Nutrition Corner

How Many Calories Do You Burn When You Fart? The internet asks some interesting questions. Some are amusing, some are absurd, and some are actually quite thought-provoking.

8 Post Thanksgiving workouts to burn off extra calories: For some, post Thanksgiving workouts can be the only way their mind lets them enjoy the festivities without any remorse.

Recipe for The Day

Ham, Egg & Sprouts Breakfast Sandwich: This healthy open-faced breakfast sandwich features layers of ham, egg and sprouts, and is ready in just five minutes.

Lifestyle & Fitness Focus

4 Benefits of Running That Will Make You Want to Log Some Miles

• Running strengthens your whole musculoskeletal system: While running is an aerobic exercise, it also can help you get stronger, particularly in your lower body. A finely tuned symphony of lower-body muscles—including your quads, hamstrings, calves, and glutes—power you down the road or up hills.

• May improve knee health: A 2017 meta-analysis of 25 studies concluded that recreational runners were actually less likely to develop knee arthritis than sedentary people (or professional/elite runners) were.

• Running can improve heart health: Just as you might notice more muscle in your quads and calves as you run, you can visualize your cardiac strength increasing. A stronger heart can pump more blood out with every beat, making your entire cardiovascular system that much more efficient and resilient.

• Running can reduce your risk of many other chronic diseases: A 2020 research review in the journal Sports Medicine concluded a regular running habit reduces resting systolic blood pressure (the top number) to the tune of about 4.2 mmHg.

Dragon Fruit: 5 Benefits of Kiwi Pear-Like Cactus

• Boosts your immune system: Dragon fruit is rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and antioxidants. It can also contain vitamin B and minerals like calcium and phosphorus.

• Improves cardiovascular health: Dragon fruit seeds contain antioxidants that provide your body with omega-3 and omega-9 fatty acids that may help improve cardiovascular health and reduce your risk of stroke and heart attack.

• Lowers blood sugar in type 2 diabetes: The fiber in dragon fruit helps people with type 2 diabetes feel fuller longer, lose weight, and normalize blood sugar levels.

• Aids in reducing cancerous cells: Red dragon contains lycopene, a strong antioxidant that can help reduce cancerous cells in the body.

• Reduces inflammation: The anti-inflammatory properties of dragon fruit may help with pain and swelling.

Weight loss, better skin: 4 health benefits of vegetable broth

• It’s vitamin- and mineral-rich: Calcium, potassium and other minerals are easily found in plant-based foods, along with other nutrients.

• It’s good for the gut: Vegetable broth helps to relieve the dehydration suffered as a result of diarrhoea or food poisoning, restoring electrolyte balance after losing a large amount of body fluids.

• It may help in losing weight: Vegetable broth is low in calories and has fibre and water content that can help in maintaining weight loss.

• It’s good for the eyes and skin: Vegetable stock with carrot and celery is rich in vitamin A, which aids in vision and skin repair and can protect against eye diseases such as glaucoma or cataracts.

4 Best Ab Exercises To Strengthen Your Core, According to Trainers

• Mountain Climbers: Best for: the transverse abdominis.

• Plank Hold: Best for: all four of the major core muscles.

• Russian Twist: Best for: your internal and external obliques.

• Hollow Hold: Best for: all four of the major abdominal muscles, with an emphasis on the lower part of your rectus abdominis (your lower abs).

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