From chilis, soups, and stews to perfect shredded meat for wraps or sandwiches, these 54 healthy, delicious, and easy crockpot recipes are great for meal prep and easy weeknight dinners.
54 Easy And Delicious Crockpot Recipes
WHATAFIT Resistance Bands, Exercise Bands，Resistance Bands for Working Out, Work Out Bands with Handles for Men and Women Fitness, Strength Training Home Gym Equipment
Price: $39.99 - $27.97
(as of Sep 27, 2025 09:20:26 UTC – Details)
100% Natural Latex
Imported
DIFFERENT COLOR ADJUSTABLE RESISTANCE BANDS: The exercise bands come with 5 different resistance level 10lbs, 20lbs, 30lbs, 40lbs and 50lbs in 5 different colors, and and can be used alone stacked in any combination to a maximum equivalent of 150 lbs
MULTI FUNCTION & PORTABLE: Our resistance bands for working out can apply to different types exercise. Great for toning your arms,shoulders, chest, gluts, legs etc.Also comes with convenient travel pouch，You can take them outside, to the gym, wherever you want to work out
HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS: Bands for working out is made of natural latex . Strong wear resistance and perfect elasticity, steel metal buckle for stronger strength, non-slip handle, comfortable and absorbent
PERSONAL HOME GYM: Our work out bands includes 5 exercise bands, 1 door anchor, 2 cushioned handles, carrying case and user manual to allow you to perform the widest variety of resistance training exercises possible at home
SUITABLE FOR DAILY USE: Each exercise bands set is carefully constructed to resist snapping and breaking, which are able to withstand intense daily exercise sessions.Now enjoy the exercise with WHATAFIT resistance bands set
Customers say
Customers find these resistance bands well-made, versatile for various exercises, and effective for home workouts. They are easy to use and set up, and customers consider them worth the price. While some customers say they last a long time, others report that the bands break.
Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 10 (2025) Global Version – 1.72″ AMOLED Display | 21 Days Battery Life | Touchscreen, Multi-Sport Tracker, Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor | BT5.4 – (Midnight Black)
Price: $62.99
(as of Sep 26, 2025 21:18:52 UTC – Details)
Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 10 (2025) – 1.72″ AMOLED Display | 21 Days Battery Life | Touchscreen, Multi-Sport Tracker, Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor | BT5.4
Stunning images, smooth touch: Immerse yourself in brilliant clarity with the large 1.72-inch AMOLED display.Vacuum filling sealing technology enables symmetrical 2.0mm ultra-thin bezels, expanding screen-to-body ratio from 66% to 73%. Enjoy incredibly smooth and seamless interaction with crisp, color-accurate images, right on your wrist.
Fast charging, longer adventures: Say goodbye to daily charging hassles! Enjoy an exceptional 21 days of battery life on a single charge. And when you need more power, it only takes an hour to fully recharge the device with fast charging. Freedom without limits!
Revolutionize your swimming and training sessions: The Xiaomi smartwatch is equipped with a new high-precision electronic compass that tracks swimming direction like never before, delivering unparalleled accuracy for pool sessions. Plus, gain detailed insights through professional analysis of your workouts to optimize each session.
Master your nighttime recovery: Discover the secrets of your sleep with comprehensive and enhanced sleep monitoring. Get comprehensive insights into your sleep stages and quality, helping you wake up refreshed and optimize your well-being.
1500 nits HBM brightness,Glanceable in any light:25% brighter than before, the display achieves a remarkable 1500 nits HBM brightness, making every message readable even in direct sunlight.
A smarter experience with HyperOS: Enjoy a smoother, more connected, and more efficient user interface with the advanced Xiaomi HyperOS 2. Benefit from improved system performance and smarter interactions on your wrist.
Global Version
Customers say
Customers find the smart band’s display beautiful and bright, with great battery life and functionality. They appreciate its quality, user interface, and value for money, with one customer noting the intuitive watch UI and another mentioning the ability to customize watch faces. The accuracy receives mixed feedback, with one customer reporting random heart rate and oxygen readings.
Leucovorin for autism? Many scientists — and parents — are skeptical : Shots
The Trump administration has suggested that leucovorin, a drug used in cancer treatment, might have some benefit for children with autism. Many researchers and families aren’t so sure.
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President Trump is promising a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder: a prescription form of vitamin B9 called leucovorin.
But many scientists and medical organizations are skeptical; some families are excited, and many are wary.
“I think that this entire thing has been a bit misleading,” says Caitee Donovan, referring to a White House press conference Monday in which Trump and his deputies blamed Tylenol for autism and encouraged the use of leucovorin to treat it.
