In all matters of the heart, Brooklyns NYU Langone Hospital has never skipped a beat. Its ranked among the top hospitals in the country for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report and its Brooklyn location boasts world-class surgeons that have been at the forefront of cardiovascular care for over 35 years.

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, NYU Langone launched the second season of its popular series of lunch-and-learn lectures revolving around topics such as heart health, mens health, pulmonary issues and weight loss, with all talks taking place at the Gallery at the Landing at 220 36th St. in Industry City.

The informative inaugural 2020 session, New Buzz on Heart Health, attracted about 25 people who came to hear NYU Langone cardiologist Dr. Archana Saxena and registered dietician and nutritionist Sarah Galanis discuss the best ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise and medicine.

Last fall, we launched our educational series here at Industry City, Paulina Koudellou, assistant vice president for hospital operations, told this paper. We targeted womens health and it went really well for us, so we decided to start off the new year with heart health, added Koudellou.

Saxena began by explaining that the goal was to talk about cardiovascular disease prevention. She broke the topics down into four sections: cholesterol management, the benefits of fish oil, the negative effects of vaping and calcium scoring.

She emphasized the importance of knowing the components of cholesterol. For your total cholesterol theres the HDL, which I term the good or happy cholesterol and the LDL, which is the bad cholesterol or what I call lousy cholesterol to make it easy to remember, said Saxena.

The LDL is the one linked to causing atherosclerosis. It can damage the arteries, and thats how atherosclerosis starts. And that is what causes a heart attack, and the thing about plaque is that it builds up and can cause a narrowing of the arteries, with shortness of breath being one of the signs, she added.

Saxena explained that fish oil, recently approved by the FDA for people who have had heart attacks, can be a beneficial supplement along with a diet consisting of two weekly servings of fish.

She also emphasized the dangers related to vaping with respect to maintaining heart health and the importance of having a calcium screen which allows doctors to picture the heart and see how much plaque is present.

Galanis picked up the thread and focused on the benefits of eating a healthy diet in order to maintain heart health. The Mediterranean diet has been around forever, said Galanis. Its mainly a bunch of leafy green vegetables, fruits, nuts, seafood and olive oil. Another good choice is the vegetarian and vegan diet which eliminates meat products by substituting more fruits and vegetables, she added.

Galanis also stressed the importance of being able to maintain a diet once youve started it and explained that the keto and Atkins diets are harder to maintain and offer risks, especially to those with high cholesterol.

Also speaking at the forum was Jason Sherwin, associate director of virtual health at NYU Langone. Our virtual urgent care is available to adults as well as children ages five or above for simple preventative measures for coughs for example, especially now during flu season, explained Sherwin. You can book an appointment online in minutes to schedule a virtual visit with one of our doctors.

Upcoming lectures in the lunch-and-learn health series include Mens Health on Tuesday, March 17; Vaping, Cigarettes, and Your Lungs on Tuesday, April 21; and What You Need to do to Maintain a Weight Loss, on Tuesday, May 19.

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The ab wheel is a core exercise that challenges your strength as well as your balance.

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Your core is aptly named: It's at the core of every move you make. When you walk, run, stand, twist, bend over, reach to the side or lift weights, the muscles in your abdomen initiate and stabilize the movement.

And yet core workouts are often reduced to what they can do to help you sculpt six-pack abs. (Not that there's anything wrong with wanting those muscles to pop, but there's just so much more to your midsection beyond imitating a washboard.)

So let's take some time to appreciate the unsung hero of your ab workouts. Below, discover the muscles that make up your core, how to tell if they're weak and the best workouts and stretches to target the area.

When your core is strong, you'll move better and feel better.

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Your core includes all the muscles of your trunk from your chest and upper back to your glutes and lower back.

"It's layers of deep muscles that help support your pelvis, spine, butt, back, hips and stomach," Katie Dunlop, CPT, tells LIVESTRONG.com, adding that your core muscles are responsible for keeping your posture tall and allowing you to move.

When your core is weak, it can lead to poor posture (or pain when trying to correct it), back pain you can't pin to a specific activity and balance issues, Dunlop says. Knowing the muscles of your core can help you identify your problem and incorporate the best core exercises into your workout routine.

A strong core lets you perform everyday tasks and workout-specific moves with ease.

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If you haven't caught the gist by now, having a solid midsection is incredibly important for pain-free functional movements.

