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Snacking - it’s the dietary downfall for the majority of people. You’ve set yourself up for a day of honest, healthy eating only to find that by the mid-morning slump you’re already reaching for something either smothered in chocolate or a cardboard-esque bar that’s low in calories but offers no nutritional value. So, what can we do to help ensure we give our diets and snack time problems a #StartBetter boost this 2015?
We reached out to GTG expert and author of Super Healthy Snacks and Treats , Jenna Zoe , for her top five recipes that pack in the nutrition without compromising on taste for when the hunger pangs strike.
1. Protein Bars
It’s so easy to think that shop bought protein bars are good for us because of their clever marketing and tasty flavours. However, in reality most of them are full of isolated ingredients synthesized unnaturally in a lab. Having said that, what the bars do have in their favour is convenience. These homemade versions take less than five minutes to prepare and can be kept in your freezer for up to three weeks at a time, so that you never need to be stuck for a protein-rich snack.
Ingredients:
Makes 4
2 scoops of protein powder of choice
60 ml canned, unsweetened puréed pumpkin
60 ml almond butter (drain off the oil before measuring)
xylitol or stevia, to taste (optional)
6 tablespoons buckwheat groats
baking dish, about 23 x 10 cm, lightly greased with coconut oil
Method:
Put the protein powder, pumpkin and almond butter in a bowl and mix to combine. Add sweetener to taste – I find that the protein powder and pumpkin make it plenty sweet on its own, but adjust it so that it tastes good to you. Stir in the buckwheat groats. Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish, level it out with the back of a spoon and freeze for at least one hour.
2. Cocoa-almond freezer fudge pops
It’s very common for women to crave chocolate at certain points in their cycles: what we’re actually lacking is a hit of magnesium, which helps regulate the nervous system and aids sleep too. Chocolate is never something I’ve felt I had to give up in my quest to be healthy, but there are definitely ways to “upgrade” your chocolate fix. If you can find raw cocoa powder, use it in this recipe as its potency is greater than that of regular cocoa powder.
Ingredients:
Makes 8
70 ml almond butter (drain off the oil before measuring)
2 teaspoons ground flaxseeds
1 large teaspoon coconut oil
1 large teaspoon xylitol
11⁄2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably raw), plus extra for dusting
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
for an extra boost, add 1 teaspoon espresso powder
Method:
Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Divide the mixture into 8 and roll each portion into a ball between the palms of your hands. Dust in cocoa powder. Freeze the fudge pops for at least 30 minutes and consume straight from the freezer. Store in the freezer for up to 4 weeks.
3. Almond-flax crackers
Surprisingly, these crackers win over even the biggest healthy-eating sceptics. I bring them over to dinner parties as a thank you, or give them away as gifts. They make a great alternative to bread when you want something a little more nutrient-dense. Use them as dippers, top them with sliced veggies for your kid’s lunchbox, or crumble them on top of a salad. Having a batch of these on hand keeps me away from the chips...
Ingredients:
Serves 8
1⁄4 red onion
70 g almonds
70 g flaxseeds/linseeds
2 tablespoons miso paste
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
freshly ground black pepper
baking sheet lined with baking parchment
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 ÌŠC (350 ÌŠF) Gas 4. Slice the red onion very thinly and set aside.In a food processor fitted with an “S” blade, blitz the almonds until they start to form a fine powder, remove and set aside. Now blitz the flaxseeds/linseeds in the processor until they start to form a fine powder. It’s really important you don’t do the almonds and seeds at the same time as they are different sizes and you will get an uneven texture; and if you overprocess them, you will get a paste rather than a fine meal, so don’t blitz them for too long. Now add the ground almonds to the ground flaxseeds/linseeds in the food processor, along with the red onion, miso paste, water, salt, garlic powder, cumin and pepper to taste. Blitz until you have a smooth paste. Spread the cracker dough over the prepared baking sheet. Put another sheet of parchment on top and use a rolling pin or plastic ruler to apply pressure to the surface in order to get the dough smooth and even. It should be about 1 cm thick. Bake in the preheated oven for 16–18 minutes, until the middle is no longer soft. Allow to cool slightly, then break into pieces to serve.
4. Edamame and miso dip
Like the rest of the nation, I love hummus. The only problem with consuming it every day is that it doesn’t help you vary your nutrients very much. So I tried to play on variations of a bean-based spread, using edamame (soy) beans, which are so underrated in my opinion. They are full of calcium and are a rare plant source of Omega-3 fatty acids. This dip is a fun way to consume them - eat it with cut veggies or in a sandwich with avocado, cucumber, carrots and ginger.
Ingredients:
Makes 1 cupful
200 g shelled edamame beans (fresh, or frozen and thawed)
1 tablespoon water
3 tablespoons sweet white miso paste
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
1 teaspoon wasabi paste
Method:
Put nearly all the edamame beans (reserving some for decoration) and the water in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well so that everything is well incorporated. Decorate with the reserved edamame beans. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
5. Protein pancakes
With a healthy makeover, you can have these any day of the week rather than saving them for an indulgent Sunday brunch. Sometimes, when I’m wiped out at the end of the day, I whip these up for dinner and I never feel guilty about it...
Ingredients:
Serves 1
6 tablespoons gluten-free plain flour of choice
1 scoop of protein powder of choice
1⁄2 tablespoon xylitol or stevia, or other granulated sweetener
1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
1 small banana
1 tablespoon non-dairy milk of choice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1⁄2 teaspoon coconut oil
berries of choice and maple syrup, or dark chocolate chips, to serve
Method:
In a bowl, combine the flour, protein powder, sweetener, baking powder and salt. Separately, mash the banana until no lumps remain, then add the milk and vanilla extract. Mix the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients until well combined. Melt the coconut oil in a frying pan over medium heat so that it coats the bottom of the pan. Spoon a quarter of the pancake batter at a time into the pan, then flip the pancake over when you see it start to bubble. Cook until golden underneath. Remove the pancake from the pan and keep it warm while you make the remaining pancakes with the rest of the batter. Serve with berries and a touch of maple syrup for a healthy option, or dark chocolate chips for a treat.
What tasty treats will you be cooking up to help you #StartBetter this January? Let us know below or tweet us using the handles @GetTheGloss and @CliniqueUK .
This feature was written in partnership with Clinique . #StartBetter.
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If you’ve not yet heard the news, superstar health blogger, author and café boss Ella Mills, aka Deliciously Ella, has teamed up with homegrown organic skincare and beauty brand Neal’s Yard Remedies to launch a range of foodie inspired, nourishing skincare . It follows that Ella has whipped up a few nutritious recipes to complement her frankly delicious new range. Get your blender out for this refreshing summer concoction, and if you need a little encouragement Ella’s on it:
“Great for an afternoon spent in the sunshine with friends, this smoothie not only tastes divine but looks great too!”
Camera at the ready.
INGREDIENTS
Serves two
1 cucumber, juiced
1⁄2 a mango
1 tablespoon of almond butter 1⁄2 a lime, juiced
Handful of frozen blueberries
METHOD
Start by juicing your cucumber and lime.
Put the juice from the cucumber and lime into your blender and add in the mango and almond butter. Follow by sprinkling in the frozen blueberries.
Blend until smooth.
Add the smoothie to your favourite glass, pop in a colourful straw and sip away in the sunshine!
Recipe by Ella Mills, Deliciously Ella
The new Deliciously Ella and Neal’s Yard collection is now available from nealsyardremedies.com and includes a Rose, Lime & Cucumber Facial Wash , £16, and Rose, Lime & Cucumber Moisturiser , £25.
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FLEMINGSBURG — The Board of Directors of Fleming-Mason Energy recenlty announced that Brandon Hunt, manager of engineering and operations, will become the co-op’s eighth president and CEO in its 84-year history.
Hunt will succeed veteran Fleming-Mason President and CEO Joni Hazelrigg who is retiring on July 8 after 37 years with the electric cooperative.
“It’s been a wonderful honor to be a part of the cooperative program for so many years,” Hazelrigg said. “One of the things I admire most is how electric co-ops are always willing to share information, best practices, storm assistance and other key ideas with each other. This makes each of us individually stronger. I will truly miss my cooperative friends and wish each the best.”
The co-op honored Hazelrigg at its annual meeting and member appreciation day.
“On behalf of the board, I want to thank Joni for her excellent management and stewardship at Fleming-Mason Energy during her tenure as manager,” said Board Chairman Tom Saunders. “I also wish her a very long and healthy retirement.”
Commending Hazelrigg for her decades of service to the cooperative, Hunt said he is “grateful and excited to be selected as Fleming-Mason Energy’s next president and CEO.”
“I am looking forward to building on the trust the board bestowed on me as we continue our member-focused mission of providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to the communities we serve,” Hunt said.
Hunt began his Fleming-Mason Energy career as a student intern in the engineering department while attending the University of Kentucky, later joining the cooperative full-time after his graduation in 2006. Since then, he has worked as a system engineer, engineering manager, and engineering and operations manager.
A Fleming County resident, Hunt and his wife Michelle have three children.
Hazelrigg started her Fleming-Mason Energy career in 1980, working about three-and-a-half years as a file clerk, then returning to the co-op for good in 1988. She worked her way up the ranks as cashier, billing, general office supervisor, accountant, chief financial officer and ultimately chief executive officer in 2014.
Fleming-Mason Energy has about 50 employees, including approximately 30 line technicians. Joni Hazelrigg is one of the few female electric distribution CEO’s in the United States.
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MOUNT OLIVET — Superintendent Sanford Holbrook continues to earn high marks following his seventh year as head of Robertson County Schools, officials said.
Holbrook was rated exemplary in six categories and accomplished in one category during a recent board evaulation.
The Robertson County Board of Education approved its summative evaluation of Holbrook’s job performance during the regular June meeting.
Such evaluations are compiled annually and allow board members to assess how their school’s chief executive officer is doing measured against seven leadership standards: Instructional, Cultural, Human Resources, Strategic, Managerial, Collaborative, and Influential Leadership. They use a four-tier rating system: exemplary, for exceeding the standard; accomplished, for meeting the standard; developing, for growth toward meeting standard; and growth required, for areas that the superintendent must address in a professional growth plan.
“It was a conform evaluation, I appreciate that the board saw our growth as a district this past year during the worst pandemic in my lifetime. I’m ready to meet standard of high expectations for next year” Holbrook said.
“We have wonderful students, great staff, supportive community, and dedicated board of education. I know my job is to make sure they have the leadership to support and provide the resources for every RCS student to be successful.” Holbrook said, “To present my daughter her high school diploma and to be named 2021 KEDC Superintendent of the Year made this a memorable year I will never forget.”
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Elmira, N.Y. (WETM) – Jimmy Fallon sang at Maloney’s Pub in Hammondsport, New York, where he joined the local band High Pines. High Pines bandmates — Will Travis plays the keyboard and guitar and Dr. Beardsley plays bass — said they were both pleasantly surprised.
“This guy walks in and you know, I had seen him; and I’m like hey, that guy looks like he could be Jimmy Fallon’s brother or something,” said Dr. Beardsley.
“He started asking me about my instruments and stuff,” said Travis. “Hey, nice to meet you, I’m Jimmy Fallon; and I was like, “no, no you’re not, no way,” he added.
High Pines said they hope to perform on the Jimmy Fallon show, and will be playing at the Gathering of the Artists Festival on July 23rd.
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Someone emailed me recently to ask if I wanted to try a hypnotherapy course called Lose That Weight Now. “OK,” I wrote back, thinking, there are going to be some great gags in this. After all, what’s it going to be? Some Mystic Meg voice murmuring: “You are feeling skinny. Veeeery skinny…”
I didn’t have to go anywhere to do it - it’s an online course - and as it happens I am about half a stone heavier right now than I’d like to be. I’m always at least half a stone heavier than I’d like to be: it’s one of the things I think about in idle moments, along with That Wrong Thing I Said Earlier On and That Thing I Still Haven’t Done. So I figure if this crystal-waving, mumbo-jumbo nonsense can keep me away from the Ben & Jerry’s, that’ll be a result.
The first step is to download an MP3 file from the website of The Stresshacker Sue Smith , a “hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, life coach and trainer”. So far, so mystical. Sue covers some practical matters - I shouldn’t operate any heavy machinery while listening to this recording (luckily my forklift truck is out of service right now) - then tells me to relax each part of my body in turn.
Finally, she counts down from ten, explaining that as she says each number I will feel seven times more deeply relaxed. “This is total bulls***,” I think, trying to visualise some physical steps into my trance. “Why not six times deeper? Or eight?”
Then I fall asleep. Where Sue went wrong was asking me to lie down and relax. My toddler has a cough: I lie down, I fall asleep. But the idea is to listen to the 20-minute recording every day for six weeks, so I sometimes catch a bit more of it - it’s stuff about confidence, smaller portions and healthier food choices - before I pass out.
Then Sue starts emailing me (at least, it looks like her, I’m aware her website probably does this by itself) and setting me written exercises. And do you know, the exercises are really bloody hard. Harder maybe than burpees.
One of the first is to write down the first 50 things that come to mind in response to two statements: “‘I can’t lose weight because…’ and ‘If I lose weight…’”
Even though I basically make lists for a living writing this column (see The 10 Biggest Lies Mums Tell Non-Mums ), I’m very doubtful I can think up 50 reasons I can’t lose weight. Sue says it’s OK to have some that are a bit repetitive, so I jot down both “chocolate ice cream exists” and “cake”. But even so, once I’ve been through all the usual excuses - childcare, booze, fat genes - I get stuck at about 20. And that’s when something weird happens.
“I’m not in control of myself,” I write.
“I’m lazy.”
“I’m not disciplined.”
“It seems vain to diet,” and then:
“I feel like work is the only selfish activity I’m allowed.”
When I write that last one, it takes a moment for me to take it in. This statement is somehow both absolutely true, and a complete surprise to me. Somehow, despite all my feminist principles, Leaning In etc, in my core I feel selfish for working now that I’m a mother. And given how much time I spend away from my daughter to work, I can’t justify taking any more time away to exercise.
Sue, I realise, may be on to something. There’s no way I’m going to listen to the track every day (I wouldn’t be fat if I stuck to resolutions). And I’m not throwing away my scales because like my fellow GTG columnist Imogen Edwards-Jones, I do it most days . (Sue says this is all part of our unhealthy weight obsession, but it’s December when I start, and I’m too far gone not to check that I haven’t gained a stone in mince pies and Quality Street.)
But there are exercises like the one described above to do every few days, and I find it much easier to see how these are helping than the hypnosis element. The first is simply to make a pledge to do one single thing that will help us to lose weight. I make mine, “I will not eat sugar in the evenings”. The idea is that this becomes an automatic process. We also have to keep a food diary for a few days, work out where on our bodies we feel emotions such as anger, fear and shame, and look at our personal danger points - times we tend to overeat.
It’s all a bit of a time commitment, and I struggle to keep up with it as Christmas approaches and my to-do list becomes more of a to-do essay. But So I’m going to keep going with it, because starting the process has made me realise that I am expending way too much mental and emotional energy on feeling fat.
Back to Exercise Two, and under “If I lose weight…” I’ve written: “I’ll be able to look at pictures of myself building sandcastles on the beach with my daughter without my eyes going straight to my fat rolls.”
Referring to a very fat roll-y picture from our first proper beach holiday this summer, that statement is just so tragic. Self-obsessed and pathetic. Whether hypnosis can really change my mind or body, who knows, but I'm going to try, for my daughter's sake.
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FLEMINGSBURG — Fleming County Hospital recently announced that Sandra Maze, has been recognized as the facility’s 2022 Mercy Award winner.
The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
The Mercy Award is an annual recognition program established in 2002 to honor the life and contributions of Scott Mercy, LifePoint’s founding chairman and chief executive officer. The award is considered the highest honor a LifePoint employee can receive.
“At Fleming County Hospital, we share LifePoint’s commitment to making communities healthier, and we recognize this is supported by the good work and service of our employees on and off the job,” said Joe Koch, CEO of Fleming County Hospital. “We are extremely proud to recognize Sandy for her efforts on behalf of our patients and our community. She goes above and beyond each and every day to ensure that every person she encounters receives the highest level of care and compassion.”
Maze has a direct impact with quality patient care. She helps to ensure each patient receives excellent care. Sandy is caring and compassionate and has a true love for Fleming County and Fleming County Hospital and the service it provides to the community. She selflessly gives of herself both at work and in the community all the while facing many challenges in her own life. She is dedicated to her community by bringing awareness of the Donate a Life foundation and led our hospital in the celebration and awareness of organ donation. Sandy has worked with numerous Cystic Fibrosis events and leads in many ways through public promotion and private conversations. She volunteered her time for the Shop with a Trooper, taking children shopping for an experience they will not forget.
Maze works and supports others in our community by working through her faith. She attends and volunteers at her local church helping others in her church community and family. She makes life a little easier with laughter, words of encouragement and tears of compassion.
Each hospital winner, including Maze, will be considered for LifePoint’s 2022 companywide Mercy Award. The company-wide winner will be announced this summer and honored during a ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., in August, to which Maze and all facility winners are invited to attend.
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The Detox Kitchen - loved by Elle Macpherson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Suki Waterhouse - specialises in supplying nutritious-dense food inspired by its founder Lily Simpson’s family herb garden and travels to far-flung destinations including Sri Lanka, Thailand and Morocco. On a daily basis, the team of knowledgeable chefs and nutritionists freshly prepare a range of meals, snacks and juices but when it comes to salad they really excel. With everyone making the extra effort to favour healthy options in January who better to turn to for salad inspiration?
Healthy dressings pack a punch, are super easy to make and new research suggest drizzling oil on salad releases heart-boosting benefits that would otherwise stay in the leaves - what more could you want?
Thai Cashew Dressing
Ingredients:
Half a cup of cashews
100 ml of rapeseed oil
50ml of sesame oil
2 tbsp coconut milk
A pinch of chilli flakes
1 tbsp tamari soy sauce
Juice of 1 lime
1cm piece of ginger
Half garlic clove
¼ bunch of coriander
Method:
1) Preheat the oven at 180°C
2) Toast the cashews until slightly golden
3) Place all the ingredients in a food processor, including the toasted cashews and blend until smooth.
4) Check the seasoning and serve over a prawn and raw veg slaw, topped with some coriander leaf and flaked almonds.
Tahini and Lemon Dressing
Ingredients:
100 ml of rapeseed oil
1 cup of soya yoghurt
Juice of ½ a lemon
½ a garlic cloves, crushed
Salt, pepper
1 heaped tsp tahini paste
Method:
1) Crush a garlic clove with the back of a knife
2) Add the garlic, ½ cup of rapeseed oil, 1 cup of soya yogurt, lemon juice and tahini paste into a food processor
3) Season and blend until smooth
4) Check the seasoning is correct, and then pour over a fresh salad; our favourite is our roasted butternut squash and sweet corn salad.
Sundried Tomato and Basil Dressing
Ingredients:
100ml of oil from the sun dried tomato jar
½ cup of sun dried tomatoes
Juice of ¼ of a lemon
¼ bunch of basil
¼ bunch of mint
A pinch of chilli flakes
Salt, pepper
Method:
1) Chop the sun dried tomatoes finely with a sharp knife.
2) Chop the mint and basil finely and mix all the ingredients together.
