22

Dec

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Beat the Bloat: How to Get a Flat Tummy

Bloating can affect anyone of any size. Even if you don't have weight to lose, you may experience bloating in the tummy that leaves you with a rounded abdomen instead of a flat one. This is a common problem and one that could have several different causes (which we discusse...

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22

Dec

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Need Help Sleeping? Melatonin Has Your Back.

Insomnia - or an inability to fall asleep and/or stay asleep – is being recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a major public health concern. It's estimated that a whopping 50 to 70 million Americans have some type of sleep difficulty.N...

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22

Dec

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Midday Naps: Should You or Shouldn’t You?

Spain is well-known for its siestas: a period of time when businesses close to allow business owners (and patrons) to take some time off to go home rest. In America, our afternoon naps typically end when we advance from Kindergarten to first grade, but maybe that's part of...

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22

Dec

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5 Habits that Guarantee Long-Term Weight Loss

There's a problem with the way the world looks at weight. For many, weight loss is considered a short-term thing. You have a big event coming up, or summer is creeping up on you, so you have to scramble to lose those pounds that you put on during the rest of the year. Or yo...

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22

Dec

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The Age of Sitting: How to Move More at Work (and Why You Want To)

In recent months, there was an article headline that proclaimed that sitting has become the new secondhand smoking. Most of us know that there's a recommendation to exercise at least 30 minutes at least five days a week, but new research is showing that this may not be enou...

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22

Dec

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Water Hacks: Tips to Drink More Water

In the beginning of this month, we explained the reasons WHY drinking water is so important. Yet, even though you know you're supposed to be drinking plenty of water, and you have every intention to do so, you may still fall short of your needs from time to time. First of a...

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22

Dec

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Does the Shoe Fit? How to Choose Athletic Shoes

After a hiatus that lasted longer than expected, you've made the decision to get back into an exercise routine. You’ve already figured out where you’re going to work out (some of you are going back to the gym, while others are choosing an at-home routine); but n...

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22

Dec

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Tips for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Tomorrow starts a brand new year. That means it's time to make big, lofty goals to completely transform yourself as a person, right? Hmmm, not so fast. A new year is a time for a fresh start, but part of the reason that New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap is because...

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22

Dec

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Getting Enough Sleep: The Secret Weapon for Weight Loss

A few weeks ago we discussed how important a good's night sleep is to reaching your weight loss goals. In today’s modern lifestyle, getting a good night’s sleep is getting more and more difficult to come by. There are several reasons for this—high stress l...

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22

Dec

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Getting Familiar with the Paleo Diet

Interest in the Paleo diet is on the rise. Practically everywhere you look, there's Paleo this and Paleo that. Facebook has been inundated with Paleo recipes - and they look darn good! – but is there any merit to the diet (or lifestyle, rather)? Should you cut o...

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