Your core keeps your spine stable and protected, which allows and helps the body to do everyday tasks like lifting heavy bags or picking up your dogs and kiddos, says Bethany Lyons, founder of Lyons Den Power Yoga.

And for those struggling with back pain (about 80 percent of Americans, according to the American Chiropractic Association), developing core strength can provide much-needed relief. A 2015 study from the Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation found exercises that target your trunk helped patients with chronic low back pain manage their symptoms.

Many yoga poses like Upward Facing Dog help you stretch your core.

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"Your core contains some of the hardest-working muscles in the entire body [that] are often overlooked when it comes to stretching," Lyons says. But stretching those overworked muscles is crucial, she adds, for posture, mobility, flexibility and for decreasing your risk of pain and injury.

While you might be able to loosen up other body parts with a single stretch, you can't rely on just one movement to keep your core limber because it contains several different muscles.

Opposing stretches like Child's Pose and Upward Facing Dog ensure that you're not overlooking any core muscles by working the front and back of your body.

Planks are one of the best and most accessible exercises for strengthening your entire core.

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"You should do something that strengthens your core every single day," says Nike master trainer Alex Silver-Fagan. "Since the core supports every other part of the body and stabilizes your spine, it's important you give it a lot of attention."

That doesn't mean you're doing intense or high-impact moves every day, however. Silver-Fagan suggests choosing four or five exercises (forearm planks, side planks, dead bugs and bird dogs are some of the best), doing each of them for 45 to 60 seconds with a 30- to 60-second rest in between and completing 2 to 3 sets total.

Don't waste your time doing standard crunches. Add a stability ball or medicine ball to activate more muscles.

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Back in 2001, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) published definitive research answering the question, "What's the best ab exercise?" The group ranked 13 of the most common moves and found that bicycle crunches created the most activation of the rectus abdominis (those six-pack muscles).

Third place belonged to stability ball crunches. Incorporating this tool into your workouts has benefits for your whole core by targeting the entire functionality of the trunk, including rounding and arching your back, side-bending and rotating, according to the ACE.

But there's more to a flat belly than doing endless reps of ab exercises. You'll need the total core-strengthening benefits from the exercises above, full-body strength-training exercises (because they also recruit your abs), cardio workouts and a healthy diet to reduce body fat and show off those chiseled abs.

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"Eggs are NOT bad for your heart: Thirty-year study finds eating one a day does not raise the risk of stroke or heart disease," reports the Mail Online.

While we know eggs contain many nutrients, they are also quite high in cholesterol. Because of the link between cholesterol and heart disease, doctors once thought eggs might raise heart disease risk. Later research showed that cholesterol in the diet is not such a problem. Studies into eggs and heart disease have had conflicting results, perhaps because people who eat a lot of eggs might have a less healthy diet overall.

In a new study, researchers used dietary information from 215,618 people in the US, dating back to 1980. They found no evidence that people eating an egg a day had a higher risk of heart attack or stroke than people who rarely or never ate eggs, once their overall diet and lifestyle was taken into account. The researchers pooled their study results with those of 27 other studies from around the world. The pooled results also found no increased risk of heart attack or stroke for people eating eggs.

You can reap the benefits of the nutrients of eggs, while reducing any risk posed by cholesterol, by cooking them without adding salt or fat and avoiding frying them. Frying eggs in oil can increase their fat content by around 50%.

Read more about the healthy way to eat eggs.

The researchers who carried out the study were from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in the US. The study was funded by the US National Institutes of Health. It was published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal on an open-access basis, meaning it is free to read online.

The UK media sources that carried the story provided reasonably accurate and balanced reports about the research.

This was a prospective cohort study, using 3 large ongoing cohorts of healthcare professionals in the US. Cohort studies are good ways to find links between risk factors (such as regularly eating eggs) and outcomes (such as heart attack and stroke). However, they cannot prove that one directly causes the other. There may be other factors that affect both egg consumption and heart disease, which have not been fully taken into account.

The research was carried out in 2 parts: a cohort study and a meta-analysis.

The researchers used information from 3 large cohort groups of healthcare professionals, which ran from 1980 to 2012, 1991 to 2013 and 1986 to 2012.

2 of the studies included only women and 1 contained only men. At the start of each study, people filled out questionnaires about their health and lifestyle, including dietary questionnaires. These were repeated every 2 years. People were also asked about diagnoses of heart attack, diabetes and stroke. Deaths from heart disease or stroke were also recorded.

