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This Is Actually The Worst Beverage To Drink Every Morning If You Want To Lose Weight

Posted on11/12/202230/11/2022Author

If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s important to pay attention to everything you’re putting into your body–including the beverages you’re drinking. While we always hear about the value of a healthy breakfast, we can’t forget that what you drink in the morning also plays a major role in that. And as it turns out, many people are starting their day off on the wrong foot with one fattening beverage that can be detrimental to weight loss: sugar-loaded coffee.

To learn more about why you should leave the sugary ingredients out of your morning joe if you’re trying to shed a few pounds, we spoke to registered dietitians Trista Best of Balance One Supplements and Johna Burdeos. Read on for all of their expert insight!

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Sugary coffee

Many of us rely on a daily cup of coffee to kickstart our mornings and give us the energy to take on the day. And if you, like lots of people, are a big fan of the sweetener things in life, you may choose to load that coffee up with sugar, flavored syrups, sweet creamers, and more. Maybe you even have a go-to order at Starbucks that really pleases that sweet tooth of yours. However, unfortunately, Best warns that “one of the worst drinking habits for those who want a leaner body is consuming high sugar and fat specialty coffees.”

Of course, coffee alone isn’t the issue; it’s everything you put into it that can take a toll on your body. According to Best, “Coffee may lead to weight gain primarily due to the ingredients you use to sweeten it.” While a little treat every now and then isn’t a major issue, if you order the same high-sugar beverage from the cafe every day, that will really add up over time. As Best says, “By adding high calorie and fat sweeteners or creamers you are increasing the likelihood of your regular coffee beverage causing weight gain.”

Burdeos agreed, explaining that “a dietary pattern that’s high in added sugar intake is associated with a myriad health problems including inflammation and weight gain, which could lead to downstream chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.” Yikes!

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And when you consider just how much sugar goes into your favorite coffee drink, you’ll want to think twice before ordering it so often. Burdeos lays it all out for us: “For reference, the American Heart Association recommends no more than 36g sugar (9 teaspoons) per day for men and 24 grams of sugar (6 teaspoons) per day for women. A medium to large coffee with added sugar can contain up to about 15 to 20 grams of sugar,” she says. On second thought, maybe black coffee isn’t so bad.

In fact, Best says that “black coffee is best for weight loss” and points out that, in some cases, “caffeine can improve weight loss efforts.” That’s good news for anyone who can handle the bitterness! But if you really can’t bear to take your black coffee, Burdeos offers some advice: “I recommend making your own coffee at home where you have total control of the ingredients you add.” Keep in mind that it’s always best to go with natural sweeteners–it will definitely pay off in the end.

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More Minnesotans visiting food shelves in 2022 than in previous years

Posted on31/10/202230/11/2022Author

More Minnesotans have visited food shelves this year than any other year on record, continuing an unprecedented surge in demand for food assistance that began with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minnesota’s nearly 400 food shelves are on pace to record 5.1 million visits in 2022, according to preliminary data — the highest number in the state’s history and far surpassing the record 3.8 million visits in 2020 when the pandemic first hit, spurring furloughs and layoffs. From Bemidji to Burnsville, food shelves are seeing a jump in the number of people in need, especially older adults and families seeking help for the first time.

“We’ve got more people than ever coming through,” said Michelle Ness, executive director of PRISM, a Golden Valley nonprofit that’s serving more than double the number of people it did in 2019 and more than in the past two years. “This isn’t sustainable. We’re the safety net to the safety net.”

A steady stream of clients navigated snowy roads Tuesday to pick up toilet paper, apples, bread and other essential items from PRISM’s food shelf. There was a single mother who didn’t have child care and depended on free food to feed her two children. The Russian couple that moved to Minnesota two months ago and are eager to find work while navigating a new language. The 71-year-old retired airline mechanic who cares for his ailing brother.

“A lot of people out there, they do need this,” said Zandra Ankle, a 64-year-old retiree who picked up cereal and other items Tuesday to supplement her increasingly expensive trips to the grocery store. “When hard times come, people help each other.”

As of October, the state’s food shelves recorded 4.6 million visits — a million more visits than in all of last year, according to Hunger Solutions Minnesota, a St. Paul nonprofit that operates a helpline and tracks data.

While the state has historically low unemployment rates, more Minnesotans are living paycheck to paycheck, stifled by rising rents and soaring food prices. Wages, especially for low-income jobs, aren’t keeping pace. COVID emergency relief, from federal stimulus checks to the expanded child tax credit, buoyed families’ finances in 2021 — but once that ended, lines began to form again at many food shelves.

“It’s easy for middle class people to feel like, ‘Hey, we bounced back’ … but for those who were really struggling to start with, this has only made it worse,” Ness said.

