THE NEW YORK TIMES – Ginger not only adds a zesty kick to weeknight curries and holiday cookies. It’s also a botanical remedy with a range of health benefits.
Here’s a closer look, along with recipes from New York Times Cooking.
It can ease nausea.
Ginger has been used for millenniums to target a multitude of issues: colds, headaches, stomach problems, joint pain, muscle soreness and fatigue.
It’s particularly popular as a warming spice to stimulate digestion, improve...
By Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC.
What are the Types of Back Injuries?
Herniated Discs – Improper lifting can exert excessive force on the spine, leading to herniated discs. This occurs when the soft inner material of a spinal disc protrudes through the tough outer layer, potentially compressing nerves.
Muscle Strains – Lifting heavy snow improperly can strain the muscles of the back, causing pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility.
Ligament Strains – Twisting motions during snow shoveling can cause sprains...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – The Trump administration deported a planeload of Iranian citizens on a chartered plane on Sunday, according to two Iranian officials familiar with the details, in just the second time the United States has ever done so.
The plane — carrying about 50 Iranian citizens, as well as deportees from Arab countries and Russia — departed from an airport in Mesa, Ariz. and will make stops in Egypt and Kuwait, said...
CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS – For some Chattanoogans, adding a side of fries to their McDonald's order also added support for local families needing food assistance.
Owner-operators of local McDonald's restaurants donated nearly $13,000 to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank in November.
The donation is part of the restaurants' Side of Support fundraiser, which took place in September. For one week, a portion of fry sales from participating restaurants went into the fund to help fight...
The speaker is working behind closed doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Able Groupe Inc., a company that sold infant formula on the website LittleBundle.com, pleaded guilty in late November to two felony charges for smuggling European infant formula and importing it into the United States in violation of FDA’s Prior Notice Requirements.
According to court documents, Able Groupe, which also did business as Little Bundle and Huggable Inc., sold European infant formula to consumers throughout the United States beginning in the spring...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food benefits last year because he aged out of the Texas foster care system, which he entered as an infant.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly referred to as food stamps, or SNAP — helps feed 42 million low-income people in the United States. Now, because of changes...