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Author: Catherine

Is Emotional Intelligence Key to Improving Health & Wellness?
21Jul By CatherineNo Comments
Wellness

Is Emotional Intelligence Key to Improving Health & Wellness?

In today’s fast-paced world, we’ve started to see a major focus on health and wellness in the last few years. That makes sense since many people sit at a desk for eight hours a day—or longer. Work-life balance is a struggle for many people in our 24/7 work culture and the stress of constantly focusing on our professional lives is leading to burnout, health problems, and other issues. So what can be done? Some people turn to yoga and meditation, fitting in sessions before they head into the office. Others turn off electronic devices at night or keep to a strict sleep schedule. In order to make meaningful changes for our health and well-being, we may need to turn to an unexpected facet of our personality: our emotional intelligence. What is Emotional Intelligence? Introduced a...
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Can the Coffee Diet Really Help With Weight Loss—and Is It Safe?
19Jul By CatherineNo Comments
Diet

Can the Coffee Diet Really Help With Weight Loss—and Is It Safe?

Now, coffee has become the central component of a weight loss plan some refer to as "the coffee diet." What is the coffee diet, exactly? The plan, based on the 2017 book The Coffee Lover’s Diet by medical doctor Bob Arnot, involves drinking a minimum of three cups of light roast coffee daily, due to its higher polyphenol antioxidant content. (Coffee polyphenols are linked to a reduced risk of a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.) In fact, you can have as much coffee as you’d like, either decaf or regular, as long as you hit the three-cup minimum. Dr. Arnot includes a good deal of research in the book about coffee’s ability to curb appetite, reduce fat absorption, boost metabolism, improve circulation, and burn fat. (Some of the benefits Dr. Arnot pr...
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Church in Ghana Debates Genetically Modified Food
14Jul By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

Church in Ghana Debates Genetically Modified Food

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - Although genetically modified food is commonplace in the United States, it is still controversial in places such as the European Union, which possibly has the most stringent regulations on the products in the world. This debate over GM food is now taking place in Africa, and the Catholic Church is taking part - although Church leaders are disagreeing on which path to take. In Ghana, the issue is at the forefront, since field trials on its first GM crop - the Bt cowpea, which is resistant to the pod-borer pest - have recently been completed. “GMOs can help us deal with agricultural challenges, including the problems with food insufficiency,” said Gaston Kofi Hunkpe, a catechist with the Catholic Church who holds a degree in clinical biochemistry. “So it’s a g...
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