Researchers grouped people according to how many eggs they ate, from fewer than 1 per month to at least 1 each day. They then looked to see how likely people who ate varying amounts of eggs were to have had a heart attack or stroke, or to have died from heart disease, compared to people who ate fewer than 1 egg a month. They also looked at the risk of adding 1 extra egg a day to the diet.

Because they had regular data on diet, the researchers were able to keep updating the information, so they accounted for any change in diet. They adjusted their figures to take account of a wide range of possible confounding factors, including:

The researchers wanted to see how their results fitted with other studies. They searched for other prospective cohort studies that also looked at egg consumption and heart attack or stroke. They then pooled the results of all the studies they found with their own study results, to get an overall picture of the state of evidence. They compared the risks of heart attack and stroke between the people who ate most and least eggs and looked at the risk of 1 additional egg per day.

What were the basic results?

In the cohort study, 14,806 of 215,618 (6.8%) people had a heart attack, stroke, or died from heart disease or stroke, during 22 to 32 years of follow up.

After taking account of potential conflicting factors the study found:

In the systematic review, 139,195 people (8%) from 28 studies had a heart attack or stroke or died of heart disease, out of a total 1,720,108 people.

The pooled results found:

The results varied from study to study, however. The researchers said the variation was most noticeable between studies carried out in Asia (including a big study from China) and those from Europe or the US.

The Chinese study found people who ate more eggs had a lower risk of heart attack or stroke. They say this could have been because eating eggs regularly suggested a better standard of living overall, for this population.

The researchers said: "The results from our cohort study and updated meta-analysis show that moderate egg consumption (up to 1 egg per day) is not associated with cardiovascular risk overall." They added that most of the people in the studies ate fewer than 1 egg a day, so the results should be interpreted with caution.

Overall, this study suggests that eggs can be part of a healthy, balanced diet. The researchers did not find any evidence that eating eggs raises the risk of heart attack or stroke, once you take into account a person's overall diet and lifestyle.

However, they did find that people who ate a lot of eggs tended to have less healthy diets overall. They were more likely to be overweight, did less exercise and were more likely to smoke. They also ate more red meat, processed meat (such as bacon), refined flour, potatoes and sugary fizzy drinks.

This highlights the problems with looking at just 1 food in someone's diet it only makes sense if you look at what else they are eating, and their general lifestyle. People should not take this study on eggs as a green light to have a full fried breakfast every morning.

There are a few issues that mean we should be cautious about the results. The cohort study was carried out in the US, among healthcare professionals who were all well-educated and healthier than average. It's possible the results would not hold true for other population groups.

The results could be affected by unmeasured confounding factors, although the researchers did take a wide range of these into account. Dietary questionnaires rely on people reporting what they ate accurately, which is not always the case. In addition, variation in study findings in the meta-analysis are not completely explained, which makes the results a little less reliable.

Overall, the study supports advice to eat eggs in moderation as part of a balanced diet. Find out more about a eating a healthy diet.

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India confirms a total of 28 coronavirus cases

The coronavirus outbreak has affected a total of 70 countries around the world. India reportedtwo fresh cases of coronavirus on Monday, one in Delhi and the other in Telangana. With the biggest jump in numbers, Indiareportsa total of 30 cases as of today. A group of 15 Italian tourists who traveled Rajasthan last month tested positive. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told the media that the positive case reported in Delhi interacted with his family of six members in Agra. All six members are infected from the virus.

COVID-19 can spread easily from an infected person. It can cause symptoms like cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat and some may experience difficulty in breathing. Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent the spread of coronavirus. it is important to avoid any panic situation insteadfollow the right prevention methods to fight the spread of coronavirus.

A strong immune system can help you fight the infection naturally. Lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho sharessome amazingtips to boost one's immunity to stay safe during thisoutbreak.

"A virus can impact someone with low immunity. So if you have a low immune system, viruses, bacteria, infections are more likely to affect you as compared to those with strong immunity," Luke explains. In the video, he stresses on the importance of a strong immune system and explains that if you maintain a strong immune system, you can possibly prevent a viral infection. Even if you get it, a strong system can help you fight against it effectively.

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Several foods can help you boost immunity but Luke highlights that foods alone will not boost your immune system. It has to be combined with sleep, exercise, stress management and many other factors.

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1. Ginger has strong immunity-boosting properties. Include it in your foods or prepare ginger tea.

