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6 Best Foods for Boosting Your Metabolism

Now, as adults, we usually think of our metabolisms with disappointment. Why can’t it be faster? Well - it can. Read on here to learn the 6 best metabolism-boosting foods.

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Baked Zucchini Chips with Yogurt Dipping Sauce

This fun recipe is yummy enough for kids and delicious enough for adults. It’s perfect for a tray of scrumptious hors d’oeuvres or as a light vegetable side dish served individually or family style.

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6 Top Reasons Why You’re Bloated

While we can dismiss the occasional discomfort, it’s important to recognize that bloating isn’t a part of a healthy digestive system. So, why are you feeling bloated? Read on here to find out!

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6 Healthy Foods That Can Cause Bloating & Discomfort

We often attribute bloating to the less-than-healthy foods we eat, but what about feeling discomfort after eating healthy foods? You’re not going mad – some healthy foods can cause bloating and abdominal discomfort for some.

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Top 6 Supplements That Improve Your Gut Health

We all know how important having a healthy gut is – when it’s even just a little off, it can cause a lot of discomfort and limit our everyday activities. However, improving our gut health can be difficult, especially if you’re already experiencing unpleasant symptoms. Taking supplements can help!

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Top 8 Causes for Diarrhea

Diarrhea is never fun – at its worst, it leaves you feeling sweaty and faint, and at best, it makes straying more than twenty feet from your bathroom feel like a gamble. So, why does it happen? If your stomach has had happier days, read on here to find out why things may have gone south for you, in more ways than one!  

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Top 7 Reasons Why You’re Feeling Constipated

No one likes discussing our bathroom habits, but the truth is there’s a lot your body is telling you when you close that door. Constipation can be worrying at best, and incredibly painful at worst. So, why does it happen? 

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5 Things You Need to Know Are Affecting Your Gut Health

We often think that what we eat is the only thing that impacts our gut health, but this just isn’t the case! If you’ve been feeling bloated recently, it may not just be because you have suddenly developed a food intolerance you didn’t have a month ago. So, what gives? 

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6 Foods You SHOULD Eat When You’re Sick

There’s nothing worse than when you wake up with a blocked-up nose, feeling run down, and realize there’s no denying it – you’re sick. We often run to the cupboard for cold meds, perhaps even treating ourselves to some sugary junk food. After all, you feed a cold, right? Well, yes, but you need to feed the right things.

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How to Hack Your Immune System for Strong Defenses this Flu Season

No one likes getting sick, but we rarely think about how to keep viruses and bacteria at bay until we have an infection. The pandemic has made us all that much more aware of our vulnerabilities, so this winter, why not hack your immune system so you don’t have to endure an unpleasant cold? 

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The Importance of the Right Micronutrient Dose: How to Choose the Right Supplements

It’s essential to get the right dosage of micronutrients, and to ensure we’re looking after our bodies properly, we often choose to take supplements. The problem? We often start taking a cocktail of supplements that leaves us consuming too much of one micronutrient and not enough of the other. 

 

 

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Are Nutritional Deficiencies Affecting Your Hair, Skin, and Nails?

Most of us know that the health of our hair, skin, and nails is strongly linked to what we eat, yet too many of us live with chipping nails, thin hair, and dry skin and just assume that it is genetic. But… is it? According to Dr Nancy, you have a lot of power to improve the health of your skin, hair, and nails. 

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Which Diet & Lifestyle is the Right One? Pitfalls & How to Avoid Them

It seems like there’s always a new food group to avoid, whether it’s dairy, gluten, or all animal products – and there are always people on the opposing side who say that it’s unhealthy to avoid those food groups. So… who’s right? And with so many differing opinions, how do you decide what to believe?   

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What is PCOS, What are the Symptoms, and How is it Treated?

Most women have heard of PCOS, but few know what it is, even though PCOS affects 1-in-10 women. That means you likely know a handful of women who have it, knowingly or not. If you’re struggling with weight gain and other symptoms you believe are just a part of growing older, make sure you read this article next.               

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Why Am I Always Hungry? 7 Things Increasing Your Appetite

Are you always hungry or thinking about your next meal or snack? If so, and you find yourself grazing on food throughout the day, it may not be entirely natural. In fact, what you eat or your habits may be the reason why your mind is always wandering to the pantry – read on here if you’re making any of these 7 mistakes.

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