

Can New Jersey safely -- thats a word that cannot be understated -- have individual wrestling championships in the midst of a coronavirus resurgence that has in-state schools returning to virtual learning, hospitals filling up again and our governor considering new -- and some old -- protocols to try and combat its spread?

NJ Advance Media believes it can be done -- not simply, not without change and probably not without opposition from some faction of the wrestling community. We know wrestlings die-hard fans dont like change, but if the goal is to crown the best wrestler in New Jersey in every weight class -- and we believe that point can not be argued -- we have to give in order to get what we want.

Change would be inevitable, but putting an emphasis on crowning a state champion - and working within the NJSIAAs plan for a two-week postseason - weve created a proposal that:

Heres our pitch.

With the exploding pandemic numbers across the state, the potential of super-spreader events like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and the travel that goes with it, it seems highly unlikely winter practices will start Dec. 3 as planned. The same goes for the opening day of the winter season on Dec. 21.

If wrestling cant start on time, why start it at all? Or, why start something that cant be finished? If we are enduring only the start of a second wave, why risk having to shut sports down in January or February?

And as things stand, its unclear if large multi-team events, like the individual wrestling tournaments would even be allowed by Feb. 5.

Our suggestion: Move wrestling to Season 3. Youd get the benefit of time - and improved weather (well get to that in a moment). Right now Season 3 is home to only two sports -- gymnastics and girls volleyball.

The clock is ticking, Delbarton head coach Byran Stoll said. As the clock ticks down to our Dec. 3 start date, cases are soaring. Under the current plan, I think it would be 1-very difficult to even get the wrestling season started and 2-get through the whole thing. So right now, I think its the prudent choice to be able to push it back and give us more time. You read about the vaccines and potential treatments, so obviously the more time we have, the better.

To think that we could be starting in three weeks with everything going on around us is, well, dumb, said Ocean Township head coach Cip Apicelli. We start on Dec. 3 and by Dec. 15, 50 percent of the schools will have gone virtual? What sense does that make?

The Season 3 parameters are currently as follows:

Practice begins: Feb. 16, 2021

Regular-season competition: From March 3 to April 14

Postseason: April 15-24.

Heres why Season 3 makes sense:

It buys time for a vaccine to be developed and distributed. Pfizer Inc. said that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results.

Wrestling, boys basketball and girls basketball would not be sharing gymnasiums and locker rooms. It promotes safety -- fewer individuals sharing confined, indoor spaces. Overseeing agencies like those type of things.

With people staying at home for the holidays and going out less after Christmas and schools going on winter breaks, perhaps the rate of infection will be slowed. We urge the NJSIAA to take the chance and believe COVID-19 numbers will be trending down in mid-February, as opposed to going up in early December.

I am absolutely in for that, said Gateway head coach Jim Rutter. I have not had a Christmas holiday since 1975. Lets just keep conditioning. Ive been hearing schools might shut down from Thanksgiving to MLK Day. Im all about health. Lets get through the holidays. Why start it up just to get shut down? Mid-January to late-April is perfect.

In our opinion, the safest way to allow fans to attend the state wrestling championships is to hold it outdoors, say at Rutgers Stadium on the turf or at Princeton or at MetLife Stadium.

We know Rutgers has successfully hosted outdoor wrestling before. We know Rutgers was expected to be a bigger player in N.J. high school wrestling this winter, allegedly hosting the Group Wrestling Championships. We know the stadium is big enough to allow for social distancing. So if guidelines for outside activities will be in late-April what they are now, thats 500 fans. Wrestlers and coaches could safely and easily be seated on the other side of the stadium.

Sure, we know it could be raining, snowing, blustery or all of the above. We know it is a prime time for noreasters. We also know it could be 60 degrees for a stretch -- and under our proposal we would need the wrestling gods provide three good days of weather.

If Rutgers isnt interested in hosting something like that, Ill make them interested, said Rutgers University head coach Scott Goodale. "We could put the mats at the bowl end of the stadium. We could spread people out.

We can put 106 on a mat in one corner of the end zone near Section 101 and 152 across the way near sections 122 and 123, Goodale gushed. "We could run a weight class on the same mats every round so people could pick their seats and not have to move.

"The two best dual meets we ever hosted were in the football stadium. There were 16,000 people at those two matches ... 16,000 people. The fans would love it!

Let me know what we have to do to make it happen.

We propose the state tournament be held on April 22-24. We also suggest breaking-up the 14 weight classes over the three days -- 5-5-4, or 5-4-5. The weight classes could go in order, low-to-high, or be intermingled. Spreading the weight classes over three days would mean each weight class only competes for one day, helping to limit the number of wrestlers and fans in the stadium, should there still be capacity limits.

I dont care if its at Rutgers Stadium or a cow field up in Sussex County, Stoll said. "I just want these kids to get an opportunity to compete. I think most guys feel that way. Ultimately, decisions will have to be made about who gets in and who doesnt, but thats so far away from now.

