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We're looking forward to one of our favorite times of the year in terms of the culinary calendar - the 2024 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF) presented by Invesco QQQ! Much like Chef Aarti Sequeira mentioned in her cover interview, there is something about gathering and community! Being at these events allow you to see a number of Food Network stars, celebrity chefs, food personalities, mixologists, culinary creators and more! You will be able to enjoy master classes, panels, wine tastings, your favorite restaurants through tastings and intimate dinners, as well as to try new ones to get an idea of their menu. We enjoyed attending last year's event which you can check out what we did here from our OCT ISSUE #94.
This year, we're excited as NYC's ultimate wine and food festival takes place Oct 17-20th and will include over 80 events over 4 days that will be in NYC and in Brooklyn that allows you to join them in their mantra of EAT. DRINK. FEED NYC! This includes 500 restaurants, bars, and 200 sponsors. On average, approximately 48,000 fans a year attend this event along with 3,000 volunteers that are involved to support this event.
As we're days away from kicking off the 17th annual event, a number of these events will take place at the Invesco QQQ Campus at Brooklyn Army Terminal. By including the borough of Brooklyn into the festivities, it centralizes the signature events, Pier Parties, and the Grand Tasting (which is one of our events that we will attend on the Trade Day) into one expansive 450,000 square foot campus. Regardless of whether it's raining or not, this will be a tented experience at this location so that you know the good vibes, bites, and sips will happen uninterrupted! It also highlights the diversity of culinary tapestry that also exists here and it's exciting that they are making their debut at the NYCWFF.
While we celebrate food and what it means when we're together, 100% of net proceeds from NYCWFF will support God's Love We Deliver which is NYC's only provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling for individuals who are living with severe illness. To date, NYCWFF has raised more than $14.8 million for its charitable partners to make a significant impact in the city. In 2023, God's Love We Deliver delivered 4 million meals to nearly 15,000 individuals.
Make sure to read our OCT ISSUE #105 which drops on Oct 30th where we will have a recap on events we attended during NYCWFF which includes: Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Trade Day hosted by Wine Spectator at Grand Tasting, Meet Cutes NYC presents Tacos & Tequila, and JJ Johnson’s The Cookout: A Hip Hop Celebration hosted by Rev Run and Angela Yee.
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Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which your body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells. This manifests in over 100 different types of disease, each presenting its own unique set of symptoms. In the United States alone, it’s estimated that up to 50 million Americans suffer from some form of autoimmune disorder. With such a high prevalence, it’s vital to understand how lifestyle factors can impact these conditions.
While there’s no cure for autoimmune diseases, many people with these conditions learn that they can manage their symptoms and improve their overall quality of life through diet and exercise, helping them regain control over their health.
Read on as this article explores strategies for managing autoimmune conditions through nutrition and physical activity.
What you eat can have a profound impact on your autoimmune symptoms. For instance, some people with autoimmune disorders find that certain foods trigger inflammation and worsen their symptoms. On the flip side, a well-planned diet can help reduce inflammation and support your body’s natural healing processes. This is where functional medicine for autoimmune disease treatment comes in.
Functional medicine takes a holistic approach to health; it identifies and helps address the root causes of disease rather than just treating symptoms. For autoimmune conditions, functional medicine practitioners often emphasize the importance of nutrition in managing and potentially reversing disease progression.
A functional medicine approach to diet for autoimmune conditions generally involves:
Identifying food sensitivities and allergies
Eliminating inflammatory foods
Incorporating nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory foods
Supporting gut health through diet
Personalizing nutrition plans based on individual needs and responses
Together with a functional medicine practitioner, you can develop a tailored dietary strategy that addresses your specific autoimmune condition and overall health goals.
Incorporating anti-inflammatory foods into your meals can help manage autoimmune symptoms. Some excellent options include:
Leafy greens (spinach, kale, collards)
Fatty fish rich in omega-3s (salmon, sardines, mackerel)
Berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
Nuts and seeds (walnuts, chia seeds, flaxseeds)
Olive oil
Turmeric and ginger
A study found that adherence to a Mediterranean diet, which is rich in anti-inflammatory foods, was associated with a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis. This demonstrates the potential impact of an anti-inflammatory diet on autoimmune disease risk.
