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Did you know your intestinal microbiome and your immune system are tightly linked? Your microbiota are vital for extracting nutrition from your food, maintaining your metabolism, boosting pathogen resistance and immune function, and keeping your intestinal walls healthy. It’s health varies with your diet, lifestyle and environment. Greater nutritional diversity and more fiber leads to a healthier microbiome, which can help you stay healthy.
Are you eating your veggies?
The colon cancer death of Chadwick Boseman, a famous young actor this week is a reminder that cancer screenings and a good lifestyle are important, no matter how healthy you may feel. Currently in the USA, only 5% of people get adequate fiber, only 10% eat the minimum recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, and only 23% exercise enough to meet basic health recommendations.
Learning from the data on COVID weight gain
Researchers have suggested that self-quarantine may provoke depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and lifestyle behaviors that could provoke obesity in adults, and this is proving to be the case with some people. • 22% studied gained weight (typically 5-10 pounds). 19% lost weight. • Roughly 65% stated they increased eating because food was readily available, 73% reported giving into cravings, 52% said they were stress-eating more, 73% said they were eating more due to boredom, and 65% said they increased “snacking after dinner.”
Healthy Weight Management in the Age of Coronavirus
It’s clear that COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease that is likely to infect many Americans, and may be especially severe in those who are over 60 years of age or have compromised lungs or immunity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes or other predisposing conditions. It seems like a big job to avoid catching it while preparing for what to do if the worst happens! As this is on my mind, and likely yours also, I wanted to describe what I’m personally doing to prepare in case anyone finds that useful.
Scientifically Slim: What actually works for weight control
I ran my first community iDiet group in the room above my garage, helping neighbors who would soon become friends to lose weight and keep it off. Because I have been on the shop floor, running iDiet groups myself, and training our iDiet Certified Group Leaders to channel me, I have had the privilege of learning from my iDieters while they learned from me. The wisdom of experience is real and important when it comes to weight control.