I think its very feasible (at an outdoor venue) and my ultimate goal would be to get as many kids in to have an opportunity as possible.

Under our proposal, 16 wrestlers per weight class would advance from the Regionals. With daylight savings time in play, there could be full wrestlebacks, with medals awarded to the top eight just like there were last March. Because of the time limitations (9 a.m. to maybe 7 p.m.) there would be no long breaks and no clearing the stadium. Who would complain about that?

Could the tournament be done indoors over three days in a 5-5-4 format? Probably. However, if arenas arent hosting concerts and professional sports games, could they host a high school tournament?

Could we host it indoors?, Goodale said. It would all depend on what is going on with the virus. Outdoors? I think we could do that.

And dont think for a second that the NJSIAA will push the season forward a week into May. The one season the NJSIAA will not mess with is the spring, where its athletes were robbed of the entire 2020 season.

People have to understand these are different times, Apicelli said. All you have to do is look at what is going on around us. This is at least an attempt to do the right thing. The proposals Ive seen were for a state championship only. This at least has the districts and regionals.

Heres how we will get to the state championships.

Before you lose your marbles, remember the primary goal is to crown the best wrestlers at each weight class.

Also remember, we said there was going to need to be some giving to get things back in return. This is part of the giving.

The Season 3 postseason is from April 15-24. Thats not enough time to cram in a team tournament if you want individual championships -- even if you did it in a week.

My team would be in a position to win a sectional team title and contend for a group championship and I would still take an individual tournament over a team tournament, Apicelli said. A kid wrestles his entire life to get a shot at that individual title. A team title is great, but those last three weeks are what make the entire season.

The team stuff is awesome, Stoll said. We (Delbarton) got to achieve some great things and unprecedented things last year (finished ranked No. 1 in the state by NJ.com), but at the end of the day, the kids when theyre sweating in August or traveling out to Fargo, the goal is ultimately to be a New Jersey state champion. If you have to make a choice, I think its pretty simple.

Do you really want to crown a team champion only to have the individual championships squashed because of COVID-19 cases after the team tournament?

Why risk it?

Man, honestly, how can you not do the individual thing? said Collingswood head coach Dechlin Moody. "If I told kids no districts, half wouldnt wrestle. What would we have done with Andy (Clark) last year (without states)? I hate to say it, you would almost have to send him to another state. The team stuff is awesome, dont get me wrong, but at the same time districts and beyond is the end-all. Everybody wants to be there, everybody wants to be in Atlantic City.

Look at Vinny Santaniello. Those brothers wrestled in the state final and its their last shot to do it together. That team (Brick Memorial) could have four state finalists. How can you possibly tell them they cant wrestle in the state tournament? I get it, its just sports and its safety first but no state tournament would be a hard pill to swallow.

In an attempt to limit the spread of the virus among the wrestlers, fans and coaches, we suggest three modifications at the district level.

One, cut the number of participants. Nine or 10 teams bringing every wrestler they have for a one-day, indoor event isnt smart, safe or attractive to any prospective hosts.

Our suggestion is to turn the districts into a two-day event April 15-16, wrestling seven weight classes one day and seven the next. That means half as many wrestlers and fans in the building both days.

I was just saying this to somebody, Rutter said. Bring a couple weight classes in at 9 oclock, get them out, bring another group in at 3. (Wrestlers) wont get two hours off between rounds, but thats OK. Thats what they did at Super 32. Im into that. Adapt and improvise.

Two, cut the number of district tournaments in half, from 32 to 16. Why? It will be easier to find 16 hosts as opposed to 32. Districts are relatively close in proximity so there shouldnt be any outlandish traveling. For one year, we can live with disparity between districts.

Next, allow 12 wrestlers per weight class qualify for the districts. Yes, qualify. A wrestler earns his way into the districts. The OPC number, used to seed the districts now, will place the wrestlers, with head-to-head and common opponents used if necessary.

Fans should love the idea of qualifying for the districts. With only 12 wrestlers qualifying, coaches would almost be obliged to send good wrestlers out against other good wrestlers to gain more ranking points. What fan likes seeing top wrestlers getting forfeits in nearly every regular-season dual meet?

If you wrestle the way youre supposed to wrestle, the points work, Apicelli said. "The points allow you to see through the records. If a kid who is 14-1 doesnt have any quality wins, he may seeded behind a wrestler who is 10-5 and has wrestled three or four quality opponents.

If a wrestler wants to get to a certain place in the district seeding the coach is going to have to allow him to wrestle better kids. For a freshman, he starts the season with a ranking of zero. He needs every good match he can get. As a coach, you have 15 matches to get your kid into the districts.

The plan to limit entries drew a mixed response.

Thats something I hope doesnt happen, Rutter said. I didnt make the varsity lineup as a freshman and I remember going to districts thinking thats going to be me next year. I definitely want to preserve that individual stuff.

