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3 Easy Tricks to Avoid Thyroid-Related Weight Gain
Experiencing thyroid weight gain? Your thyroid is in the driver’s seat when it comes to how fast or slow your metabolism — and the rest of your body — works. And the gland can pump the breaks and slow down with little notice. For many women, that slowdown is happening right now. The reason, says…
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There Are 4 Kinds of Obesity — And They All Require Personalized Treatments, Study Finds
You may be surprised to learn that there’s not just one but actually four types of obesity. According to experts, though, this info might be key to solving the different health issues that these people are facing. A November 2018 study published in Obesity analyzed data from more than 2,400 obese patients who had bariatric…
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Get Rid of Stubborn Belly Fat With This Intermittent Fasting Plan
Harvard-trained Ian K. Smith, M.D., has discovered that combining the slimming effects of clean eating with the fast results of intermittent fasting turbocharges metabolism. Women are losing nearly 2 pounds a day! Beverly Simon was shocked and thrilled. After months of steadily losing weight following the diet advice of weight-loss expert Ian K. Smith,…
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4 Health Benefits of MCT Oil, The Keto Key to Rapid Weight Loss
If you’re a follower of the ketogenic diet craze, you may have heard some buzz around MCT oil. This substance is now being added to just about everything: MCT oil in smoothies, MCT oil for coffee, you name it. But what is MCT oil, anyway? Is it really a nutritious superfood, or just another health…
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This Diet Dissolves Cellulite and Helps Heal Your Lymph System at the Same Time
Clogs in the body’s detox system stall fat burn, leading to cellulite, jelly belly and wobbly fat. Feel-great strategies clear blockages for fast slimming! Call to mind the last time you stopped to smell the roses: You admired their beautiful color, soft petals and sweet scent. But you may not have thought about why the flowers…
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The Latest Weight-Loss Trick Is Freezing the ‘Hunger Nerve’
It seems like there’s a new weight-loss trick making the news every week, doesn’t it? But the latest weight-loss technique, tested out in a recent study, is truly unlike anything we’ve ever heard before — because it involves freezing a nerve. (Yes, you read that correctly.) The March 2018 findings, presented at the Society of…
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Melissa McCarthy Has a Surprisingly Simple Secret for Shedding Pounds
Like many young girls, funny lady Melissa McCarthy has admitted to struggling with her weight from an early age. “I do think I worried about weight too soon, when it was only little-kid weight,” she told Rolling Stone. This anxiety followed her throughout her life — until recently. Despite being a size six in high…
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This Popular Plant-Based Diet May Actually Be Harmful to Your Health
Plant-based diets are all the rage nowadays, with millions of people turning to them to mitigate future health risks, lose weight, and help the environment. But within the plant-based craze, something called the fruitarian diet has gained increasing attention in recent years. However, researchers say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. What’s the…
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How to Avoid Holiday Travel Weight Gain
Ready to visit family for the holidays but don’t want to gain weight and undo all of your hard-earned weight-loss efforts from the past year? The holidays are, of course, a chance to indulge, but for many of us it can be extremely difficult to stop once we get started. Enter obesity expert Yvonne Sanders,…
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Lose Those Extra Pounds and Heal Your Brain on This Mediterranean-Style Detox
For many of us, diets do work at first, but they’re often impossible to stick with for very long. The solution? According to psychotherapist Mike Dow, PsyD, PhD, it’s all about healing our brain. “Growing evidence shows we’ve become addicted to foods that harm our health. So when we go cold turkey on, say, sugar…