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For picky eaters who struggle with meal ideas, one woman’s creative solution might be just the culinary inspiration you need.Known on social media as @vvardy, the innovative foodie has been creating a buzz online with the launch of what she calls a “savory cereal” for dinner. In her TikTok video, which has garnered more than 72,000 likes, she shows off a mix of potato pops, stuffing balls, chicken pops and mini Kievs, all drenched in gravy inside an edible Yorkshire pudding bowl.As she poured the gravy, she said, “Yeah, I overdid it, but you’re welcome.” The idea has drawn mixed…

Do you struggle to fall asleep every night? Here are some refreshing and soothing summer drinks to help you get a good night’s sleep. At the end of a long day, we all wait to get into bed and hope to fall asleep with sweet dreams. But we all lie awake in our beds, waiting to fall asleep. Another reason why people get poor sleep is insomnia or sleep apnea. A sleep-deprived body cannot function properly and when your mind is sluggish, you lose focus, which affects your daily work. Some people toss and turn in bed all night while…

During the pandemic, along with millions of Americans, I discovered pickleball. As a former competitive tennis player, I saw it as an age-appropriate sport, with fairly small courts and a large number of doubles players in their 50s and 60s.But my knees would not. In my mid-50s, I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis after 20 years of playing tennis, including playing on an NCAA Division I scholarship.With the help of cortisone injections, physical therapy, anti-inflammatories, and hyaluronic acid injections every six months to help cushion and lubricate my joints, I was able to get up and about, but I had lost…

Sibley — Osceola Regional Medical Center in Sibley hosted a lunch-and-learn Wednesday with the goal of eliminating the stigma surrounding the need for mental health services.Amanda Ten Napel, a therapist at Interconnections Therapy in Sibley, said she tried to give a general overview of getting help rather than discussing specific mental illnesses.”The biggest thing they wanted me to tell people was to let people know it’s okay to ask for help,” Ten Napel said.After sharing some brief background on the different types of therapists, she outlined five misconceptions about mental health. “Mental health issues don’t affect me.”Ten Napel said one…

summary: Staying up late can have a negative impact on your mental health, regardless of your natural sleep preferences. Researchers surveyed nearly 75,000 adults and found that night owls and morning types alike had higher rates of mental illness. Surprisingly, it didn’t matter what your chronotype was, and going to bed early benefited everyone. The study suggests turning off the lights by 1am to improve mental health.Key Facts:Later bedtimes are associated with higher rates of mental illness, regardless of chronotype.Whether you’re a morning person or a night owl, it’s a good idea to go to bed early.The study recommends going…

Bergin Aksoy, Founder of Global Wellness DayCourtesy: Bergin Aksoy Global Wellness Day (GWD) was launched in 2012 at Richmond Nua Wellness Spa in Supanaka, Turkey by Bergin Aksoy, wellness activist and creative director of Richmond Hotels. I was a speaker at that first event and can attest that even though it was small back then, the passion for wellness and the ideas of Global Wellness Day led to a joyous and upbeat celebration. Twelve years later, Global Wellness Day has expanded to tens of thousands of locations in 170 countries around the world, impacting the lives of millions of people.…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves the Vivekananda Rock Memorial after completing his 45-hour meditation in Kanniyakumari on Saturday. | Photo by Rajesh N Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had been meditating at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial here since last Thursday (May 30) night, left the southern tip of the place at 2.45 pm on Saturday after completing a 45-hour long ‘dhyan’.At 2:45 pm, PM Modi came out of the meditation hall at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Amman Sreepadam Setting off again, he took a ferry to the 133-foot-tall Thiruvalluvar statue on a nearby rock. He paid floral tributes to the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had been meditating at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial here since last Thursday (May 30) night, left the southern tip of the place at 2.45 pm on Saturday after completing a 45-hour long ‘dhyan’.At 2:45 pm, PM Modi came out of the meditation hall at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Amman Sreepadam Setting off again, he took a ferry to the 133-foot-tall Thiruvalluvar statue on a nearby rock. He offered flowers at the 133-foot-tall stone statue of the sage, unveiled by the late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on January 1, 2000, to mark the millennium. When the…

Vitamin A Plus campaign successfully carried out across the country: DGHS Dhaka, 1 June 2024 (BSS) – To prevent child blindness and reduce infant mortality, the National Vitamin A Plus Campaign was launched across the country today, feeding over 20 million children under the age of five. “The Vitamin A Plus campaign has been successfully conducted across the country. We have launched massive awareness programmes to make the campaign a success,” Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam told BSS today. Giving vitamin A capsules can prevent blindness in children, ensure normal…

MILL CREEK, Utah (KTVX) — Using a recipe from ancient Egyptian papyrus and a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies, a Utah man has brewed a beer based on a recipe that’s nearly 3,000 years old. Dylan McDonnell, a self-described avid brewer, recently recreated what he calls an authentic ancient Egyptian beer recipe using yeast from ancient pottery. Brewing drinks like this allows him to taste history and “connect with that time period,” he said. He got the recipe for beer from the Ebers Papyrus., A text of herbal knowledge dating back to around 1550 BC. “What I did was…