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Eat better with less stress—a chef’s simple guide on how to start meal prepping this week

Published by Jenni Sidey

People often avoid meal prepping because they assume it takes too much time. In reality, it can be one of the most efficient ways to cook—saving both time and mental energy across the week. Private chef and NASM-certified personal trainer Jane Olivia says meal prepping is a simple strategy for busy people who want to eat well without overthinking it. Having food ready in advance can make it easier to avoid last-minute, less healthy choices—helping create more consistent eating habits. “Life is busy, and people often fall into poor food choices simply because nothing is prepared,” she says. “Meal prepping removes that daily decision fatigue, when the food is already there, you’re far more likely to eat well.” Article continues below You may like It can also save time, reduce food waste and make the most of your budget. Rather than cooking from scratch every day, preparing meals in batches means you spend less time in the kitchen overall. “Most people spend time each day figuring out what to eat and cooking it,” Olivia explains. …

Where to eat and stay in Hanoi’s Old Quarter: Pho, egg coffee, xoi xeo and luxe hotel

Published by Sam Flores

Hanoi is a city of contrasts. You’ll encounter seafood vendors shifting tubs of slithering eels across the street; and just as likely, you might see a pour-over made from locally grown coffee beans right next door. In an alley, goatee-sporting creative types slurp pho on low tables, sharing condiments with housewives catching a quick break. I was in Vietnam’s capital at the invitation of Fairmont Hanoi, located just minutes from Hoan Kiem Lake, to attend its grand opening in late March. It was a quick stop, not enough time to leisurely sip Vietnamese drip coffee a hair’s width away from a passing train on that Instagram-famous train street. At least I didn’t have to risk life and limb to find good pho. Furthermore, with the city’s urban restructuring underway, exploring the Old Quarter, Hanoi’s cultural heart, on foot is about to get more pleasant. “A lot of office buildings were no longer needed and are being removed to create more public spaces,” said Do Hanh Dung, the hotel’s senior sales manager. “I live in this …

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

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Cats may find food more appealing if it has a distinct odour Jaromir/Getty Images Cats that refuse their regular food might simply have become disenchanted by its odour – a discovery that suggests new strategies pet owners can explore to encourage their felines to eat. Many owners have felt the frustration of feeding finicky cats – buying food that the animals seem to like, only to see them turn their noses up at it a few days later. While that can give cats a reputation for being demanding, it turns out that simply tweaking the way the food smells could accommodate the pets and make mealtimes more enjoyable, says Masao Miyazaki at Iwate University, Japan. “This might include adding a topper, slightly varying the food or refreshing the feeding environment,” he says. “Cats may not be ‘picky’ in the human sense, but instead may lose interest when the smell becomes familiar.” He and his colleagues ran a series of experiments with 12 cats – six males and six females, none of which had been sterilised. They …

The ‘Unhealthy’ Foods Paediatricians Let Their Own Kids Eat

Published by Sam Flores

There are so many things happening in children’s lives that are outside of parents’ control, so it’s understandable that parents can go a little bonkers over issues they can control, like food. Some mums and dads worry so much about “proper” nutrition that they can suck the fun right out of one of life’s greatest pleasures – eating what we love. Paediatric emergency room physician Dr. Dina Kulik said sugar, carbohydrates and processed foods, for example, trigger far more fear than they deserve. “In realistic amounts, and within an overall balanced diet, they’re not the villains they’re often made out to be,” she said. “The stress and restriction around these foods can be more harmful than the foods themselves.” Many paediatricians are parents themselves, and they often have a more relaxed attitude about what their kids eat than you might expect. Here are some of the surprising things that show up at their dinner tables: Fast food “We stop for fast food occasionally,” said Dr. Debra Langlois, a paediatrician at the University of Michigan Health …

Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine

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Boring old iodised table salt should make a comeback Tatjana Baibakova/Alamy When I was at uni, I had a biology lecturer who was obsessed with iodine, and whose life’s work had been tackling global dietary deficiencies. He urged us to always use iodised salt, telling us it had raised the IQ of whole nations and was one of the greatest public health inventions of all time. I still hear his voice in my head every time I’m in the salt section of the supermarket. In recent years, however, I have found it increasingly difficult to even find iodised salt on the shelves. Over time, it has been crowded out by fancy-looking Cornish sea salt crystals, Himalayan pink rock salt, smoked salt flakes and Kosher salt. The few remaining containers of iodised salt come in drab packaging and look deeply uncool. This makes me wonder: are we about to undo all the benefits that have come from this unassuming food additive? Iodine is an essential dietary mineral that the thyroid gland uses to make key hormones …