Donovan’s daughter, Scarlett Donovan-New, was diagnosed with autism at 17 months. Donovan, who lives in Mahopec, N.Y., said she was dismayed to hear the president and several high-level health officials extol the benefits of the medication, which is also known as folinic acid.
It’s “an exciting therapy that may benefit large numbers of children who have suffered from autism,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at the event. The treatment “gives hope to the many parents with autistic children,” Trump said.
What the Trump administration is offering is a new label on an old product, sanctioning its use for a rare brain condition called cerebral folate deficiency (CFD). The condition’s connection to autism remains unclear; a minority of people with autism also have CFD.
Parents like Donovan say the move is just another misguided effort to find a simple solution to a complex disorder, and to suggest that parents could have prevented their child’s autism.
A nuanced understanding of autism
Donovan knows well the stresses that many parents of children with autism face. She says when her toddler was diagnosed, “we were told she would never speak.”
“A direct quote from the doctor: We’d ‘be lucky if she banged her head against a wall,'” Donovan recalls. “That’s what we were told.”
But now, nine years later, her daughter is thriving.
“She plays flag football. She did cheer for four years. She talks non-stop,” Donovan says.
And says it wasn’t any drug, but years of therapies — for speech, movement, behavior and even eating — that helped.
Donovan now understands autism is complex, with roots mostly in genetics. But she spent years agonizing whether something she did — or didn’t do — might have caused the condition. She says that now she knows better.
“It isn’t something I did,” Donovan says. “This is just who my daughter is and she’s perfect the way she is.”
Jax Bayne, an advocate with autism living in Bellingham, Wash., echoed those sentiments.
“I think anybody who’s excited about the idea of a treatment or cure for autism has literally no idea or understanding of what autism is,” says Bayne, 35.
Most scientists and medical groups agree that autism has many causes.
Genetic factors are the leading contributor and the best understood, they say.
“We know now that there are 100 or more autism genes, and we estimate there’s probably about 400,” says Jonathan Sebat, who directs the Beyster Center for Psychiatric Genomics at the University of California, San Diego.
The role of other factors — like environmental toxins, events that occur during pregnancy, or cerebral folate deficiency — is still unclear.
But vaccines, which Trump invokes frequently, have been ruled out as a cause of autism.
The case for leucovorin
Until now, leucovorin has been prescribed primarily to protect healthy cells from the toxic effects of methotrexate, a common chemotherapy drug used in cancer care. It was approved for this use in 1983.
Now — at the behest of Trump and with no formal review — the FDA is in the process of changing the product’s label. The change will include language indicating that leucovorin can “improve certain symptoms in adults and pediatric patients with cerebral folate deficiency,” according to an FDA document published in the Federal Register.
Cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) is a rare condition in which a person’s brain isn’t getting enough vitamin B9. CFD typically appears before age 2, causing a range of symptoms including intellectual disability, lack of muscle control, and seizures. Some of the symptoms overlap those of autism spectrum disorder.
One scientific review of a very limited range of studies found that 38% of people with autism had antibodies that can lead to CFD. The same review found that treatment with leucovorin “significantly improved communication” in some autistic individuals.
Reviews like this one, which combine data from multiple studies, are prone to bias and are only as good as the underlying research they include.
Also, the potential impact of leucovorin treatment will remain uncertain until scientists establish how many people on the spectrum have CFD, and whether the condition actually causes autism.
CFD occurs when folate, which is important to brain development and function, is unable to reach cells in the brain. Diagnosis requires a spinal tap to measure levels of a form of folate in spinal fluid.
The condition can be caused by genetic mutations or metabolic disorders. But usually the cause is a misguided immune response that keeps folate from entering brain cells.
Leucovorin is a form of folate that can get around those roadblocks.
“It’s a bit tough to get really, really excited about what they would call a ‘miracle drug,'” says Shelby Smith, a Dallas mother of a 6-year-old autistic son who is considered non-verbal. Parents, she says, are accustomed to being peddled vitamins, supplements, and even fake therapies. “It’s always something being pushed,” Smith says, which can at times then make symptoms worse.
In infants, leucovorin is most effective when given soon after CFD appears, which can be as early as six months of age, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.
The treatment’s efficacy in older children or adults with autism is uncertain. But the existing research suggests any benefit will be modest.
For example, a recent 24-week study in India compared 39 autistic children who got leucovorin with 38 who got a placebo.