Just as some foods can help, others may aggravate your symptoms. Common trigger foods include:
Processed foods
Refined sugars
Trans fats
Gluten (for some people)
Dairy products (for some people)
Nightshade vegetables (for some people)
Do note that food triggers can vary from person to person. That said, it may help to start a food diary so you can identify which foods might be causing problems for you specifically.
The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet is a specialized eating plan made to reduce inflammation and support gut health. It involves eliminating possible trigger foods for a period of time and then slowly reintroducing them to identify which ones cause symptoms.
A study published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases examined the effects of the AIP diet on individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The research involved a small group of participants, half of whom were already using conventional IBD medications.
Exceptionally, by the sixth week of the study, 11 out of 15 participants (approximately 73%) had attained clinical remission, where their symptoms had significantly decreased or disappeared. The researchers noted that this rate of improvement was comparable to the effectiveness of many standard drug treatments for IBD, highlighting the potential of dietary interventions in managing autoimmune conditions.
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Regular physical activity can be beneficial in managing autoimmune conditions. Exercise, for instance, can help reduce inflammation, boost your mood, and improve overall health. Other benefits include:
Improved cardiovascular health
Better sleep quality
Increased energy levels
Enhanced mental health
Stronger bones and muscles
These benefits underscore the importance of incorporating regular exercise into your autoimmune disease management plan. However, it’s essential to choose suitable types of activities that work best for your body and condition.
When living with an autoimmune condition, selecting appropriate forms of exercise is key to reaping the benefits while minimizing the risk of flare-ups or injury. Here are some exercise types that are often well-suited for individuals with autoimmune diseases:
Low-impact exercises are often ideal for people with autoimmune conditions, as they put less stress on joints and muscles. Some great options include swimming, walking, cycling, yoga, tai chi, and Pilates.
Incorporating strength training into your routine can help build muscle, improve bone density, and boost your metabolism. Start with light weights or resistance bands and gradually increase as your strength improves.
Gentle stretching and flexibility exercises can help improve range of motion and reduce stiffness. Consider incorporating daily stretching or trying a beginner’s yoga class.
Physical activity is crucial, but it’s equally important to listen to your body and not push yourself too hard during exercise. On days when your symptoms are flaring up, it’s okay to take it easy or focus on gentle movements like stretching or deep breathing exercises.
Managing an autoimmune disease through diet and exercise isn’t a universal approach. It requires patience, persistence, and a willingness to listen to your body. By incorporating anti-inflammatory foods and finding the right exercise balance, you can take control of your health and improve your quality of life. Stay committed to your journey, and don’t be afraid to reach out for support when you need it.
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This week’s The Golden Bachelorette we hear the guys talk about how the house is so different with the other men no longer there. They also know that the time with Joan Vassos this week is important because Hometowns are next week. Keith knows that he needs to step it up so that he can move on and continue dating her.
Joan meets with Trista and they catch up on where she is feeling. Trista shares that her biggest regret is that she didn’t open up with Ryan so he didn’t know where they stood when they were in their journey.
The date card arrives and Keith is on the 1-on-1 date. They meet and hop on a helicopter and fly over the house where the guys are in the pool. They make their way to Babcock Winery to get to know more about one another. This week the dates will not have roses.
Back at the house, we see that Mark is struggling with the fact that his wife died 6 years ago and also that he isn’t sure if he has the connection with Joan. He sits down with Pascal and Jordan to talk with him and to let him know that he got a sign from his wife in the form of a hummingbird.
Back on the date, Keith opens up about his life and experiences. He lets her know that he was holding back.But now she is excited that he is serious as well as being fun loving.
At the house, the next date card arrives. Guy, Jordan, Jonathan, Pascal, and Chock are going on a bowling group date. That means that Mark is now getting a 1-on-1 with her. This is the final 1-on1 date!
We see the group date assemble at the bowling alley and they see that Joan got a strike. The date is moving along, but Chock is taking more of her time and making his body give the impression that they were together on their own date! Even Guy lets him know that he needs to let others have a chance.
