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How you eat affects your heart health, and protein is worthy of your attention.Low-fat Greek-style strained yogurt delivers protein as well as minerals and probiotics.Fruit and nuts add fiber, antioxidants and plant-based protein. You probably already know that what you eat can make a big difference for your heart. You’ve heard plenty about fiber and healthy fats, but protein deserves just as much attention. In fact, cardiologists say it’s a key nutrient for keeping your heart strong. “Protein is an important part of a heart-healthy diet,” says Kimberly Campbell, M.D., FACC. “Your body needs protein to build and repair muscle.…
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Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi I’ve spent most of my adult life helping people heal. I’m a podiatrist, a foot and ankle surgeon, and I’ve seen pain in many forms. Torn ligaments. Crushed bones. Wounds that just won’t close. But if I’m being honest, the deepest wounds I’ve encountered weren’t the ones I treated in my clinic. They were the invisible ones, the ones that patients carried silently, and the ones I had unknowingly been carrying…
If you’re escaping winter and jetting off to the tropics, you’re probably banking on spending as much time as possible in the warm, fresh air. But if you’re among the unlucky vacationers who catch a case of traveler’s diarrhea (TD), which hits an estimated 20 to 50% of international travelers, you could be, well, saddled to the toilet instead.As its name suggests, this gastrointestinal infection typically causes plenty of diarrhea and loose stools, alongside abdominal cramps and flu-like symptoms such as fever and malaise. You get TD by ingesting some sort of pathogen (a bug like norovirus, bacteria such as…
Wisconsin’s devotion to brandy is well documented. In fact, half of the Korbel brandy sold around the world is poured right here in the Badger State. And much of it finds its way into our state drink (sorry, Bloody Mary): the Wisconsin Old Fashioned. The Wisconsin Old Fashioned is a spinoff of the classic Old Fashioned. There is some crossover—cherries, orange, bitters, and sugar, for example. But that’s where the similarities end. If you think of the traditional Old Fashioned as a debonair socialite, you can think of the Wisconsin Old Fashioned as its blue-collar, Rust Belt cousin. No fuss,…
Side note: Tossing up boundaries can take some experimentation and may be met with pushback from your family. If you consistently feel stressed out around your fam, it can be tremendously helpful to talk to a therapist who can help you come up with a game plan and navigate these tricky situations, says Dr. Peifer.Treat yourself.Self-care is a buzzy term, and it can be confusing to know what it even entails, but if there’s a time to spoil yourself? It’s after a mind-bending trip with your relatives, says Dr. Cummings. So, squeeze in some activities that will genuinely bring you…
Everyone has days when they need a little extra fiber to keep things moving. We pulled together some of our favorite breakfast recipes that are ready in 10 minutes or less to help you give your morning meal a healthy boost and still get out the door on schedule. With 6 or more grams of fiber per serving, these recipes are packed with ingredients like raspberries, whole grains, greens, nuts and more. Try dishes like our Creamy Raspberry-Mango Chia Seed Smoothie and Coconut-Mango Oats to help keep you regular and help you start your day right. Creamy Raspberry-Mango Chia Seed…
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The holidays are for rest, relaxation, and eating your weight in cookies shaped like reindeer. Your fitness goals can absolutely wait until the new year. But if you find yourself trapped in a house where someone just said, “well, actually” for the third time in ten minutes, and you need to escape to your old bedroom before you say something you’ll regret—here’s a quick (and quiet) bodyweight circuit you can do surrounded by your high school participation trophies.The circuit workoutThese are my favorite beginner-friendly exercises to efficiently blow off some steam. Hopefully you have some floor space next to your…
Key Takeaways Spontaneous recovery is when a response that seemed gone suddenly comes back after a rest period.Pavlov’s famous dog experiment showed that after a break, a dog could start salivating again to a tone, even without food.Extinction does not mean forgetting; the response can come back after a break, showing it’s still there but just hidden. Spontaneous recovery is defined as the reappearance of the conditioned response after a rest period or period of lessened response. A behavior is displayed that was thought to be extinct. If the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus are no longer associated, extinction will…