Both groups raised their scores on a common autism rating scale, which runs from a low of 15 to a high of 60. The children who received the drug improved slightly more than those who didn’t (3.6 points vs. 2.4).
In a 12-week study of 48 autistic children done in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2013, researchers reported that those who got leucovorin improved significantly on a measure of language impairment, while those who got a placebo did not.
Interestingly, the drug seemed to improve language scores even in children who did not appear to have cerebral folate deficiency.
When the results were published in 2016 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, the authors cautioned that their findings “should be considered preliminary until treatment is assessed in larger multicenter studies with longer duration.”
“Jumping the gun”
Given the lack of conclusive evidence, many doctors and researchers think it’s too soon to be suggesting leucovorin as a treatment.
Medical and scientific groups say they’d like to see the same sort of research on leucovorin that the FDA requires of other drugs: two large, rigorous clinical trials showing that the product lives up to its label.
The Coalition of Autism Scientists issued a statement saying, “It is premature to claim that leucovorin is an effective treatment for autism.”
Alycia Halladay, a biopsychologist and chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation, agreed.
“They are jumping the gun a little bit,” she says.
Halladay is a doctor, parent of a daughter with autism, and chief scientific officer of the Autism Science Foundation. She says the administration is bypassing normal research and safety checks with leucovorin.
“I don’t think most people understand the rigor that the FDA normally would apply,” she says.
Halladay adds the White House’s messaging further confused many families when Mehmet Oz, head of the federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid, promised at the news conference that state Medicaid programs “will cover prescription leucovorin around the country,” adding that “it’s yours, but you have to go to a doctor and get a prescription.”
“It was disingenuous to tell people at the press conference that it was going to be made available to everybody,” Halladay said. She says the language issued later shows it will allow leucovorin prescriptions only for that subset of autistic patients with CFD, the vitamin B deficiency.
“I think families should know that, in fact, it’s not going to be approved or made available to the wide autism community; it’s only going to be made available to those with a documented cerebral folate deficiency,” Halladay said.
Episode 185: Bulbs We’re Longing to Buy
Exciting Flower Bulbs to Shop for This Fall
Bulbs of all kinds are easy-care solutions for bringing extra color and an element of surprise to containers, beds, and even lawns. In this episode, Danielle and Carol are joined by bulb aficionado Joseph Tychonievich to discuss the most exciting varieties that they’ll be adding to their shopping carts this fall and winter.
Expert: Joseph Tychonievich is an independent plant breeder and author who lives and gardens in South Bend, Indiana. Check out more of his bulb recommendations in his Spring Bulb Buying Guide in the Fall 2025 issue!
Danielle’s Bulb Picks
- ‘Dickcissel’ daffodil (Narcissus jonquilla ‘Dickcissel’, Zones 4-9)
- ‘Sweet Lady’ Greg’s tulip (Tulipa greigii ‘Sweet Lady’, Zones 3-8)
- Blue globe allium (Allium caeruleum, Zones 4-8)
- Abyssinian gladiolus (Gladiolus murielae, Zones 7-10)
Carol’s Bulb Picks
- Crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis, Zones 5-8)
- ‘Ruby Giant’ crocus (Crocus tommasinianus ‘Ruby Giant’, Zones 3-8)
- Giant snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii, Zones 3-7)
- ‘Pagoda’ trout lily (Erythronium ‘Pagoda’, Zones 4-9)
Expert Joseph Tychonievich’s Bulb Picks
- Bieberstein’s crocus (Crocus speciosus, Zones 3-8)
- ‘Bright Gem’ tulip (Tulipa batalinii, Zones 3-8)
- ‘Chiquitita’ daffodil (Narcissus ‘Chiquitita’, Zones 3-8)
- Fumewort (Corydalis solida and cvs., Zones 3–9)
Learn More: Spring Bulb Q&A with Joseph Tychonievich
All photos from the contributors unless noted otherwise.
Resistance Bands for Working Out, Elastic Exercice Loop Bands for Physical Therapy, Yoga Starter Set of Stretch Bands for Booty Legs, Pilates Flexbands
Price: $13.99 - $8.45
(as of Sep 26, 2025 09:16:54 UTC – Details)
Pilates Flexbands 5 Pack: Renoj Workout sets for women, 5 Pilates Flexbands for stretching and strength training. Everyone can get suitable one for Yoga, physical therapy and pilates.Suitable for use with Pilates Circle and Pilates Ball.
Booty Bands Thicken: Made of natural rubber to bring customers stable experience.