2. Spinach, not in the raw form can also help you boost immunity. Steam or boil it lightly as it to prepare an immunity-boosting recipe.

3. Yogurt is great for your gut health. A healthy gut promotes strong immune system.

4. Almonds are loaded with nutrients. A handful of almonds or 8-10 almonds can be consumed daily.

5. Turmeric is one of the best options you must add to your diet for better immunity. But it should be combined with black pepper and good fat like coconut oil or pure ghee. Take a half tablespoon of turmeric, one tablespoon of ghee or coconut oil and a small amount of pepper. It will boost the absorption of turmeric.

6. Green tea is a healthy beverage. You can drink up to 2-3 cups of fresh green daily.

7. Add more fruits to your diet. Fruits like papaya, berries and kiwi are some great immunity boosters.

8. Add more protein to your diet. A virus affects the tissues and can destroy cells and protein helps in repairing tissues. Make sure that you add a small amount of protein to every meal.

9. Sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds are also great immunity boosters.

10. Garlic is also loaded with immunity-boosting properties. Consume raw garlic or boil some garlic and ginger in hot water to prepare a tea.

11. A healthy soup with a combination of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, pumpkin and turmeric.

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Also read:Coronavirus Outbreak In India: Samples Taken From 6 People In Noida Test Negative

Other tips to boost immunity-

Luke suggests you must combine other healthy practices with a diet loaded with immunity boosters. Some of these include-

1. Proper sleep

2. Regular exercise- at least 30 minutes of exercise

3. Wash your hands more often or use a sanitiser

4. Try deep breathing or pranayam to supply more oxygen to the body

5. Beat stress with yoga, meditation, exercise or other activities you like

Also read:Flu Shots Can Prevent Coronavirus - This And Other Myths Busted

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As news of the novel coronavirus dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization makes headlines as it spreads through China and the rest of the world, most attention has been directed towards prevention and quarantine. While properly washing your hands and avoiding crowds is a good idea if you live near an area that has reported cases, its important to also take steps to boost your immune system in case you actually come in contact with the virus so the body can effectively fight back.

The immune system is designed to fight off infection and disease. It has a number of ways to detect and destroy anything it recognizes as foreign to your body, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites or unhealthy cells such as cancer cells.

Viruses need the cell machinery in order to produce their own proteins. They are intracellular parasites that can only replicate inside cells, which is one of the reasons theyre not considered to be alive. The most effective mechanisms of the innate response against viral infections are mediated by interferon and by the activation of natural killer (NK) cells.

The strength of the immune system varies from person to person and, whats more, from day to day because its ability to fight off infection fluctuates depending on many factors. Here are a couple of things you can do to keep your immune system in check during the COVID-19 outbreak.

With all the daily headlines sowing doom and gloom about the novel coronavirus, its easy to stress over it. Some are so panicked that theyve begun stockpiling basic goods and food. Its a good idea to be prepared for any major emergency and this includes a viral outbreak however bear in mind that stress hormones tax the immune system, making its response to viral infections less effective.

In short supply, the stress hormone cortisol can boost immunity by limiting inflammation. But, once it crosses a certain threshold, too much cortisol in the blood opens the door for more inflammation. Stress also negatively impacts the production of lymphocytes the white blood cells that are the bodys first line of defense against infection putting you at risk of viral disease.

During this particularly stressful period, try not to panic because youll only make matters worse. Remember, the effects of stress are cumulative, meaning even ordinary, day-to-day activities can eventually lead to more serious health issues.

We already know that, for the vast majority of people that are already healthy, this is really more of an inconvenience to a lot of them than something that can be fatal or life-threatening, said Dr. Caroline Sokol, an immunology researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital.

To relieve stress, take breaks when you feel burned out and try to practice some relaxation techniques such as mindfulness, meditation, or positive thinking.

Regular exercise promotes cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure, helps control body weight, and offers protection against diseases. Exercise also improves blood circulation, allowing immune system cells to move through the body more freely and do their job more effectively.

Although scientists have yet to establish a direct link between exercise and immune system health, its reasonable to presume that moderate regular exercise can help prevent disease by promoting overall health.

However, intense exercise can cause inflammation in the body that may send the immune system into overdrive. So, try not to take things overboard especially during times of seasonal viral outbreaks.

The immune system is the bodys natural defense system, and like any army, its warriors need sustenance. Its rather well established that people who live in poverty and are malnourished are more vulnerable to infectious diseases.