3) Check the seasoning and correct if needed.
4) Serve over a grilled chicken, asparagus and courgette salad and enjoy!
Order a Detox Kitchen delivery to your desk or pick up on the go in Harvey Nichols or their Kingly Street deli .
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Like anyone, I can feel out of my comfort zone…
When the boys were little and they needed my attention 24 hours a day, it was a hard juggle. I was learning to be a new mum, adjusting to the world of broken sleep and the resulting all-day tiredness, while trying to maintain my professional life. I used to stay up until 2am working and then be up again at 6am the next day - I thought I was being super-efficient. However, what I was doing was burning out my adrenals and forgetting about how important self-care is. What I have learned is that in order to be the best mum, wife, boss or whatever it is I am doing, I need to look after myself first. It’s all about finding the right balance. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating well, exercising daily and meditating, are even more important when I’m busy, maintaining all those things better equips me to deal with situations where I am out of my comfort zone.
I know I'm stressed when...
I have trouble drifting off to sleep. It’s part of the reason we developed our Sleep Welle Fortified Calming Tea . It’s made with an effective blend of herbs that can assist with anxiety, sleep and stress. It contains Valerian root – sometimes called ‘nature’s Valium’, a natural remedy for insomnia.
I always have a notepad and pen next to my bed, I find it really helpful to jot down what I am thinking about, to get it out of my head and then hopefully I can drift off to sleep. I find I am in that situation less these days as I have included a few things in my bedtime routine to help me wind down. One of them is brewing a cup of our Sleep Welle tea before bed. Even the art of making tea has a calming effect. I also do a yoga pose which is meant to help induce sleep. It involves lying on the bed with my legs up the wall (in the privacy of my bedroom of course!). Plus I am strict with no screens at least half an hour before bed. Luckily I have never had chronic insomnia. I have had periods of finding it difficult to fall asleep thanks to a racing mind, but with these techniques, I am now usually able to drift off relatively easily.
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I have learned over time to be the glass half full person….
One of my mantras is "don’t sweat the small stuff", and I know it’s easy to say, but when you have your priorities straight, for me family always comes first and everything else falls around that, it’s easier to live by the mantra. To help me stick to this, I simplify and declutter my life as much as possible. I focus on the essentials, quality over quantity. I have tried to be strict like any parent with social media, but it’s hard! My eldest had a secret Facebook account for a year before I found out! If we are at home together in the evening we have a no screens rule from dinner onwards, we try and make it about spending time together.
If I’m feeling down or stuck…
Going for a run along the beach is guaranteed to lift my spirits. It allows some brain space to gain perspective and getting those endorphins pumping is always a good thing.
If someone has said something upsetting…
It affected me when I was younger. Now I try to let it go. As I’ve said, I try not to sweat the small stuff. If I am leading a balanced life, eating properly, exercising (trying to find 45 mins a day) and sleeping well (seven hours a night), it makes it easier to let it go.
I’m both an introvert and an extrovert...
They call it being an ambivert. Sometimes I feel like being the life of the party, and other times all I crave is solitude and the quiet simplicity of home. As for therapy… I’ve always gravitated towards natural and holistic therapies as part of my overall approach to health and wellbeing. I have regular acupuncture and massages, I’ve tried kinesiology, reflexology and reiki. When I was in Australia recently, I had a wonderful session with an acupuncturist where I had acupuncture whilst doing a led meditation. It was amazing.
When I need wise counsel…
It depends what I need advice on, but I am so lucky to be surrounded by some amazing women in my WelleCo co-founders. It’s an honour and a privilege to work with Andrea Horwood-Bux , she is a deep and dynamic woman who as an inspired creative and innovative business partner has become a wonderful friend to me in the process. In addition, Dr Simone Laubscher has been my nutritional doctor and wellness mentor for years. What’s amazing about her is she is able to apply her extensive scientific knowledge and research to everyday life in a holistic and real way, she is all about balance, which is so refreshing.
It’s important to remember to play – and laugh...
When I think about what I loved as a kid: riding bikes, water sports, skiing, swimming, exploring in the bush, really anything that involved being outdoors, it’s those same activities I gravitate toward now as an adult. I love doing sport outside, moving my body in a way that’s fun. For my boys, I have always been a supporter of team sports, it keeps them active, and gives them responsibility, to themselves and a team. And I love to laugh! Anything when I am at home, feeling relaxed and surrounded by friends and family. It’s the simple things!
Love, Elle
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Phan Thị Kim Phuc, the girl in the famous 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, is escorting 236 refugees from the war in Ukraine on a flight from Warsaw to Canada.
Phuc's iconic Associated Press photo in which she runs with her napalm-scalded body exposed, was etched on the private NGO plane that flew the refugees on Monday to the city of Regina, the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Kim, 59, a Canadian citizen, says she wants her story and work for the refugees to be a message of peace. The refugees, mostly women and children, are among thousands of Ukrainians being offered Canada's humanitarian visas, in response to Russia's brutal invasion of their country.
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A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring eight, authorities said.
It couldn't immediately be determined how many hikers were in the area or whether any were missing, said Walter Milan, a spokesperson for the national Alpine rescue corps who provided the death and injury toll.
Rescuers were checking license plates in the parking lot as part of checks to determine how many people might be unaccounted for, a process that could take hours, Milan said by telephone.
"We saw dead (people) and enormous chunks of ice, rock,'' exhausted-looking rescuer Luigi Felicetti told Italian state TV.
Nationalities or ages of the dead weren't immediately available, Milan said. Of the eight hospitalized survivors, two were in grave condition, emergency dispatch services said.
The fast-moving avalanche "came down with a roar the could be heard at great distance,'' local online media site ildolomiti.it said.
Earlier, the National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps tweeted that the search of the involved area of Marmolada peak involved at least five helicopters and rescue dogs.
The SUEM dispatch service, which is based in the nearby Veneto region, said 18 people who were above the area where the ice struck would be evacuated by the Alpine rescue corps.
But Milan said some on the slope might be able to get down by themselves, including by using the peak's cable car.
SUEM said the avalanche consisted of a "pouring down of snow, ice and rock." The detached section is know as a serrac, or pinnacle of ice.
Marmolada, towering about 11,000 feet, is the highest peak in the eastern Dolomites, offering spectacular views of other Alpine peaks.
The Alpine rescue service said in a tweet that the segment broke off near Punta Rocca (Rock Point), "along the itinerary normally used to reach the peak."
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the section of ice to break away and rush down the peak's slope. But the intense heat wave gripping Italy since late June could be a factor.
"The temperatures of these days clearly had influence" on the glacier's partial collapse, Maurizio Fugatti, the president of Trento Province, which borders Marmolada, told Sky TG24 news.
But Milan stressed that high heat, which soared unusually above 50 F on Marmolada's peak in recent days, was only one possible factor in Sunday's tragedy.
"There are so many factors that could be involved,'' Milan said. Avalanches in general aren't predictable, he said, and heat's influence on a glacier "is even more impossible to predict."
In separate comments to Italian state television, Milan called the recent temperatures "extreme heat" for the peak. "Clearly it's something abnormal."
The injured were flown to several hospitals in the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto, according to rescue services.
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Mexico's Roman Catholic Council of Bishops is calling on parishes throughout the country to put photos of dead nuns and priests in their churches this Sunday and to hold Masses for all those killed in gang-fueled violence.
Monday's call for special celebrations throughout July came after two Jesuit priests and a tour guide were murdered June 20. Another priest says he was beaten over the weekend in the violence-plagued western state of Michoacan. On June 24, the Council of Bishops issued an open letter telling the government that "it is time to revise the security policies that are failing."
Rev. Mateo Calvillo wrote in an open letter that men traveling in another vehicle cut off his car, forcing him to stop and that one of them came around to his window and beat him savagely. The priest said he knew of no motive for the June 29 attack in the town of Querendaro, saying the man appeared irrational.
As the Associated Press reported, the two murdered priests — Rev. Javier Campos, 79, and Rev. Joaquín Mora, 80 — had spent much of their lives serving Indigenous peoples of the Sierra Tarahumara mountains. The Jesuits were shot to death in the small church in the town of Cerocahui.
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Pistachio & Greens Smoothie with Spiced Coconut Granola
Serves 2
Pistachio & Greens Smoothie
¼ cup pistachios soaked in filtered water overnight
¾ cup filtered water
1 cup baby spinach
1tbs The Super Elixir Alkalising Formula
2x100g frozen young coconut pouches or 1/4 cup flaked coconut
1 tsp vanilla powder or extract
Spiced Coconut Granola
3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup rolled oats
1½ cup quinoa flakes
¼ cup chia seeds
1 tbs vanilla powder or extract
2 tsp cardamom ground
2 tsp turmeric ground
1 ½ tbs cinnamon
2 tbs coconut oil
¾ cup pure maple syrup
Pinch flaked sea salt
First make the Spiced Coconut Granola
Pre-heat your oven to 170 degrees celcius.
Add all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and stir until well combined.
Divide the mixture on to two paper lined baking trays and place into the oven.
Cook the granola for 25-30mins, stirring the granola halfway through the cooking time.
Once cooked and golden brown, remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
Use as a delicious crunchy topping for smoothie bowls, or on its own with fresh fruit and nut mylk. The granola will keep in an airtight jar for a couple of weeks.
To make the Pistachio & Greens Smoothie
* Drain the soaked pistachios and add the ¾ cup cold filtered water and blend until smooth (you could also use 1 cup almond milk or coconut milk instead).
* Add the baby spinach, Super Elixir Alkalising Formul a, frozen bananas, coconut and vanilla and blend until smooth.
* Pour the smoothie into 1 large or 2 small serving bowls, top with Spiced Coconut Granola and fresh fruit such as kiwifruit, dragon fruit, blueberries and blackberries.
Enjoy!
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Good sleep changed my life.
When I think of my health and wellbeing, there is one thing I now never underestimate and that is the power of sleep. When the kids were young, I would stay up working until 2am and wake up again at 6am and kick-start with an espresso. I thought I was being really productive; little did I know I was burning out my adrenals and damaging myself. Sleep has become really important to me and I now make sure I get at least seven hours so I can take on the day.
At night, I try to have a definite cut-off time; it’s not always easy with an international business (Australia is just waking up in my evening). Evenings tend to be family time - we love having dinner together with no business interruptions and time to wind down before bed.
I am pretty organised over my bedtime routine these days, no makeup, lots of water by the bed, my Sleep Welle Tea , a good book and no screens! Although sometimes I take a sneaky peek at CNN or watch Shark Week with the boys.
What I’ve learnt about sleep from the experts...
We need our beauty sleep, it’s a scientific fact. I learned from Dr Simone Laubscher , the phD nutritional doctor who helped develop our Alkalising Greens supplement, that the outer or top layer of our skin comprises tightly-packed dead skin cells, which are constantly shed throughout the day. During deep sleep, the skin's metabolic rate speeds up which helps with repair. Whether it’s damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays or internal toxic overload from too many late nights, we really do need our ‘beauty sleep’.
My pre-bed rituals...
Even with my renewed focus on a calming bedtime routine, I still find it difficult to unwind, which is the reason we created The Super Elixir Sleep Welle Tea and calming Sleep Welle Mist. The tea is a unique medicinal blend with valerian root ('nature’s valium’), hops and skullcap to assist with anxiety and sleep issues. I have made a routine of preparing the tea before bed using my traditional tea set from Japan; it’s five-to-ten minutes of quiet time for me. I find it really helps with the wind down process; I am hooked! I also love having the mist with me when I travel. I spray it around me on a plane and on the hotel pillows - it’s such a beautiful fresh scent, with organic essential oils such as lavender, to help me get to sleep.
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“Let’s face it,” says Dr Leonard Grossman, “we all want to look better and feel better by doing nothing!”
This explains why Dr Grossman, a cosmetic surgeon, developed a patch back in 2012 – the Bytox patch – that aims to prevent hangovers. By slowly releasing complex B vitamins, Dr Grossman believes that the patches counteract the effects of drinking while you're doing it.
Which sounds pretty good, unless you’re worried that Bytox makes binge-drinking seem safe, or you’re a regulatory body that finds it to be an unlicensed medical product …
All things considered, the Get The Gloss team are sticking to our tried and tested favourite cures. Some are based on science, some on instinct and experience. But whether you’re an organised night-before girl or tend to get it together only after a long chat with God down the big white telephone the next day, we’ve got a remedy for you.
The night before
1. Eat something
Ideally before you go out, but even a bar snack will do as long as there is a little fat in it – this slows the release of alcohol from the stomach into the intestines, which means you don’t get drunk so quickly or feel so bad when your blood sugar crashes the next day. “You can also consume a few tablespoons of olive oil to avoid a hangover. This will help to line the stomach so that less alcohol gets into the body,” say the folk at www.hangovercure.org .
2. Drink lighter-coloured drinks
“Congeners are natural organic chemicals that give a drink its distinctive taste, colour and smell. They make drinks interesting, but when taken in excess they contribute to a hangover,” explains Dr Andrew Irving in How to Cure a Hangover – a great, great book. “The paler the drink, the less likely it is to carry a knockout load of congeners. Vodka and gin are less likely to produce a hangover than whisky or brandy. Red wines result in a worse hangover than white.” (Unless it’s very cheap wine, he continues: nasty white may contain evil sulphur dioxide, so stick to the nasty red.)
3. Drink a pint of water before bed
A lot of the suffering in a hangover is because the alcohol has sent our body into a dehydrated state by sending our kidneys into overdrive to help deal with the alcohol. A pint of water before bed ensures you wake up in a much less dehydrated state and can avoid symptoms like headaches and nausea.
4. Alka-Seltzer before bed
GTG’s editor-in-chief Sarah Vine is organised about her plunk-plunk fizz. “Although my dad always has beer the next day, and that works for him.”
5. Milk thistle tablets
“Before, immediately after, next morning - always, in fact. Plus Boots fizzy vitamin B & C with a sachet of Spatone liquid iron in it,” says Hannah Betts . But this self-confessed drinker is far from perfect. “I always crave orange, MSG-ridden ‘Chinese’ food too.”
The morning after
6. A herbal tea
Yes, really. The hot water plus the right ingredients will help to cleanse away all those sins from the night before - find out which herbal teas we really rate on hungover days here.
7. A pint (or ten) of squash
GTG’s digital editor Judy Johnson is on to something with this – you’re dehydrated and maybe even hypoglycaemic the next day, so replacing sugar and fluid quickly will give you a boost.
8. Scrambled eggs on toast
“Choose your breakfast wisely; because your liver is too busy trying to metabolise alcohol to produce glucose, your blood sugar levels are low,” says James Osborn. The idea is that the mixture of carbs and protein (choose brown bread for extra points) will get your energy back up and keep it there.
9. Marmite on toast
“Not that I EVER get myself into that sort of state. Ahem...” asserts GTG’s demure editor-at-large, Susannah Taylor .
10. Black coffee and bikram yoga
“You do the crime, you pay the time,” says tough girl Imogen Edwards-Jones .
11. Milk thistle, 1,000mg of vitamin C and coconut water
“For all the electrolyte depletion,” says Ahmed Zambarakji, aka The Exfoliator. “Works every time.”
12. A packet of Quavers and Lucozade.
“Quavers can be substituted with bacon Wheat Crunchies in an emergency,” says drinker-on-a-budget Hannah Rochell . Replacing lost salt will help the fluid in the Lucozade to absorb better.
The afternoon after
13. Ice lollies
A hardcore option for the time of year, but designer Sarah McGinnis swears by it. Maybe it’s the sugar?
14. McDonald’s
Hard to believe from looking at her, but that’s what Ayesha Muttucumaru says she eats. A sort of homeopathic method… fight toxins with more toxins.
15. Square Pie
Any stodgy carbs will do, but for my personal money, this pie, mash and mushy pea combo is perfect, because even the smell of breakfast can send me running, green-faced, back upstairs to "relive" last night's cocktails. It has protein, fat, complex carbs (they leave a bit of potato skin in the mash) and will sort you out however much nasty white wine you had the night before. But why do you think I’m a Size 13 ?
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Does flying cause your eating habits to run into a spot of turbulence? If so, you’re not alone. A sugar or starch-fuelled trip to duty-free before boarding (never mind that limited in-flight menu) is always the easiest, but not necessarily healthiest route to dealing with hunger pangs when catching a flight.
With flying causing us to eat too much or too little, leaving us feeling bloated and knackered, we often accept that rubbish post-flight feeling as an unavoidable inevitability. However, there are things we can do to help make the bump back to reality a lot easier to manage. What we eat before, during and after a flight can all make a significant difference to how we feel when we land.
Why does flying affect our eating habits?
There are three key reasons. The first is the stress the body is put under when sent skyward, explains Sarah Anderson aka The Aviation Nutritionist , with our digestive system often bearing the brunt of the upheaval of being airborne. However, stressors can also come via a range of other sources - the boarding dash, the last minute purchases, the shoulda, coulda, woulda packeds, fear of flying and a variety of other pre-plane panics too.
“When stressed, the ‘fight’ side of our fight or flight mode kicks in and the systems that ‘shut down’ are the ones that aren’t usually prioritised,” Sarah explains. “We go into what’s called a sympathetic state (SNS) instead of the parasympathetic (PNS) - the PNS is what the body needs to rest and digest effectively.
“It has an effect on our hormones,” explains Sarah. “Stressors make levels of leptin (which buffers our hunger) go AWOL and as a result, we find ourselves unable to stop eating when we are full so easily.” Throw into the mix being seated for long stretches of time, boredom and eating highly salted, nutritionally sparse meals, and you have a recipe certain to wreak havoc with our appetites.
Another factor to explain why we tend to seek high sugar and salt foods is the effect flying has on our sense of taste. Research has shown that too hot or cold temperatures, grey cabin lighting, high stress levels and even what you are listening to on the in-flight entertainment all dull people’s tastes of different foods (studies have found classical music has the most positive effect on our food choices, Sarah highlights). Furthermore, our sense of smell is also impacted, to provide a double whammy of sensory underwhelm when it comes to how we perceive flavour in a pressurised cabin.
In fact, this was the impetus behind Heston Blumenthal’s exploration of the use of umami in in-flight meals to help combat the bitterness found in foods at high altitudes. “You can’t load more salt, but you can definitely up the umami,” he said on his Channel 4 show, Heston’s Mission Impossible. The same extends to how we taste alcohol too. “The altitude even affects robust wines,” explains Sarah. “We work at The Aviation Nutritionist with caterers to get creative with food development and consider natural flavours at altitude. In our menu with in-flight caterers Absolute Taste , nutritious seaweed is used as a very effective seasoning. Offering a full menu which is gluten, wheat and dairy-free also helps relieve some of the stress on an already compromised digestive system at altitude. This is on private aviation at the moment however, hopefully it will be available on commercial flying in the near future.”
The third reason for our wayward hunger levels is dehydration, which is increased by being at higher altitudes. “Being dehydrated has a huge impact on our perception of hunger,” says Sarah. “And, often when we think we’re hungry, we’re most likely thirsty,” she adds. This can often cause us to overeat as a result due to the especially drying conditions.
