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Whether your cat isn’t a fan of dry kibble or they don’t drink enough water, incorporating wet food into their diet can help keep them healthy, hydrated and well-fed. Typically sold in cans, the best wet cat foods are rich in high-quality proteins, free from unnecessary fillers and, most importantly, appetizing to pets. Our top pick overall, Orijen’s Tuna, Salmon & Beef Entrée formula, combines fresh proteins, nutrients and minerals to support an adult cat’s health. Some of our favorite wet cat food brands include Wellness, Orijen and Weruva.Illustration: Forbes / Image: Retailers While dry cat food has its strengths,…

I live with an eating disorder. Since I was 13 years old, I’ve been battling anorexia and have been in and out of treatment centers. Currently, I see a psychiatrist, therapist, and nutritionist regularly to manage my eating disorder on the outpatient level, but I was in inpatient treatment again this past January through March.Back in 2019, I went into inpatient care at an eating disorder treatment center where I met a young woman who I became very close with. We both were working extremely hard to battle our eating disorders while trying to get as healthy as possible. She was one…

Introduction Trauma involves a wide variety of potentially stressful exposures traditionally divided into two types of trauma, namely, interpersonal trauma (e.g., the direct result of actions by others, such as abuse and neglect), and non-interpersonal trauma (e.g., other life-threatening events, such as accident, injury, illness, war, and natural disaster; Forbes et al., 2011; Hughesdon et al., 2021; Thomas et al., 2021). Highly stressful and traumatic events are regarded as potential precipitating factors for the onset of ED, and studies indicate that individuals with an ED are more prone to report a history of trauma (Garner and Garfinkel, 1980; Meneguzzo et…

Co-author Tyler Williams, Director of Scientific Services, PathoSans — OPINION — Each of the authors of this article serves a specific role for our respective organizations. But we are united by a belief in the importance of food safety as a critical public and personal health issue that impacts everyone. It’s an issue that can, without warning, make otherwise healthy people sick or even die – some of them young children. Yet, despite growing risks in the increasingly complex worldwide food industry, it’s an issue that is still too often rooted in a culture of ignorance and pass-the-buck thinking.  Food…

A high dependence on agriculture, as measured by the number of people employed in the sector, leaves the PoU 9.6 percentage points higher (25 percent). For low-income countries, the increase is equal to 13.6 percentage points (29 percent). The finding is different for middle-income countries where the rise in PoU is less pronounced and occurs later (from 2015–2016). This tends to indicate that middle-income countries were able to absorb the impacts of increased exposure to climate extremes, but may not have been able to cope as well in the 2015–2016 period, possibly due to the severity of exposure to El …

Eating disorders can be devastating conditions to deal with on a physical, mental, and emotional level. And while recovery is always possible, it rarely occurs in a straight line. Setbacks, stalling, and even full-blown eating disorder relapse are common parts of the recovery journey. But if you experienced a relapse while recovering from bulimia—or any other eating disorder—don’t despair. There are some key ways to get yourself and your recovery back on track. Understanding Relapse in Bulimia Recovery When it comes to eating disorder recovery, there is no official definition of a “relapse.” Broadly, the term describes a return to…

From a luxury good to a part of daily diets, sugary drinks pose a growing risk to health in developing as well as developed countries. In a first for healthier diets, WHO has issued a “strong recommendation” that countries tax sugar-sweetened beverages as part of a wider effort to combat the powerful health impacts of the industrial foods industry – whose marketing of sugar, sodium and fat-laced, processed foods is linked with millions of deaths annually. WHO also issued more “conditional” recommendations in favor of the taxation of unhealthy foods and the subsidizing of healthier options, in its new guidelines…

Eventually, I paid heed to my parents’ and doctor’s concerns. I entered an eating disorder treatment center at the end of 2013. Per program requirements, I completed invasive and uncomfortable therapy sessions, kept a supervised food journal, and complied with strict rules. Just like in the health class movie, I saw white women left and right when I was in treatment. I did not see myself among the patients or staff. Furthermore, some of the concepts I learned at the treatment center contradicted many of the cultural scripts I grew up with. For example, taking up little space and being of…

Looking back, it was probably when I started checking how many grams of carbohydrates were in red onions and broccoli that my eating disorder began. I say “eating disorder” now, but, of course, as a man, I didn’t think of it as that at the time. It was just “cutting weight”.I was 22 and had signed up for my first white-collar boxing match. Even though the weight classes were loose and barely enforced, I was determined to get into the best shape of my life – which I believed meant getting down from my natural weight of 90kg to 80kg.…

Next, you need to design and build the blog to give your visitors an awesome experience. While you could code the site from scratch, this is a resource-intensive and time-consuming process. Hiring a developer will make for a more polished product, but that comes at a high cost. When you’re just getting started, it is quicker and easier to use a drag & drop website builder or a dedicated blogging platform. Use a Blogging Platform Utilizing a well-known blogging platform such as WordPress or Drupal is an easy way to get a blog up and running quickly, since they come…