Although there are have been few studies that tie the effects of nutrition directly to the development of infectious diseases, there is evidence pointing to the fact that various micronutrient deficiencies such as those of zinc, selenium, iron, copper, folic acid, and vitamins A, B6, C, and E can alter the immune response in animals.

Make sure you eat a balanced diet with fruits and vegetables in order to receive the right proportion of micronutrients.

Smoking tobacco has several effects on immune system health, such as:

Studies show that people who dont get quality sleep or enough sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to a virus.

When we sleep, the body releases proteins called cytokines while sleep deprivation decreases their production. Cytokines are paramount during times of infection or inflammation. Whats more, the production of antibodies and immune cells is reduced when you dont get enough sleep.

The optimal amount of sleep for most adults is between 7 and 8 hours. However, school-aged children and teenagers might need up to 10 hours of sleep.

A note on supplements. Although youll find bottles of pills and herbal supplements claiming to promote immunity or otherwise boost the immune system, there is no evidence that they actually bolster immunity.

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Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and disinfect with 65% alcohol-based hand sanitisers to rid your skins surface of germs.

Kaodim conducted a social survey involving 599 respondents to find out how people are protecting themselves from the recent deadly Covid-19 outbreak across the world.

While you should be cautious, being too paranoid about contracting this virus will only bring more harm than good.

There are plenty of internet trolls spreading misinformation, so heres Kaodims take on how to take simple precautions.

1. The best antivirus = Immune system + hygiene

Fighting off the virus is not just about sanitising and wearing masks. The most crucial part is actually your immune system and daily hygiene.

It is obvious enough that you should include plenty of fruits and vegetables in your diet, exercise regularly, and take vitamins and supplements to keep your immune system strong.

But also remember that sharing things like cutlery and towels even among family members are a big no-no as it makes the transmission of bacteria that much easier.

Towels in particular can contain dangerous bacteria such as E. Coli if you dont wash them often. So the transference of virus and bacteria is made all the worse if you share your towels with someone else.

2. Disinfect your home, not just your hands

Youve been told many times to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and disinfect with 65% alcohol-based hand sanitisers, but did you know that the cleanliness of your home is just as important in preventing diseases?

70% of Kaodims respondents believe that the upholsteries in their home are more unsanitary than their toilets, and they are absolutely right.

Research shows that your bed, sofa, and carpets contain 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat. This is because you come into contact with it way more often than you do your toilet seat.

3. Dont forget your car

As a mode of transportation that you use every day, the interior of your car typically gets cleaned way less than your home toilet. Especially for Malaysians who drive their cars everywhere, its a shame that cleaning the interior of your car is seldom a priority.

Conduct a thorough house cleaning and disinfect your whole house and car regularly. Pay extra attention to your mattress, sofa, and other upholsteries, as this is often unknowingly a breeding ground for dirt and bacteria.

Just because you dont see them, doesnt mean they dont exist. It is recommended that you hire a professional house cleaning and car seat cleaning service to make sure that the job is done right.

4. Action is essential

It is important to get up to date with the Covid-19 pandemic while remaining conscious of whether a piece of news is reliable or not.

It is important to take precautions, but it is absolutely essential to stay calm in this time of crisis, and take actions that are relevant to you and your lifestyle.

Remember, always be cautious but not paranoid. A little goes a long way in protecting you and your family.

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Carrie Underwood is hanging off a rock-climbing wall as if shes auditioning for a role in Free Soloand totally nailing it.

FWIW, this is not an activity she does often: I went rappelling once as a kid and freaked out, she says.

But hesitation is nowhere in sight today as Carrie supports her body in a series of challenging poses without breaking a sweat.

When I first meet Carrie, shes walking back from brushing her teeth in the bathroom (What can I say, not every moment of a photo shoot is glamorous.) But from the moment she shakes my hand, I can tellhello, grip strengththat the CALIA by Carrie Underwood designer came ready to put on a show. The 5'3" singer is strong. The kind of strong that makes dangling from a vertical face seem easy. The kind of strong that makes her look as if she were born singing her heart out while commanding a stage in heels. I swear I use butt muscles to hit notes sometimes, she says.

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That strength didnt happen by accidentand for the 36-year-old, it didnt happen overnight. Carrie, who characterizes herself as a vegetarian and wannabe vegan, grew up on a cattle farm in Checotah, Oklahoma, population 3,500. She remembers the exact moment she vowed to stop eating beef: when she was 13 and saw the calves shed grown up with getting neutered.