Under the NJ.com plan, the top four finishers in the 16 districts would advance to the regionals.

Again, concerned about finding school districts interested in hosting regional events, we would reduce the number of regional tournaments from eight to four and make the tournaments two-day events -- on April 18-19. Seven weight classes one day. Seven weight classes the second day.

The regional tournaments can be seeded as they are now, using established criteria. There could be wrestlebacks after the quarterfinals to ensure the best four wrestlers move on to the state tournament.

We wish there were a way to make that third-fourth-place bout have stay-or-go implications, but we couldnt figure out how. It doesnt seem right that regional finals and third-place bouts really count for nothing other than the color of the medal. Perhaps, there is some astute wrestling mind out there who can figure that out.

There was discussion at the end of last season about the girls having state championship away from the boys tournament. That is an absolute must this season.

The issue for girls wrestling is how wrestlers accumulate points and wins to be seeded without dual meets. There were weekend tournaments for girls last season, but how will those events be possible if indoor event attendance is reduced?

Unfortunately, we dont have those answers.

The girls need and deserve a tournament of their own without playing second fiddle to the boys.

If there is a will, there is a way. The wrestling community, working together, compromising, needs to find that way.

Perspective is important. New Jersey wrestling, as a whole, needs to stay focused on the goal -- crown the 14 best kids.

Anything they put together Im up for, Moody said. If you have to do weight classes on different days, limit the entries, Im up for anything if we can get to an individual state champion.

The NJ.com plan reduces margin for error. There are those who believe the ability to lose five and six times between the districts and state finals provides too much margin for error. There are others who believe there should be wrestlebacks at the district level. Under the NJ.com plan, a bad loss at the wrong time would end your season. Ultimately, there will be a wrestler who seemingly gets the short end of the stick, but that has always happened and will happen no matter what system is used.

There will be 25 percent of the wrestling community unhappy about losing the team tournament, another percentage unhappy about only 16 kids going to the states instead of 32, Apicelli said. But if we go into a season trying to get everything, chances are, we will get nothing.

All you can tell them (your team) is that the NJSIAA has a plan, and it could change, but we have to keep working towards that Dec. 3 start date, Stoll said. "Ultimately wrestling is a different sport than football. When you talk to football coaches, its all about planning and game plans. Wrestlers are used to get thrown on their back in the first period and figuring it out. These kids are equipped mentally for this type of uncertainty. Its the nature of our sport.

Mentally, I think these kids are equipped to handle it. Im really happy with how the kids have handled things. Theyre going to roll with the punches.

Can the grown-ups involved in the decision-making do the same thing? Lets hope so, the fate of the 2020-2021 wrestling season depends on it.

Pat Lanni covers wrestling in the northern part of the state. He may be reached at planni@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @PatLanniHS. Like NJ.com High School Sports on Facebook.

Joe Zedalis covers Shore Conference wrestling for NJ.com. He may be reached at jzedalis@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @josephzedalis. Like NJ.com HS sports on Facebook.

Bill Evans coves South Jersey wrestling for NJ.com. He can be reached at bevans@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BEvansSports. Like our NJ.com High School Wrestling Facebook Page.

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Pregnancy-Safe Foods That Will Satisfy Your Craving For Smoked Salmon – BabyGaga

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

Have a craving for salmon you can't shake while expecting? Try these foods that are safe to be consumed during pregnancy.

Pregnancy nutrition is often confusing. as women wonder whether it is safe to eat certain foods during pregnancy. Many women love eating fish and seafood. It is a tasty and healthy choice of healthy fats and lean protein. However, most women wonder if they should continue to eat the fish once they become pregnant. The simple answer is, yes, you can continue to eat fish just make sure it is low mercury fish, which doesn't usually include smoken salmon. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that pregnant women eat at least eight to 12 ounces of fish every week.

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For women who love smoked salmon, there are still questions about its safety. While it is true that salmon is considered low mercury, there is an issue when it comes to preparation. It is important to realize that some varieties tend to be undercooked. This can make the salmon unsafe to eat during pregnancy. It is important to be careful about what you eat when you are pregnant. Smoked salmon can be harmful not just to you but to your unborn child. If you must eat salmon, avoid eating cold-smoked salmon. Eating undercooked seafood is harmful.

It is important to understand the different types of smoked salmon available. Smoked salmon can either be cold or hot smoked. The curing method used will determine the type of smoked salmon. Cold-smoked salmon is dry-cured. It is then smoked at 21 to 32 degrees centigrade. This salmon is not fully cooked and it has a soft texture, is brightly colored and it has a strong fishy flavor. The hot-smoked flavor is brine-cured. It is smoked to more than 49 degrees centigrade leaving it fully cooked. The result is salmon that is firm and flaky with a smoky flavor.

Eating seafood can be very beneficial during pregnancy. Fish and seafood can be great sources of iron, protein, and zinc. These nutrients are vital for the babys growth and development. Fish contains omega-3 fatty acids that include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which helps in the development of the babys brain.

