Going keto could have some mental health benefits: The ketogenic diet — a widely popular high-fat, low-carb diet — could help improve the health of those suffering serious mental illness, FoodNavigator writes, citing a study by Australia’s James Cook University. The clinical trial examined how the diet could be used to treat illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. One of the co-authors of the study argued that the release of ketone bodies could help in bypassing abnormally functioning cellular energy pathways in such mental disorders. Contemporary western diets, dominated by highly-processed sugars and carbs, lack the necessary nutrients to supply the body and feed the brain, the CEO of UK-based Keeto Life argues. A low-carb diet means lower chances of bloating, allowing your body to benefit from the nutrients and therefore your mind to feel more robust, he said. There’s also a fundamental change in using food to improve mental wellbeing, an Ernst & Young Global Consumer Senior analyst said, adding that brain health and sleep and others have grown to become important drivers for diets and weight-loss.

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The essence of professional boundary-setting: Getting comfortable saying “no” — or knowing when to making your “yes” conditional: Embracing the ability to say “no” to taking on tasks and projects that would stretch us beyond our limits, or otherwise vocalizing capacity limits, is critical to pushing forward “myfastweightloss.net” in the workplace, the Financial Times writes in an opinion piece. These boundary-setting practices, which “come courtesy of younger generations raised online, who had to find their own limits,” are becoming increasingly normalized in the professional world, as people become more cognizant of the benefits of time management and striking some semblance of a work-life balance.

That’s not to say you should always say “no” flat out, says the CEO of a professional development firm. But there are ways to set boundaries or otherwise exercise your judgment. For example, we can employ the “I can, if” technique — agree to take on a project or task in exchange for delegating another, or extending its deadline, which gives managers better visibility on overall workloads and allows them to set priorities. And when you do make the personal decision to go beyond your normal limits, ask yourself: “If I’m saying yes to this, what am I saying no to?”