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How to Reset Your Healthy Diet © (Getty Images) Young Caucasian woman preparing healthy meal at her kitchen. If the disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic or overindulging during the holidays derailed you from a healthy eating routine in 2020, you're in good company. Lockdowns necessitated by the pandemic threw millions of people off their established eating and exercise routines, leading countless numbers of people to put on the "quarantine 15." And it's common for people to stray from their healthy eating routine during the holidays. "Most of us have struggled with eating and weigh...

The younger generation (late 20s and early 30s) tend to choose beverages such as sparkling water, green tea and kombucha over sugary drinks like soda. And instead of buying groceries at big box or multipurpose stores such as Walmart or Costco, they look for more specialized grocers such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, which sell options that are more ethically sourced and contain less processed ingredients, according to a study of 12.5 million millennial social media posts by CBD Marketing. As you begin your nutritional and weight-loss journey in 2021, consider experimenting with new ingredi...

  Article Evanton homes go-ahead will help many local people, Cromarty Firth ward councillor says as building plans approved by Highland Council By Philip Murray Published: 10:00, 20 December 2020 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper MOVES to build dozens of homes in Evanton "will help many local people", a ward councillor believes. Maxine Smith, who represents the Cromarty Firth ward in which Evanton sits, was speaking after plans for 140 new homes were approved last week. Forty of the homes, which would be "a...

Spike in jobless figures show impact of Covid-19 on Ross-shire and looming Brexit uncertainty By Scott Maclennan Published: 17:00, 20 December 2020 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Councillor Graham MacKenzie: 'Resilience policy'. THE devastating impact of the Covid pandemic on Ross-shire has been laid bare in shocking statistics showing mushrooming joblessness caused by closures, business uncertainty and the looming spectre of Brexit. According to Job Centre figures, those out of work in Dingwall have almos...

  Article Highland play parks in the spotlight as council proposes new approach for safe delivery amid mounting maintenance costs By Hector MacKenzie Published: 12:00, 15 December 2020 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper The best way to deliver play areas for children is being discussed by Highland Council this week. HIGHLAND councillors will be asked this week to devolve budget and decision-making to area committees "to enable a more sustainable place-based approach" for the safe delivery of play areas. Its p...