Source: http://www.sonima.com/fitness/natural-remedies-for-ms/

Ingrid Adelsberger knows firsthand what multiple sclerosis (MS) looks like. Watching an immediate family member battle the condition as a child—an experience she does not feel comfortable discussing—makes her no stranger to the autoimmune disease that affects 2.3 million people worldwide. MS starts in the central nervous system, where the body’s immune system is believed to damage or destroy myelin, a protective coating that insulates nerve fibers. Without myelin, nerve impulses traveling from the brain to the spinal cord are disrupted, resulting in symptoms such as extreme fatigue, numbness, tingling, tremors, slurred speech, loss of balance and muscle co-ordination, loss of vision, and even paralysis. What exactly causes MS is unknown, and while it’s not directly hereditary, having a parent or sibling with MS does increase your risk of developing the disease, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Still, Adelsberger never suspected she would share this genetic fate—that is, until she received the devastating diagnosis at age 30 in March 2011.

“The diagnosis felt totally out of the blue. I had tingling in my arms, but I thought it was carpal tunnel syndrome. When an MRI revealed that I had lesions on my spine, my doctor told me the bad news and I felt my world crumble,” says Adelsberger, now 35, who was born in Vienna, Austria, but has been living and working as an event planner in New York City for more than…

Source: http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2016/04/15/why-calorie-counting-is-the-worst/

Hi there! I’m Rachael, Columbia, SC private practice dietitian, food/wellness blogger at Avocado A Day, and one of the two other dietitians launching Joyful Eating, Nourished Life, the 6 week online intuitive eating program, with Anne. Leading up to the start of our first group, we’ll be visiting each other’s blogs and sharing a bit about the principles behind Joyful Eating. First up, we’re talking calorie counting – and sharing 3 reasons to consider not doing it.

3 Reasons to Stop Calorie Counting
by: Rachael Hartley, RD

Back when I was an undergrad student in nutrition, we were assigned a project to track our intake for a week using an online nutrition database, compare it to the food pyramid and our estimated calorie needs and report back. The main thing I learned that week: Calorie counting turns me into a literal crazy person.

My second day of counting was college football game day. If you live in the South, you know that means – lots of tai…

Source: http://greatist.com/eat/clean-eating-recipes-for-busy-weeknights?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

We spend a lot of time scouring the Web for tasty, trendy, and healthy recipes. It’s one of the many perks of working at Greatist. In the process, we come across some amazing resources for easy meals that prove cooking healthy doesn’t have to be expensive or a giant time suck. And now, we want to make a habit of sharing them with you!

Every week, we’re asking one of our favorite food bloggers to share some of their most popular recipes. First up, our friend Olena Osipov of iFOODreal.com.

1. Mango and Black Bean Superfood Bowls

This quick dinner with quinoa, kale, chili chicken, mango, black beans, cilantro, jalapeños, and creamy cilantro avocado dressing (phew!) is customizable to each family member’s preference. In other words, it’s perect for a versatile group of picky eaters.

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Source: http://greatist.com/live/crying-do-you-cry-more-than-the-average-person?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

To quote the always-applicable lyrics of R.E.M., “Don’t let yourself go, ’cause everybody cries. Everybody hurrrrrrts sometimes.” OK, so everyone cries, but frequency can vary dramatically by age, culture, and sex. For example, the amount babies cry peaks at 6 weeks, drops off dramatically around age 2, and continues to decrease as they get older.

A comprehensive study that looked at emotional crying (the tear-jerking kind that happens when we’re sad, in pain, or watching adorable videos of sloths) in adults across cultures found American women cry an average of 3.5 times per month, while men shed a tear an average of 1.9 times. Biologically speaking, we’re still not sure exactly why we weep, but it’s totally normal to have a monthly cry (or three).

(h/t Science of Us)

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Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/04/15/474388880/coming-soon-to-a-tortilla-near-you-a-vitamin-to-prevent-birth-defects?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

The FDA says tortillas and other foods made with corn masa flour can now be fortified with folic acid. The move is aimed at reducing severe brain and spinal cord defects in babies born to Hispanic women.