What to eat before, during and after flying
Before flying…
In between packing, wrapping up work deadlines and pre-beach plucking, prepping and preening, making plans from a food perspective is usually the farthest thing from most of our minds. However, a few easy yet effective changes during the week before you travel can make a world of difference. “It’s about investing in your wellbeing before you start your travels,” says Sarah. “Don’t save it for when you get there - get in that mode earlier if you can.”
1. Bank as much sleep as possible
First up, try and get as much sleep as you can before you depart. “I recommend to my clients who are sports and business professionals that they bank as much sleep as possible beforehand,” says Sarah. “They often need to be on it when they land and if they turn up wired due to not having slept for a few days, they’ll never catch up.”
2. Up your antioxidants
Secondly, up your antioxidants to increase your immunity and reduce your susceptibility to getting sick and run-down. “Eat more colourful and antioxidant-rich foods as well as a variety of nutrients across the board,” recommends Sarah. “Power juices, smoothies and power salads featuring good quality protein are great, especially in the summer. Foods such as sauerkraut and beetroot are also particularly good. Sauerkraut is full of natural probiotics to feed your gut bacteria and for getting yourself ready to fight microbes in unique environments when travelling. Beetroot supports the circulatory system as it is rich in nitric oxide, a vasodilator (which keeps oxygen flowing around the body). Antibacterial herb blends such as za’atar are also valuable in giving your immune system a fighting chance, as well as garlic and ginger too.”
MORE GLOSS: How to boost your gut health on a budget
When in the air…
1. Upgrade your water
While water by itself is important, there are ways to make it do more for you to ensure you get as much hydration out of it as possible. “Try sugar-free hydration drinks that have electrolytes in them as they help the water to be better absorbed by the body,” advises Sarah. “I’d recommend 1Above in particular as it contains pine bark, an ingredient that may help reduce jet lag and additional travel associated conditions including colds, DVT/edema and circulation concerns.”
2. Never board a plane hungry
“Never get on a flight hungry as it will increase the likelihood that you’ll make AWOL food choices,” says Sarah. “Timing is key. If the flight is short enough, aim to have a nutrient dense meal beforehand, at home ideally. Or try to allow enough time to fit one in while at the airport, many of which are starting to cater for the more health-conscious. It’s more about counting nutrients than counting calories,” she explains. “We’re trying at The Aviation Nutritionist to work closely with suppliers to up the quality of places to eat in airports. Leon is a favourite of mine and there’s now one in Gatwick airport which is really encouraging.”
3. Do your research...
...in terms of seeing what your particular carrier offers food and drink-wise before you get to the airport. “Investigate what your airline might have available ahead of time and make the most of the special meals on offer - they’re not necessarily just for people who are say, coeliac or gluten intolerant,” says Sarah.“It also makes it clear to the airline that they need to up their game too if they don’t have a good selection. Asian vegetarian, gluten-free, and fruit platter meals are the best to opt for in my opinion." They're not all created equal though.
"The Asian vegetarian option is usually flavoured with nutritious herbs and spices, but the gluten-free options still need a lot of work in my opinion as suppliers are still offering unedible gluten-free bread choices," Sarah comments. "However, the hot protein option is usually kept simple and the fruit platters are good if you want to keep it light. It’s important to really understand your individual nutritional requirements though and cater to them accordingly. One size doesn’t fit all.” The main takeaway? Keep it light and as nutrient-dense as possible, taking a bag of tricks with you too. Which brings us onto our next point...
4. Bring snacks with you
But not just any snacks. “Take things to stimulate and engage your system when you’re eating them so that you don’t overeat,” says Sarah. “Eat foods that don’t cause your blood sugar levels to spike - think lean and good quality protein such as unsalted nuts, olives and easily digestible cheese, for example Manchego. You can also often find good chilled protein snacks including chicken, turkey, boiled eggs and edamame beans in the airport at Pret and M&S.”
5. Avoid fizzy drinks
“Their acidity lowers immunity and the sugar in them helps breed bad bacteria in the gut which in turn makes you more susceptible to getting sick,” explains Sarah. The same extends to quick fix, non-filling processed foods that offer minimal nutritional benefits.
However, don’t worry about being too meticulous - you are on holiday after all! “Try to eat as naturally as possible, but it’s also about being a realist too,” says Sarah highlighting ‘food combining’ as a good way for ensuring you have your fill of fun and good food. “If you have a drink, just make sure to have some olives or nuts with it to stop your blood sugar spiking.”
When you’ve landed…
1. Book in a food delivery
Our eating habits can fall dramatically out of sync when we land due to a multitude of reasons - most notably, the effect that jet lag and being in a new environment has on our hormone levels. “The pineal gland gets very confused which therefore affects the amount of melatonin it produces (the hormone that controls our sleep cycles),” Sarah explains. “We also produce much more of the ‘hunger hormone,’ ghrelin. The result is that we end up not knowing when to eat and we lose the ability to understand when we’re hungry.”
One way to best prepare for such eventualities? Book in an Ocado delivery to arrive the day you get back either before you set off or while you’re away, recommends Sarah. “Often when we get home, there’s nothing in the cupboard to eat, so ordering a delivery helps ensure that some kind of nutritious food will be there when you get back, as well as helping you feel less stressed about the whole coming home experience.”
2. Opt for mood-boosting foods
“Again, it’s all about antioxidants,” says Sarah, “Plus foods rich in tryptophan to help boost serotonin levels and balance the mood cycle, such as avocados, almonds and turkey. This also helps to balance melatonin levels and reinstate your pre-flight sleeping state too.”
3. Up your magnesium levels
Magnesium deficiency reportedly affects around 70% of the population , but levels are even more depleted after times of stress such as after a flight, highlights Sarah. However, you can replenish supplies from both culinary and skincare perspectives. “Try having a Himalayan salt, Epsom salt and coconut oil bath to help aid dehydration and relax the nervous system,” recommends Sarah. Dark green leafy vegetables, (in green smoothie form works a treat), nuts, seeds and wholemeal rice are also valuable sources food-wise. Sarah also recommends kelp. “It’s rich in umami flavours - try seasoning your food with it - and it is also effective in helping support the thyroid too, which becomes challenged due to the stress caused by being at altitude.”
4. Boost your B vitamins
Also depleted during times of stress, supplementing your stores when you hit the tarmac could be helpful in speeding up recovery. "I recommend high potency B vitamin drops available at The Natural Dispensary by Premier Research ,” says Sarah for an easy yet effective way to upgrade your water.
5. Add turmeric
“Cooking with turmeric can be especially beneficial for tackling the inflammation caused to the body by being at altitude,” explains Sarah. An antioxidant as well as an anti-inflammatory, 'super spice' turmeric has long been touted for its health benefits . Not only is it reported to help support the liver, but its active compounds called curcuminoids have been found to be beneficial in cases of arthritis and high cholesterol too.
Disclaimer: Certain supplements are used for different reasons and a one-size-fits-all approach shouldn’t be adopted. In addition, pregnant women and anyone on medication should always consult a doctor before embarking on a supplements programme.
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What do the little numbers on the backs of our favourite foods really mean? Small and confusing enough to strain both our eyes and our patience from aisle 1 through to 13, what are the stats that we should be paying extra attention to in order to get the most out of our weekly grocery shops?
We asked nutritionist Gabriela Peacock for her nutritional know-how to separate the food faff from the nutrition facts and finally make sense of our food labels to ensure that we shop wiser, smarter and give our kitchen cupboards a healthy helping hand in the right direction.
1. First things first...
“Most pre-packed foods show a list of ingredients. They’re listed in order from biggest to smallest. So if the first few ingredients are high fat things like cream, butter or oil then the food is a high fat food,” explains Gabriela.
2. KJs decoded
What the heck is an ‘Energy’ reading and what targets should we be aiming for? “The terms kJ and kcal tell you how much energy is in a product,” says Gabriela. “Women need on average 2000kcal a day to be healthy. Men need 2500kcal. Children need less.”
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3. RDA redefined
“Reference Intake (RI) - this has replaced RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance),” Gabriela points out. These are the guidelines set regarding the approximate amounts of particular nutrients that we should be shooting for each day. “The %RI for an adult is based on the following values:”
Energy - 2000kcal
Fat - 70g
Saturates - 20g
Sugars- 90g
Salt - 6g
4. Sneaky salt
What should we be wary of? “Hidden salt,” warns Gabriela. “Salt is a risk factor for high blood pressure and is hidden in lots of processed foods so look out for the salt/sodium figures on labels.” Aim for 6g a day as detailed above.
5. Fat facts
When it comes to the different fat figures, pay particular attention to the ‘Saturates’ reading. “‘Saturates’ tells you the amount of saturated fat. Saturates and saturated fat mean the same thing. Lower saturated fat means a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease,” explains Gabriela. The recommended RI is 20g per day.
6. Portion control
As useful as serving sizes are on food packets, beware, as they may not necessarily reflect reality entirely accurately. “Portion sizes are often given on a pack and may be less than you would usually eat,” warns Gabriela. They are best used as a rule of thumb.
7. Brand research
Finding stepping out of your food comfort zone tricky? Escape your fridge rut by closely examining the nitty gritty of your favourite foods as well as contrasting them with similar products from different brands. “Try to check the things you buy regularly. Compare them with others and change to healthier options. What’s in food varies enormously between brands,” says Gabriela.
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8. Red alert
Contrary to popular belief, red doesn’t always mean danger. Judge a food’s nutritional value by taking into account its wider benefits too and combining it with a modest dose of moderation and caution. “Often the red labels on the front of a pack indicate that the food isn’t particularly healthy. There are some exceptions such as cheese – a good source of calcium but it is high in fat,” explains Gabriela.
9. Mindful eating
Think before you eat. For example, nuts are high in healthy, saturated fats. “You don’t need to cut them out altogether but you should eat them less often," says Gabriela.
10. Label-less wonders
If all else fails, ditch the labels altogether. “Ideally you want to buy food products that don’t have a label – such as fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and fish and wholegrains which you know have nothing added.”
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We’ve all heard of food for fuel, but what about food to refuel?
We asked top personal trainer Dalton Wong of Twenty Two Training to separate the fact from the fiction and to recommend his favourite post-workout foods and rehydrating drinks to suit any type of exercise. Whether you’re post cardio, strength training, HIIT or yoga session, find your recipe for fitness goal success below...
After long-distance running and cardio...
For longer duration and cardio, it’s essential to make sure that you rehydrate. I would advise that water is the best, but if you wanted to replace the electrolytes then I would recommend Jax Coco Coconut Water , £2.20.
If you have been consistently training for a long distance event/cardio, then it’s really important that you consume adequate amounts of carbohydrate. Carbohydrates can help fuel your run and help recovery - just choose better options then CAKE!
After weights or strength training...
Resistance training is an excellent way of improving your lean muscle mass and body composition. It’s really important that you have adequate (not excessive - enough for what your body requires) amounts of protein to help build a strong body. I like to have good quality organic protein at each meal. Post-workout smoothies are great to boost up your protein requirements and I tend to recommend an organic protein blend like Sun Warrior , £39.99. Most shop-bought protein powders are low grade with various chemicals and can have an adverse effect on people’s digestive systems.
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After a HIIT session...
HIIT sessions are pretty intense so I would immediately suggest a post-workout juice or smoothie. Depending on your workout goals, then you may need a protein smoothie or a mixture of vegetable juice. I like to have a diet high in omega 3 fatty acids to help recover and reduce inflammation from HIIT sessions. My favourite meal is wild Alaskan/Canadian salmon, sweet potatoes and greens beans as the perfect meal after a hard session.
After a yoga class...
One of my favourite post-yoga drinks is a shot of fresh wheatgrass. Wheatgrass neutralises toxins, purifies the liver and helps improve blood sugar levels. It’s a quick post-workout shot of health and vital living ingredients.
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Avoid...
All fluorescent coloured sports drinks, these are unnatural and are full of chemicals.
All energy drinks, these are packed with artificial colours and their caffeine content can range hugely depending on the brand. Try a black expresso or green tea instead.
Avoid eating a large meal before working out as this may hinder your training. Too many carbs and you may not feel motivated to train, too much protein and you may feel heavy (large amounts of protein may take longer to digest).
Beware the refuel fiction...
1) ‘You need to eat immediately after you exercise.’
Yes it’s important to eat after your workout but make sure you give your body healthy, nutrient dense food or smoothies. Don’t fill your body with commercial post-workout drinks as these are usually poor quality. If it’s a choice of junk right after your session or waiting 60 minutes to get proper food, then it’s well worth the wait for proper food!
2) ‘You need this…..protein or carbs post workout.’
Everybody is a unique individual, so make sure that your post-workout meal is appropriate to YOUR specific goals and ones that are not recommended or seen advertised on TV and magazines.
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There's never been a more important time to look after our gut. We know that the state of our digestion and the trillions of bacteria that inhabit our digestive tract, from mouth to our the other end, is key for mental health and for our immune system. We tend to think of diet as the only way to support gut health but as nutritional therapist Eve Kalinik, author of Happy Gut Happy Mind, £17.69 explains, the gut-mind connection is a two-way street: a happy mind is a happy gut and vice versa. It's no surprise to find that her easy-to-follow 21 gut health tips for 2021 are as much about habit changes (good news, they are free!) as what you put on your plate. Here's her gut health 101.
1. Chew, chew, chew to beat bloating as gassiness
Take time to chew your food thoroughly and while you're at it remove ALL distractions and devices while you are eating. This one change in habit can help to alleviate some of the more common gut symptoms such as bloating, gas and reflux as well as helping to tune into hunger cues more appropriately. Instead, sit in an environment conducive to optimising the process of digestion and focusing on eating slowly and mindfully.
2. Routine makes you regular
Your gut likes to have some routine and in turn, will become more regular in its movements. Try to time your meals around a similar time each day. This also creates a nice structure around the day and allows you to have crucial pockets of recovery that support the gut-brain connection. As part of this routine, you can begin the day with a probiotic supplement such as shot of Symprove, £21.95 which needs to be taken on an empty stomach 10 minutes before you eat or drink to ensure that the good bugs get to your small intestine undisturbed.
3. Include good food rather than restricting your diet
I'm a fan of positive nutrition: aim to turn the focus away from all the diets, detoxes and fads that come with the new year. Think about what you can INCLUDE rather than remove. Unnecessary restrictions of foods or food groups can lead to nutritional deficiencies as well as cultivate a negative relationship with what we eat and how we nourish ourselves physically and mentally.
4. Take a daily 'breath break'
The gut-brain connection is one that is incredibly powerful. it's worth remembering that it is also bi-directional in that the gut can also communicate back to our brain. Including some kind of daily mindfulness can help to strengthen this connection and to alleviate stress, which can negatively impact on the gut.
Just five to ten minutes per day can help to support this and it is all about consistency. Think of it like brushing your teeth or exercising to get fitter in that we need to practise regularly to build a stronger and more resilient mind. Simple breathing exercises are great and totally doable to fit into a busy lifestyle. Try to include these as part of a bedtime routine.
5. Eat the rainbow (dark chocolate counts!)
You've probably heard this before but this is why a colourful plate is so important for the gut. Polyphenols are special plant chemicals, often the same substances that give colour to plants. Crucially these polyphenols also help to feed and support the health of our gut bugs.
Having a colourful plate provides a medley of these polyphenols which helps to create a more diverse, stronger and healthier gut. Some of the highest polyphenol foods include berries, broccoli, dark leafy greens and sweet potatoes although they can also be found in less obvious food such as olive oil, herbs and spices, green tea and dark chocolate – yes, a bit of chocolate is good for your gut!
6. Fill up on fibre
Fibre is what our gut bugs (your microbiota) love to feast on - it's a crucial food source for them. Quantity is one thing but diversity is super important as the more types of fibre we eat the more varied our gut bugs.
Fibre is found in all plant foods including vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds and whole grains. Simple tips to rotate high fibre foods these could be varying your morning oats with another type of grain like rye, spelt or quinoa flakes, making up a nut and seed mix so you get a few different types in this that you can sprinkle over veggies, salads and soups. And having some frozen berries of different types so that you can mix around these easily and conveniently.
7. Get into fermented foods
The best fermented food to add to tour diet include ‘live’ natural yoghurt, kefir, miso, tempeh, kombucha , kvass, kimchi and sauerkraut just to name a few. They provide a natural source of beneficial bacteria and form a part of most cuisines. Why not experiment with making and enjoying some of the ones you are not so familiar with?
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8. Move your body every day to keep your digestion moving
Getting some kind of movement into our daily routine has its obvious physical benefits but studies suggest that exercise can have a positive effect on the gut. Aiming for 20 to 30 minutes every day to get outside and have a walk can also create a moment to reset and relax.
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9. Get dirty and cuddle your pets
Get out in nature and get a bit dirty! Soil exposes us to bacteria that can help to better support a more diverse and enriched gut. Stroking pets can also have a similar enriching effect and also help to support the gut-brain connection.
10. Prioritise pillow time
Not getitng enough sleeep or good qaulity sleep can affect the health of your gut and vice versa. Take the hour before bed to switch off devices and wind down the mind. Instead of mindless scrolling, try immersing yourself in a really great book, or perhaps start a journal to ‘brain dump’ swirling thoughts that might otherwise keep you awake. You could also indulge in a long soak in the bath or listen to some soothing music to help you to drift off blissfully.
11. Massage your tummy
Abdominal self-massage can help to alleviate symptoms such as gas, bloating and support movement of food through the gut. Use a massage oil and working in an anti-clockwise motion gently for around five minutes.
12. Drink two litres of water every day
The gut is a thirsty organ and needs regular watering. Most of us need at least two litres per day. A good way to achieve this could be filling a large jug with water and adding ingredients such as fresh lemon, cucumber slices and/or herbs such as mint or rosemary to give it flavour and provide a quota.
13. Be better at saying no
This might be an unexpected gut health tip, but creating strong boundaries with work and life commitments can help you manage stress better and be less prone to feelings of overwhelm or anxiety. Chronic stress can have a significant effect on the health of the gut. It is important to recognise when to say no to people and projects which also makes your ‘yes’ that much more powerful!
14. Leave 4-5 hours between meals (that includes snacks)
It's important to give our gut a bit of a break between meals as we have different microbes that help us to absorb our food and those that deal with the ‘clean-up’ operation. Aim for a gap of around four to five hours between each meal time and try to have dinner no later than two hours before bedtime. It's not just our body and mind that are tired by the end of the day, our gut is too!
15. 'Plate up' like you're on Masterchef
Even if you are dining solo, take some time to present your meal that has some care and attention. Present your food with a nice plate and perhaps even a napkin can create a marked shift in the way you eat and engage with your food that has a positive effect on satiety levels as well as optimising digestion and helping to slow and calm the mind. Even the very simplest of meals can be transformed into a multi-sensory experience just by framing it more consciously.
16. Open your curtains as soon as you wake up
Let the light flood in - this supports our natural circadian rhythms and the hormones that govern the sleep-wake cycle which can impact on our gut. Try to get out first thing in the morning to expose your skin to sunlight. This helps our body to synthesise vitamin D that is important for gut health .
17. Set screen boundaries
Adopting some screen survival techniques can better manage your relationship digital devices and the stressful effect this has on the gut-brain connection. Useful tips might be saving a drawer or box in which to put phones away at mealtimes and to signal ‘off time’ in the evening. Try dedicating a day, or even half a day per week to leave the phone off or at home. Perhaps even unfollow people and accounts that don’t nourish you mentally or emotionally.