Mark is excited to go on the date and is talking with the guys in the house. Joan lets us know that Mark needs to open up as although she would love to meet his family, she doesn’t want to waste that experience with someone who still has their walls up and won’t let her in. Mark is just a quiet guy and there isn’t an easy flow with one another. They are sitting on a yacht and taking in everything around them. She feels that pressure that if he doesn’t open up, she will send him home.
Jesse creates a scavenger hunt for them which allowed him to start opening up, to loosen up, and to see their compatibility. The lighthearted nature of the game allowed the ice to break so that Mark could feel comfortable. After the game, they continue to talk about their lives as they have a lot of similarities.
We’re back at the house and the guys are all talking about what is coming up. Mark tells them that he is excited to show her his home and life. Joan shows up and pulls him aside and lets him know that she enjoyed their date and being able to hear more about who he is! She appreciates that he was vulnerable with him. She knows that they bonded in such an amazing way and she felt supported. Even with that connection and commonality between the two, she knows his heart is mending, but she feels that she didn’t see him thinking abou ther and having her in mind with his plans. She tells him that maybe he is too early in his journey and she didn’t want him to have to be at the ceremony when she knows that it will not work out for them. Mark lets her know that he appreciates being there, is leaving there a better person, and he knows that he has grown so much. She sends him home. Watching how the men reacted to hearing this news is so sad.
Next week is Hometowns!
JOAN GAVE ROSES TO | Chock, Guy,Jordan, Pascal
JOAN DIDN’T GIVE ROSES TO | Jonathan, Keith, Mark
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Golden Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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It was great to spend some time with NY Mets’ DH Slugger, J.D. Martinez to talk about his playing with the Mets; his nickname 'Flaco;' his go-to workout exercises; his music taste and the OMG team hit anthem; and more.
As a player with asthma, he also highlighted how important it is to consider having a vaccine for Pneumococcal Pneumonia, especially with certain risk factors, such as having asthma.
This conversation was brought to us by Pfizer, who informs that Pneumococcal Pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease. Symptoms can hit without warning and take you out for weeks, possibly even landing people in the hospital. You are at higher risk being age 65 years or higher, or 19 and older with certain chronic health conditions, such as asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic heart disease, diabetes, and more, according to Pfizer. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist to see if pneumococcal vaccination is right for you.
Visit https://www.KnowPneumonia.com/ to learn more.
ATHLEISURE MAG: Your nickname is Flaco how did you get that nickname?
J.D. MARTINEZ: My hitting coach when I was in Little League growing up, he was my mentor, Paul Casanova. I was super skinny, and he just started calling me Flaco. That was my nickname. He'd call me Flaco. It's one of those things, through Miami. It was like my code word almost, where like you'd call me Flaco, you knew I hit with Cassie, and I worked with Cassie. (Editor's Note: Paul Casanova's teammates also called him 'Cazzie')
AM: You were diagnosed with Asthma posing challenges way back in Little League, what risks does having Asthma play in sports and what can people do about it?
JDM: Asthma was a big part of my childhood. I remember being in Little League, and I think I was maybe 3 year old when I was diagnosed with it, and being in Little League and trying to play baseball with asthma and constantly being in and out of the hospital, like once a week with my mom and my dad. Throughout my whole career it's just been managing it, and finding ways to manage it, like with medicines and stuff. That's why I'm here today and partnered with Pfizer to help spread the word about Pneumococcal Pneumonia, and how having asthma puts me at over 5x higher risk for the disease, compared to healthy adults age 18-64. So, I got vaccinated to help protect myself and I recommend that everyone with asthma to talk to your pharmacist or your doctor or go to KnowPneumonia.com. It's very important for me. I just know so many kids that should know this stuff playing with asthma.
AM: When working out, what are 3 go-to exercises for you?
JDM: For me, it's turning my hips on, doing a whole hip circuit - a routine that kind of loosens up my hips and strengthens them at the same time. Then from there, I really turn on my core and stabilize my trunk. Then I like to do legs, because they are my weakest part of my body, so for me, I feel so much strength, when my legs are strong, so I like to do legs as much as I can.
AM: What music do you listen to energizing for the game? This whole OMG song really took off!!
