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The Victoria’s Secret Diet Includes Carbs and Plenty of Sleep

If you’ve ever tuned into the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (or been to the mall), you’ve seen just how svelte those VS Angels are as they waltz down the catwalk. Of course, that kind of toned physique doesn’t just happen overnight — they train hard to get there. On top of their vigorous daily…
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Food and Drug Administration Recalls Anti-Obesity Medication Containing Banned Substance Sibutramine

The Food and Drug Administation (FDA) just recalled Labri’s Body Health Atomic, a weight-loss drug that was found to have contained sibutramine, a substance that has been banned in the United States. Labri’s Body Health Atomic, an Envy Me brand supplement, had been available online for purchase in 60-pill bottles. However, the FDA discovered that…
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Is Stress Causing Your Weight Gain? Here’s What to Do About It

Even if you’re doing everything right when it comes to your diet — eating mostly healthy foods and scheduling time to exercise — the extra weight may not come off so easily. What gives? Between working and taking care of our families, it can sometimes feel impossible to find even a minute to take a…
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This 15-Day Intermittent Fasting Plan Burns Stubborn Belly Fat and Triples Your Energy

Call to mind your computer. As you search the web, scroll through Facebook, or put together a digital album of your family photos, programs run in the background, eliminating viruses and updating software to keep the machine running smoothly. If the operating system skips an update, though, your computer might start acting buggy: The system…
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The GAPS Diet Can Help Boost Brain Function, Improve Digestion, and Fight Disease

If you’re one of the many people out there doing their best to take care of their gut health, this eating plan may be just what you are looking for. The GAPS diet, a protocol developed by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, promises to help revamp your microbiome for better digestion and a sharper brain. Gut bacteria…
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Mediterranean Diet May Increase IVF Success Rates, Study Suggests

It seems like we’re constantly hearing new reasons to try the Mediterranean diet, but the latest research might be especially encouraging for women receiving IVF to give the diet a go. A new study found that women who follow the Mediterranean diet in the six months before undergoing the reproductive treatment have a better chance…
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4 Ways Meal Prep Can Help You Lose Weight

We’ve always relied on a freezer stash of heat-and-eat casseroles to help us get a healthy dinner on the table on busy nights. But a growing chorus of home cooks are taking meal prep a step further by preparing and portioning out meals for the whole week — and seeing incredible slimming results. “Meal prep…
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How the F-Factor Diet Uses ‘Cracker Pizzas’ and Wine to Slim Down Your Waist

Dieting can be difficult, especially if you’ve decided to do it all on your own. But a little helpful advice, a few recipes, and a couple of success stories can go a long way. That’s why we decided to speak with F-Factor founder Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, about how to make dieting doable. Unlike other…
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How Eating More Carbs Can Actually Help You Lose Your Winter Weight

Back in our grandmothers’ time, diets naturally shifted in the winter months: Meals were shaped around the potatoes, carrots, onions, and apples stored in the root cellar, hearty beans and grains, and any local farm produce that was canned during the autumn harvest. Nowadays, though, grocery stores have tomatoes, spinach, and berries shipped in year-round…
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13 Keto-Friendly Drinks at Starbucks — Including Frappuccinos

Coffee lovers rejoice: There are dozens of keto Starbucks drinks that will aid your weight-loss goals. Starbuck’s keto drinks can give you a much-needed caffeine boost without the added carbs — but only if you order correctly. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Starbucks keto coffee options to help you get started. Hot Starbucks…