18. Practice small acts of self-kindness
Doing this on a day-to-day basis creates a positive affirmation to yourself and to he gut-brain connection. These could be enjoying a piece of your favourite chocolate, taking time to listen to your favourite podcast, getting a nice bunch of flowers or heading to your coffee shop and taking time to sip and savour. These send messages back to yourself that you are worth it that has a nourishing effect on the gut too.
19. Focus on what you're doing well, not where you're going wrong
Yes, that is good for your gut! We have an inbuilt negative bias which means we think about what we are not doing or doing wrong rather than celebrating the things we are already achieving. To counteract this, remind yourself about the positive steps you have already taken to support yourself and your gut.
Gut health is a life-long journey so it is much more about the small consistencies and gains rather than the one-offs. And remember to exert kindness and compassion to yourself and your gut if these changes are taking a bit longer to happen. We are all different and our gut health journeys will differ too.
20. Create a better booze balance
while the odd glass of red wine may have some gut benefits too much alcohol can be one of the main triggers for gut-related symptoms. Try to sway the balance more to nights off rather than on the booze and stick to a moderate two glasses when drinking. Always aim to have with food rather than on an empty stomach. For those nights off enjoy kombucha for extra gut health benefits as well as a delicious non-alcoholic alternative.
21. Take your time on the loo for a better poo
Maintaining regularity, as well as satisfaction with our visit to the bathroom has a lot to do with how we poo. Rushing around and not allowing adequate pooping time doesn’t give our gut ample opportunity to perform at its best. We need to give our gut enough time to ‘warm up’ rather than rushing to get it over and done with. Efficiency is one thing but speed is not the aim. We can also tweak our optimum pooping position by slightly leaning forward with a straight spine and taking a moment to relax before beginning. Once done we can enjoy a sense of evacuation euphoria and go about our daily business, now that we have mastered the art of doing the business.
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Store-bought vinaigrettes are usually loaded with sugar and preservatives and are an expensive choice. Making your own vinaigrette can be very simple and a far healthier option – I make up enough for a week and store in a jam jar or glass bottle. I also have a small jar that I can take with me so if I’m eating on the go, I can throw away the sugary dressing that comes with bought salads.
Here are my basic store cupboard ingredients:
Firstly, there needs to be an acid base. I use apple cider vinegar which is considered to have multiple benefits, particularly for weight loss and blood glucose regulation. While there aren’t enough studies to determine any of its claimed benefits, there are many who swear it makes them feel better. I personally love the taste and like to use it in dressings instead of other vinegars that have added sugar. If you are going to use it, ensure that you buy organic, unfiltered and unprocessed which will look murky. It will say “with mother” on the bottle which means it has a cobweb-like lump inside which ensures it is good quality. If you don’t want to use vinegar then the juice of any citrus fruit works well.
Then the oil. I use organic extra virgin olive oil which is the purest and has a lovely rich taste. Olive oil contains oleic acid which is beneficial for reducing cholesterol, a rich source of antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties as well as promoting weight loss, so don’t think of it as fattening.
Then choose your flavours – herbs, spices, garlic and fruits to add sweetness. As well as the ones I’ve mentioned below miso and ginger work well, as do coriander and lime – there are endless possibilities, just get creative!
Amelia’s top three dressing recipes
Lemony vinaigrette
Juice of ½ a lemon
1 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Zest of an unwaxed lemon
1 tbsp finely chopped preserved lemons
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Pinch of sea salt and fresh black pepper
1 tbsp freshly chopped basil (or any fresh herbs work well)
Put all ingredients into a jar and shake to mix. Lasts for 4-5 days.
Spicy sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
Juice of ½ a lemon
1 tsp of harissa paste or powder (to taste depending on how spicy you like it)
4 sun-dried (or sun-ripened) tomatoes
½ tsp of pomegranate molasses (optional, this adds a bit of a zing)
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Put all of the ingredients except the oil into a blender and blend adding the oil slowly.
This is delicious poured over baked peppers and with red meat dishes.
Green vinaigrette
This is similar to a salsa verde and something that I always have in the fridge to spoon over salads and protein.
1 tsp capers (rinsed)
1 small handful of fresh parsley
1 small handful of fresh basil
1 small handful of fresh mint
2 tsp chopped fresh chives
1 clove of garlic
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Pinch of fresh pepper
Whizz up all of the ingredients in a blender, adding the oil slowly until you are happy with the consistency.
Store all dressings in the fridge and keep for 5-6 days.
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I often get asked about which sweetener is best to use. Before I get into the pros and cons of different options out there, I think it is important to first touch on a few key facts.
Sugar, is sugar… is sugar
There are many natural forms of sugar out there - some ‘sugar free’ baking recipes could lead you to believe these options are 100% healthy just because they are natural. However, until the last few hundred years, sweet foods were a luxury and our access to them was usually dictated by the seasons, as we didn’t have refrigeration or preserving techniques now available to us. The fruiting season was short and honey was rare. It is estimated that by the time a child is 8 years old today, they will have consumed as much sugar as an adult did in their entire lifetime 100 years ago.
All forms of natural sugar (honey, maple syrup, fruit, coconut nectar, date puree, raw sugar), impact blood glucose levels to some extent and lead to the release of insulin. The hormone insulin instructs the body to move glucose from the bloodstream and into the cells where it is either used for energy or converted into fat for storage. No matter how natural or nutrient rich a sugar may be, the body responds in much the same way. For this reason, all sugars should be used in moderation, regardless of their source.
Phasing sugar out
Reducing both obvious and hidden sugars from the diet is one of the most effective things that we can do for our health. Going ‘cold turkey’ can be tough for a few weeks but before long, the body adjusts and we become better at controlling our blood sugars, which thankfully means fewer cravings. Also, our taste buds adjust and we are able to appreciate the flavour and variation of whole foods much more. By cutting back your usage of all types sugar, you are making it much easier to enjoy the variety of flavours which comes from eating real food.
No sweetener is 100% healthy
Low calorie ‘natural’ sweeteners (such as stevia or wood alcohols such as xylitol) are a bit of a wolf in sheep’s clothing - they aren’t quite as harmless as you might think. By all means, use them now and then for a treat but regular use of these sweeteners will continue to encourage your taste buds to want more sugar. To beat sugar cravings and take control of your blood sugars, you really want to take a break from all sweeteners, to allow your taste buds, and brain, to adjust.
Also, recent research has demonstrated if the taste buds and mind are receiving signals to suggest sweet food is being eaten, the body prepares for an influx of glucose. This means that the body does in fact trigger a range of hormonal and metabolic responses ready to manage a blood sugar increase, even though with low calorie sweeteners, the sugar never comes. So you still end up with some of the metabolic consequences of eating sugar anyhow. This may go some way to explain why low calorie drinks and products don’t seem to have the positive impact on obesity that people had expected.
Artificial sweeteners come with all the issues associated with natural sweeteners outlined above, but with the additional burden of being highly processed, man-made chemicals which are not recognised by the body and often need to be detoxified by the liver.
It is often possible to substitute white sugar/caster sugar with alternatives in recipes. Sometimes a little trial and error is required to get the balance right but once you’ve done it a couple of times, you’ll get the hang of it. As baking is a form of chemistry, there are some recipes which will not work if a ‘real’ sugar is replaced with a sugar substitute such as xylitol or stevia – this is because you lose the physical properties that sugar brings to a recipe. An obvious example is a meringue or pavlova.
The best (and worst) sugar alternatives
My preference is always to eat real food so no surprise that my recommendation is to use ‘natural sugar’ products, but in moderation. Below is a list of natural sugars and sweeteners roughly ranked in my order of preference but different recipes or situations may lead me to use a sweetener that might not be suited to another occasion.
Palmyra Jaggery
What is it: Palmyra Jaggery (also known as SugaVida by Conscious Foods) is the crystalised nectar collected from the flower of the Palmyra palm, grown in Sri Lanka and India
Why it's a good option: Palmyra Jaggery is a traditional ayurvedic ingredient that is nutrient dense – 1 tablespoon provides 133% of daily vitamin B12 requirement, 222% of vitamin B6, 665% of your vitamin B1. It also has a glycaemic index of 40 making it less disruptive to blood sugar levels - by comparison, white sugar has a GI of 100 and no added nutritional benefit. Palmyra Jaggery is also organic, ethically sourced and a sustainable business for the communities who farm it.
When to use it: use it as a direct substitute for recipes that call for sugar. Often you can halve the amount of sugar being suggested.
How does it taste: It has a deep, warm caramel flavour which will improve most recipes.
Watch out for: Indian food markets may sell blocks of ‘Jaggery’ however usually it is not the real thing made from the palmyra palm and doesn’t confer the same nutritional benefits (there are very few palmyra plantations left).
Coconut nectar crystals / blossom / syrup
What is it: is the crystalised nectar collected from the flower of the coconut palm.
Why it's a good option: a natural sugar which is similar to Palmyra Jaggery but not quite as nutritious – low GI (30-35) and a source of nutrients such as vitamin C, B2, B3, iron and magnesium. It is a little more affordable and more readily available than Palmyra Jaggery for every day use. Sustainability and organic status will vary from product to product.
When to use it: use it as a direct substitute for recipes that call for sugar. Often you can halve the amount of sugar being suggested.
How does it taste: It has a deep, warm caramel flavour which will improve most recipes.
Watch out for: Aim for organic options where possible.
Fruit purees
What is it: use fruit instead of sugar in recipes. A mashed ripe banana, a few dates or apple sauce (stewed apple), for example.
Why it's a good option: You get the added flavour of the fruit along with the vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytonutrients that the fruit contains. Apple is rich in quercetin, for example.
When to use it: Substitute sugar in cakes, muffins, porridge, pancakes.
How does it taste: like real food – well balanced without being too sweet.
Watch out for: Depending on the recipe, you might need to adjust other ingredients to account for the changes in liquid which the fruit brings. Apple sauce, for example, will add more moisture than 4 medjool dates. When using dates, remove the stone and place in a blender along with the liquid of a recipe and blend until completely pulverized. No need to strain.
Maple Syrup
What is it: maple syrup is the concentrated sap of the Canadian maple tree. It is lower calorie and fructose content than honey and a GI rating of 54.
Why it's a good option: A natural sugar which has some nutritional value providing minerals such as iron, zinc, manganese and potassium. However, it is lower in vitamins than honey.
How does it taste: a deep, caramel flavour which is delicious as a topping (buckwheat pancakes, of course!) or used in recipes in place of sugar.
Watch out for: Grade A is lighter and milder. Grade B is darker and has higher nutritional value. Don’t be fooled by ‘Maple flavoured syrup’ – this is not real maple syrup and is to be avoided.
Honey
What is it: honey is made from bees out of nectar gathered from flowers to feed the hive. Raw honey has more nutrition and health benefits than more highly processed products. GI of 50, and is roughly 50% fructose (a 50:50 ratio of fructose to glucose is easier for the body to metabolise than a higher fructose content product).
Why it's a good option: honey is a natural sweetener and has moderate nutritional benefit providing vitamins such as B6 and C. Some types of honey, such as Manuka or those which are not pasturised confer additional antibacterial/antifungal benefits if used raw. Many people find eating a local honey around hay fever season can reduce their symptoms.
How does it taste: honey varies greatly depending on the flowers the bees have been feeding from. Can really add to the taste of a dish if used well.
Watch out for: Just because honey is natural, that doesn’t mean you can use it without consequence – it is still a sugar. Cheaper honey may be blended with HFCS or glucose syrup to reduce production costs. Honey is not recommended for children under the age of 12 months due to the risk of exposure to Clostridium botulinum bacteria before the immune system is equipped to cope with it. As a side note, I would avoid introducing small children to ANY additional sugar or sweetener until they are several years old – why start their taste buds off on the wrong path when you can usually keep them happy with fruit for a good few years?
Xylitol / Sorbitol / Mannitol
What is it: wood alcohols which can be derived from the fibre of many types of plants such as oats, mushrooms, corn and raspberries. They aren’t a sweetener that I use or recommend but it may be a useful option for some people, including diabetics who may only be able to use natural sugar options sparingly.
Why is it an option: for occasional use as a low calorie sweetener. It is actually good for your teeth as it prevents growth of oral bacteria - it is often used in chewing gum for this reason. The ‘alcohol’ side chain on this sugar stops it from being absorbed from the gut – this stops any metabolic effect but can cause digestive issues (see below).
When to use it: In a recipe, 50:50 with a ‘natural’ sugar to reduce calorie content but still supplying the level of sweetness you may be looking for.
How does it taste: sweet – no added flavour benefits
Watch out for: moderate to high consumption of wood alcohols can lead to a laxative effect giving stomach cramps and diarrhoea. Often wood alcohols are made from GMO corn – look for non-corn or certified organic alternatives if you can. Wood alcohols are highly toxic to pets and animals – keep in a safe place and don’t feed snacks made with these sweeteners to your pets (be sure to tell your children as well).
Stevia
What is it: is a protein found naturally in the stevia plant grown in Peru, which stimulates the sweet receptors on the tongue. Product varies from whole leaf (green) powders through to highly processed white sugar replacements which are mixed with other excipients so that 1tsp stevia – 1 tsp of sugar (such as Truvia).
Why it's a good option: very low calorie and very potent – a small amount goes a very long way.
When to use it: Once again, it is not a sweetener I use as I prefer natural sugar options but for diabetics, it can be a useful alternative.
How does it taste: some people dislike the ‘furry/metallic’ after taste of stevia but others don’t notice this at all.
Watch out for: the more highly processed versions. Go for the 100% pure leaf options. It is so potent, it is hard to use sparingly which may hinder your longer term goal of letting your taste buds adjust to a low sugar lifestyle.
Brown Rice Syrup
What is it: high glucose syrup derived from fermented cooked rice.
Why is it NOT a good option: Brown Rice Syrup looks and sounds natural but is highly processed, contains little in terms of nutritional value and has a high GI of 98.
When to use it: I recommend using other natural sugar options outlined above, which have more nutritional benefits and lower GI rating.
How does it taste: butterscotch flavour
Watch out for: can make some baked goods a bit too dry, better mixed with another sugar 50:50.
Agave Syrup
What is it: Agave is a cactus which grows in Latin America and the syrup is made from the pulp of the cactus leaf. Although agave syrup was used traditionally by native Americans, that ingredient bears little resemblance to the agave syrup we find on the shelves today.
Why is it NOT a good option: Agave syrup is highly processed and has a fructose content of somewhere between 70-97%. Agave was originally marketed on the back of being a low GL sweetener, because fructose doesn’t cause a glucose/insulin spike like glucose does. But we now know that fructose goes direct to the liver for processing and is actually worse for us than glucose. It is known to increase the risk of metabolic syndrome (cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes) and cause an increase in blood triglycerides and cholesterol. Agave isn’t too different in composition to High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) which is the processed sugar thought to be responsible for much of the obesity epidemic in the USA. Independent tests of agave syrup have shown that some brands actually water down pure agave with HFCS.
When to use it: Never – use other natural sugars/sweeteners instead
How does it taste: Similar to honey but without the floral notes.
Watch out for: Misleading claims that this product is good for your health.
The final word
I don’t think there is any place in a healthy diet for man-made chemical sweeteners such as sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame K or saccharin. My recommendation is to avoid these products / ingredients and enjoy real natural whole foods when you are looking for a ‘sugar fix’.
There is nothing more delicious and juicy than a beautifully ripe peach! If it isn’t peach season, there are plenty of other treats you can make using those natural sugars at the top of this list.
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In the first of five features, expert Nutritionist Eve Kalinik takes us through her hearty, healthy take on traditional comfort foods - first up, it’s her spin on a scrummy plate of spaghetti bolognese.
“When the team from Get The Gloss suggested I create a series of healthy interpretations of classically unhealthy comfort foods, it was something that I know resonates very much with my clients and personally too. Now it’s not to say that we shouldn’t ever have the original versions from time to time, but you can quite easily match taste and nutrition to create something that you may even (dare I say it) prefer! The first one is my favourite, which is an alternative to the traditional scrummy spag bol.
“The key bit of kit here is a spiralizer. They’re easy to use contraptions and are a fantastic (and inexpensive) investment if you want to have a gluten/grain free take on spaghetti and work great at replacing pasta type dishes or when added to salads. This recipe is also dairy free with the cashew nuts working to create a delicious and nutritious take on pesto. Since it is veganuary (i.e. going vegan for Jan), then why not start the series as such? Not to mention, increasing our intake of veggies is not just good for our own health but also helps support the environment too - it’s a double dose of goodness in one!”
Courgetti with cashew pesto & tomatoes
Ingredients
Serves 2 (with extra pesto)
2 courgettes
A squeeze fresh lemon juice
A pinch Himalayan salt
1 clove of garlic
1⁄4 cup of cashews
1⁄4 cup of pine nuts
2 cups of basil leaves
1⁄2 cup of olive oil
6-8 heritage or mixed tomatoes thinly sliced
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Method
Place the courgettes in a spiralizer to create the spaghetti. Mix with a generous squeeze of lemon juice and pinch of Himalayan salt and place in a bowl to one side. To make the cashew pesto combine all of the remaining ingredients into a small food processor, gradually adding in the olive oil. Serve the courgetti with a generous spoonful of the pesto and tomato slices. You can keep the remainder in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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In her second healthy installment, expert Nutritionist Eve Kalinik has whipped up a veggie packed version of a spicy pad Thai - a takeaway favourite that’s totally guilt-free.
"This raw take on a pad Thai still has a warming kick and has proven to be popular with even the most discerning of Asian food fans. It’s important that we make sure to take in some form of raw vegetables every day since the vitamin C content is higher than that of cooked vegetables, which is crucial for fighting off colds, flus and viruses. In particular, the chilli and spices will help to stave off bugs and act as anti-inflammatories too.
"Make a big bowl to have on its own or flake through some salmon that you have marinated in tamari or coconut aminos - deliciously warming on these chilly wintry nights."
Raw Vegetable Pad Thai
Ingredients
Makes 2 servings
2 carrots
6 pink radishes
1⁄4 white cabbage
1⁄4 small red onion
1⁄4 red pepper
1 generous handful of mung bean sprouts
1 handful of fresh coriander
1⁄4 cup cashews
Few slices of fresh chilli (add as many or little to taste)
1 tablespoon of tahini
1⁄4 teaspoon of cumin
1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
Pinch of Himalayan salt
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Method
Heat the oven to 180°C and toast the cashews for approximately 10-15 minutes until they start to turn golden, making sure they don’t burn. While the cashews are toasting, very thinly slice the white cabbage, radishes, red onion and red pepper and pop into a large mixing bowl. Wash and peel the carrots and then put through a spiraliser - then add to the bowl. Roughly chop the coriander and add this to the mixture along with the mung beans. To make the dressing mix together the tahini, paprika, lemon juice and salt with a tablespoon of water. Add to the vegetable mix and stir through to coat evenly. Place into serving bowls and garnish with the toasted cashews.
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This week, expert Nutritionist Eve Kalinik tackles an absolute takeaway titan - pizza. Typically laden with calorific toppings and dripping with grease, each sinful slice can wreak havoc on the health and wealth of our bodies. Here however, Eve has once again applied her magic skills of healthy switch-ups to craft a delicious and nutritious alternative - and it might just be enough to delete the delivery man off our speed dial...
