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Foods to Avoid With Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism causes your thyroid gland to produce too much hormone, which speeds your metabolism, leading to interference with your heart health, bone health and moods.

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The Best Foods for Fighting Liver Problems

Whether you have liver disease from drinking too much alcohol, from a virus or from other factors, a healthy diet could help minimize your symptoms, guard against complications and strengthen your overall wellness through treatment and recovery.

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Foods That Stop Flatulence

Passing gas 13 to 21 times per day is normal, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. While flatulence can be bothersome, it's also a natural part of health, usually caused by swallowing air and the breakdown of certain foods in your large intestine.

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Foods to Eat to Fight Dizziness

Dizziness is a perceived sensation of spinning or movement, often accompanied by nausea, confusion and poor balance. Causes may include brain disorders, fluid in the inner ear, motion sickness, diabetes medications, tumors, allergies and infections.

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Foods That Reduce Mucus

Mucus is a thick, slippery substance secreted by glands and cells in your body. While mucus is naturally present in your body and helps protect your respiratory system, excessive mucus production can cause throat discomfort, nasal congestion and, in severe cases, breathing difficulty.

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What Foods Are Bad for Sciatica?

The term sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of your sciatic nerve, which involves your back, buttocks and legs. Potential causes, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, include a slipped disk, tumors, a painful disorder called piriformis, pelvic injuries and degenerative disk disease.

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List of Foods That Don't Cause Gas

Consisting of oxygen, carbon dioxide and other substances, gas is air that moves through your digestive tract, allowing your body to release enzymes to digest food. While foods affect people differently, limiting or avoiding common dietary gas culprits and emphasizing alternatives can help minimize discomfort.

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Good Food to Eat After Cardio

Refueling your body with appropriate food after running, biking or other cardiovascular exercise enhances recovery, staving off fatigue and low blood sugar.

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What Vegetables Don't Cause Gas While Breastfeeding?

A well-balanced diet and proper hydration can help keep you and your breast-feeding baby healthy. Although vegetables provide rich amounts of vital nutrients and water, the American Pregnancy Association recommends avoiding certain varieties to prevent excessive gassiness in your little one.

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How a Pet Can Make or Break Your Relationship

There should be a word for that moment when you realize your relationship is over. For me, that moment could be summarized in one syllable: dog. I adored my foster dog, Zoe, immediately, but my boyfriend really, really didn’t. With that, our bond began crumbling, and months later we broke up.

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Can Walking Be Enough to Reduce Obesity?

Walking is hands-down the easiest form of exercise. So easy, in fact, that you likely do it without even thinking about it. You can walk almost anywhere, and walking provides a broad range of benefits. Unfortunately, researchers and health experts agree that Americans need to be doing a lot more of it.

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How to Avoid Fall Weight Gain

With fall comes changing leaves, pumpkin spice everything and the start of the holiday season. And though it's easy to unknowingly pack on the pounds, it doesn't have to be that way.

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10 Crazy Facts About Our Periods

If you have a uterus, you will spend (on average) more than 2,000 days of your life menstruating. Find out some strange facts about our periods and new innovations that are changing the course of period history for the better.

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8 Unconventional Protein Sources and Tips to Add More Protein to Your Diet

Protein is present in every cell, and it plays an important role in the body’s ability to grow, stay healthy and repair itself. It’s also the most satiating macronutrient, which makes it an especially important part of a diet when you’re trying to lose weight. While protein deficiencies are rare in the U.S.

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