Do you ever turn to food when you need a mental boost? I personally have a habit of baking chocolate chip cookies whenever I'm even slightly upset, but my colleague Margaret Darby reports I might find better solace in antioxidants, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids.
You are what you eat, and a healthy diet makes a healthy mind. Diets high in fast food, sugar and ultra-processed foods can negatively affect mental health, while proper nutrition can help boost mood, decrease depression symptoms and ease anxiety.
Read more about the link between diet and mental health.
Also on our minds:
CD2 debate: Rep. Celeste Maloy and Democratic opponent Nathaniel Woodward address water, housing and energy
A cold front is finally bringing fall weather to Utah
If Sen. Lee could have his wish, this is the law he’d pass
Sen. Mike Lee says federal agencies have too much power to make rules.
Lee spoke at a Q&A hosted by the Sutherland Institute at the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics on Monday. Drawing from the Founding Fathers, Supreme Court cases and enlightenment philosophers, Lee made a case for the REINS Act — legislation he sponsored that would make it so Congress has to approve big regulatory changes from federal agencies.
Here’s some of what he said:
The balance of power between the federal government and state governments needs to be corrected.
Upcoming changes in Senate leadership could be an opportunity to better distribute powers between branches of government.
Read more about what Lee thinks needs to happen in the Senate.
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In Pennsylvania, a push to win the Amish vote (Deseret News)
Fast food: another divide between Republicans and Democrats (Deseret News)
Two presidential candidates agree on something: the source of the housing crisis (POLITICO)
The Rev. Andrew Teal, a respected Anglican leader and celebrated scholar of Christian church history, spoke to BYU students last week about ‘the wonderful reality’ of who we are becoming.
“We only really find ourselves, our living self, in relation to others,” he said at at the annual Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man. “We could never be who we are without each other, especially those with whom we make everlasting covenants.”
As the invited speaker at the lecture, sponsored by Brigham Young University’s Wheatley Institute, the Rev. Teal was unapologetic about his affection not only for the university, but for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its leaders.
Read more about what the Rev. Teal said about the ways Jesus can change human nature.
More in Faith
This soccer player found peace from general conference after her season-ending injury (Deseret News)
Latter-day Saint investment auxiliary Farmland Reserve agrees to buy 46 farms in eight states (Deseret News)
Elder Dale G. Renlund dedicates the San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple (Church News)
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Utah
Enjoy those mild temperatures, as a cold front is coming (Deseret News)
Want to grow mushrooms at home? A Utah State-produced guide shows the way (Deseret News)
Police searching for gunman after Springville neighborhood shooting (KUTV)
Italian quick-service chain Fazoli’s plans Utah return with 5 new locations (KSL)
The Nation
Florida officials issue warning about alligators and other wildlife in floodwaters (Deseret News)
Armed man arrested over threats to FEMA workers in N.C., sheriff says (Axios)
What are Gen Z’s priorities when picking a new city to live in? (Deseret News)
The World
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads in a symbolic display of anger (The Associated Press)
Israel assures U.S. it will not strike Iran’s oil and nuclear facilities, officials say (The Wall Street Journal)
UN condemns 'large number of civilian casualties' in north Gaza (BBC)
Sports
Cam Rising out for season with leg injury, Isaac Wilson to start (Deseret News)
‘We need to be better — much better’: Utah HC loses first game in franchise history (Deseret News)
No. 13 Cougars not relying on ‘revenge factor’ against middling Oklahoma State Friday in Provo (Deseret News)
Sean McVay updates Puka Nacua’s injury situation (Deseret News)
Health
Heart attack, stroke risk rise after severe COVID (Deseret News)
Massive meat recall includes hundreds of products sold at Walmart, Target, more (The Hill)
Entertainment
Tom Holland launches nonalcoholic beer company as ‘sober curious’ lifestyle catches on among celebrities (Deseret News)
From ‘Hereditary’ to ‘Halloween,’ Utah has been the backdrop of several horror classics (Deseret News)
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