Her initial dedication to a plant-based diet was more about animal welfare than health. Carrie didnt pay much attention to nutrition or fitness until she encountered online message boards during her winning stint on American Idol in 2005. Carries getting fat, read one note.

I shouldnt care what other people think about me, Carrie says. But she also knew that the quesadillas and pasta shed been living on werent making her feel her best. I was tired, and I kept buying bigger clothes, she recalls. I knew I could be better for myself, and I let my haters be my motivators.

After she won American Idol, Carrie and the other contestants went on tour. She started reading labels, counting calories, and logging time on the elliptical. At first, she felt good. I was sleeping better, and I had more energy for our grueling schedule, she says. So she decided to take it further. If this is working, she reasoned, wouldnt it be better to exercise even more and eat a little less? Some days, she consumed as few as 800 calories.

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By the time she attended her first CMA Awards in November 2005, her plan was starting to backfire. Sure, shed lost weight, but she was also finding it nearly impossible to stick to her strict diet. Her periods of restriction were almost always followed by overindulging. I would fall off the wagon, then feel terrible and repeat the cycle. Her newfound energy levels were also starting to dip. Your body is screaming out, I need more calories, I need more carbs! she says. When I ask if she feels she was suffering from disordered eating, Carrie pauses, then says thoughtfully, I really would not call it that. Instead, she feels she just lacked the knowledge to create parameters that worked for her.

Today, with her first book, Carrie has created the manual she wishes she had back then, Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong With Fit52Life, available now. Along with her trainer, Eve Overland, and nutritionist, Cara Clark, Carrie offers a framework to help women make smart choices year-round. (Stay tuned for the app this spring.)

So what does Carries current version of healthy look like? Its structured, but in a way that allows her to enjoy the occasional slice of cake. I love rules, says Carrie. This is how I feel good about myself, and this is how I operate. On that note, she tracks calories and macros (the amount of protein, carbs, and fat she consumes daily) on the app MyFitnessPal. Her happy place: 45 percent carbs, 30 percent fat, and 25 percent protein.

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A typical day of eats for the star starts pre-workout, with a tofu or egg-white scramble, Ezekiel toast, berries, and coffee. At lunch, shell have a sandwich with Tofurky, tomato, avocado, red onion, spinach, and mustard. Her snack might be a green smoothie or protein bar. Then for dinner shell make roasted veggies and a piece of vegan chicken, or a tofu stir-fry.

Shes not a big dessert person, but she keeps squares of dark chocolate for when a craving strikes. I do have my vice, Carrie admits, and its red wine. Its good for my heart, right?! she laughs. She likes to unwind with a glass or two and The Bachelor.

While Carrie doesnt leave much to chance in terms of her diet, she is learning to roll with the punches when it comes to her workouts, now that shes the mother of two sons, Isaiah, 5, and Jake, 1. If I can work out seven days a weekwhich doesnt happen, but if I canIm going to, she says. Because the next week, I might get two days.

Her trainer, Eve, travels with her when shes on the road. (Check out Carries Instagram to peep the impressive mobile gym she built for tours.) But at home, Carrie primarily comes up with her own routines, which she maps out in a journal. When I walk in and dont have a plan, I usually walk out, she says, nodding in solidarity as I admit I usually do the same, as if we were two workout buddies exchanging gripes in the locker room.

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Carrie credits Eve for getting her hooked on liftingand for crafting the routine responsible for her incredibly sculpted legs. Warning: Its not for the faint of heart. Carries leg workout consists of six supersets of three moves, each done for three or four sets. Moves include tuck jumps, Romanian deadlifts (with 30- to 35-pound dumbbells), walking lunges (with 20- to 25-pound dumbbells), and elevated sumo squats (with a 50-pound dumbbell!). Im sore just thinking about it.

In between crushing leg days, Carrie runs outside when its warm or crafts mini challenges on the treadmill. I have to set goals for myself: Every 15 minutes Im going to hit 1.25 miles, then by the end of an hour Ill have run 5 miles, she says. Shes also hard at work on her pullup gameshes up to eight.