“This is a tried and tested supper favourite among my friends and family because, let's be honest, everyone loves a good pizza,” says Eve. “Using cashew cheese instead of the usual mozzarella, and a base of cauliflower and almond meal this is a vegan take on an absolute classic that doesn’t compromise on taste. Not to mention, it’s also paleo so those following a grain free diet can enjoy this as well!”
Ingredients
1⁄2 medium-large cauliflower cut into florets
3 tablespoons ground flax seeds
6 tablespoons water
1⁄2 cup ground almonds
1⁄4 teaspoon Himalayan (or sea) salt
1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
For the cashew cheese (makes one generous cup)
1⁄2 cup cashews
1⁄2 cup water
4 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
Generous pinch Himalayan salt
Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
For the topping
1 red onion thinly sliced
10-12 cherry tomatoes sliced in half
1 clove garlic crushed
1 tablespoon ghee or organic unsalted butter
Basil leaves roughly torn
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking sheet with paper. Place the cauliflower florets into the bowl of a large food processor and pulse until you get a rice texture.
In a large bowl mix together the ground flax with the water and mix to get a sticky texture.
Add in all of the other base ingredients as well as the cauliflower and mix together with your hands to create a “dough”. Spread this evenly across the baking sheet and place in the oven for 30 minutes. Then turn carefully and cook for a further 15 mins.
Remove from the oven and set aside to cool and crisp. For the cashew cheese place all ingredients into a food processor until you have a smooth-ish texture.
For the topping, heat the ghee (or butter) and sauté the onions until soft, add the tomatoes and then the garlic.
Remove from the heat and stir through the basil leaves. To assemble, add a generous spread of the cashew cheese onto the pizza base and then add the tomato and basil topping. Serve with a herb and green leaf salad with toasted seeds.
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Every Tom, Dick and Harriet seems to be claiming to be a health guru on Instagram these days, but how do you sort the wheat from the chaff in terms of nutrition specialists to trust and blaggers/ bloggers/ ‘clean eaters’ on a bandwagon? We rafted in a professional to do just that. Nutritional therapist Zoe Stirling (Bsc Hons, DIP ION, MBANT, CHNC Reg.) gives us the lowdown on what to look out for if you’re considering consulting a nutritionist, because #eatclean ain’t a qualification...
How can I find a nutrition expert to suit my needs? There seem to be a lot of 'experts' out there these days…
Referrals tend to be how most people connect with a nutritional therapist but you can also search for registered nutritional therapists on the BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy) website . Nutritional therapists who are registered with BANT follow their code of conduct to ensure best practice.
There’s a big difference in levels of qualifications between nutritional therapists, dietitians and any other nutrition or health professionals. Always make sure that the person you are seeing is registered with a professional body, as you can then rest assured that they will be meeting certain standards in both their training and practice.
What's the difference between a dietitian, a health coach and a nutritional therapist?
Dietitian's usually work in the NHS and are regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council, whilst their professional body is the British Dietetic Association. Dieticians devise eating plans for patients to treat medical conditions and also help to promote positive changes in food choices based on government guidelines. They have very clear and set nutritional protocols with respect to medical conditions.
Nutritional therapy is considered to be a complementary medicine, which aims to support individuals with chronic conditions or those that may be suffering unpleasant symptoms that affect their day-to-day lives. They use scientific and evidence based research along with diet, lifestyle and supplement interventions to improve health outcomes and bring the body back into balance. Their approach is very personalised and two programmes will never look the same.
Health coaches or nutrition advisors offer very general nutrition advice to support a healthy lifestyle or weight management. There are many short courses that cover this basic style of training but it does not meet National Occupational Standards for nutrition.
What training and qualifications should a nutritional therapist have? What's especially valuable to look out for, and are there any red flags to be aware of? Are nutritional therapists regulated in any way?
Nutritional therapists will have undergone three years of part-time training. Like dieticians, they are also trained in clinical practice, i.e. to give one-to-one nutritional advice. Nutritional therapists who are registered with BANT (as above) have met certain standards in training as well as ongoing in practice and in continued professional development. Many nutritional therapists who are registered with BANT are also registered with the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council), a regulator of complementary health professionals in the UK. Always ensure that your nutritional therapist is BANT registered to have peace of mind that they are meeting best practice standards and are part of a community of professionals.
Are nutritional therapists required to attend regular training and complete additional modules?
Yes, absolutely. Nutritional therapists have to complete 30 CPD (Continued Professional Development) hours each year to allow us to continue to practice and see clients. These CPD hours are to help us stay on top of the latest research in the nutrition field and are logged with BANT.
What should I expect from a nutritional therapy consultation? What might set alarm bells ringing?!
Nutritional therapy consultations are a way for therapists to gather information by talking through a client’s questionnaire, which they will have filled in prior to a consultation. It’s a way of piecing together information with respect to a client’s medical history, family history, past diet and anything else that may have occurred that has contributed to their body’s being out of balance. We use that information, along with current eating and lifestyle habits, to determine what may be happening in the body, exploring how they can use certain foods, supplements, tests and lifestyle interventions to help to bring it back into balance. A nutritional therapist will never claim to be able to cure medical conditions or illnesses, so be wary if a practitioner says anything along those lines.
Roughly how much should a consultation with a nutritional therapist cost? In general how often should you be seeing your nutritional therapist? If I'm on a budget, what are my options?
Prices can vary greatly but tend to start from £80 and can go up to £200 depending on experience and where a practitioner consults from (i.e. London is naturally going to be more expensive due to high clinic room rents). If you’re on a budget you could always book into student clinics run at The Institute for Optimum Nutrition and The College of Naturopathic Medicine , both in London. You will have a consultation with a student that will be overseen by a tutor, and although students are not fully qualified, they still have to research and prepare for each case as if they were in full time clinic.
Should my nutritional therapist be carrying out any tests? If so what tests can I expect?
This can totally vary from case to case – if a nutritional therapist feels that testing is a fundamental part of the programme, then they will recommend specific tests that you may be able to have done through your doctor, or we may work with a testing company that sends out specific test kits. In my opinion, testing is key as it really helps to individualise programmes - we’re all so different after all!
How much can I expect my diet/ lifestyle to change after seeing a nutritional therapist? Can a nutritional therapist help me with particular health issues?
That completely depends on how much you’re able to stick to a programme. Nutritional therapists hand over the tools to improve health but you have to use them. Although nutritional therapists cover a number of health issues, we would never claim to heal or cure medical conditions. Nutritional therapists try to support the body through food and lifestyle changes aiming to address any imbalances and fine tune the body.
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When it comes to breakfast, our morning menus vary widely across the GTG team. Each of us has our go-to that we return to over and over again, but how healthy are our habits? As a new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, reveals it really could be the most important meal of the day as skipping breakfast may have an impact on heart health, we asked Registered Nutritionist Rob Hobson (AFN) to cast his expert eye over our favourites and give us some tips on making them both more filling and flavoursome.
Looking for a nutritious breakfast? From porridge to smoothies and Leon salmon pots, we asked a Registered Nutritionist to weigh up the pros and cons of our go-to breakfasts and provide his expert tweaks
Almond and raisin granola with Greek yogurt, blueberries and raspberries. Drink - peppermint tea or water
“Though I won’t necessarily have this every day, I would if I could as it’s my favourite breakfast; I crave something refreshing in the mornings and the combination of fresh berries, cold yoghurt and nutty granola (Sainsbury's own 'no added sugar' version) hits the spot. I’ve always loved muesli and cereal but know it’s not the healthiest option, so I’m hoping this more natural version is a little better for me; it certainly fills me up more than boxed cereal would.
"That said, if I were eating out for breakfast I would always go for scrambled eggs, smoked salmon and wholemeal toast! I also, for some reason, can’t drink tea in the mornings - my first proper cuppa is always at around 3pm. I prefer instead to have a calming mint tea and/or a tall glass of water to rehydrate me after a good night’s sleep.”
Our expert’s analysis
The healthy: “Granola is a good source of fibre and the nuts included contain minerals such as magnesium and iron. Berries are great and contain a good source of vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant in the body and is required for healthy skin. Yoghurt provides calcium, which is very important for maintaining healthy bones throughout life. I love eggs for breakfast, they are my champion breakfast food as they contain nearly every essential vitamin and mineral including a little vitamin D, which is hard to find in food. Peppermint tea is a great way to hydrate and can help with bloating after meals.”
The not-so-healthy: “Watch out for the sugar content of your granola. Some of them are pretty high with the addition of dried fruit and honey. Watch your portion size as well! I’m not sure what yoghurt you are using, but full-fat Greek yoghurt with berries and granola can soon add up in terms of the amount of energy they supply.”
My recommendations: “This breakfast sounds great, but just watch your portion sizes and opt for a granola with less sugar. You could replicate the ‘going out’ breakfast with very little effort using boiled eggs and smoked salmon, which you could even pack and take to work. It’s high protein, nutritious and rich in omega 3.”
Ayesha Muttucumaru, Senior Features Writer
Jordan’s Nature Friendly Chunky Traditional Porridge with semi-skimmed milk and a teaspoon of sugar
“I used to be a morning person. I really did, but as I’ve gotten older, not so much. I find the early hours a bit of a struggle to get through and due to lack of sleep and my insatiable sweet tooth, I seek comfort in a bowl of warm and creamy porridge sweetened with a teaspoon of sugar and (in the interests of full disclosure) a teaspoon of Nutella more often than not too. There’s something about the texture, warmth and taste that helps calm my early morning nerves and ease me into day mode. It also doesn’t take an age to prepare either. However, it’s proven to be a habit that I’ve found particularly hard to move away from throughout the years, despite the fact that I’ve become less hungry in the mornings as I’ve gotten older. With my evolving appetite and lifestyle demands now more of a priority, (differing greatly in my thirties to when I was in my teens), I’m trying to find less sugar-laden, (I’m a bit of a slave to my cravings), energy-boosting ways to start my day that are more interesting and equally as filling - without compromising on flavour.”
Our expert’s analysis
The healthy: “Oats are rich in fibre and when teamed with milk, provide a source of protein and fat to help keep you full through to your next meal. Oats are also rich in beta-glucans that have been proven to be beneficial for heart health. They are also rich in thiamin and magnesium that help to convert food into energy within the body and also iron, which is essential for red blood cell production and warding off tiredness and fatigue.”
The not-so-healthy: “I don’t need to tell you that white sugar isn’t great. The guidance is no more than 6 tsp per day so 1 tsp is not a big deal. However, if you have a sweet tooth, this may quickly add up throughout the day if you’re eating other foods high in sugar.”
My recommendations: “While I always recommend eating three square meals daily, I don’t conform to set mealtimes. I also have trouble sleeping and the last thing I feel like doing when I get up is eating and prefer saving coffee until mid-morning. If you’re not a morning person, then there’s nothing wrong with eating breakfast a while after you get up but don’t let yourself get hungry to the point to where you’re scrabbling around for quick fix snacks, which can be a disaster if you have a sweet tooth. Always make sure you have breakfast to hand if you’re at work and no matter how busy your schedule is, set aside a little time to eat.
“Oats are a brilliant breakfast option and very healthy. I would suggest swapping sugar for honey. Although it is still a sweetener and essentially still sugar, it is a slightly better choice over white sugar. Try exploring more interesting toppings such as dried or fresh fruit, nuts and seeds too.
“Variety is good so you could try probiotic yoghurt in place of oats and still explore the many different toppings. The protein and fat in yoghurt will keep you satiated and help ward of sweet cravings between meals. For something savoury, you could try chopped avocado, nuts and seeds with lime juice and a little chilli, which is easy to prepare at work and very nutritious."
Anna Hunter, Senior Features Writer
Leon Smoked Salmon and Avocado pot with a sprinkle of chilli flakes and spoonful of plain yogurt. Drinks - a Leon mango and passionfruit kefir smoothie and a black Americano
“This is my ‘I slept in’ breakfast (at home I’ll make oat porridge with nut butter, berries and a small glass of juice with tea). Given that I’m breaking fast al desko more often than I’d like to admit due to deadlines and late bedtimes, this would be an accurate example of a weekday breakfast.
“I’m a bit of a salmon freak so this fulfils that quota, and while I used to have a bonafide Frosted Wheats addiction, I’ve come around to a savoury breakfast as I approach my third decade. This doesn’t bother me - I love a sweet n salty combo. The Americano is necessary for the sleep deprivation element but also because I’ve developed a serious taste for coffee over the past year or so. It could be the swanky turbo-charged coffee machine in the office that got me hooked, but I do try to limit coffee consumption to weekdays only. I get the Americano on my way in as it’s part of the breakfast meal deal. I like adding chilli flakes and a scoop of yogurt to add flavour and make the pot a bit more substantial. I do find it keeps me going - I famously eat lunch at about the time that everyone breaks for tea in the afternoon. On a Friday I might pass by Pret instead for an almond croissant instead of the egg pot, because, Friday.”
Our expert’s analysis
The healthy: “This is a great start to the day. Both eggs and salmon provide a good source of protein and the avocado is rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and folic acid. I like that fact that you’re adding in a dollop of yoghurt to the pot as this adds bone-loving calcium, topping this healthy breakfast off nicely. This is definitely a better option than your Frosted Wheat addiction.”
The not-so-healthy: “The sugar-laden almond croissant is obviously not the healthiest choice, but you seem to have this breakfast balanced with healthier options on the remaining days. Watch the sugar content of the kefir as it is made with purees and juices. You could switch between a veggie juice on alternate days for something lower in sugar.”
My recommendations: “Stick to the egg pot for a healthy option and switch between kefir and a veggie juice on alternate days. As a once-a-week treat, there is nothing wrong with indulging in an almond croissant but try and watch your sugar intake during the day.”
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A berry smoothie (made using a handful of blackberries and blueberries, three tbsps of Total Greek Yogurt, 200ml of almond milk, half an avocado and cinnamon)
“I never usually have anything as soon as I wake up, I’m never hungry that early in the morning. Sometimes I don’t even have a glass of water until I get to work (which is ridiculous I know!). More often than not, I make the only smoothie recipe I’ve ever stuck too. I like something I can easily prep the night before as I hate getting things together when I wake up in the morning. Smoothies I’ve found are both quick and healthy (I think!?) so I’m pretty boring pre-12pm! I usually grab this out of the fridge and drink it when I get to the office around 8.30/9am. It keeps me full right up until lunch because I find myself sipping it throughout the morning. I‘m getting really bored of the flavours though - it’s the only smoothie combination I’ve found easy enough to pull together so far. I’d quite like to mix it up so I’m not having the same thing all week. I also quite like the idea of having something that isn’t a drink - although my smoothie’s filling, I worry I’m just heading for bloating instead of being full on a wholesome breakfast.
“If I’m feeling lazy (normally by the time Friday rolls around when I’ve run out of ingredients), I’ll just have three dark rye Ryvitas with marmite - which never fills me up but I LOVE Marmite!”
Our expert’s analysis
The healthy: “All the ingredients in your smoothie offer a great source of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (these are pigments that give your berries their bright colours and act as antioxidants in the body). Avocado is a really healthy addition and gives your smoothie a dose of healthy fats that will help to keep you full and the yoghurt provides a serving of calcium for healthy bones. Ryvita is a good source of fibre, which is lacking in many people’s diets and Marmite is a good source of B12 (great for vegetarians).”
The not-so-healthy: “It’s good to try and vary your breakfast throughout the week so you can glean a broad range of nutrients from your diet. Marmite can be high in salt so is best eaten sparingly.”
My recommendations: “This is a healthy way to start the day but it looks a little repetitive. I would try and explore some other ingredients that you can add to the mix. Nuts and crushed seeds work well in smoothies as do porridge oats, which make this smoothie much more of a meal. I would try and drink your smoothie in one go rather than sip it throughout the morning and drip feeding your body with sugar (although these are fruit sugars). There is nothing wrong with Ryvita, but I would try and top them with some more substantial toppings. Smoked salmon, goat’s cheese with pear slices, nut butter with banana or avocado all work well.”
Victoria Woodhall, Editor
A yogurt pot topped with fruit, honey, seeds and a tbsp of health powder/nuts/chia or an ice cube of my homemade juice shot. Drink - oolong tea
“On waking, I will have black tea - usually oolong. I make around a litre and drink it during the course of the morning (I start at 6am with yoga and leave at 8.30 for the school run). Any spare I drink cold in a water bottle.
“I try not to pick on the kids’ breakfast or lunchboxes as I’m making them in the morning as I try to do a 12-14 hour overnight fast, which is as much as I can do without getting too hungry.
“Breakfast is generally a jar of what my husband kindly refers to as ‘mush’, a kind of pimped yogurt combining whatever I have in the fridge. Currently it's 180ml homemade of organic yogurt (using semi-skimmed milk), a tbsp of protein powder (currently The Nue Co whey ), a teaspoon of a health powder (either Nue Co Debloat or Welleco The Super Elixir ), frozen raspberries or frozen banana slices, a squirt of honey (but not with banana) and a sprinkle of something textured like pumpkin seeds or coconut flakes. If I don’t use protein powder I will add flax, buckwheat flakes, ground almonds or chia. Sometimes instead of health powder, I will add a frozen ice cube of my homemade juice shot which is turmeric, lemon and ginger if I have some in the freezer. I pack it all into a 385ml Bonne Maman jam jar and by the time I get to work, all the frozen stuff is nicely thawed, the seeds and nuts are soaked and it’s super yummy. If I don’t have time to make this, then breakfast is an apple and about four wholegrain rice cakes or sourdough with nut butter.
“I’m a sucker for ‘healthy’ stuff, breakfast is my favourite meal (I like to feel like I’m pretty full) and yogurt and fruit is my favourite breakfast, although on its own, it’s not filling enough.”
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The healthy: “Well this bowl is quite a concoction! All the ingredient choices for your yoghurt bowl are nutritious. Nuts and seeds offer a good source of magnesium and B vitamins that help to convert food into energy. Flax seeds and chia are a good choice for your bowl as they are rich in fibre that will help to keep you full through to lunch and are also a dose of omega 3. Tea contains powerful antioxidants that may help to ward of disease, so this is a good way to start the day as well as maintain hydration during and after your yoga session. I love the ice cube shot idea!”
The not-so-healthy: “Protein and other health powders can often contain sugar in some form or another, but I imagine you’re checking the labels for that. The apple and rice cake/nut butter combination sounds OK but more of a snack than a substantial breakfast option that is meant to keep you going until lunch.”
My recommendations: “Stick to the ‘mush’ pots as they sound delicious and healthy but just be mindful of everything you’re putting into them. Although these are all healthy calories, you will be surprised how the energy value of your pots mounts up, so eat mindfully. Just keep an eye on the sugar content of your pots by checking the food labels. For days when the pots are not on the menu, then try experimenting with toppings for your rice cakes if that is what you want to eat. These can be an easy breakfast option for work. Choose brown rice cakes and go for avocado, smoked salmon, bananas, cream cheese and boiled eggs.”
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Roibos tea, followed by white coffee
“The last time I ate breakfast I had pigtails and a satchel – it was 1981. I was at boarding school, where breakfast was weak tea, putrid porridge and burnt toast. No wonder it put me off.