It is very important to take precautions when eating seafood during pregnancy. You should avoid consuming large predatory fish. Eating fish like swordfish, shark, tilefish, and mackerel can expose you to mercury. You should also stay away from uncooked fish and shellfish such as sushi, oysters, and sashimi. Uncooked fish can contain harmful viruses or bacteria. Find out the local fish advisories before buying your seafood. Make sure that you cook all seafood properly before consumption. It can help to talk to a nutrition expert about the best cooking methods.

Fortunately, just because you cannot enjoy your usual smoked salmon does not mean that all is lost. There are seafood options that will satisfy your craving for smoked salmon.Eating seafood that is low in mercury can be very beneficial. Options to consider include herring, sardines, freshwater trout, anchovies, and pacific mackerel. You can also safely eat shrimp, tilapia, cod, canned light tuna, catfish, and Pollock.

Cooking fillets or whole fish thoroughly will help to kill listeria, parasites, viruses, and other harmful bacteria. Cooking will help you to avoid food poisoning. Properly cooked fish should be opaque. The flakes should separate easily when you slip a knife into the flesh and pull it aside. Choose oily fish that is high in Omega-3 fatty acids. Tinned tuna will provide the nutrients that you need and it is a good option. When prepared well, hot cooked prawns can also satisfy your craving.

While it is true that seafood contains many nutrients that are beneficial for pregnant women, you can get what you need without salmon. You can get omega-3 fatty acids from other sources besides seafood. Some sources of the nutrients include foods like flaxseed, canola oil, soybeans, sunflower seeds, and walnuts. You can also get the essential nutrients from milk, yogurt, and eggs. Taking nutritional supplements that contain omega-3 fatty acids or fish oil can be helpful. It is, however, important to talk to your doctor before taking supplements while pregnant.

It is important to be careful about what you eat while you are pregnant. Cravings during the pregnancy period are common, but you need to choose foods that are safe for your unborn child. Your babys development is important. Fish and seafood help to promote healthy cognitive development for the baby. As long as you avoid high mercury fish, you can include seafood as part of your pregnancy diet plan.

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I’m a Dietitian, and I’m Drinking This Juice Every Morning to Support My Immune System – POPSUGAR

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

Cold and flu season has arrived, which for many of us means loading up on vitamins and supplements to help keep us healthy. After all, who wants to be stuck in bed fighting a cold or dealing with the flu? Not me!

As a registered dietitian, I know the value of supplying my body with immune-supporting nutrients during these colder months. I don't give into all the "immune-boosting" solutions on the market, as many have zero evidence to back up their claims. However, I know the data suggests that vitamin C helps promote the production of immune cells, and vitamin D helps protect against respiratory tract infections, including the flu. So, I keep my immune-supporting regimen simple along with eating a balanced diet, sleeping well, and exercising, I give myself a daily supplemental boost of the immune-supporting trifecta that is vitamin C, zinc, and vitamin D.

But while I may do a great job of buying my pills, I don't do as good of a job of actually taking them. I am super compliant with my supplement regimen for about a week, and then things tend to go downhill rather quickly. I get busy and forget to pop my pills, and ultimately the bottles start collecting dust and make their way into the supplement graveyard.

One day, while leisurely strolling through my grocery store aisles (which I frequently do it's my "me" time), I came across Uncle Matt's Organic Ultimate Immune (available in stores). Skeptical about whether a juice could meet my needs, I perused the label and was pleasantly surprised. This natural and organic OJ is loaded with nutrients that actually have data supporting their effects on immune health, including (per serving) 300 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin C, 50 percent of the RDA of vitamin D, and 25 percent of the RDA of zinc. My beloved trifecta! Added organic elderberry juice gives this beverage antibacterial and antiviral benefits, while also giving it a pretty berry-colored hue that helps make each glass totally Instagram-worthy (priorities, right?).

Plus, because the base is traditional organic orange juice, it's naturally chock-full of important carotenoids including beta carotene, alpha carotene, and beta cryptoxanthin, which can help form vitamin A in the body, an important nutrient for immune function. Another bonus? Drinking 100 percent orange juice daily also provides my body with hesperidin, an antioxidant that has been shown to offer blood pressure benefits which means drinking this juice allows me to take care of my heart health as well as my immune health. Needless to say, I'm sold.

Being a tired working mom, having a solution that is as simple as pouring a glass of juice and sipping it is a welcome addition to my otherwise crazy life. This juice tastes good, contains a boost of nutrients that helps my body stay in fighting shape during cold and flu season, and is made from real organic orange juice with no added sugars. It's something my entire family now enjoys before running out the door for school or work in the morning.