Pilates Bands Portable: Renoj try to help exercise most parts of body:Hips,Arms,Chest,Legs,Upper Back,Ankles and Shoulders through different posture anytime.
The portable storage bag allows you to do pilates anywhere, such as in the gym, inhome gym, office, and outdoors.
Come in five pilates flexbands, instruction manual and carry bag.
Customers say
Customers find these resistance bands well-made and effective for home workouts, with many levels of resistance and good value for money. They help strengthen leg muscles and are particularly useful for physical therapy, with one customer noting success using them while sitting on the couch. The durability receives mixed feedback – while some report no tearing issues, others mention the black band breaking after a year of use. The stretchiness also gets mixed reviews, with some customers reporting good flexibility while others find them barely stretchable.
Amazfit Helio Strap Fitness Tracker Wristband, 24/7 Activity & Sleep Tracker with Heart Rate, 10 Days Battery, 27 Sports Modes, Strength Training, Hyrox Race, Subscription Free for Android & iPhone
Price: $99.99
(as of Sep 26, 2025 09:16:34 UTC – Details)
The Helio Strap is built for those who train hard and recover smarter. Designed for precision, endurance, and everyday versatility, it delivers industry leading accuracy, extended battery life, and a lightweight, comfortable fit that moves with you. Worn all day, it provides continuous heart rate monitoring and deep health insights without the hassle of subscriptions. More than just a fitness tracker, the Helio Strap is a vital part of the Amazfit ecosystem. Seamlessly integrating with Amazfit smartwatches, the Helio Ring, and the Zepp App, it powers a complete training system designed to help you train with purpose, recover effectively, and repeat with confidence.
Recovery, Redesigned: Train, sleep, and rest with confidence thanks to accurate heart rate, fatigue, and recovery tracking. When worn together with an Amazfit smartwatch, both devices work together with the Zepp App to capture uninterrupted data – whether you’re wearing both, or one at a time.
Up to 10 Days of Battery Life: Go longer between charges. The Helio Strap delivers lasting performance to keep up with your training and recovery – day and night.
24/7 Advanced Health Tracking: Get pinpoint heart rate data while training, and stay informed all day with continuous monitoring of heart rate, blood-oxygen, stress, and sleep
Optimized for Strength & HYROX Training: Track reps, sets, and rest periods with precision in the gym. The exclusive HYROX Race mode offers tailored support for race prep.
27 Sports Modes & Post-Workout Insights: Unlock sport-specific tracking and performance analysis including VO₂ max, training load, effect, and recovery time – all through the Zepp App.
Free-to-Use Zepp App: Sync, analyze, and optimize everything from nutrition to recovery in one place. Get AI-driven insights that help you improve every day.
Third-Party Platform Integration: Sync your Zepp App data with Strava, TrainingPeaks, adidas Running, and komoot to streamline your fitness ecosystem.
Customers say
Customers find the fitness tracker to be a great device with accurate activity tracking, particularly noting its consistent heart rate monitoring and sleep analysis that breaks down REM sleep. They appreciate its excellent battery life and consider it well worth the price. The functionality and comfort receive mixed reviews – while some find it comfortable, others report issues with the strap being itchy and uncomfortable.
5 Pcs Professional Resistance Bands. Latex-Free, Elastic Band, Work Out Bands, Stretch Bands for Working Out Women or Men, Exercise Bands Set for Physical Therapy, Yoga, Pilates
Price: $13.99 - $11.99
(as of Sep 26, 2025 09:16:18 UTC – Details)
Suitable For People: Suitable for athletes, exercisers, the elderly, rehabilitation trainers, and the physical therapy bands can be used for physical therapy, rehabilitation, wrestling, bodybuilding, Pilates, yoga, etc. Simple but effective exercises will build strength and speed recovery.
5 Level Resistance(3-20pounds): You will get a set of resistance bands including five colors, different colors represent different stretching forces. Each stretch strength (color) is suitable for different exercise levels and different exercise purposes. And unisex.
Resistance Levels: Gym resistance bands come in 5 different resistance levels: Yellow Band (X-Light, 0.25mm), Red Band (Light, 0.3mm), Green Band (medium, 0.35mm), Blue Band (heavy, 0.4mm), Gray Band (X-heavy, 0.5mm).Five levels of workout bands, which can be easily switched at any time according to your preferences and needs.
High-Quality Material: Stretch bands is 59 inches（4.9FT） long and 6 inches wide, made of high-quality TPE material, latex-free, skin-friendly，odorless, smooth surface, safe and durable, can maintain long-term elasticity, not easy to break.
