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Ranch-to-Tray Tours Help School Nutrition Professionals and California Farmers Build Connections

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Ranch-to-Tray Tours Help School Nutrition Professionals and California Farmers Build Connections

ROCKLIN, Calif. – As schools across California work to incorporate more locally sourced foods into their meal programs, many districts are increasingly exploring opportunities to source protein directly from producers. The California Ranch-to-Tray Tour helps bridge that gap by bringing school nutrition professionals together with cattle farmers and ranchers to better understand the path from … Read more

Playlist and EGYM Fully Integrate to Master the World’s Most Comprehensive Health & Fitness Operating System

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Playlist and EGYM logos

Playlist, the parent company of Mindbody, Booker, and ClassPass, today announced the successful closing of its merger with EGYM, a global innovation leader in smart fitness technology, AI-enabled exercise programs, and enterprise fitness solutions, establishing the world’s largest full-stack fitness and fitness operating system. The transaction, which includes $785 million in new equity investment and … Read more

Experts reveal the seven biggest mistakes people make in Mounjaro

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Many people using weight loss jabs fall into the same trap

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Novo Nordisk launches discounted Wegovy subscription for self-pay patients in the US

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Maggie Fick

Item 1 of 2 An injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo [1/2]An injection pen from Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing … Read more

Good mental health policy respects civil liberties and care opinion

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Good mental health policy respects civil liberties and care opinion

Mark C. Joyce, Esq., managing attorney for Disability Rights Maine. A recent op-ed on Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program (PTP) statute raises (“Disability rights advocacy must not overlook individual needs,” March 16) concerns the role of disability rights advocacy in cases involving court-ordered mental health treatment. While the author recognizes the important role of advocacy organizations … Read more

Campus Fitness Rec Group: What Works, What Doesn’t and What’s Next

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Campus leaders from Moraine Valley Community College and Georgia Southern University share what group fitness formats are good for, what goes down and how they are use data to keep students engaged. From Zumba and Step to HIIT and circuit training, group fitness has long been a cornerstone of campus recreation. But when fitness trends … Read more

Whoop is valued at $10 billion after securing the year’s biggest venture capital deal for Mass startups – The Boston Globe

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Whoop chief executive Will Ahmed (center) recently hosted local tech executives at his firm's Fenway headquarters to discuss how to encourage more startups working on AI applications to come to Boston.

The Whoop deal is worth $10 billion, and while private market valuations can be notoriously fluid, that’s more than the public stock market value of four Boston-area tech companies — online auto site Cargurus, travel service Tripadvisor, cybersecurity firm Rapid7, and software company Progress Software — combined. Get a Starting Point A guide through the … Read more

Clasado Biosciences’ prebiotics support gut health and immunity in athletes, study finds

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Recent research has demonstrated the efficacy of Clasado Biosciences’ Bimuno GOS prebiotic ingredient in supporting gut health and immunity. Compared with placebo, daily supplementation of galactooligosaccharide (GOS) improved gut barrier integrity, reduced gastrointestinal symptom severity, and reduced upper respiratory symptoms in healthy male athletes. “The findings build on the emerging picture of how prebiotics can … Read more