Along with making sure to wash my hands frequently, getting quality sleep, and eating a balanced diet rich in vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats, enjoying a glass of Uncle Matt's Organic Ultimate Immune every morning is a no-brainer to help keep my immune system in check because the last thing I want this winter is to be stuck in bed for a week with the "ick." Nobody has time for that.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe Is About to Get Weird, and It All Begins With WandaVision – POPSUGAR

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

If you've felt intense withdrawal from the lack of Marvel content due to production delays and release pushbacks, here's something to bring some color into your life: WandaVision is coming. While we still don't have a set release date for the Marvel Studios-produced series (though rumors say we're looking at a holiday premiere), we do know a little bit more about the mysterious show, thanks to its Entertainment Weekly cover story!

Initially, the Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan-led series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was meant to lead the charge of Marvel series on Disney+, but shutdowns due to COVID-19 pushed back production and put WandaVision at the time of the lineup. And thanks to the dizzying trailer that gives fans their first proper look at the six-episode limited series, it's safe to say we're excited for what head writer Jac Schaeffer described to EW as "a love letter to the golden age of television."

WandaVision's official tagline states that the show takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame and follows Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda and Paul Bettany's Vision as they move into the idyllic town of Westview. Well, something is rotten in the state of Denmark because we all know Vision "died" in Avengers: Infinity War, which means something strange is afoot. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige admitted that the idea for WandaVision was inspired by his growing up with Nick at Nite and love for watching old sitcoms because he "couldn't take the news anymore."

Olsen revealed that the opportunity to play Wanda for an entire TV season was a boon for her as well, noting that the series allows viewers to dig into Wanda's past and the full capabilities of her telekinetic powers, which the films have only ever hinted at. "You get to just focus on her and not how she felt through everyone else's story lines," she explained. "I already felt like I had ownership of her because Marvel always encourages you to be part of the process. But even more so now, I feel I have a really strong sense of ownership. If anyone wanted to ask me a question about the future or just a question about what she would think, I feel like this time has provided that."

According to EW, what begins as a classic tale of a married witch and android living in the idyllic town, quickly takes a turn for the bizarre. As the newlyweds cycle through the decades and those classic sitcom tropes, they realize their black-and-white life may not be as picture-perfect as it appears. Cue the Pleasantville callbacks! But considering that WandaVision is said to tie directly to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in which Olsen will costar Benedict Cumberbatch it's safe to say things are going to get a lot whackier than we can imagine.

WandaVision will also feature a bevy of familiar Marvel faces and a few new ones. Kat Dennings and Randall Park will reprise their roles as Darcy Lewis and Jimmy Woo from Thor and Ant-Man and the Wasp, respectively. Kathryn Hahn and Teyonah Parris also star, and considering what we've seen so far, their roles are much bigger than they seem. Even EW couldn't get any of the cast or crew to give a hint about their stories in the show! But Parris, who plays the adult version of Monica Rambeau from Captain Marvel, promises that fans have a lot coming for them when WandaVision eventually premieres.

"I was like, 'Oh, I thought we were doing a little show,'" she told EW. "But no, it's six Marvel movies packed into what they're presenting as a sitcom." We are so ready for that!

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5 Ways Carrie Underwood Stays Fit, Happy, and Motivated During Stressful Times – Prevention.com

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

Stress levels have skyrocketed for everyone amid the pandemic, and no one can avoid the anxieties and frustrations that have come with a year of such uncertainty.

That includes country star Carrie Underwood, whose biggest stressor is one too many parents can relate to: keeping her kids entertained. They require different things than we do. My little boys are so social, and were so used to being around lots of people and lots of other kids all of the time, Underwood tells Prevention.

During quarantine, every day around 3:00 p.m., she would turn to her husband, Mike Fisher, and ask what one-year-old Jacob and five-year-old Isaiah should do next. You have your morning routine and theres breakfast, and then you get ready, and then its lunch, and now what? she says of her familys routine. So, its been a difficult time.

Through the struggles of parenting amid a global pandemic, the 37-year-old singer has been trying to stay positive in the best ways she knows how: keeping up with her fitness routine, spending time in nature, and focusing on creative projects. Ahead, Underwood shares her top self-care tips for stressful times.

Like most of us, Underwood admits finding motivation to keep up with her fitness routine has been tough. It can be a challenge to exercise, especially when youre having a rough year in the world, the CALIA by Carrie Underwood founder says. Yes, it would be easier to sit on my couch, but thats not going to make me feel good and thats not going to keep me healthy. I want to choose whats best for me so I just get up and do it.

Not only does it keep her fit, but it keeps her happy, too. Its so important on every level, not just from a physical standpoint because you want to do it to look goodthats just a byproduct and its awesome when youre feeling good about yourselfbut for your mental and emotional wellbeing, she says. Even if youre getting up and going for a walk... theres so many benefits to movement and working your body.

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To get her sweat on, Underwood usually heads to her home gym to squeeze in a workout with her husband. It served as extra motivation and helped the couple spend quality time together (sans children!).