"I’m an early riser (6am) but just don't feel much like food in the wee early hours and actually defer my appetite to the tail end of my day. It’s an attitude, I know, that is wholly frowned upon by the three-meals-a-day police. The recent popularity of intermittent fasting equating less food generally with a healthy weight very much resonates with me. I spend my working life computer-bound sitting on my jacksee and will have only rooibos tea and one mid-morning coffee made from ground beans and full-fat milk until I get the first slight twinge of appetite at around 11am. This is easily relieved with some fresh fruit, such as a punnet of raspberries, which will do me until my lunchtime light salad or sushi.
“Dinner in our house is an event (my husband is a chef) featuring lots of protein and vegetables. Red quinoa and wild rice and pomegranate are current 'grain' favourites, but I have never met a cheese board or a chip I didn't like and I allow myself indulgences, just not every day. It’s a formula that l stick with and the formula that works for me - at 50, I remain at my happy weight of 55kg.”
Our expert’s analysis
The healthy: “It seems you have the right idea in terms of the amount of food you’re eating during the day as you have identified that you spend most of it sat at a desk and not moving very much. Sushi, salads and berries are all healthy foods. There is research around a type of intermittent fasting that suggests 12 to 16 hours without food leaving an 8 to 10-hour eating window. Intermittent fasting has been shown to help with weight loss (and belly fat) and has also been shown to reduce inflammation in the body. This type of eating may also help to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.”
The not-so-healthy: “While no food should be labelled as good or bad, keeping a lid on the amount of cheese and chips you eat will help to maintain a healthy weight and unhealthy fats in the diet.”
My recommendations: “Well you are still effectively eating three meals each day even if that first one is just fruit. Although I am one of these three-meals-a-day police, I also believe you shouldn’t follow set rules and eat when you feel hungry. Your lunch sounds quite small, so to prevent the possible desire to snack mid-afternoon I would try and include protein in your salad and possibly whole grains or pulses to help keep you feeling full. Your evening meal sounds really healthy and I’m very envious that you have your own personal chef to hand! There is nothing wrong with eating cheese or chips, but I would only say to watch your portion sizes and see these foods as more occasional than daily. I would like to make sure you are eating enough calcium during the day as this is particularly important as we age. Try yoghurt, greens veggies, tahini, tofu and dried fruits for other sources of calcium.”
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Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Amritsar South, became a Cabinet minister on Monday.
The medico-turned-politician is a baptised Sikh and also president of Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD), a more than 100 years’ old Sikh body which runs several educational institutions. He is the Sikh face of the party from holy city Amritsar. He is the fifth minister from Majha region of Punjab and second from Amritsar district.
Dr Nijjar (66) represents Amritsar South Assembly segment, which is both urban and Panthic constituency. In the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, he defeated Congress’ Inderbir Singh Bolaria, whose family had not lost the seat since 2007.
AAP gave Dr Nijjar a second chance in 2022 assembly polls as he had secured around 27% vote share while contesting from the same seat in 2017 polls and kept working in the constituency. He found the party in his corner as he stayed away from the internal politics of AAP between 2017 and 2022 and didn’t take any sides publically. His steady focus on his constituency and voters stood him in good stead.
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Soon after becoming MLA earlier this year, Dr Nijjar had also won the presidential election of CKD, an icing on the cake.
Out of a total of 329 votes polled, Dr Nijjar pocketed 243 votes in the election. He defeated CKD member Sarabjit Singh, son of former CKD president and former MP of Amritsar Kirpal Singh, who got just 85 votes.
Born in Ajnala, Dr Nijjar spent most of his childhood with his father’s sister and her husband, who was in the Army. His father was a science graduate, but a farmer by profession. A product of Punjab Public School Nabha, he completed his master’s degree (radiodiagnosis) from Government Medical College Amritsar in 1988.
Dr Nijjar had declared assets worth Rs 36 crore in election affidavit. This included Rs 5.7 crore moveable assets and Rs 30.3 crore immoveable assets.
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Ether and most other major altcoins regain ground they'd lost in last week's downturn; China companies seem unconvinced by blockchain technology.
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:
Prices: Bitcoin gains ground hovering just above $20K.
Insights: China's blockchain revolution may not be so revolutionary.
Prices
Bitcoin (BTC): $20,244 +5%
Ether (ETH): $1,152 +7.3%
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Bitcoin Gains Ground but Lingers Under $20K
On a day of fireworks and bombast in the U.S., crypto had a little to celebrate as well.
Bitcoin crept back over the $20,000 threshold that has been a psychological observation point since the start of the summer for investors gauging the length of the current bear market. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at about $20,300, up 5% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin plummeted below $19,000 at one point last week before regaining ground during a Friday rally.
Ether rose even more in Monday trading along with several other major altcoins as investors seemed more receptive to risk. The second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, was changing hands at more than $1,150, a nearly 8% gain over the previous day. Among other major cryptos, SOL and SAND jumped more than 9% and 8%, respectively.
The crypto Fear & Greed Index remained wedged in extreme fear territory as the industry absorbed its latest body blows, and analysts remained downcast about prices for at least the near-term, short of convincing evidence that inflation is under control and the global economy will not fall into recession. Bitcoin and ether are off more than 5% and 6% from their highs early last week, and most other cryptos are also well in the red over the same period.
"Bitcoin has been under even pressure for almost all last week," FxPro Senior Market Analyst Alex Kuptsikevich wrote in an email. "A brief bounce at the beginning of the day on July 1 was more likely due to emotional excitement from the start of a new period (month, quarter, half-year) rather than fundamental changes in the situation."
Ether price weakness
ETH’s price weakness continues as "The Merge, which will see the network change from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake platform, fast approaches. Trading was light as the U.S. celebrated its Independence Day. U.S. equity markets were closed in observance of the holiday, but European indexes were up with the Stoxx Europe 600 rising 0.5% on Monday.
To be sure, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao recently called the crypto winter a good time to buy bitcoin for investors who can wait for the next bull market. And a survey from Mastercard reported that over 51% of Latin Americans made at least one transaction with cryptocurrencies between March and April of this year.
But industry the cascade of bad news continued continued with crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital filing for bankruptcy on late Friday after weeks of speculation that it was functionally insolvent; American-Israeli crypto lender, Celsuis, laying off some 150 employees over the weekend as it battles a financial crisis that saw it halt customer withdrawals last month; crypto lending platform CoinLoan limiting the size of withdrawals; and another crypto lender, Singapore-based Vauld, suspending all withdrawals, trading and deposits on its platform as it looks at restructuring options.
Troubled economic backdrop
Kuptsikevich noted the troubled economic backdrop that is likely to continue bedeviling crypto markets.
"The global picture remains bearish as stock markets show no glimpses of tightening financial conditions by central banks," Kuptsikevich wrote. "On the weekly charts, BTCUSD remains below the 200-week average, having failed a timid attempt to climb higher last week."
Markets
S&P 500: 3,825 +1%
DJIA: 31,097 +1%
Nasdaq: 11,127 +0.9%
Gold: $1,808 +.02%
Insights
China's Blockchain Revolution May Be Falling Short
Blockchain technology is a national priority for Beijing, having been name-checked as an important opportunity that needs to be seized in 2019 by People’s Republic of China president Xi Jinping, and mentioned as a key technological pillar of China’s 5-year policy plan in 2021.
“We must take the blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies,” Xi has been quoted as saying, outlining the government’s policy to integrate the technology into the IT fabric of the bureaucracy at large.
And with this came the Blockchain Service Network (BSN), a state-backed infrastructure program that would allow enterprise developers to assemble and develop code to build blockchain-based applications with relative ease.
Of course, this isn’t real blockchain per se. It’s a neutered version of that called ‘permissioned blockchain’. No corporation or government, in China or elsewhere, wants their key data to be in a decentralized state they can’t control.
As the South China Morning Post reported this week, China is home to nearly 1,800 blockchain services companies that purport to be integrated into most parts of the economy and bureaucracy.
Companies are unconvinced
There’s a problem though: outside of China, companies have realized that enterprise blockchain is pretty useless. As CoinDesk reported in early 2021, IBM, which is effectively synonymous with enterprise computing, has dismantled its blockchain team. Shortly after, Microsoft discontinued its Blockchain service on Azure cloud. The Food and Drug Administration, which once touted blockchain as part of a ‘smarter era of food safety’, has abandoned the initiative.
Technology market research firm Gartner noted in its hype cycle forecast for 2021 that “successful permissioned enterprise blockchain projects are scarce.”
While things like decentralized finance, payments, and tokenization all have some appeal, Gartner said, enterprise blockchain is stuck because “most users are stuck trying to align use cases to the technology.”
“The value of permissioned blockchain is hard to understand since it does not implement the most revolutionary aspect of public blockchains – i.e. trust minimization and elimination of central authority, achieved via decentralized consensus,” Gartner wrote in another post on the topic.
Incentives
In China’s case, companies are doubling down on blockchain because of the many incentives available, such as a $140 million subsidy fund in Guangzhou – the actual utility of the technology be damned. If the government thinks the technology will help its hegemonic ambitions and wants to throw money at it, companies will happily oblige and play along.
Especially if they can leverage this with investors to juice a funding round. At one time, China was home to nearly 35,000 blockchain companies according to publicly available corporate registration data. Of course many were firms jumping in by adding blockchain to their name to access development subsidies, as well as out-and-out frauds. That number, according to SCMP’s report this week, is down to around 1,800 so the herd has been thinned.
But still, it's questionable what exactly these 1,800 companies are doing. On-chain data is key to verify any claims involving blockchain. But with these permissioned chains, it's impossible to use a block explorer to inspect the data and verify claims of data volume, something that’s a central tenant for the “trust machine” that is blockchain.
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The Haryana government has decided to provide free health facilities, like radiological tests, to HIV patients in the state under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, thereby making it the eighth such category to be covered by the administration.
According to government spokesperson, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, has approved a proposal to this effect, thereby making all laboratory and radiological tests — including USG, CT scan and MRI that are provided in government hospitals under PPP mode — free for HIV patients.
Listing the categories, the spokesperson said in Haryana seven categories — BPL and urban slum patients, patients receiving handicap allowance from the state, poor patients who do not belong to any free category, patients belonging to SC category, patients belonging to economically weaker section, unattended victim of roadside accident, and state government employees, pensioners, and dependents — who already get free healthcare services under PPP mode. He stated that HIV patients will now become the eighth category to be included in that list.
At present, the spokesperson said, there were around 22,000 patients suffering from HIV are taking Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). In addition, around 300 new HIV patients are added every month. As per the information received from ART Centre — PGIMS, Rohtak — the requirement of radiological investigations for HIV patients is approximately only in about 2 to 3 per cent of the total number of cases.
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Thus, about 700 to 800 HIV patients in the state would require radiological investigations on a yearly basis.
On the basis of present rates for various radiological investigations, the state estimates that it will incur an expenditure of about Rs 70 lakh per patient per annum, which may be met from the existing funds.
Solar panels to be installed on canals: Ranjit Chautala
Meanwhile, Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala on Monday said that the state power department was preparing a proposal to set up power plants through solar panels to be installed on canals.
Under the proposal, Chautala said, paddy stubble-based plants will be set up at four places — including Fatehabad — in the state for power generation.
These plants will not only generate electricity but also produce compressed bio gas.
Meanwhile, in Fatehabad, a meeting of the District Development and Monitoring Committee (D-Plan) was held under the chairmanship of Chautala on Monday, during which projects worth Rs 14.86 crore was approved.
Of this, around Rs 11.55 crore will be spent in rural areas and Rs 3.30 crore in urban areas.
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Digital asset product inflows were dominated by the $51.4 million posted by short BTC funds last week, with ETH products generating the next highest figure at just $4.9 million.
Institutional investors loaded up on a record $51.4 million worth of investment products offering exposure to shorting the price of Bitcoin (BTC) last week.
According to data from the latest edition of CoinShares’ weekly “Digital Asset Fund Flows” report, there was $64 million worth of inflows for digital asset products between June 27 and July 1, with short BTC funds representing 80% of that figure.
U.S.-based investors accounted for the lion's share of inflows at $46.2 million, with short-BTC investment products in solid demand after ProShares launched the first-ever U.S.-based short Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on June 22. The ETF trades under the ticker BITI and offers shorting exposure via futures contracts.
This highlights investors are adding to long positions at current prices, with the inflows into short-Bitcoin possibly due to first-time accessibility in the US rather than renewed negative sentiment.
CoinShares also noted that institutional investors from Brazil, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland snapped up a combined $20 million worth of crypto investment products. Sweden partially offset that figure with $1.8 million worth of outflows.
Short BTC products have now seen year-to-date inflows totaling $77.2 million, with that figure placing it behind only multi-asset products and Solana (SOL) products, which have posted $213.5 million and $110.3 worth of inflows so far in 2022.
Looking at the inflows for other digital asset products, those offering exposure to Ether (ETH) generated $4.9 million, marking the second consecutive week of inflows after a lengthy 11-week trend of shedding. However, year-to-date ETH funds are still down with $450.9 million worth of outflows.
The remainder of the inflows was spread across multi-asset funds at $4.4 million, while SOL, Polkadot (DOT), Cardano (ADA), and BTC products also posted minor inflows of $1 million, $700,000, $600,000, and $600,000 respectively.
The surge in short BTC fund inflows last week also follows from the prior week when there was $423 million worth of outflows for digital asset products, the highest amount ever on CoinShares’ records. Notably, short BTC funds escaped the carnage that week, posting $15.3 million worth of inflows, while BTC products saw significant outflows of $453 million.
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The Punjab government Monday appointed 1992 batch IPS officer Gaurav Yadav as the officiating state police chief. He is the fifth IPS officer to be appointed as Punjab DGP in less than 10 months.
The counter-intelligence expert, who was earlier posted as special principal secretary to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, assumes charge as Punjab DGP as the incumbent police chief Viresh Kumar Bhawra proceeds on two-month leave beginning Tuesday.
As per an order issued by the Punjab government, Yadav, who was Special DGP (Administration), has been given additional charge of Punjab DGP (Head of Police Force) in addition to his own duties during the leave period of Bhawra.
Yadav, who was among the frontrunners for the post with batchmate Harpreet Singh Sidhu’s name, had cleared the Civil Services examination alongwith Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was selected for the Indian Revenue Service.
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When reporters asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on the appointment of the officiating DGP, he said the changes keep taking place in the administration.
The 1992-batch officer supersedes Dinkar Gupta (1987-batcc); Prabodh Kumar and Inder Preet Singh Sahota (1988); and Parag Jain and Sanjeev Kalra (1989). Yadav, however, will be eligible to make it to the panel of officers to be sent to the UPSC for consideration as regular DGP only after October 10 this year when he completes mandatory 30-years of service, as laid down by the Supreme Court.
A decorated officer, Yadav, who is the son-in-law of former Punjab DGP P C Dogra, had served as the intelligence wing chief during the SAD-BJP regime in 2016. During his stint, Punjab Police got extradited and arrested Harminder Singh Mintoo (now deceased), Jagtar Singh Tara and Rattandeep Singh Virk as it investigated RSS leader Rulda Singh murder case in 2009, and Shingaar Cinema Blast in Ludhiana in 2007. Yadav was recently elevated to the rank of DGP.
He was first commissioner in Jalandhar when the Commissionerate of Police system was introduced in that district and in Amritsar and Ludhiana. Earlier, he had served as SSP in Gurdaspur and Jalandhar and also had stint in Chandigarh as UT SSP. He also had stints in police modernization, security, law and order, administration and jails wings of the state police force.
The state government can appoint the officiating DGP for a maximum of six months. Within this period, it has to send a list of IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission which will later send back a panel of three IPS officers to the state government for choosing one out of them.
Last week, incumbent DGP Bhawra, applied for two month’s leave, the move came at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in state is facing intense fire from all quarters over worsening law and order situation.
Two days before he applied for leave, the 1987-batch officer had made himself available for central deputation — the move coming almost a year after Ministry of Home Affairs, in July 2021, empanelled him for holding Director General post at Centre.
Bhawra’s functioning as the state police had come under the scanner following clash between two groups in Patiala, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on Punjab Police headquarters in Mohali and brutal murder of singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, among other incidents, soon after AAP stormed to power in Punjab. The incidents are believed to have caused the AAP dear in Sangrur byelection where party candidate lost to Simranjit Singh Mann of SAD (Amritsar).
With Yadav’s appointment, Punjab has seen fifth IPS officer as head of the state police force in less than 10 months.
After then CM Amarinder Singh was replaced by Charanjit Singh Channi last year, then DGP Dinkar Gupta had proceeded on leave and Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, a 1988-batch IPS officer was appointed as officiating Punjab DGP. Sahota’s tenure, however, was short-lived as then state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu batted for S Chattopadhyaya, an IPS officer of 1986-batch. Sidhu had his way and Chattopadhyaya was named as the officiating DGP, before government appointed Bhawra as regular DGP in January.
The panel of three IPS officers, finalised by the UPSC, from which Bhawra was selected included Dinkar Gupta and 1988-batch IPS officer Prabodh Kumar. While Gupta has since taken over as Director-General National Investigation Agency (NIA), Kumar heads the intelligence wing of Punjab Police, the role of which has largely come under scanner due to series of law and order incidents in the state. A section of intelligence wing also gathers and collates, for the ruling government, though not putting it on record, the odds of winning an election and the orientation of voters ahead of a poll. The calculations went wrong in case of Sangrur bypoll held in June and triggered the development where Bhawra offered to go on central deputation.
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Tissues
Oh, the shame. A study in 2012 by Harvard School of Public Health of five countries showed that Brits were the least likely to heed public health advice during the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic. Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, don’t you know, and doing both into a tissue cuts the risk of being over generous with your germs. As kids are more likely to pick up colds and spread them around the family than adults because their immune systems are less developed, it’s a good idea to get any snotty little brats to use a hanky (and throw it in the bin afterwards).
Soap
I’m not suggesting you eat this either. The Harvard survey included hand washing and we don’t do it enough, even though it cuts the risk of infection from colds and flu as well as the dreaded winter vomiting bug (norovirus). A government scientific adviser I know always washes her hands after she’s been on public transport, because touching surfaces that other people have infected and then touching your eyes or mouth is an open invitation to the bugs. (So is picking your nose, but she doesn’t do that.) When the season to be sick kicks in, schools beg parents not to send their children if they have the highly contagious norovirus and may even close them down. When I was little we all had to wash our hands before dinner time. (Incidentally, here's why GTG says bars of soap are back in the game .)
Bleach
You may feel like drinking this if you have been trapped for a week in a house where everyone is throwing up and rushing to the loo, but we’d suggest you don’t. It would be far more advisable to use a bleach-based cleaner to zap the norovirus bug, and particularly to disinfect surfaces.
Pain relief
There’s not much difference between the analgesics paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin for relieving the aches and pains that come with colds and flu, as well as arthritis - which can get worse during cold, wet spells. Paracetamol (the main ingredient in children’s Calpol) is also good at reducing high temperatures, while ibuprofen and aspirin are more likely to upset sensitive tummies. Paying for branded versions like Nurofen is pretty pointless - they cost far more than the generic versions on sale in shops and you are just paying for the shiny packaging and fancy adverts. If your head is really thumping and you can barely move, then you can alternate two kinds of pain relief as long as you don’t exceed the recommended daily dose - for example a couple of ibuprofen followed by a couple of paracetamol two hours later.
