Nutrition Corner

8 Low-Carb, High-Protein Soup Recipes: There's just something about soup. It's warm, comforting and filling. These nutritious high-protein soups are perfect for lunch or dinner.

Can removing eggs from diet lower cholesterol? Some doctors recommend patients eliminate eggs from diets to lower cholesterol levels.

Recipe for The Day

This Apple-Radish Kimchi Recipe Is Loaded With Flavor and Gut-Loving, Digestion-Boosting Benefits: Enjoy your cubed radish kimchi on its own or with rice. An says it also pairs well with soups and meat dishes such as galbijjim (braised beef short ribs) and tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet).

Lifestyle & Fitness Focus

Gut Problems? 4 Simple Ways to Boost Your Gut Health

• Eat these gut-friendly foods: The gut microbiome prefers foods we can't digest. This includes foods with a lot of fiber, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, seeds and nuts; foods we already know we should eat for their nutritional properties. Beyond a gut-healthy diet, eating fermented foods can help replace the good microbes and their metabolites.

• Make note of the medications you're taking: It's a well-known fact that taking antibiotics disrupts, at least temporarily, the family of "good" bacteria thriving in your body. Some common side effects of taking antibiotics include nausea, diarrhea and developing yeast infections. If you're prescribed an antibiotic or have recurring infections that have you taking antibiotics often, ask your doctor about what you can do to help minimize the disruption to your microbiome.

• Find the right probiotics or supplements: In addition to incorporating more yogurt or fermented foods into their diet, some people may seek a probiotic in hopes of balancing their gut, as they're designed to mimic an intact microbiota. If you're considering taking a supplement, including probiotics, it's important to know that probiotics are strain-specific, and "each strain has their own method of action."

• Get more sleep and move your body: "Get better sleep" or "exercise more" might sound like tired advice, but improving your sleep hygiene and squeezing in more physical activity are tried and true ways to improve your health, including your gut health. Getting good sleep is another general piece of wellness advice tied directly to the health of our guts.

How to get motivated to lose weight

• Make a commitment: Experts advise that the first step a person can take toward losing weight is making a commitment to themselves. Making a commitment to losing weight is necessary for someone to move from where they are currently and get started. Thinking about and listing their goals may help someone imagine their future self and motivate them to begin the process.

• Set goals: A 2020 study indicates that setting goals can help people to stick to a weight loss plan. Goal setting is essential for behavior change and may help support people through setbacks and challenges on their weight loss journey. The study suggests that setting three goals someone wants to achieve rather than has to achieve may be beneficial. Therefore, a person may consider the positive aspects of losing weight and how it may benefit them, for example, improved overall health.

• Enlist support: Researchers suggest that supportive relationships, both professional and personal, are key to empowering people who want to lose weight and facilitating their ability to make dietary changes.

4 Brilliant, Easy Ways to Use Your Air Fryer for Meal Prep

• Roast Vegetables: Just as you would with a sheet pan in the oven, you can roast several servings of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, or any other vegetable in your air fryer. Simply cut them into bite-sized pieces and toss in a bowl with a quick drizzle of olive oil before adding to the fryer basket. We like to shake them every five minutes or so to ensure even browning. The cook time and temperature will vary based on the veggie, but plan on cooking them at 375 degrees F for around 20 minutes.

• Cook Fish: If you're intimidated by cooking fish, this air-fryer method couldn't be easier. Coat a couple of 6-ounce filets of salmon, halibut, or tilapia (or any other type) with a bit of butter and lemon juice, or dredge them with eggs, flour, and panko crumbs before cooking in the air fryer at 375 degrees F for about 8 minutes.

• Crisp Up Chickpeas: Dried, toasted chickpeas are a meal-prep powerhouse. They're perfect for topping salads, mixing into trail mix, or snacking on as-is. And if you're looking for some easy air-fryer meal prep, it can't get much simpler than this. Drain a can of chickpeas and toss them with a bit of oil, salt, and pepper before air frying. Toss the basket every 5-10 minutes at 400 degrees F until crisp.

• Make Baked Potatoes: Use a fork to poke several holes in a Russet or sweet potato and air-fry for 30 to 40 minutes. Air-fried potatoes come out lighter and juicier than those baked potatoes in the oven.

Love Handles Be Gone: 4 exercises to shape your waist

• Russian Twists: Russian twists play a significant role in reducing love handles. Sit on the floor, knees bent, and twist your torso from side to side, holding a weight.

• Bicycle Crunches: Lie on your back, knees bent, and alternate bringing opposite elbow to knee, to get rid of the excess fat stored around the love handles.

• Side Planks: It is an efficient love handle workout that targets the muscles along your sides. Hold the position for 30 seconds on each side.

• Side Bends: Stand tall with a dumbbell in one hand, bend sideways to the opposite side, and repeat on both sides.

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