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It may have been all about the size 4 skinny jeans or the muscle shirt when you were dating. Now that you have been married awhile, the skinny jeans have been replaced by sweats and the muscle shirt by a baggy sweatshirt. Continue reading
Can practicing daily meditation actually help get rid of pesky belly fat? New research shows that it can! The Shamatha Project, a long-term study of the effects of meditation on the body and mind conducted at the University of California and endorsed by the Dalai Lama, has completed the first-ever experiment showing a direct relationship between cortisol levels and mindfulness. The results are in, and it is apparent that the lowered stress and cortisol levels experienced by those undergoing mindfulness training may indeed contribute to less unwanted pounds around the middle. Continue reading
Belly fat is a “BIG” topic of conversation these days. More and more people want to know how they can deflate the spare tire that has grown around their midsection. These may even be people who claim to eat well and get plenty of exercise. So what gives? Continue reading
Is it possible that simply by standing up you can make your belly disappear? While it won’t happen overnight, moving from a sitting position to a standing position has immeasurable health benefits. When combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise program, standing instead of sitting is a practice well worth undertaking. Continue reading
Probiotics seem to be the latest health craze, but you may be wondering what they are and how they could … Keep Reading
If the headline-grabbing news that “overweight people live longer” inspired you to skip your daily stroll or reach back into that bag of sour-cream-and-chives chips, we’ve got important info that could really extend your life: Despite some seriously nutty headlines (our favorite: “Being Overweight Is Linked to Lower Risk for Mortality” – as if they’d found the fountain of perpetual life), flab is a major-ager. And trimming yours (especially around your belly) is a life-saving health move. Continue reading
In a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Functional Foods, researchers discovered that probiotic foods may block the absorption of intestinal fat and contribute to burning off belly fat. As a result, probiotic foods may come to be an effective tool for losing weight. Continue reading
In a study out of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, researchers found that men with high amounts of belly fat are at higher-than-expected levels of bone loss and develop brittle bones. Continue reading
Weight gain is hard on the ego, but it’s even harder on your heart–especially when that weight is centered around your middle. Continue reading
The rates of obesity in the US are staggeringly high and they are only getting higher. But is there a way to predict if a person might become obese at a very early stage of life? Well it looks like there is. According to a recent study, high birth weight, rapid weight gain and having an overweight mother who smokes all increase the risk of a baby becoming obese later in life. Babies who are breast-fed longer and introduced to solid food later have a lower risk of becoming overweight. Continue reading
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This exercise accelerates aging in your body (avoid)
How to STOP storing carbs as fat (3 simple steps)
3 Surprising herbs and spices that REVERSE diabetes
This unusual food HEALS your acid reflux problems (takes 2 minutes)
4 common foods that normalize your blood pressure
1 Obscure superfood KILLS blood pressure (plus fights aging)
30-second daily trick that FLATTENS your belly
5 memory-killing foods to NEVER eat
7 odd foods that KILL your abdominal fat
The #1 most harmful food for your brain
The WORST food for your joints, skin & blood sugar
These 4 foods CAUSE you to age faster (beware)
This food DAMAGES your digestion (how to heal your gut)
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