Training And Rehabilitation: It is a high-quality elastic band product for resistance training and rehabilitation. It is ideal for resistance training, physical therapy and mobility training. Simple and effective resistance bands can stretch and tone muscle groups and improve your posture.
Suitable For People: Suitable for athletes, exercisers, the elderly, rehabilitation trainers, and the physical therapy bands can be used for physical therapy, rehabilitation, wrestling, bodybuilding, Pilates, yoga, etc. Simple but effective exercises will build strength and speed recovery.
Customers say
Customers find these resistance bands well-made and effective for physical therapy and general fitness, offering multiple resistance levels for building strength. They are easy to use, particularly for elderly customers, and provide good value. While some customers report no splitting or tearing, others mention the bands breaking on second use.
Fit Simplify Resistance Loop Exercise Bands with Instruction Guide and Carry Bag, Set of 5
Price: $9.98
(as of Sep 26, 2025 09:14:30 UTC – Details)
Resistance Bands – 5 Loop Fitness Bands Set – Loop Exercise Resistance Bands – Exercise Bands For Legs And Arms – Carry Bag
Are you ready for the most versatile, results producing workout bands on the market?
These bands are ideal for
– Sports
– Fitness
– Injury rehabilitation
– body shaping
– weight loss
– physical therapy
How do our bands differ?
First, our bands are made of high quality latex (not rubber bands which are much cheaper and tend to break easily). They are stronger and able to stretch further. You will feel the same resistance after a dozen reps.
These bands are made of latex, not materials such as Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) – TPE materials cost 40% less, are not gentle to skin and much less durable.
Second, our bands are comfortable, soft and easy on the skin. The only way to achieve that is to let the latex rest for a long time in tightly controlled circumstances such as temperature and humidity before making the bands.
Both of these involve a higher investment for us but we think it’s worth it to create a better product.
What makes our resistance bands special?
These bands are rigorously tested to be snap, stretch and sweat resistant.
You get 5 resistance bands set and you can combine multiple bands to find your ideal resistance.
These bands are so lightweight that they make a great travel fitness kit!
This is also a great Christmas, Mother’s and Father’s day gift idea for men, women, dad or mom.
High End Exercise Bands. Our 12″³ By 2″³ Heavy Duty Loop Resistance Bands Come In 5 Varying Resistance Levels. This Makes Them Perfect Whether You Are Just Starting To Workout Or A Seasoned Workout Warrior. Our Extra Light And Light Bands Are Great For Beginners, While Our Medium, Heavy And Extra Heavy Exercise Bands Are Targeted For More Intermediate And Advanced Strength Training.
Great With Any Workout. This Resistance Band Set Can Be Integrated Seamlessly With Various Popular Workout Program. Or Use Them For General Exercise, Stretching, Strength Training, Power Weight Programs. The Included Carry Bag Makes It Easy To Take Your Bands With You And Do Any Workout Away From Home Or Your Home Gym.
Multiple Uses. While These Resistance Bands Are Often Used For Sports And Fitness, Physical Therapists Love These Physical Therapy Bands (Rehab Bands) To Help Them Rehabilitate Their Patients. Our Stretch Bands Work For People Suffering From Leg, Knee And Back Injuries. They Are Also Perfect For Use By Women After Pregnancy And Birth To Keep Their Bodies In Shape.
Superior Quality. All Of Our Exercise Resistance Bands Are Thoroughly Tested Before We Ship Them Out To You. This Ensures Your Bands Are Easy On Skin And Will Provide You With A Worry Free Experience. The Instruction Booklet Includes Dozens Of Different Illustrated Exercises That Demonstrate How To Use Our Resistance Bands For Legs, Arms, Back, Shoulders, Ankles, Hips And Stomach.
What You Get: Five Exercise Bands With Color-Coded Resistance Levels, Portable Travel Carry Bag And Instruction Guide.
Customers say
Customers find these resistance bands well-made and effective for home workouts and physical therapy, offering various levels of resistance and good value for money. The bands receive positive feedback for their strength, with one customer noting they’re particularly good for leg strengthening. While some customers report they last a long time, others mention they break easily, and many note they roll up constantly.
Trump Pushes Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism
new video loaded: Trump Pushes Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism
Top U.S. health officials urged pregnant women not to use acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, claiming it could cause autism, though studies have been inconclusive. Azeen Ghorayshi, a science reporter for The New York Times, explains.
By Azeen Ghorayshi, Claire Hogan, Theodore Tae and June Kim
September 23, 2025