She recently launched a fitness app called fit52 this year, which she uses anywhere from four to six days a week. Its been a saving grace for me, she says. We had no idea this year was going to happen like it happened. So to have this app thats focused on bodyweight and minimal equipmentdumbbells and a benchits been a blessing in my life to be able to have that.

Typical exercises include burpees, pushups, squats, and resistance training moves like bicep curls using dumbbells. fit52 also offers a range of all-encompassing circuit training workouts, which Underwood compares to CrossFit type fitness. On top of that, she adds yoga and Pilates to sneak in mobility moves.

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Underwood has been focusing on her nutrition at home, too. The vegetarian hasnt eaten meat since she was 21, which she calls a lifestyle instead of a diet.

While she joked about the old COVID nutrition (because who hasnt been snacking like crazy?), shes been keeping up with her healthy eats by growing some of her own food, which has been a huge stress reliever for her.

I have a garden outside, so Ive really gotten to get my hands dirty this year. Its such a wonderful thing to grow your meals, she says. We ended up eating a lot of zucchini, and I was finding all kinds of different ways to make zucchini because I had so much of it. Theres nothing like your own fresh tomatoes and basil.

In addition to gardening, Underwood found other ways to safely spend time in nature with her family. (For good reason: Even a short, 15-minute break outdoors is enough to lower levels of stress and fatigue, research shows.)

Most days whenever we could we got outside, wed go and have picnics or go for walks, and we have a four-wheeler that wed get on and ride around, she says. As for the ultimate family day out? She has horses at her home in Franklin, Tennessee, so shed take her kids out to feed and play with them.

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Underwood has also thrown herself into creative projects to keep herself busy. Were always working on things musically, she says. She even released a Christmas album during the pandemic, which brought a little joy to a difficult year.

That was just such a blessing for me to be able to go into the studio and shut out what was happening outside and just sing these songs that mean so much to me, so hopefully people can get that and hear that when they listen to the album, she says of My Gift.

Shes also worked on some new collections and pop-up shops for her athleisure brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood. (Find them in Nashville, Santa Monica, and Austin through Dec. 31!)

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We just kind of wanted to bring something fun and new to those areas and see what happens! I want people to come and be like, Oh my gosh, Im loving this collection, or maybe spoil themselves with a couple of things or get gifts for people for the holidays, she says.

The pop-ups are following COVID-19 safety guidelines, she ensures. Were requiring employees and customers to wear masks in the stores and disinfecting high-touch areas, and just doing all the things we need to be doing to make sure everybodys safe as they come and check out what we have going on.

Overall, Underwoods finishing out 2020 feeling a bit more positive about whats ahead. Im excited to spend the end of this year, hopefully with family, and start a fresh year, she says. I feel like everybody is. Lets all be positive and look forward to what could be in the new year.

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Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome Just Shared Their Daughter’s Name and It’s So Beautiful – POPSUGAR

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

In case you missed it: Ron Weasley is officially a dad! Rupert Grint and his longtime girlfriend, actress Georgia Groome, welcomed a daughter named Wednesday G. Grint on May 7. Although the couple requested privacy shortly after her birth, Rupert created an Instagram account on Nov. 10 just to post a photo of their new baby girl and share her name.

"Hey Instagram....only 10 years late, but here I am," Rupert captioned the post. "Grint on the Gram! Here to introduce you all to Wednesday G. Grint. Stay safe, Rupert." As for the inspiration behind the name? Since Wednesday was born on a Thursday, we can't be completely sure. But, considering that Rupert posted his daughter's photos on a Tuesday, it's clear that the new dad was eager to share her with the world. Seems pretty fitting for a Gryffindor! Congrats to this sweet new family of three.

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Darren Criss Gifted Us Some Glee Secrets in Honor of the 10th Anniversary of His Debut – POPSUGAR

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

From the moment Blaine Anderson grabbed Kurt Hummel's hand and ran through the hall, I was sold on Darren Criss being a part of Glee. Nov. 9 marked the official 10th anniversary of Criss's first appearance as Blaine on the show, and he celebrated it the only way a Gleek could: live-streaming his reaction as he rewatched his debut episode.

Throughout the IGTV, Criss let fans in on behind-the-scenes tidbits, including how he felt about the show picking Warblers to make him look as tiny as possible before singing along to the iconic "Teenage Dream" performance. He also shared a couple of photos from filming on Instagram, captioning the post, "People always tell me how Glee changed their life, and I'm always happy to remind them how yeah, it changed mine too."

What's even wilder than the fact it's been 10 years since Blaine first appeared and five years since the show went off the air, is the fact that Criss pretty much looks the same now as he did then. Now, if only he would bust out the Warbler blazer, I'd be a very happy Gleek.

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Are plant based diets healthy? Nutritionist Mugdha Pradhan shares tips on its positive and negative sides – PINKVILLA

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:57 pm

Plant-based diets have been extremely popular all around the world due to which people are going vegan currently. But are they really healthy and nutritious? Check what nutritionist Mugdha Pradhan, founder of ThriveFNC, has to say.