Food stamps up

More Minnesotans are also receiving food stamps this year. Nearly 450,000 people were enrolled in the federally-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in October, nearly 20,000 more than a year ago. While that’s lower than the post-Great Recession record of 538,000 in 2013, it’s 70,000 more people on food stamps than in 2019.

“Those numbers are really high,” said Tikki Brown, assistant commissioner of children and family services at the Minnesota Department of Human Services. “Traditionally, when folks think about their budget, they’ll pay for their electricity, they’ll pay for rent, and food tends to be the last.”

Brown said a small part of the increase in food stamps was due to the state’s expansion of income limits earlier this year. Under the new limit, a family of three with an annual income of up to about $46,000 before taxes is eligible. During the pandemic, the state also made it easier to apply for food stamps online at mnbenefits.mn.gov.

Still, a large portion of the new Minnesotans using food stamps are lower-income residents, who usually take longer to stabilize financially after a crisis, Brown said.

During the Great Recession of 2007-09, the number of Minnesotans visiting food shelves doubled and never returned to pre-recession levels. Nonprofit leaders now expect the elevated need to continue into 2023 or beyond, straining organizations divvying out more food for a third consecutive year — and all while facing increased food costs and declining donations.

“Everybody is feeling the pressure to do everything we can to get the food out there, but it’s not as accessible as it once was,” said Colleen Moriarty, executive director of Hunger Solutions. “We’ve got to pitch in and find food for people in a way we haven’t done before.”

During the last legislative session, Hunger Solutions pushed for $8 million for food shelves, food banks and meal programs, and $15 million for capital investments such as expanding food shelves. Neither proposal passed.

While the food is free for its customers, PRISM must buy most of it. Grocery stores are scaling back donated food, Ness said, forcing PRISM to spend more and purchase about 60% of its produce, baby diapers and other items this year. With less money coming in from donors than in the past two years, the organization will end the year in the red.

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Is drinking warm water the secret for glowing, healthy skin?

Posted on12/10/202230/11/2022Author

While scrolling social media recently, a post claiming that warm water is effective against any skin issue, and also makes it glow, caught our attention. An Instagram page Indian_Veg_Diet noted, “Medical experts say that warm water is most beneficial if there is a skin problem or to bring a natural glow to the face. In fact, in a few days, your skin will start glowing and become pimple-free too.” But, does it actually help?

To find out this very answer, we reached out to experts. Keep scrolling to know what they told us.

Dr Jaishree Sharad, a cosmetic dermatologist, told this portal that drinking warm water leads to sweating, which is a natural mechanism for releasing toxins from the body. “Warm water also improves sinus congestion by reducing puffiness or swelling around the eyes. Lukewarm water also speeds up digestion by helping better absorption of nutrients. And if the gut is clean, the skin remains clean too,” Dr Sharad said.

However, the expert added that there is very little scientific evidence of any direct benefit of drinking warm water to the skin except that it releases nasal congestion and causes “a little extra sweating which can also be obtained by other methods such as taking steam or exercising respectively”. But there is no denying the fact that warm water helps detoxify the body naturally.

“Warm water hydrates the skin, avoids dryness and flakiness, and naturally moisturises the skin, which helps the skin to glow naturally,” Dr. Rinky Kapoor, consultant dermatologist, cosmetic dermatologist and dermato-surgeon, The Esthetic Clinics told indianexpress.com.

Dr. Kapoor added that drinking warm water improves blood circulation in the body. “Proper blood flow will ensure that adequate nutrients are delivered to the skin cells, and that is how you will get healthy skin too,” he mentioned.

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How much to have?

Dr Sharad went on to state that “if the gut is clean, the skin remains clean”. “When your body is dehydrated, the skin gets dehydrated and loses its turgor. So, it is important to drink about two and a half to three liters of water per day, unless you have certain kidney or heart conditions where you are not supposed to drink too much water. The upper layers of the skin do not get them water from the deeper skin cells. Instead, they draw their water from the environment. Hence it is also important to moisturise the skin along with drinking water,” said Dr Sharad.

The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is: About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men and about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women. “The amount of water that your body needs depends on the climate, your body weight, sex, and physical activity levels. Make sure you don’t overload yourself with water because too much water can lead to reduction in sodium (which helps regulate the amount of water in and around the cells) which can cause hyponatremia,” warned Dr. Sharad.

Is drinking warm water enough?

Drinking water alone may not show any results on the skin. “One has to have a healthy diet consisting of brightly colored fruits and vegetables, green leaves, zero sugar, less salt, no alcohol and no smoking. These should be coupled with exercise, and sufficient sleep,” said Dr. Sharad.

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