The dedication to exercise and clean eating may seem intense, but its refreshing to speak to a celebrity whos honest about what it takes to keep her body prepared to own the stagein constant motion no lessfor two hours a night on a five-month tour. Not to mention those evenings when shes walking a red carpet, camera-ready. Carrie doesnt pretend to eat pizza every night or claim to do only a few crunches every now and then to get those abs. She puts in workand knowing she can pull it off with two kids and a 24/7 job makes me feel I can find the motivation too.

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While Carries got her wellness routine on lock, she admits she could definitely improve when it comes to self-care. She calls exercise her anti-depressant and antianxiety medicationand says when she falls out of her routine, both she and her husband notice a shift in her mood. When I ask if shes learned other ways to maintain her equilibrium when she cant work out, she scrunches her face and says without hesitation, No.

Later, she elaborates: Thats a part of my personality I need to be better with. Id love to sit in a bubble bath, but thats not going to happen. My self-care is my gym time, and thats a stress reliever for me.

Carries certainly been through some tough times in recent years. Before the birth of her second son, she experienced three miscarriages. When we talk about it, tears come to her eyes. For my body to not be doing something it was supposed to do was a tough pill to swallow, she says. It reminded me Im not in control of everything.

She says opening up about the miscarriages felt like a weight lifted off my shouldersand since then, women tell her their stories. Its not a dirty secret. Its something many women go through, Carrie says.

Her relationship with her husband, former NHL player Mike Fisher, is also a source of energyeven though it may seem like a case of opposites attracting. He wears a jersey; she loves sequins. Shes basically vegan; he eats meat. The list goes on. But the gym is their common ground. They work out together when they can, or swap childcare duties so the other can sweat.

Theyve got a similar strategy at home. She buys groceries, makes dinners, packs lunches, etc. When its time for her to work? Mike takes over. Were a good team, she says.

While not all the pieces fit perfectly, Carrie has a structure in place to guide her on her (very busy) path. And even with the new book, her activewear line, and plans to work on new music, dont expect her to stray. Physical fitness makes everything else possible, she says. Carrie is clearly a woman who knows where her strengths lieand isnt afraid to use them.

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Nowadays lots of people use diets to stay slim and healthy. However, to achieve the best results, you should make sure that you a follow nutritious diet, one that can help you lose weight by eating healthy plus doing some exercise.

Counting on the help of a nutrition specialist is the key to avoid cutting out foods that contain essential nutrients necessary for our body to function properly. Remember that avoiding absolutely everything is not the way to get that bikini body, and some methods can be completely counterproductive.

1. Dont starve yourself

Dont get it into your head that to lose weight you need to stop eating. This is a frequent error people make, focusing on the idea that eliminating food groups like carbohydrates, fats, or sugars, and even proteins, which are all vital for our body. Eating a mere 800 to 1000 calories per day and drinking less water, is a monumental mistake.

2. Drinking smoothies or eating single-group food

Experts insist that getting nutrition exclusively from green smoothies or diets in which you repeatedly consume the same food, does not work. This can make people suffer from dehydration caused by the diuretic ingredients in many detox smoothies, as well as generating the loss of muscular mass because of the lack of quality protein.This low calorie level will make your body burn muscle to get energy, and lose liquid instead of fat, creating a rebound effect that will mean you will put weight back on twice as fast when you stop dieting.

3. Skipping meals

Respecting meal times is a vital aspect of keeping your metabolism activated and accelerated. Skipping meals can seem like a good way to reduce calorie intake, but it will actually slow your metabolism down. The best thing to do is to eat every four hours, eating snacks like fibrous fruits in between meals, that will fill you up more quickly. These will become nutritious allies in your daily diet.

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Don't go for the newest diet people are talking about, just eat healthier foods instead

LAUREN PETTIT | DAILY EVERGREEN ILLUSTRATION

Move over paleo, these diets don't solve the issue of being a healthier person. Instead focus on foods that are healthier and cutting calorie counts to achieve a healthier lifestyle for yourself.

HALEY BRICKWEDEL, Evergreen columnist March 2, 2020

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There are so many options when looking for a new diet plan. There is keto, vegan, intermediate fasting, vegetarian, paleo, detox or juice cleanse and much more to choose from. These diets are trendy and unhealthy.

Fad diets often lead people to believe that there is a one-size-fits-all diet, and this is the one. The secrets out there isnt one perfect diet for all of us, said Lauren Keeney, a registered dietitian nutritionist and the owner and operator of Integrated Health LLC located in Moscow.

