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The Health Benefits of Ginger
Ginger has been used for thousands years to treat a variety of conditions, including: Nausea and vomiting
Morning sickness
Seasickness/motion sickness
Dizziness
Intestinal gas
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The Skinny on How to Lose Weight & Keep it Off!
Trying to lose weight can feel absolutely overwhelming. With so much information out there and so many conflicting ideas about weight loss, it can...
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Low Carb Diets: The Risks & Benefits
Low-carb diets are diet plans that restrict carbohydrate consumption for weight loss. Foods high in carbohydrates, such as bread and pasta are restricted and replaced with...
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Are You Carbohydrate Sensitive?
There is an array of diets out there and just looking at the promises they make can make your head spin. Many diets have come to...
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Types of Carbs: What are Good & Bad Carbs
Your carbohydrates should mainly be made up of unrefined complex starchy and fibrous carbohydrates. Limit refined carbohydrates as much as you can (sugar, sweets, etc.). Unrefined complex carbohydrates should...
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Can Eating 5 Small Meals Help You Lose Weight?
It takes about 3 hours to fully digest a meal. After a meal food is broken down into sugar,the sugar then travels through the...
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The Best Carbs to Eat for Weight Loss
Besides providing energy, foods containing carbohydrate are typically packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals. Carbs fuel our muscles and brain, and supply the...
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Cheat Meals: How to Cheat on Your Diet
Everyone has a diet danger time. A time during the day or the week that you are most likely to stray off your diet....
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How Protein Helps Weight Loss
Contrary to carbohydrates and fats, which are primarily energy sources, proteins play vital roles within the body: building, repairing and providing the structural building...
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Best Macronutrient Ratio for Weight Loss
All your meals should consist of: Lean Protein (e.g. Chicken, fish, egg whites)
Complex fibrous carbohydrate (broccoli, salad)
Complex starchy carbohydrate (brown rice) If you...
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Good Fats & Bad Fats: What You Need to Know
Fat is incredibly calorie dense. That means that per gram it has more calories in it than either carbohydrates, protein or even alcohol. Fat...
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Coffee Boosts Weight Loss
Caffeine taken 45-60 minutes before exercise can facilitate a shifting to burn more fat and less glycogen. It increases the breakdown of fat, freeing fatty acids,...
