Fat Burning Science: Metabolism, Medications and Health Risks

How does your body burn fat during ketosis and aerobic exercise? Factors like depression, medications (Neurontin/Celexa), and thyroid levels (TSH) significantly impact your weight loss progress.

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Weight Loss & Spotting

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell

Spotting refers to menstrual bleeding that occurs between a woman's regular periods. Stress, eating disorders and extreme weight loss can all cause menstrual irregularities, such as total cessation of periods, reports Medline Plus.

Does the Belly Burner Belt Help Burn Fat?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell

Ads for the Belly Burner Belt say losing belly fat is as simple as wrapping the belt around your middle. The Belly Burner Belt may be an understandable temptation, especially among middle-age adults who battle the so-called middle-aged spread.

How Does Armour Thyroid Cause Weight Loss?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell

Thyroid (brand name Armour Thyroid) is used to treat an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). Hypothyroidism is a glandular disorder caused by the unsatisfactory production of thyroid hormones.

Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell is a broadcast journalist who began writing professionally in 1980. Her writing focuses on parenting and health, and has appeared in “Spirituality & Health Magazine" and “Essential Wellness.” Hellesvig-Gaskell has worked with autistic children at the Fraser School in Minneapolis and as a child care assistant for toddlers and preschoolers at the International School of Minnesota, Eden Prairie.