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Losing weight can change your whole self-image, helping you feel better about yourself and your appearance. But even when you stick to your weight loss plan and steadily shed excess pounds, belly bloat can spoil your results. How can you get the flat belly you want? Battle the bloat and shrink that belly by avoiding these common causes: 1. Eating Fast When you’re feeling very hungry, you may be so eager to satisfy your appetite that you wolf down your food. But when you eat fast, you tend to swallow a lot of air along with the food. Air in your stomach can noticeably bloat your belly. The excess air will pass or dissipate eventually, but for a few hours it can leave you with a swollen gut. Bonus: Taking time to chew your food thoroughly and eat slowly lets you enjoy the food more and, studies show, discourages overeating. Count your bites, lose weight? Read More 2. Chewing Gum There are lots of reasons for chewing gum. It can refresh your breath, relieve dry mouth and even ...

One of the critical questions to ask whenever reading a medical journal article is, “Who funded the study?” In most journals, researchers are required to identify their sources of funding, so what’s the problem? Well, researchers can obscure the true origin of financial support: They can hide it, disguise it, or even launder the money through a front group. A case in point is a study downplaying the risks of lung cancer that was funded in part by the Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment. That doesn’t sound so bad until you realize it was underwritten by millions of dollars from a tobacco company. There’s no obligation to “disclose a funding source’s source of funding,” which allows “companies to evade financial disclosure requirements” and makes it harder to “follow the money trail.” As I discuss in my video Disclosing Conflicts of Interest in Medical Research , why does the funding source matter? Every single one of eight reviews covering over a ...

Often labeled as a superfood, blueberries are chock-full of antioxidants. But they offer so much more than that. Blueberries contain Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Manganese, which is necessary for the body to build and maintain bone and connective tissue. These yummy little berries are also a good source of dietary fiber when eaten with the skin intact. Nutritious and sweet, blueberry recipes are the perfect go-to for those summer months. Besides being such nutrition powerhouses, blueberries are also quite delicious. Their sweet flavor makes them wildly popular when baked or blended into dishes—or even just used as a yummy topping. They can be served atop oatmeal, yogurt, tarts, baked goods—or even just eaten plain and whole. There are so many healthy ways to incorporate blueberries into your day. While you probably have lots of your own ideas for how to eat more blueberries this summer, we’ve rounded up our favorite blueberry recipes that you’re going to want to add to your list. After a...

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Gardening might not be high on your list of priorities this season but if your mental, physical and emotional health are important to you, it should be. But, there are many gardening benefits that assist with a healthy lifestyle. From boosting your immune system to cutting your risk of heart attack and stroke, a growing body of research suggests that there are a multitude of gardening benefits associated with this simple act. Gardening With Scott: 8 Easy Herbs to Harvest Read More Here are seven gardening benefits that help with healthy living: 1. It relieves stress. Multiple studies suggest that gardening can lower levels of cortisol, the infamous stress hormone. One study published in the Journal of Health Psychology compared the effects of gardening to reading, and found that while each led to decreases in cortisol, decreases were significantly stronger in the gardening group.Other research indicates that gardening also has a positive impact on high blood pressure and gl...