Why aren’t people eating wholesome grains? Why is it that despite repeated recommendations to eat at least half of total grains (and at least 3 ounces) as whole grains fewer than 10 percent of Americans do so?
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Stay-at-home orders make food preparation a necessity, but it seems like what we’re longing for most is to knead and bake bread, and after shunning bread for years, bread therapy is in order
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Reports interpret the booming sales of processed and packaged foods as the reversal of healthy eating trends. This is unlikely
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The new coronavirus is the life-altering event of our times; exposure to this threat will likely give some of us superpowers. Identifying these people requires scientific rigor, and turning them into heroes relies on the kind of altruism that arises in times of extreme stress.
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Infectious diseases have always been around, but it takes a new scary one to once again become aware of microbial threats – the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is our wakeup call. Learning wellness lessons from this outbreak can be the silver lining of living through these turbulent times.
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To touch your face is to be human. It’s very hard to stop for long. Rather than emphasizing the to-not-touch-your-face directive, we should alert people to the fact that they do touch their face, and therefore should be practicing excellent hand hygiene.
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To conquer pandemics we need facts, plans, realistic expectations and to keep our calm, that’s why when CDC officials declared that spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is inevitable I actually sighed in relief.
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