Weight Loss Strategies: Calorie Burn, Dieting & Fitness Plans

Sustainable weight management is achieved through calorie deficit strategies, metabolic endocrine support, and high-intensity exercise routines.

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10 Tips to Push Past a Weight-Loss Plateau

It's perfectly natural to lose weight one week and lose nothing the next week. Usually, if you stick with your program for a few more days — or even weeks, in some cases — your weight loss will resume. Here are some tips to help you push past this plateau.

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4 Ways to Cure Burning Sensations in the Stomach

The burning sensation you are experiencing in your stomach may be caused by too much stomach acid. Over-the-counter (OTC) antacids are something you can try first. These can often by effective and help to relieve your pain quickly.

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5 Things You Need to Know About the BRAT Diet

The BRAT diet, bananas, rice, applesauce and toast, is the diet of choice for people suffering from diarrhea. This is true for both adults and children. The BRAT diet is low in fiber and residue, which makes it easy on the stomach and gastrointestinal tract.

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5 Five Ways to Add Fiber to Recipes

An easy recipe swap for quick fiber gain is whole wheat flour in place of white, all-purpose flour. Pie crust, bread and delicate baked goods need extra care to make them whole wheat. Other recipes, like certain muffins and cookies, do very well with even complete substitutions of whole wheat flour for white flour.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Excess Gas From Gastric Bypass

Many people with gastric bypass surgery claim that the gas not only builds up, but that it slips out of the body without control. This type of reaction may be embarrassing but it is a lot better than pain that distention can cause from built up gas. Gastric bypass surgery does two things.

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3 Ways to Understand Abnormal Bowel Movements

Bile, mucous and the colors of the foods you eat can all determine the color of your stool. Brown is considered normal, but if you eat a a diet high in leafy green vegetables or foods with green food coloring, your bowel movements may assume a green shade.

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5 Things to Know About the Dangers of Rapid Weight Loss

Maintaining a healthy weight is important to help prevent diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Being overweight puts you at greater risk for many medical conditions and can create unnecessary stress on the joints.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Ceramides

Fat is not always a bad word. While many become obsessed with fat-free and low fat foods and exercise to lose the fat, some important roles in your general health rely on fat.

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3 Ways to Interpret a Burning Sensation in the Head

Something as common as sinusitis can cause burning sensations in your head. If you've been experiencing congestion, facial discomfort, malaise, low-grade fever and inner-ear pressure, you may have a sinus infection.

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4 Ways to Lose Weight With Fruit Smoothies

Fruit smoothies and fresh-juice drinks provide some of the most nutritious options for dieters. A substantial smoothie is an easy way to have a fast meal loaded with vitamins and fiber.

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