In the last few years, theres a popular belief that exclusively plant-based or vegan diets are the key to achieving good health. While plant-based diets consist solely of consuming whole grains, pulses and legumes, fruits and vegetables, it cannot be regarded as a complete dietary practice. Some flaws and deficiencies are inherent to a solely plant-based diet.

Decoding the benefits and drawbacks of a plant-based diet by Mugdha Pradhan, Nutritionist and Founder of ThriveFNC:

Positive sides of a plant-based diet

Firstly, the concept that only plant-based diets are good for us, and animal foods are bad, needs to be challenged. Plant-based diets are effective in overturning the symptoms of diabetes such as insulin resistance primarily because they eliminate a lot of processed, junk food thats cooked with vegetable oils. This is also why they are efficient in helping people lose excess weight. Also, a vast number of plants are proven to carry medicinal properties that work like medicine for a lot of ailments.

But this comes with a caveat, just like you wouldnt eat medicines all the time, you wouldnt want to pop medicinal plants and herbs without reason into your body all the time either. Which is why it is seen that plant-based dietary approaches are great for encountering various diseases and their accompanying symptoms during the initial phase, but thriving wholly on a plant-based diet becomes problematic.

Why it can be dangerous?

It has been seen that people who are on a 100 percent plant-based diet revealed multiple deficiencies of essential nutrients such as iron, protein, B-12, selenium, iodine, calcium, etc. This persistent deficit of essential nutrients in their body only grew with time, as they continued to stick to a plant-based diet unless they supplemented heavily. The thing is, plants can seem like a rich source of essential nutrients and minerals; however, due to their poor bioavailability and presence of antinutrients, our body is unable to absorb most of these nutrients. So, adhering solely to a plant-based diet does make you prone to a whole lot of nutritional deficiencies.

There are numerous misinformed views and discrepancies when it comes to the science of plant-based nutrition. For instance, not all plants are medicinal and fit for consumption. Some of them can also be full of toxins and cause major harm. Moreover, even plants that are benign atoxin-free when alive can initiate last-minute defence mechanisms at the point of their death. As no life-form on earth dies without putting up some form of fight, the defence mechanism in certain plants ensures that their would-be consumer is unable to gain the desired nutrition from that plant.

The defence mechanisms of plants operate like toxins in the body of their consumers and can cause unrest or trouble. This can prove quite effective for a life-form that is devoid of the ability to fight-or-flight. For example, people are prone to feeling bloated or flatulent after consuming rajma (kidney-bean). This is due to the formation of certain compounds known as Lectins in the plant which can even cause inflammation as part of the defence mechanism. Similarly, peanut butter which is generally regarded as a rich source of protein can have mold which can release harmful aflatoxins in our body.

It is essential to understand that each individual reacts, digests, and absorbs each food differently owing to the principle of bio-individuality. The ingestion and absorption of each person depend on their genetic configuration. People who exhibit protein deficiencies due to sustained plant-based diets can significantly overcome these by adding small amounts of animal protein in their diet. Animal foods are loaded with nutrients that are easily absorbed in their most bio-available or easily accessible form.

It is important to understand your body and listen to its constant stream of feedback. With an emphasis on bio-individuality, it is also essential to be aware of what your body accepts and what it is likely to reject. Animal products also have a crucial role in fulfilling our nutritional needs. In case you are averse to eating animal products due to certain ethics or belief-systems, be ready to consume a significant amount of supplements as compensation for the same. But when it comes to choosing your animal protein, make sure it is not factory processed. It is highly recommended that you select only free-range pasture-raised animals.

Conclusion

Balancing our nutrition is a subtle phenomenon that requires a fine balance. It pays to know what your body lacks and how to fulfil that particular requirement. Diseases strike when the body is overrun with inflammation, nutritional deficiencies and toxins. Being disease-free involves primarily perceiving your body signals and eating what it needs. If you choose to maintain a plant-based diet for ethical or religious reasons then understand that you will need really good quality supplements to fill in the nutritional gaps that plant-based foods can create.

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Changing gluten intake found to have no impact on gut inflammation in healthy individuals – Advanced Science News

Posted: November 10, 2020 at 9:57 pm

As any regular caf goer could attest, the popularity of gluten-free diets has been skyrocketing for many years. Research conducted in 22 countries around the world found that in 2018, 24% of respondents regularly avoided gluten. Asking that same question 20 years earlier would have netted a very different response.

This global trend has been linked to the controversial diagnosis of Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity (NCCS), a condition in which sufferers experience digestive problems in response to gluten consumption. As you might expect, the link between gluten and digestive problems remains contested. Understanding how gluten affects the gut is a crucial part of assessing whether this dietary movement is merely a fad or based in solid science.

