Abdominal fat can be devious, gradually building up over your adult years until you suddenly have an unwanted pooch. Your body stores subcutaneous and visceral fat, both of which add inches to your waistline. Subcutaneous fat hibernates just beneath your skin and you can grasp it with your fingers.
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That extra coat of fat over the belly can be embarrassing and a potential health risk. The Harvard Medical School states that high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease can result from excess fat around your midsection.
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Hair grows approximately 1/2 inch per month, which means it can takes months or years to grow out a short haircut. Whether you are trying to grow out a style that you have grown tired of or want to leave a horrible haircut experience in the past, you must have patience.
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Pressure and friction cause the skin on your feet to thicken and harden as a protective measure. The result is rough skin, corns and calluses. While removal of hard skin is rarely medically necessary, treatment may be desired to ease discomfort or improve appearance.
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Nortriptyline hydrochloride is a medication approved for treating depression in adults. A type of tricyclic antidepressant, nortriptyline is available in generic form and as the brands Aventyl and Pamelor.
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Hair growth is regulated by hormonal changes in the body. These hormones can affect not only how much grows, but whether growth stops and no new hair grows. The processes that regulate how much does or doesn’t grow, and what type of hair grows, can go awry and cause abnormal hair growth, as well.
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You may be able to make your breasts smaller with exercise, if you burn more calories than you consume each day. This is because the breasts are partially made up of fatty tissue. You can't target your breasts for weight loss, though, as it is impossible to spot-reduce fat.
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Western boots require a perfect fit to the foot and leg. And some good wear and tear is the best way to get western boots to fit perfectly.
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Dreadlocks are long ropes of hair made by knotting individual sections and allowing them to harden over a period of months. Although the most common way to wear dreads is long and loose, sometimes you want to pull them out of your face.
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Statins, bile acid sequestrants, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, fibrates and niacin are all types of cholesterol medications your doctor can prescribe. Each of these drugs has its own side effects, some more common than others. Although weight loss is rare, it is a possible side effect you should be aware of.
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The hamstrings are three muscles on the back of your thigh. Hamstring injury is due to overuse or trauma. One of the factors in hamstring strain is an imbalance between the hamstrings and the quadriceps muscles. Massage can help to prevent hamstring injuries by balancing the muscles on the front and back of the leg.
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When pores become clogged with dirt, oil and bacteria, tiny bumps called comedones appear. After exposure to the air and other pollutants, the tiny white dots will darken, becoming unsightly blackheads.
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When you have bad knees, it can be difficult to find weight loss exercises that accomplish the goal you want but don’t hurt your knees. Conditions like osteoarthritis can make weight-bearing exercises difficult, as can acute injury or knee replacement.
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Levothyroxine is a synthetic thyroid hormone prescribed to treat low thyroid function, also known as hypothyroidism. Part of your endocrine system, your thyroid gland is located at the base of your throat and creates the hormones that control how quickly you use both oxygen and energy -- the basis of your metabolism.
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While children might know garlic only as a seasoning that gives you bad breath and keeps away vampires, many adults know the antioxidant-rich herb as a natural way to treat and prevent numerous medical conditions.
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Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays a role in more than 300 functions in your body, many related to the way you metabolize energy. As a mineral, it has no calories and can't directly cause you to gain weight.
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Orange peel extract is derived from what is known as the Seville orange, bitter orange or Citrus aurantium. Orange peel has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine and in the Amazon as an herbal remedy for indigestion and nausea, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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Weight loss is helpful for lowering your disease risk, but if you go about it the wrong way, you may end up with a higher body fat percentage than when you started.
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Diets are often viewed as a temporary solution to your weight problem -- which is why most diets fail. Instead of looking for a quick fix, you may have more success at losing weight and keeping it off if you take your time doing it. You can lose up to 32 pounds by following a healthy 16-week weight-loss diet plan.
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Daily fluctuations in your weight on the scale are completely normal. What you ate, your hormones, how hard you worked out, your hydration levels -- all influence what the number reveals. Your weight can fluctuate by as much as five pounds in either direction from one day to the next.
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