Many people looking to improve their health try to boost fiber intake by eating more vegetables. But while all veggies offer health benefits, not all are particularly high in fiber. You can eat loads of salads and vegetables and still fall short of your recommended daily fiber intake. Find out why fiber is so important for our health and which veggies are especially helpful to reach our daily fiber intake.
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Hurried, Worried, and Buried
Meet Frank. On the outside, he was a high-flying marketing exec. On the inside? A complete mess. Overweight, alone, and ping-ponging between “bouncing-off-the-walls” busy and completely inert. Frank’s story illustrates the saying: “We hurry; we worry; and we bury.” So many of us are hooked on busy, but are barren when it comes to life’s most important priorities. Read the article to learn how to break the cycle and find real balance.
The Remaining Mysteries About Food
When scientists cracked the human genome in 2003 – sequencing the entire genetic code of a human being – many expected it would unlock the secrets of disease. But genetics explained only about 10% of the risk. The other 90% lies in the environment, and diet plays a huge part. But in spite, of all of our advances in nutritional research, we still know very little about the estimated 26,000 different food compounds that are found in the fruits, vegetables and grains we consume every day. Immerse in this exciting universe of foodomics and find out what that means for our everyday food choices.
How to Adjust Your Mental Defenses
As a child grows up in their home, even in families where there are no serious conflicts, they need to use psychological defense mechanisms to deal with inevitable frustrations. Just as our immune system was created by God to protect our bodies from invaders such as viruses or bacteria that cause disease, we also have these psychological mechanisms in our minds to help us, if possible, distance ourselves from unpleasant attitudes, feelings, thoughts, words, and beliefs. Find out in which situations this defense will be helpful and when it can be a hindrance to us.