There are a wide range of symptoms that are attributed to NCCS, ranging from eczema to joint pain through to depression; however, one of the more common sets of symptoms resemble those of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In a report recently published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, a team of Australian researchers put the relationship between gluten and IBS under the spotlight.

The team ran an experiment with around 40 participants who self-reported as experiencing IBS-like symptoms as a result of NCCS. Before beginning the controlled diets they had their blood taken and were then moved onto a zero gluten, low FODMAP (another type of nutrient that has been implicated in IBS) diet.

FODMAP stands for fermentable oligo-, di-,mono-saccharides and polyols. They are short chain carbohydrates that are found in a wide range of foods, from fruits to grains and legumes. This group of nutrients is known to be poorly digested, however once again, their role in IBS is contested.

The participants diets were altered systematically. For a week at a time, the participants ate either a low gluten, no gluten, or high gluten diet. The participants were unaware of which diet they were on at any given time. Each participant tried each of the diets in a randomized order, and in between diets they reverted back to the no gluten, low FODMAP diet. At the end of each new diet, the patients had their blood tested for signs of digestive problems.

In order to test whether gluten does cause digestive problems, the first step is to agree on a way of measuring them. Commonly, this is done through assessing the symptoms that a patient presents with, but this approach can lead to a lack of precision when assessing the impact of different diets.

Another way to assess how gluten affects the gut is through inflammation, which can be measured with biological markers in the bloodstream. There are a range of candidates for this type of assessment. In order to make sense of the results of the Australian teams study, it is worth looking at what the biomarkers actually do. This involves a little bit of a deep dive into biochemistry, but bear with me.

The first biomarker is called I-FAPB-2, which is a protein that is expressed exclusively in the intestines. When the intestines are functioning normally, this protein transfers fatty acids across the cell membranes. If the cells that do this work get damaged and broken down, then these proteins can be found in the blood.

The second is called syndecan-1, which is another transmembrane protein, but it is expressed in many different cell types and tissues. It plays a role in cell proliferation, cell migration, and cell matrix interactions. In the context of the digestive system, these cell-matrix interactions are thought to be its key role. It is thought to help keep the layer of cells at the very edge of the intestines together. Like in the case of I-FAPB-2, when this layer is damaged, these proteins can be found in the blood.

The last two can be grouped together: LPS and sCD14. LPS is found in high concentrations in bacterial cell walls, and sCD14 is a human immune receptor designed for recognizing LPS. The theory here is that if the bacterial population in the gut is out of equilibrium or the intestines are damaged, then bacteria can be transported out of the gut into the blood stream. If this occurs, then the concentrations of both LPS and sCD14 will increase.

The key take-home message from this study is stunning in its simplicity. Gluten intake made absolutely no difference to the levels of any of the biomarkers. Whether a person was on the high gluten, low gluten, or no gluten diet, it had no impact on these markers of intestinal damage.

All of this would seem to act as a strong argument against the suggestion that gluten causes digestive problems. Of course, arguments could be made about whether these biomarkers are an appropriate proxy for measuring these issues. However, it is known that elevated levels of these biomarkers are present in other digestive diseases, like Crones disease. At the very least, these results show that gluten is unlikely to directly damage the intestines of healthy individuals.

There was only one biomarker that showed a significant increase as a result of any diet. When blood was taken at the end of the gluten free/low FODMAP diet, syndecan-1 levels were significantly lower than when patients were eating normally. Given that subsequent changes to gluten levels did not change syndecan levels, this suggests that lowering FODMAP intake lowers the amount of syndecan in the bloodstream.

A 2018 review of the studies into the link between FODMAPs and IBS found that there was insufficient evidence to recommend a FODMAP diet to IBS sufferers. This study examined nine earlier experiments that looked at the effect of altering FODMAP intake on the symptoms of IBS.

This same review found a large degree of variation between the different experiments, and commented that the three most rigorous studies showed the least variability in their results, but also the least improvement in symptoms.

This most recent data on the effect of FODMAPs on inflammation of the intestines certainly adds some weight to suggestions that these nutrients play a role in IBS. However, these results must be read in the context of earlier studies, and more work remains to be done.

Dietary science is inevitably a controversial field. The human digestive system is impossibly complex, poorly understood, and a great deal of money can be made selling particular diets as cure-alls to digestive ailments.

While the work reported in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research shows fairly conclusively shows that gluten does not cause damage to the intestines, the volunteers who participated in the study had digestive problems that they presumably thought were alleviated by removing gluten from their diets. Whether this effect is purely down to a placebo effect or there is some physiological process at play has not yet been resolved.

Understanding how gluten affects the gut is, however, a question that can be resolved and work like this, that looks systematically at the effects of nutrients like gluten and FODMAPs, is the only way that the questions in this space will ever be answered.

Reference: M Ajamian et. al. Effect of Gluten Ingestion and FODMAP Restriction on Intestinal Epithelial Integrity in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Self-Reported Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity, 2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201901275

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