Decongestant
The Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University recommends nasal sprays with the ingredients xylometazoline or oxymetazoline for helping to unblock stuffed up noses. Cold viruses cause inflammation and swelling of the veins in our noses, causing the blocked up feeling, but decongestants constrict them. They can be particularly helpful if being bunged up stops you from sleeping, but are not recommended for children under six.
Menthol
This plant extract from the mint family doesn’t actually make you breathe more easily, but it stimulates the nervous system to create the feeling that you are. Try a few drops of an essential oil containing menthol on a cotton hanky, a pillow, or in a hot bath to help your little ones (and you) to feel clearer headed. When I was little we always had Vicks vapour rub to put on our chests at night when we had colds and coughs - remedies like this contain several oils which have a similar effect to menthol. One of my favourites is Olbas Oil which costs about £2-£3 pounds for a little bottle that lasts for ages. It can also be used as a rub to relax aching muscles. Menthol has mild analgesic (pain relieving) properties, too, which is why it is used in throat sweets.
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Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury on Monday said he would challenge a Calcutta High Court order on the Metro Dairy equity transfer case in the Supreme Court.
Speaking to mediapersons, he targeted the state government on “corruption” in several recruitment processes. He claimed, “There is a lot of corruption in every recruitment process of the government. There is corruption in the purchase of paddy. I will provide evidence with information. This is not the end.”
He also referred to a case wherein a man “sneaked into” the Chief Minister’s residence. He said, “Why so much excitement about it?”
On Monday, he also attacked the BJP-led Centre. He claimed, that CAA is an “election tool ”of the BJP. that they cannot implement. He said, “Whenever elections are near, the BJP plays CAA and NRC card. We said in Parliament and outside it too that the BJP can not implement this…”
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He also dismissed any probability of the Congress supporting BJP’s presidential candidate, Draupadi Murmu.
He said, “We are fighting against BJP ethically. So who the candidate is… that is not the question here. We are not against Draupadi Murmu personally. We are against the BJP’s candidate.”
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Background: We live outside the U.S. and file a 1040 each year. We have an apartment outside the U.S. which is slated to be razed and rebuilt over 3-5 years time starting in a few months. (yes, the whole building signed to raze the old building and redo it and not just fix it up. )
We have been renting an apartment for a few years as this has been pending for a while. We finally came to the conclusion that it's better to take a large mortgage despite being middle age and buy something to live in for the next few years, than to rent the current apartment and see the money go to someone else.
In the country where we reside, if one purchases a second apartment, they incur a very large purchase tax on the second (or more) apartment.
We consulted a lawyer in this country and were advised to gift apartment #1 to a child to legally avoid the tax. As long as they recipient owns it for 4 or more years, they can gift it back without any taxes owed.
Question: Given what I write is true and legal, is there any way to approach the IRS to legally be able to avoid paying a gift tax? We really do not want to gift the apartment to a child. This is clearly only being done to avoid paying a purchases tax in the country where we live. No other motive. We really wish to keep ownership of it if we could if it would work out. We'd only gift it to the child with an understanding that we want it back in 4 years or when completed. We have more than one child and we do not wish to favor one over the other buy giving an apartment to them. We also wish to move back into apartment #1 when it's completed. We may not be able to afford the new one and keep apartment #1 and might need to sell #2 at that time. We do not know what will be but this is our current plan.
We are open to gift the child that apartment on condition to gift it back or sign an affidavit saying that the apartment is really ours and we are only doing this to avoid a purchase tax in the country where we reside.
From previous questions I know that there are enough experts on this list to know if there is anything one can do to work this out legally with the IRS. We are looking to this correctly, we're not trying to cheat. We already did our homework in the country where we reside, to our knowledge that country is not being cheated. The tax authority knows about this loophole.
So in short, is there a way one can gift an apartment to a child outside the U.S. and it not be considered gifted from the IRS perspective?
Anyone have ideas?
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Bollywood actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Monday made an apparent comeback to Bengal politics, a year after taking part in a high-voltage state Assembly election campaign. Since the party’s electoral defeat in West Bengal last year, Mithun Chakraborty had gone away from the spotlight and was not seen in active politics.
After returning to the city today, Chakraborty held a meeting with state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and others and vowed to work for the people of Bengal. The BJP leader also informed without divulging much details that he has been given new responsibilities by the party to take the organisation forward ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“The party has given me a big responsibility. I am looking forward to it. I cannot say anything more on this right now. But I am not a politician, I am a humanitarian. I want to work for the people of Bengal and I will do it. I have come here at the instruction of the party president (JP Nadda). I am a small worker of my party. I will work as per the instruction of the central leadership,” Chakraborty said during a news conference at state BJP headquarters after hia meeting with state BJP leadership.
Sources in the party said that Chakraborty’s comeback to Bengal would rejuvenate the party’s rank and file and galvanise them into action.
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“His comeback will definitely boost to the morale of our workers at the grassroots who were demoralisied following party’s lack of electoral success in Bengal,” said a senior party leader on condition of anonymity.
It may be noted that the party has already started its preparations for next year’s state panchayat polls and the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Chakraborty’s comeback assumes significance as the BJP is looking to better its tally of 18 Lok Sabha seats from the state. There are speculation that he might contest the Lok Sabha polls from Bengal.
Meanwhile, Chakraborty criticised the TMC government in the state for its “failure to check post poll violence.” “I feel hurt to see such incidents. In politics, violence has no place and such things should take place,” said Chakraborty.
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Finally, Aman Arora, a two-time MLA from Sunam constituency, is part of the Punjab Cabinet. On Monday, he was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Banwarilal Puruhit.
Aam Aadmi Party’s Arora had recorded the highest victory margin in the Punjab Assembly elections by defeating Congress candidate Jaswinder Dhiman earlier this year. He won by a margin of 75,277 votes.
Sunam falls in Sangrur parliamentary constituency.
With Aman Arora’s induction, now the high-profile Sangrur parliamentary seat is having three cabinet ministers (Aman Arora, Harpal Singh Cheema and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer) and CM Bhagwant Mann himself.
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A former Congressman, 47-year-old Aman Arora hails from a political family. His father Bhagwan Das Arora was a Congress legislator from Sunam in 1992 and 1997. The senior Arora had also been a minister in 1992 when SAD (Badal) had boycotted the elections. He died in 2000, paving the way for the son to rise in politics. At the time, Aman Arora was just 26. However, it was not an easy ride for Aman Arora initially. He unsuccessfully contested elections on a Congress ticket in 2007 and 2012.
Once considered very close to Captain Amarinder Singh, Aman Arora left Congress and joined AAP in 2016 ahead of the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections. He was impressed by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s ideology and dedication to bring a change in the political system.
In 2017, Aman Arora won from Sunam seat defeating the then Congress’ Daman Thind Bajwa by a margin of 30,307 votes. Bajwa is now in BJP.
In 2017, Aman Arora’s assets were around Rs 65.88 crore, while liabilities stood at approximately Rs 15 crore. By 2022, his assets rose to Rs 95.12 crore, while liabilities remained at Rs 20 crore.
He runs a charitable hospital in Sunam and also has his MLA office in his constituency where he meets people and tries to resolve their day-to-day issues.
“Aman Arora is very popular and enjoys goodwill among masses irrespective of political affiliations. And that’s the reason he got huge support in the 2022 assembly elections,” said a government teacher living in Sunam.
A PU graduate, Aman Arora was made co-convener of AAP, Punjab unit, in May 2017, but he resigned from this post in March 2019 when Kejriwal apologised to SAD leader Bikramjeet Singh Majithia in a defamation suit.
Aman Arora headed the AAP election campaign committee in 2019 Lok Sabha polls in which Bhagwant Mann won from Sangrur seat.
Residents of Sunam were taken aback when his name didn’t figure in the first list of Punjab Cabinet. But today they are happy – better late than never.
However, Aman Arora’s popularity seems to have taken a beating with his poor show in the recent Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll, which was won by SAD(Amritsar)’s Simranjit Singh Mann.
Aman Arora had been vocal about issues when in opposition and has always been known to speak his mind.
“People of Sunam know him and his father for long and we expect him to be accessible. Their family is known for their philanthropic activities. Hope he will bring positive changes in the constituency,” said a voter of Sunam.
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First-time MLA from Samana constituency of Patiala, 55-year-old Chetan Singh Jouramajra was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet on Monday.
Jouramajra is the founder member of AAP in Punjab. He had earlier been part of Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption and that’s how, party sources say, he came in contact with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
In March 2019, Jouramajra grabbed headlines when he was shot at by some unidentified persons who were trying to kidnap a girl in Tarn Taran. Jouramajra had foiled that kidnapping attempt but his inspiring act came at a price. He got shot in the neck by the ‘kidnappers’ and it took him about eight months to recover.
He had also sought an AAP ticket from Samana in 2017 Punjab Vidhan Sabha polls, but was denied.
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While Jouramajra was made president of AAP ‘s rural wing of Patiala in 2020, in his electoral debut early this year, he defeated SAD heavyweight candidate Surjit Singh Rakhra by a massive margin of 39,713 votes in the state assembly polls. Sitting MLA Rajinder Singh was pushed to third spot in the polls.
A Class XII pass-out and a farmer by profession, Jouramajra had declared assets and liabilities worth Rs 1.22 crore and Rs 6 lakh, respectively, in the election affidavit.
Although Monday was a big day for Jouramajra, some of the local residents in his constituency were surprised at his Cabinet berth. They say the MLA has not been accessible either in person or over phone to them after his election victory.
“We are shocked at his induction into the Punjab Cabinet. What skills does he have to enjoy this privilege? He has changed a lot after his election victory. We hope he becomes an ‘Aam Aadmi’ again,” said a voter in his constituency.
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A retired Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Fauja Singh Sarari (62) surprised everyone with a Cabinet berth on Monday.
Fauja Singh retired as ASI from Bathinda in 2020 and joined AAP a few months later.
With just six months of campaign in Guruharsahai constituency of Ferozepur district, he managed to win the seat defeating SAD leader Vardev Singh Noni Mann by a margin of 10,574 votes.
Fauja Singh had joined Punjab Police in 1985 as a constable. While he did his graduation before joining the service, but he completed his post-graduation from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar during his service, in 2006.
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Fauja Singh is from Rai Sikh community which comes under Scheduled Caste. This community has electoral impact in more than eight constituencies of Ferozepur, Muktsar and Fazilka districts.
“Out of nearly 1.72 lakh voters in Guruharsahai, nearly 70,000 belong to Rai Sikh community. Perhaps, this induction is an effort to appease the Rai Sikh community,” said a Guruharsahai voter.
Fauja Singh had been a sportsperson during his school and college days and had won medals in high jump at state-level competitions.
He had declared assets worth Rs 1.29 crore in election affidavit. Hailing from Rana Panjgrain village of Guruharsahai, he owns agriculture land and a house there, apart from a house on Multania Road in Bathinda.
A father of three daughters, Fauja Singh’s youngest daughter is politically active. Local residents say she was actively engaged in his political campaigns before and after the elections.
Fauja Singh says that since he has worked in the police department for 36 years, he knows the ins and outs of the political system, how to plug the loopholes in the system and the importance of bringing reforms for streamlining the system.
He says work must be done with an impartial attitude, without losing sight of objectivity. Rule of merit cannot be compromised. “And that’s the only way we can bring positive change in the system.”
Local residents, however, say that like all other AAP MLAs, he too was not accessible to the masses after winning the elections. Hence, they expect him to evolve a system where he can meet them on a regular basis, interact with them, listen to their grievances, and take feedback of the government’s working system from them.
Fauja Singh says his main priority is to raise the literacy level in his constituency.
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PSEB Punjab Board Class 10th Result 2022: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has announced the class 10 board exam results today (July 5) at 12:15 pm. All the students who had appeared for the board exams can check their respective results at the official website — pseb.ac.in.
The Punjab board class 10 term-II examinations were conducted from April 24 to May 19, 2022, in an offline pen and paper mode by following all the COVID-19 guidelines provided by the government of India.
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While the result will be announced tomorrow at 12:15 pm, score cards will be made available on the official websites on July 6.
To check PSEB Punjab Board class 10 result, students will first have to visit the official website — pseb.ac.in. After that, there will be link on the home page for “PSEB class 10 board result 2022”. Students have to fill the required details such as roll number or registration number and date of birth (DOB). After filling those and clicking on submit, the Punjab class 10 result will appear on the screen .
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Students are advised to save the page and take a printout of the class 10 results for future reference. Candidates are also advised to ensure that all details are factually correct and there are no spelling errors. For students who are unable to find their roll number and registration number can check the same on their admit card or hall ticket.
If the class 10 students are unable to access the official PSEB websites, they can also check results via SMS. To do so, students will have to type an SMS — PB10 <Roll No> and send it to 5676750. The result of the concerned student will be sent to the mobile number from which the SMS was received.
Students need to score at least 20 per cent marks in both practical exams and theory to pass the class 10 board examination. This year, the academic calendar was divided into two parts, along with the syllabus. So, the overall score will be calculated on the basis of the average of the two terms. In 2021, the overall passing percentage recorded by the PSEB was 99.93 per cent where girls scored more than boys.
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Whether you’ve gone fully vegan or simply adopted meat-free Monday , there’s no doubt that eating more plants to your diet will benefit your health. However, the downside for some people, especially if you are new to plant-based eating is the effect of bloating - not just an uncomfortable swollen stomach but releasing more gas.
Rather than let this deter you from sticking to your newfound love of plant foods, there are many ways to help you to ban the bloat from your diet.
What causes bloating?
There are three main reasons you might have more bloat symptoms than usual.
1. Your digestive muscles are more tense
Bloating is down to excess gas production or a disturbance in the movement of muscles of the digestive system, which move the food along. Sitting hunched up while eating or being stressed while you are eating or even period cramps, could cause the muscles to be more tense.
2. You are eating hard-to-digest foods or have an intolerance
Certain foods can cause bloating too specifically those high in fibre, sugar or complex carbohydrates that the body can’t digest. Food intolerances, overeating and conditions such as coeliac disease or IBS can have an impact too.
3. Your gut microbes aren't working properly
breaking your food down properly. The diversity (or lack of it) of bacteria in your gut can also lead to bloating as certain foods end up only partially being broken down because we don't have the full spectrum of bacteria to digest them, meaning they sit there fermenting and creating excess gas. Nice!
Which foods cause bloating or make it worse?
These plant foods may make bloating worse especially if you’re new to eating them or have increased your intake. Many of these foods that cause bloating are high in FODMAPS which are short-chain carbohydrates that pass straight through to the colon where they’re fermented by gut bacteria (and produce lots of gas).
· Garlic
· Onions
· Mushrooms
· Cruciferous vegetables (e.g. cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale)
· Apples
· Artichokes
· Beans, pulses and lentils
· Nuts
· Wheat, barley and rye
· Soy foods
How to reduce the bloating effects of your veg
1. Soak your beans and cook them with seaweed
Soaking your beans in water overnight helps to break down the complex sugars that can cause bloating. These sugars are called oligosaccharides and once they reach the colon, bacteria begin to ferment them. Once you have soaked your beans, drain them and then cook in fresh water.
Adding seaweed or bay leaves to your cooking water also helps to reduce bloating. Enzymes in these foods help to break down indigestible sugars.
2. Choose lighter coloured lentils
Lentils are loaded with useful nutrients for people following a plant-based diet but can cause bloating as they’re very high in fibre. Lighter coloured varieties are lower in fibre so try choosing red lentils over brown or green.
3. Try soaking nuts
Soaking nuts overnight is a helpful way to reduce the phytate content. Phytates are compounds in grains, legumes, nuts and seeds that can bind to dietary minerals such as iron, zinc, manganese and calcium and inhibit their absorption. It also makes them difficult to digest. The result? You guessed it - gas! Reducing the phytates through soaking also means nutrients in these foods are made more available which is bonus. Keep soaked nuts in the fridge afterwards as they will perish more quickly.
4. Switch to gluten-free pasta
Newcomers to plant-based eating often find that they’re eating more carbohydrate foods such as pasta, especially as a quick fix or while they get used to cooking with ingredients such as beans, pulses and lentils. Some people find pasta a little bloating so try switching to wheat-free varieties made from corn or buckwheat (which is a seed and not wheat as the name suggests).
5. Steer clear of broccoli, sprouts and cabbage
Cruciferous vegetables (sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale and cauliflower) are well known to cause bloating. This is because we don't possess the enzyme to break down a complex sugar called raffinose, which is then left to ferment in the gut and causes gas. Try swapping cruciferous vegetables for other varieties such as courgettes, spinach, lettuce, sweet potatoes and cucumbers.
6. Ditch bloating onion and garlic for other flavours
If onion and garlic get you gassy but you love the flavour, switch to garlic oil, onion seeds or chives. You can also ramp up the flavours of your food with herbs and spices.
7. Choose dried mushroom over fresh
Fresh mushrooms contain polyols (a type of carbohydrate) which can cause bloating. For a rich mushroom flavour, try making a stock out of dried porcini mushrooms. For recipes that require fresh chopped mushrooms, try replacing with chopped courgette which has a similar texture.
8. Choose cooked vegetables over raw
Cooking vegetables can help to start the process of breaking them down which will make them easier on the gut and may help to reduce bloating, especially when it comes to cruciferous veg.
9. Switch from grains to pseudo-grains
Some people find that certain grains such as barley or spelt can be quite bloating. Psuedograins look like grains but are derived from seeds and include quinoa and buckwheat. These are a little easier to digest and may help to ease bloating.
10. Cook from scratch
Whether they are plant-based and vegan or not, convenience foods are still often loaded with fat and sugar which are two things that can contribute to bloating. Try to cook from scratch where possible or look for freshly prepared ready meals. There are also lots of options when you’re looking for something to eat for lunch from the high street.
11. Try a lower-fat diet
A diet high in fat and especially saturated fat (found not just in animal products but also coconut oil) can impact on digestion and in some cases may contribute to heartburn and bloating as it takes a long time to digest.
Low fat spreads have come a long way - they not longer contain unhealthy hydrogenated (trans) fats and are made up of natural ingredients (oil and water and sunflower lecithin, a natural emulsifier). Light versions (Flora Light is the only Vegan Society approved margarine) contain more water and can help to reduce the fat content of the diet and so may help to reduce indigestion and bloating.
What else can you do to reduce bloating and ease digestion?
If you suddenly add lots of fibrous plant foods to your diet it can be great for your skin and overall health, but do it slowly. It's hard to digest and your body needs to get used to it and build up fibre-loving microbes.
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Drink plenty of water to accommodate extra fibre in the diet helping it to swell and move through the gut. Many people forget this.
Include probiotic foods in your diet such as live vegan yoghurt or kimchi.
Avoid excess sugar as this can disrupt a balanced microbiota. Avoid sweeteners, even plant-based ones such as xylitol, stevia and as they are a high FODMAP food.
Eat smaller portions of food (little and often) to avoid indigestion and overloading the system.
Chew your food slowly to start the breakdown of food in the mouth and to stimulate your digestive enzymes all along the digestive tract.
Drink mint or ginger to help relax the muscles in the gut.