What to Eat (and Avoid) for Psoriasis Relief, According to Experts

Published by Jenni Sidey

Psoriasis is more than just itchy skin that won’t cooperate. It’s a condition driven by an overactive immune response beneath the surface. “Under the skin plaques, in addition to intense inflammation, there is also angiogenesis, or the abnormal growth of blood vessels,” says William Li, MD, physician, scientist, and author of Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. “These new blood vessels deliver even more inflammatory cells and cytokines to the skin, making the lesions and symptoms worse in a vicious cycle.” Medical treatments for psoriasis are designed to target those pathways, and it turns out that certain foods can also impact them—for better or worse. There’s no miracle diet that can make psoriasis disappear. But what you put on your plate could dial down inflammation or rev up the intensity or frequency of your flares. Ahead, discover what’s worth eating and limiting to help keep them in check. The best foods for psoriasis The dietary pattern with the strongest evidence behind it hails from across the Atlantic. …

Is it okay to eat standing up? A doctor weighs in.

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. You’re busy. Somewhere along the way, the chair disappeared from meals. Breakfast over the sink, lunch at the counter. Sometimes, you can still hear your parents chiding you about how it’s “better” to sit down while eating. But is that really true? Is it bad to eat standing up? Digestion is about gravity When it comes to habits for good digestion, experts say the goal is to work with—not against— gravity. Whether you’re sitting down or standing up, a good guideline is to simply make sure you’re eating upright. The biggest no-no is eating lying down, or lying down right after you eat. “A really common way to trigger heartburn symptoms is to eat and then lie down immediately,” Dr. Carolyn Newberry, gastroenterologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, tells Popular Science. “As stomach acid gets secreted and it’s digesting food and mixing it up in your stomach, that can regurgitate back up if you’re …

Is it safe to eat dyed Easter eggs?

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Easter egg dyes come in a rainbow of vibrant hues, including ruby reds, sky blues and emerald greens. For just a couple of dollars, Americans can purchase a kit that allows them to dye up to two dozen eggs, which can be eaten or hidden around the backyard for an Easter egg hunt. But is eating dyed eggs safe? Experts say it is, assuming the eggs are eaten within two hours of being taken out of the refrigerator and the dyes are approved for use with food by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “If you buy an Easter egg dye kit at the store that’s made with food-safe dyes, yes, you can eat those eggs, as long as you eat them within an hour or two of them being dyed,” Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor, the medical director of hyperbaric medicine at …

A guide to South Pasadena: Best things to do, see and eat

Published by Sam Flores

If you grew up in the ’70s or ’80s, your vision of suburban America probably looks a lot like South Pasadena. There’s good reason. The picturesque town on the western edge of the San Gabriel Valley was often used as a backdrop in films like “Halloween,” “Pretty in Pink” and “Back to the Future” (the street where George McFly, Lorraine and Biff lived is actually Bushnell Avenue). Today in South Pasadena, you’ll still find this idyllic Anytown USA landscape — but with a twist: Along with verdant parks, Craftsman bungalows and tree-lined streets, the city gleams with cool new developments like the recently opened Sid the Cat Auditorium, an all-ages live music venue in a converted 1930s elementary school; the always-packed Cannonball from chef Matt Molina; L.A.’s first nonalcoholic bottle shop Burden of Proof and a high-tech head spa imported from Japan. Add on a walkable downtown and a bustling Thursday night farmers market and it’s easy to see why so many Angelenos are drawn to this increasingly hip community. Get to know Los Angeles …

The Most Tooth-Friendly Way To Eat Easter Eggs

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Eat better with less stress—a chef’s simple guide on how to start meal prepping this week

Where to eat and stay in Hanoi’s Old Quarter: Pho, egg coffee, xoi xeo and luxe hotel

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

The ‘Unhealthy’ Foods Paediatricians Let Their Own Kids Eat

Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine

What to Eat (and Avoid) for Psoriasis Relief, According to Experts

Is it okay to eat standing up? A doctor weighs in.

Is it safe to eat dyed Easter eggs?

A guide to South Pasadena: Best things to do, see and eat

The Most Tooth-Friendly Way To Eat Easter Eggs