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Weight loss story of SaachiSaachi Pai had moved to Canada some time back and was looking for a job. When after repeated attempts, she was unable to get a job during Covid-19 pandemic, she felt dejected and started emotional eating. In a span of a year and a half, she gained about 40 kgs. “I was resorting to eating food whenever I went through a bout of sadness or haplessness. I simply didn’t introspect what I was doing,” she says.Lost 40 kgs in 15 monthsWith all the emotional eating and stress, Saachi developed health issues in no time. From being…

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Updated Apr 9, 2024, 19:00 ISTReal life weight loss story: Unable to find a job during Covid-19 pandemic, a woman shares how she had put on 40 kilos because of emotional eating. When her health parameters started to paint a sorry picture, she resolved to bring her weight back in check. Read her weight loss story here. Weight loss story of SaachiSaachi Pai had moved to Canada some time back and was looking for a job. When after repeated attempts, she was unable to get a job during Covid-19 pandemic, she felt dejected and started emotional eating. In a span…

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CHICAGO (CBS) — In Pilsen, a pilot program is helping Medicaid patients reduce chronic health conditions through healthy food.Over the past year, Eddie Chavez has found the keys to better health come in a cardboard box with pineapples, oranges, cauliflower, and broccoli.”The right sort of food, which comes in handy,” he said.It’s the sort of food that can help the 60-year-old manage his high blood pressure and diabetes.”Twenty years eating everything you know that you’re not supposed to eat. Now, within a year or two changing the lifestyle, eating the right things, that’s the hardest part. Keeping track is even harder,”…

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The government should ban 25 pesticides which contain so-called “forever chemicals”, campaigners have said, as the potentially harmful toxins were found in more than half of the tested food and drinks available to Britons.PFA chemicals, toxins which take centuries to break down in the environment, were found in more than 3,300 samples tested by the UK government in 2022. As PFAs can accumulate in living organisms and have been linked to serious health conditions, campaign group Pan UK has called for the 25 PFA pesticides being used in the UK to be banned, including six classified as “highly hazardous”.Out of…

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CHICAGO (CBS) — In Pilsen, a pilot program is helping Medicaid patients reduce chronic health conditions through healthy food.Over the past year, Eddie Chavez has found the keys to better health come in a cardboard box with pineapples, oranges, cauliflower, and broccoli.”The right sort of food, which comes in handy,” he said. It’s the sort of food that can help the 60-year-old manage his high blood pressure and diabetes.”Twenty years eating everything you know that you’re not supposed to eat. Now, within a year or two changing the lifestyle, eating the right things, that’s the hardest part. Keeping track is even…

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Dubai: Doctors in the UAE have cautioned the public against overeating during Eid, after a month-long fasting regimen. Janani Satchithanantham, Specialist Dietetics, Aster Hospital, Al Qusais, said, “When Ramadan ends and Eid feasting begins, there are some common mistakes that people make.” Janani Satchithanantham She said, “They include overeating or indulging excessively in food after a month-long fast, which can lead to discomfort, bloating, and other digestive issues; ignoring nutritional balance by focusing solely on indulgent, high-calorie foods; and wastefulness as there could be excessive food during Eid celebrations due to bigger preparations or improper storage of leftovers.” Dr. Abeer…

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Published: Tue 9 Apr 2024, 6:00 AM Last updated: Tue 9 Apr 2024, 11:27 PM During the Eid Al Fitr holidays, doctors in UAE often attend to emergency cases from life-threatening burns caused by bursting illegal fireworks. Despite the prohibition of fireworks and stringent regulations imposing fines of up to Dh100,000, unauthorised imports and sales persist in the country. “We have seen cases where individuals suffer from life-threatening injuries and significant damage to their limbs due to fireworks exploding unexpectedly or being misused,” said Dr Shimna Suhail, a general practitioner (Emergency) at Aster Hospital Al Qusais. On Monday, the Ras…

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Does your young child turn up his nose at just about every meal you offer him? Lack of interest in food can turn households into war zones. “Why won’t you eat it? I made it the way you told me you liked it,” says Mom. “I don’t like it,” says the child, as he pushes it away. Such battles are common in homes where young children have been diagnosed with ADHD. There are several links between attention deficit and picky eating: Studies have shown that children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD), whose brains show low levels of dopamine…

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