Verónica Zaragovia for NPR

<img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2016/01/04/tortillas_zaragovia2_sq-6f697d370cdd3d42a5077497c38a77f65f4724ae-s100.jpg" class="img100" title="The FDA worries that the same alkaline treatment that gives corn masa its distinctive aroma and flavor might also prevent folic acid from remaining stable in masa. The agency is currently reviewing test results looking at the question of stability." alt="The FDA worries that the same alkaline treatment that gives corn masa its distinctive aroma and flavor might also prevent folic acid from…

Source: http://summertomato.com/as-a-new-foodist-ruth-has-trouble-knowing-if-the-hunger-she-feels-is-real/

Learning to listen to your body isn’t easy for someone who has a long history of dieting. As an aspiring new foodist, Ruth is struggling to know if the hunger she experiences after dinner is physical or emotional, and how exactly she should handle it.

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Source: http://clubindustry.com/news-central/crunch-gyms-adopt-escape-fitness-core-momentum-trainer-develop-body-rocket-cmt-workout

This press release was provided by Crunch Gyms. The Club Industry editorial staff was not involved in the creation of this content. 

Cincinnati, OH –Using its Core Momentum TrainerTM, Escape Fitness has partnered with Crunch Gyms to develop the new, ultra-challenging Body Rocket with CMTTM group training workout.

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Source: http://romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/hemingway-sentence/

“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”

—Ernest Hemingway

I make it a point to do this every day. Sometimes it’s content related. Often it’s in my journal. Many times it’s a text to a friend. My goal is to write the best and most honest thing I can.

This is difficult, sometimes painful, but it’s true and pure, and sometimes–sometimes— just shy of brilliant.

I believe that being a good writer is about more than mastering the mechanics of the craft. It’s about the ability to tap into that visceral part of yourself that you’ve been taught to hide from the world.

Great writing has to come from a real place; it must be dredged from the depths of the emotional well.

That place isn’t immediately accessible. It’s closed off behind the various doors of your mind, kept hidden within the innermost piece of your heart. This is the part of you that is the most you, the kernel of who you are.

Getting to that place is difficult. This fortress of your heart is well-protected: the doors are thick, the guards wary.

Slow care, steady climb. That’s how you breach the walls.

To do this is daunting, to say the least. To do it on command seems impossible. Yet…

Source: http://greatist.com/live/why-drug-ads-are-even-sketchier-than-you-think?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

Turn on the TV at any point and you’ll be bombarded with pharmaceutical commercials. There’s the pill for acid reflux, the one for insomnia, the one for restless leg syndrome—the list is endless. It’s totally comforting to know there’s a tested solution for your particular medical condition. But as this exposé by The Huffington Post points out, studies have found more than half the claims made by drug ads are misleading and 10 percent are blatantly false.1

The U.S. is one of only two countries (the other is New Zealand) that allows pharmaceutical companies to market their drugs on TV. Thankfully, the FDA is working to develop a better system. You can read more about that here.

Read the full Article

Works Cited Content analysis of false and misleading claims in television advertising for prescription and nonprescription drugs. Faerber AE, Kreling DH. Journal of general internal medicine, 2014, Sep.;29(1):1525-1497. …

Source: http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-saturated-fat-gets-a-new-life-line-a-pound-isnt-just-3500-calories-and-eating-avocado-pits-is-insane/

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. 

This week saturated fat gets a new lifeline, a pound isn’t just 3500 calories, and eating avocado pits is insane.

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Links of the week

15 Reasons Not to Trust That Latest Nutritional Study <<Very timely given the saturated fat news this week. See below. (Mark’s Daily Apple)
A Decades-Old Study, Rediscovered, Challenges Advice on Saturated Fat <<Now that you’ve read that first article, check this bad boy out. It’s almost funny at this point. Seriously, just stick with real food as much as possible and you don’t need to worry about any of this. (NY Times)
3 Things I Needed to Hear When I Weighed 300 Pounds <<This is both touching and a nice reminder that there is no sha…