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Noom is a weight-loss app that uses a psychology-based approach to change your eating habits.
One freelancer tried Noom for over 8 months to shed some pounds and prevent pandemic weight gain.
She lost seven pounds and now implements the healthy habits she learned every day.
Like many people, I ve been losing and gaining the same 10 pounds every few years.
In my latest attempt to lose weight , I turned to the Noom app. The TV and Facebook ads feature statements like, Just 10 minutes a day keeps the weight off and testimonials from people who claim they worked out every day for a year and only lost 10 pounds, but with Noom they lost 30 pounds.
This week, our reporters also spent some time looking at the potential future of biotech.
Andrew Dunn pinpointed 5 takeaways from Walter Isaacson s best-selling book on Jennifer Doudna, the pioneering scientist who won a Nobel Prize for discovering CRISPR including what ethical questions now face the cutting-edge gene-editing tool.
Meanwhile, Patricia Kelly Yeo took a closer look at the plans Moderna s laid out to develop an HIV vaccine.
After the success of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine, it s possible the biotech could chart a new path toward a vaccine that s eluded researches for decades.
Insider looked at the typical pay of five different caregiving jobs.
Home health and personal care aides made a median salary of $27,080 in May 2020.
Caregivers, like home health aides and personal care aides, are a big component of President Joe Biden s infrastructure plan.
Insider decided to look at five different kinds of jobs that provide care to children, disabled Americans, and the elderly to see how much these jobs typically pay.
For our set of care jobs we looked at caregivers, childcare workers, and various nurses and medical professionals who may provide basic care in addition to other responsibilities. For instance, we included licensed practical nurses whose duties range from checking blood pressure to helping the elderly or other patients eat.
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First, some personal news I got my first vaccine dose this week! As eligibility expands across the US, I m excited to keep cheering on everyone who s getting a dose (or two!).
As the mRNA started to tell my body how to mount an immune response, I read up on what Dr. Anthony Fauci told Aylin Woodward in an exclusive interview about vaccines.
LA-based vegan ramen shop boils up spot in hot Heights development Rakken Ramen offers a selection of small plates in addition to noodles.
Courtesy of Rakken Ramen A plant-based ramen restaurant will open in The Heights next month. Rakken Ramen comes to the M-K-T Heights mixed-use development from California, where it has six locations, and Tokyo (three more). Slated to open in April, it will be the restaurant s first Texas location Traditionally, ramen restaurants make a pork-based tonkotsu broth, but Rakken Ramen s vegetable broth gets its umami punch from a combination of kombu (edible algae), mushrooms, carrots, onion, ginger, and garlic. Diners may satisfy their carnivorous cravings by adding pork chasu or chicken to their noodles. The menu also includes an extensive selection of appetizers and small plates such as gyoza, shumai, karaage, hand rolls, and steamed buns.