Rob Hobson is a registered nutritionist. Follow him at @robhobsonnutritionist
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As scientists continue to probe the possible causes for the recent rise in Coronavirus cases in the country, the BA.2.75, one of the several sub-variants of the parent Omicron variant, is under the spotlight.
The BA.2.75, belonging to the BA.2 sub-lineage which was the dominant strain in India earlier this year, has been found to have an 18 per cent growth advantage over the other currently circulating Omicron sub-variants.
Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, microbiologist at Pune’s B J Medical College and head of Maharashtra’s genome sequencing effort, said the current surge of cases in the country was a little curious since all the circulating strains are still the sub-lineages of Omicron, and no new variant, different from Omicron, has been detected.
“We already had a pretty large wave driven by the Omicron variant earlier this year. So, the present surge is a little unexpected,” he said.
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Karyakarte’s team, and scientists elsewhere, have picked up three sub-variants, BA.2.74, BA.2.75, and BA.2.76, as the possible drivers for the current surge. These three sub-variants have more than nine changes in the spike protein. These three are expected to outnumber the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants which were the most common until a few weeks ago.
Mike Honey, a data integration specialist from Melbourne, said in a Twitter post that the BA.2.75 sub-lineage (nicknamed Centaurus) was an “evolutionary jump” from BA.2, the most common Omicron sub-variant in the country until now.
Scientists in India said it (BA.2.75) was now one of the most commonly detected sub-variant in the country in recent results of genome sequencing.
“BA.2.75 has a distinct growth advantage over BA.4 or BA.5,” Dr Karyakarte told The Indian Express.
However, there is no evidence as of now to suggest that the BA.2.75 also causes a more severe form of infection. Karyakarte said clinical studies were being prepared to assess the impact of this infection on the body.
Tom Peacock, virologist at Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, in a tweet, said that scientists need to keep a close eye on BA.2.75 because it has a large number of spike mutations, two of them quite significant, and also because it is being picked from geographically diverse locations.
It is possible that the mutations in the BA.2.75 sub-variant give it an enhanced ability to dodge antibodies and attach itself to human cells. This could result in increased infectivity even among those who have previously been infected, or have been fully vaccinated.
“Just how mutations of SARS-CoV-2 virus are panning out either in mild or dangerous ones is being closely watched,” Dr Karyakarte said.
“We have also asked private laboratories to send samples for genome sequencing and conduct a clinical study to understand the symptoms of people who died, were hospitalised or then were on oxygen support,” he said.
Vinod Scaria, a medical researcher in precision medicine and clinical genomics, however, said the emergence of BA.2.75 was no reason to panic as of now.
“The point to keep in mind is that the variant is continuously evolving and accumulating more mutations and it is too early to jump to any conclusions,” he said in a tweet.
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Having won the floor test comfortably in the Assembly on Monday, the BJP and the Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena faction may not press for disqualification of the 15 MLAs left with Uddhav Thackeray.
While Speaker Rahul Narwekar said Sunday that he would seek their disqualification as they had ignored a whip issued by the Shinde side, for the election for Speaker, highly placed sources in the BJP said the party wanted “truce”. Another sign of this cooling of tempers was the smooth Assembly proceedings Monday, with the Uddhav-led Sena not creating any disruption.
“The initial tough talk by the BJP-Shinde faction was part of a political strategy to counter the challenge of the Uddhav-led Shiv Sena against Shinde-led MLAs in the Supreme Court and Assembly… Now that we have won both the Speaker’s election and vote trust, we want to buy truce,” a BJP leader said. Another leader said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was of the view that “we should fight till a point, but not stretch it beyond”.
In the Assembly, the Uddhav-led Sena did not protest vociferously when the Speaker accorded recognition to the rebel faction, and let the floor test be held smoothly. Sources said that at a party meeting, top state BJP leaders took a unanimous decision to let the Sena split tussle die down, and to focus on battling the Uddhav side in the elections to follow.
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One reason is that the Shinde-Fadnavis government does not want to come across as vindictive towards the Thackerays, who still hold a place in Sena cadre hearts. “Any act against the 15 Sena MLAs with him, including Aaditya Thackeray, could boomerang. It would look as if the BJP was trying to finish the Sena,” a leader said. Speaking to the media Monday, the Shinde faction chief whip, Bharat Gogawale, said while seeking the disqualification of the 15, they had made an exception for Aaditya.
“We had given notices to them for defying our whip. But we did not mention the name of Aaditya out of respect for Bal Thackeray. We neither served him any notice nor mentioned his name,” Gogawale said.
The reconciliatory tone was also evident in the speech made by Shinde on the floor of the House while replying to the trust vote, where he urged the other side to “now accept we have the majority support within the parent party, with 40 MLAs out of 55” and said he did not believe in “politics of vengeance”.
One more Sena MLA crossed over to the Shinde side on Sunday night, and the Chief Minister said “three are waiting to join us”. While blaming Uddhav for the revolt, saying he had deviated from the core Hindutva agenda of Bal Thackeray, Shinde assured the Opposition that his government will not seek revenge.
The Uddhav faction is still awaiting for the Supreme Court’s verdict on July 12 on its petition seeking the disqualification of the MLAs with Shinde. Earlier, the apex court had granted Shinde-led MLAs interim relief by extending the time to file response to the disqualification notices served on them till July 12.
The two-day Assembly special session concluded on Monday. The next session, which was scheduled for July 18, has been deferred. A new date will be announced soon.
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An emotional Rafael Nadal took another step forward in his bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam on Monday by booking his spot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a thumping 6-4 6-2 7-6(6) win against Botic van de Zandschulp.
At The Championships 💜#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/FzXVHsP49A
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
Nadal will face American 11th seed Taylor Fritz for a place in Friday’s semi-finals.
“To be in the quarter-finals here at Wimbledon after three years without playing here, it’s amazing for me,” said Nadal. “So very, very happy.
"A very emotional moment"@RafaelNadal reflects on sharing Centre Court with legends past and present#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/0MLEQwVHHQ
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
“It has been a good match in general terms against a difficult player. I think a very good player.”
Playing his first tournament on grass since his 2019 semi-final loss at Wimbledon to Roger Federer, the Spaniard has shown little difficulty adjusting to the surface.
One incredible point. One @RafaelNadal. #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/YpQxGtEB0v
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
“I did I think (make) a big effort to be here,” he said. “(It) takes a lot of mental and physical effort to try to play this tournament after the things that I went through the last couple of months.
“But as everybody knows, Wimbledon is a tournament that I like so much. Have been three years without playing here. I really wanted to be back. That’s what I am doing. So that’s why it means a lot for me to be in the quarter-finals.”
Rafa rolls into the quarter-finals 💪
The Spaniard secures a straight sets victory over Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(6)#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 | @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/Sq0SovkdoB
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
He felt his overall game was improving “day-by-day”.
“It’s always the same here. It’s not about how close I am to the level or not. I don’t know that. I can’t predict what’s going to happen,” Nadal said.
“But the positive thing is the first two matches haven’t been good. Then two days ago I played I think at a high level for the first time. And today most of the match, again, at a very positive level.”
Sania Mirza-Mate Pavic pair reaches mixed doubles semi-final
India’s Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic defeated the fourth-seeded Canadian-Australian duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and John Peers 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to cement their place in the semifinals.
.@MirzaSania & her Croatian partner Mate Pavic defeated the fourth-seeded Canadian-Australian duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and John Peers 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinal match that lasted one hour 41 minutes.#Wimbledon2022 @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/C7SvXAlP1q
— Prasar Bharati News Services पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_India) July 5, 2022
The Indo-Croat pair will take on the winners of the final quarter-final match between Robert Farah and Jelena Ostapenko, the seventh seeds, and second seeds Neil Skupsi and Desirae Krawczyk.
This is Sania’s best-mixed doubles performance at the All England Club. She had previously reached the quarterfinals in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Sania, who has already announced her retirement at the end of this season, and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka had earlier lost in the opening round of women’s doubles event.
Premier League footballer arrested in London
A Premier League footballer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been arrested in north London on suspicion of rape.
Metropolitan Police arrested a 29-year-old man at an address in Barnet, London, on Monday after receiving a report of a rape of a woman in her 20s.
A statement from Scotland Yard said that the alleged offence occurred last month.
“On 4 July an allegation of rape of a woman in her 20s was reported to police,” it read. “It was reported the alleged rape happened in June 2022.
“On 4 July a 29-year-old man was arrested at an address in Barnet on suspicion of rape and taken into custody where he remains. Inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”
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Singapore President Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, and Minister Edwin Tong have tested positive for Covid-19.
Madam Halimah, 67, said in a Facebook post on Monday, “Just tested positive for Covid-19 with mild flu-like symptoms. Thankfully, I have been vaccinated and boosted. I hope to recover soon and am sorry to have to miss the events this week.” Tan, 53, also, in a post on Monday, said that he had tested positive for Covid-19, reported The Straits Times.
Tan took an antigen rapid test before Monday’s parliamentary sitting and it came back positive, which means he will miss both days of the current Parliament sitting.
Writing in his post, Speaker Tan said, “Hope the symptoms would be mild. Continue to remain vigilant. Vaccination helps so do get the boosters when it’s your turn to do so.” It was also revealed in Monday’s Parliament sitting that Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Tong, 52, too was down with Covid-19.
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Over the last 28 days, Singapore has reported 140,965 Covid infections.
To date, 1,473,180 infections and 1,419 Covid-linked deaths have been reported in the country since the outbreak of the infectious disease in 2019.
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Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday.
Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State Emergency Service manager Ashley Sullivan said.
Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people.
The New South Wales state government declared a disaster across 23 local government areas overnight, activating federal government financial assistance for flood victims.
Evacuation orders and warnings to prepare to abandon homes impacted 50,000 people, up from 32,000 on Monday, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said.
“This event is far from over. Please don’t be complacent, wherever you are. Please be careful when you’re driving on our roads. There is still substantial risk for flash flooding across our state,” Perrottet said.
Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke credited the skill and commitment of rescue crews for preventing any death or serious injury by the fourth day of the flooding emergency.
Parts of southern Sydney had been lashed by more than 20 centimetres of rain in 24 hours, more than 17 per cent of the city’s annual average, Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Jonathan How said.
Severe weather warnings of heavy rain remained in place across Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Tuesday. The warnings also extended north of Sydney along the coast and into the Hunter Valley.
The worst flooding was along the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system along Sydney’s northern and western fringes.
“The good news is that by tomorrow afternoon, it is looking to be mostly dry but, of course, we are reminding people that these floodwaters will remain very high well after the rain has stopped,” How said.
VIDEO: Flooding in Chipping Norton, a suburb in Australia’s Sydney on Monday.
Thousands of people in Sydney have been ordered to evacuate by Australia’s emergency services pic.twitter.com/hEgntlBpU7
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 4, 2022
“There was plenty of rain fall overnight and that is actually seeing some rivers peak for a second time. So you’ve got to take many days, if not a week, to start to see these floodwaters start to recede,” How added.
The wild weather and mountainous seas along the New South Wales coast thwarted plans to tow a stricken cargo ship with 21 crew members to the safety of open sea.
The ship lost power after leaving port in Wollongong, south of Sydney, on Monday morning and risked being grounded by 8-metre (26-foot) swells and winds blowing at 30 knots (34 mph) against cliffs.
An attempt to tow the ship with tugboats into open ocean ended when a towline snapped in an 11-metre (36-foot) swell late Monday, Port Authority chief executive Philip Holliday said.
The ship was maintaining its position on Tuesday farther from the coast than it had been on Monday with two anchors and the help of two tugboats. The new plan was to tow the ship to Sydney when weather and sea conditions calmed as early as Wednesday, Holliday said. The original plan had been for the ship’s crew to repair their engine at sea.
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“We’re in a better position than we were yesterday,” Holliday said. “We’re in relative safety.” Perrottet described the tugboat crews’ response on Monday to save the ship as “heroic.” “I want to thank those men and women who were on those crews last night for the heroic work they did in incredibly treacherous conditions. To have an 11-metre (36-foot) swell, to be undergoing and carrying out that work is incredibly impressive,” Perrottet said.
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When it comes to a quick and easy breakfast options, it’s easy to see why the breakfast smoothie has achieved such a huge following. It makes sense; the thinking behind it matches our to-do list lifestyles and multi-tasking natures perfectly - “Had breakfast?” Tick. “Got a headstart on my 5-a-day?” Tick. Often viewed as a convenient way to get ahead on our healthy eating goals before the clock's even struck 10, are its supposed benefits actually too good to be true?
In order to decide whether breakfast smoothies may be friend or fraud, we asked Dr Zoe Harcombe , obesity researcher and author for her opinion on the subject. From their pros to their cons to how we can make them healthy, here’s what you need to know.
The pros
1. They appeal to the veg-phobic
As good as the green stuff is, it isn’t the most appetising. Kale over a croissant? Nope, didn’t think so. However, a blender can often serve as the perfect vehicle for helping up your daily intake. “If you don’t like eating vegetables, then a smoothie can be a good alternative way of getting the nutrients that vegetables offer,” says Dr Harcombe, thereby acting as a stealthy way to bolster your reserves.
2. They provide a serving of real food…
…with a few provisos. If time-short, they can help boost your intake of unprocessed foods. “My first healthy eating principle is to ‘Eat real food’ and smoothies can tick this box – so long as fruit and vegetables are used, not protein powder,” says Dr Harcombe.
3. They can help kick-start a healthier day
Provided they are filled with good quality, healthy ingredients. “A breakfast smoothie might make people think they’ve had a healthy start to the day, which might make them make healthier choices for the rest of the day,” says Dr Harcombe reservedly. Essentially though, it’s what’s inside that counts.
4. They can up your fibre
Fruit ‘n Fibre, Weetabix, All Bran…childhood adverts showcasing cereals as the best way to start your day may go some way to explaining many sceptics’ perceptions that smoothies can’t rival a bowl of Kellogg’s finest in the fibre-stakes. However, the abilities of today’s kitchen appliances now mean you needn't miss out. “The new smoothie gadgets are better at handling the whole fruit or vegetable, so the argument against fibre being lost is lessened,” explains Dr Harcombe, although she thinks that fibre is overrated generally. “The recommended grams per day is a number plucked out of the air, rather than an evidence-based nutritional message,” she says. “The increased consumption of fibre has accompanied an increase in bowel conditions such as IBS, Crohn's, Coeliac's, bloating etc. A number of gastroenterologists are making the removal of fibre the first recommendation they make. For more reading around the subject, check out Fiber Menace by Konstantin Monastyrsky if this piques your interest.”
MORE GLOSS: Should we really be eating more fat?
The cons
1. They can be laced with sugar
While smoothies may seem innocent in their nature, care should be taken to ensure that they don’t conceal hidden nasties, i.e. too much of the (not-so) sweet stuff according to Dr Harcombe and specifically, an excess of fruit or starchy vegetables. “Smoothies are often little more than sugar,” cautions Dr Harcombe. “The only healthy thing to consume in smoothies is green vegetables and I don’t see many smoothie recipes with just green vegetables. Most at least add apple, if not a lot more fruit and starchy veg. A large raw carrot has approximately 7g of carbohydrate; a glass of carrot juice can easily have 3 times this. Fruit is essentially sugar with some nutrients – and nowhere near as many as people think . Any smoothie with fruit or starchy veg, let alone fruit juice, is a sugary drink without the fizz.”
Smoothies are often little more than sugar
2. It is better to eat the whole food
Life’s busy, so it’s no wonder a quick smoothie picked up mid-commute appeals. However, while it may seem that finding faster and easier ways to inject our diets with more fruit and veg is a good thing, Dr Harcombe points out that this too should have its limits - especially in consideration of the above point.
“Eating real food strictly means eating food in the form in which it naturally comes. With fruit and vegetables, this means eating the whole fruit or vegetable,” she says. “Yes, the latest smoothie machines keep much of the pulp, but you could still eat way more blitzed fruit/veg than you could eat raw fruit/veg and a lot quicker. Whatever you put into the blender – think how long it would take you to eat it raw, or cooked. In this world of obesity and diet-related illness, making things quicker and easier to eat is not a good thing.”
3. They’re not a complete meal...
...and as a result, you may miss out on vital nutrients that other food sources are better equipped to provide. “The body needs essential fats, complete protein, vitamins and minerals to thrive and survive,” explains Dr Harcombe. “Even if someone has a pure green veg smoothie to start the day, this doesn’t deliver much of the body’s requirements. If this is consumed daily instead of something more nutritious, health can suffer in the long-term.”
4. They may not keep hunger pangs at bay
Will a smoothie keep you full until lunchtime? The likelihood looks slim. “Smoothies are not satiating. Given that fruit or starchy veg smoothies are not a good idea, the green veg options are better to avoid sugar, but are unlikely to get someone through to lunchtime,” says Dr Harcombe. “The easily deliverable carb content may also spike blood glucose levels – not a good idea at breakfast time – as you’ll probably want something else to get blood glucose levels back to normal within a short period of time.”
MORE GLOSS: Amelia Freer’s 9 golden rules for eating clean
What are the best ingredients for a smoothie?
Is there ever a place for a breakfast smoothie? While not ideal to have every day, it’s clear from the above that the emphasis lies more with quality instead of quantity. “If smoothies work for you and you don’t find yourself craving muffins at 10am, that’s fine. If you get the fat/protein/vitamins and minerals that you need later on in the day, that’s fine too,” says Dr Harcombe.
The things to avoid? “Fruit juice is worst; fruit is next worse; and starchy veg is third worst,” she advises. “Green is better than fruit; homemade better than shop-bought. The best smoothie option in my view would be having one with a meal if you don’t like eating vegetables. If you have one for breakfast, then at least have some eggs or yogurt with it. If you have one at lunchtime, have a tin of oily fish at the same time. If you really can’t face eating veg at dinner time, then have veg in a glass with something far more nutritious – like steak!”
What are healthier and better breakfast alternatives?
According to Dr Harcombe, a meal of solids that provides all of your vital nutrients trumps serving them blitzed in a cup. “Choose something that delivers essential fats, complete protein and far more vitamins and minerals,” she recommends. And for those short on time, this thankfully needn’t mean endless hours of prep in the mornings.
“Best breakfast options would be: eggs in any form; natural live/bio yogurt (ideally full fat for satiety and fat soluble vitamins) – with optional berries in season; milk (again full fat – which is only 3-4% fat anyway for goodness sake) – a nice frothy cappuccino. And, bacon is fine with eggs – just get quality stuff from the butcher without the sugar/dextrose and additives that so often come in supermarket packets.” Sounds like an appetising way to start the day to us...
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Blue Springs, Missouri held its annual fireworks show Monday night called Red White and Blue Springs.
Long before people were cooling off with ice cream and shaved ice and seeking shade under any tree they could find, Premier Pyrotechnics was across the park setting up the fireworks show at 8 a.m. It was their fourth show of the Fourth of July weekend.
Now that they are electronic they no longer have to be in the heat and smoke in a fires suit setting off the fireworks by hand. But there are downsides.
“It takes probably twice as long to set up a electronic fired shoot as compared to a hand fired shoot, but I think it creates a better show,” Trent Stephens said.
“I look it as a celebration of unity there’s so much divisiveness going on in our country its good to have a day and just celebrate as one as a family. Even amidst the tragedy that happened today we can come together and celebrate,” Demetrius Jones said.
“I get to listen to the cheers when its all done and that’s what it’s about,” Stephens said.
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