JDM: For me, it's kind of whatever is hot at the time. I know sometimes we're in the clubhouse and Winker's putting on some rap, and if we're riding with that, we're riding with that - and feeling like you're Eminem I guess, and you're having fun with it. And for me, EDM, like House Music, with a lot of beats, that's what gets me going. That's kind of what me and Mark Vientos listen to in the gym when we're warming up and activating. And then obviously you got Oh My God, OMG, our victory song, you know, and the whole Iggy thing that happened. (Editor's Note: Met's teammate José Iglesias is also a Latin Pop music artist who performs under the name Candelita). It was hilarious. It was just funny how that whole thing came about..
AM: Sure, well you said you had to hear it first - and then you were like Wow it's good right --
JDM: Yeah I was in Triple-A, and all of a sudden Iggy was like, "I got to show you this song, I got to show you this song." I was kind of making fun of him, I was like, "what are you like Marc Anthony now," because he was being represented by Marc Anthony for some time now, coming up with all of these songs. And he was like, "you got to hear this song," and then he played it for me in the speaker, and he was like, "I think this one is going to be the one that really blows up, like really helps me." I said, "dude, this is really good, I kind of like this! If you get called up to play for the Mets, we're playing this, so you gotta send it to me..' He wanted to play it for the walk up song, and so when he got called up I got it played on the speaker for everyone, kind of in honor of Iggy coming up. And the team was in a fragile state at that point, we weren't playing very well, and we kind of all jumped on board and it became our team anthem I would say. We made it a joke that every time we hit a home run we would play it.. so then they did it, and it kind of caught all of the fans off guard.
AM: We also see you like Reggae music a lot?
JDM: I also love reggae when I'm on my boat!
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This week’s The Golden Bachelorette is going to be a bit of a doozy it seems as we see Joan Vassos and Chock hugging one another and you hear them crying.
We hear Chock talk about what the experience has been like and we see Pascal learning how to do his laundry!
The date card arrives and they find out that Jonathan, Pascal, Dan, Charles, Gary, Mark, Gil, Chock, and Keith will be on a group date. Guy and Jordan were not called. The group date men arrive at a theater and see Joan on the stage. Kaitlyn Bristowe joins her on the stage. We see the Chippendales dancers as well as the original Chippendales dancers! They are partnering with Stand Up to Cancer as well to dance in honor of supporting this important charity.
She thanks them for the date and being open! She enjoys spending time with each of them and you can see the guys are really present with her. Chock receives the group date rose.
When we’re back from commercial break, we realize that Chock’s mom passed. He tells the guys that he is going to leave because he has things that he needs to take care of. Joan heads to the house for her 1-on-1 with Jordan and she is met by Chock. He tells her that his mother passed.He needs to go home to take care of things and Joan knows how it is when you need to take care of your family even when you feel that you’re experiencing an amazing connection.
Jill is sad that Chock left, but she knows she must be present for Jordan who has his date. She is excited that they’re going ice skating. Jordan takes a nasty fall, but they have a fun time spending time with one another. They get to chat a bit while enjoying some treats. REO Speedwagon also performs for them in their winter wonderland! He receives a rose as well. Although she was sad about Chock, she said she laughed more with him than anyone.
For her 1-on-1 date with Guy, they are at her home and they are cooking together! It’s a great way for them to interact with one another, follow instructions, and just to get to know more about one another. We can tell that Guy is not a cook, but you can see that he is enjoying it.In addition to making pasta, they also make dessert together as well. They have a great conversation and she offers him a rose as well!
Going into the rose ceremony, she’s still thinking about Chock and wondering if he will be back and how he is doing. She sees the men and lets them know that she realizes that they have families and situations back home and that’s a lot for them to put on hold to be there with her. She spends time with each of them to get to know more about them and it’s nice to see how they continue to move forward. As each week passes, we know how difficult it will be when she has to still send guys home. Chock is back and in his time away, he was glad to handle what he needed to do and then he realized that he wants to put his walls down.
It wasn’t until the rose ceremony that we realized that we hadn’t seen Jesse Palmer all episode!
JOAN GAVE ROSES TO | Chock, Guy, Jonathan, Jordan, Keith, Pascal, and Mark
JOAN DIDN’T GIVE ROSES TO | Charles, Dan, Gary, and Gil
Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Golden Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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