College is a colliding environment of lack of money and energy. When a student is lacking money, it is easier to buy staple items. These items look like ramen, canned veggies or soup and anything else that can be found at a low price. These low-price items are high in cholesterol and fat and they lack many of the key nutrients that are needed in a balanced diet. Low-cost foods also increase weight gain and fatigue.

It can come as no surprise that many college students are hopping on diet trends to lose weight fast, in the high stress and low energy environment. These fad diets are used to change a students look, weight and energy level.

I have done every diet you can do, from keto to fasting, said Hannah Bidon, a WSU junior majoring in nutrition and exercise physiology and minoring in psychology.

The diet is a quick fix that can have little to no effect on a students daily eating habits.

In my experience, I gave up and I couldnt do it. This was because it was unnatural for my body, Bidon said.

Starting a new diet can be exciting at first. Eventually the diet will come to an end, leaving the body feeling unhealthy and overall useless. Cutting out key components to a diet can harm the body.

Eat foods that your body craves and foods that make your body feel good, energized and satisfied. This means, eat what you enjoy and enjoy what you eat physically, mentally and emotionally, Keeney said.

Cutting out just carbs and fat can affect the body. Unless there are dietary restrictions or religious guidelines, an individual should provide their body with all food groups.

The students that want to change their diets for ethical and environmental reasons are very different from those who want to lose 10 pounds in eight days. They try the new diets of detox, juice cleanse, one large meal a day, keto, paleo and much more. There are fewer extreme ways of dieting and healthy choices.

Diets come to an end and so does that healthy eating. Many times, the diet trend does not change an individuals overall eating habits or relationship with food.

In the end I gained the weight back or felt unhealthy after the diet, Bidon said.

Diets dont last forever, it is easier to make life changes.

What many young adults lack in their diet is having a healthy relationship with food, Keeney said.

The best advice I was given was to balance the plate. Have all the food groups represented on the plate. Fruit and veggies, grain (bread, potatoes and more), protein (fish, eggs, tofu and nuts) and dairy (milk, yogurt and cheese).

Add more color to your diet, this way you can ensure youre getting a variety of nutrients to support your overall health, Keeney said.

Students can add nutritious and need food groups by adding in diverse veggies and sides to their main dish.

Take top ramen, for example. Overall it is not healthy. But it is cheap, so it is a staple in any students dorm, apartment, or house. It can be made healthier by adding a protein (I like an egg or two) and some green veggies. It not only looks more appetizing it can be more nutritious and filling.

Why even diet when it can end in gaining the weight back? I suggest making little healthy changes that can improve overall attitudes towards food. Little changes can make a big difference.

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CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) recognizes March as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. For this year's campaign, MSAA is focusing on The Mind, Body, and MS Connection, addressing the integration of physical and emotional wellness strategies to improve MS symptom management and overall quality of life. MSAA invites the MS community to participate in various educational activities throughout the month of March, including:

To access information and resources provided by MSAA during MS Awareness Month, please visit the MS Awareness Month hub page at mymsaa.org/awarenessmonth.

MSAA's 2020 MS Awareness Month's The Mind, Body, and MS Connection campaign has been made possible by the generous support of Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Genentech.

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About MSAA The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is a national nonprofit organization and leading resource for the entire MS community, improving lives today through vital services and support. MSAA provides free programs and services, such as: a Helpline with trained specialists; award-winning publications, including MSAA's magazine, The Motivator; MSAA's nationally recognized website, featuring award-winning educational videos and research updates; S.E.A.R.C.H. program to assist the MS community with learning about different treatment choices; a mobile phone app, My MS Manager (named one of the best multiple sclerosis iPhone & Android apps by Healthline.com); a resource database, My MS Resource Locator; safety and mobility equipment products; cooling accessories for heat-sensitive individuals; educational programs held across the country; MRI funding; My MSAA Community, a peer-to-peer online support forum; a clinical trial search tool; and more. For additional information, please visit http://www.mymsaa.orgor call (800) 532-7667.

About Multiple SclerosisMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord. MS damages or destroys the protective covering (known as myelin) surrounding the nerves of the CNS, and can potentially injure the nerves as well. This damage causes reduced communication between the brain and nerve pathways. Common MS symptoms include visual problems, overwhelming fatigue, difficulty with balance and coordination, depression and cognitive issues, and various levels of impaired mobility. The prevalence of multiple sclerosis is estimated at nearly one million people nationwide and most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 50. MS is not contagious and researchers continue to look for both a cause and a cure.

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