Category: Points of interest

Lose Belly

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When many people think of losing weight, one of the first things that comes to mind is getting a totally toned and taut tummy. After all, who doesn’t want to be able to slip into a pair of jeans without having to deal with a muffin top? Plus, losing belly fat is a surefire way to improve your health: Research links a larger waist size to heart disease, diabetes, and even some cancers. That said, we hate to break it to you, but doing hundreds of crunches every day isn’t the best way to lose belly fat. In fact, exercises that promote spot reduction just don’t exist.


BY LEAH GROTH AND MEGHAN RABBIT

15 Best Exercises to Lose Belly Fat – How to Burn Belly Fat Fast (womansday.com)

Berries, Did You Know?

Berries are rich antioxidants that can help fight degenerative eye disorders. They also help your vision improve. Also, they can give prevention to eye disorders caused by avoiding swelling of the lenses and possibly increasing the risk of free radical damage to the eyes.

Gluten-Free Grains Maybe You Did Not Know

Gluten is in wheat, barley, rye, and triticale—and, of course, all of the many forms of wheat, such as bulgur, durum, einkorn, emmer, farina, farro, graham, Kamut, semolina, spelt, and wheatberries.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/9-gluten-free-grains-you-should-know-about/ar-AAN1dSL?ocid=msnews

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Nutrient Deficiencies

Women who are athletes may be more susceptible to certain nutrient deficiencies (such as iron, calcium, and vitamin D) than men, according to new research.

This may be because female athletes are more likely to be restrictive with their eating, which can lead to greater risk for deficiencies.

If you’re not sure you’re on the right track, it can help to talk with a dietitian who specializes in sports performance. Or, when it comes to your diet, focus on getting more nutrients rather than fewer calories.

BY ELIZABETH MILLAR

Nutrient Deficiencies | Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency in Women (womansday.com)
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Worst Coffee Creamer

Your favorite coffee creamer is a little touch of comfort that also makes mornings a little more bearable—and it’s just a drop, right? 

Krissy Gasbarre 
Slide 1 of 6: Your favorite coffee creamer is a little touch of comfort that also makes mornings a little more bearable—and it's just a drop, right? If you've secretly been wondering whether your favorite coffee creamer is actually as harmless as you hope, a dietitian has analyzed the nutrition facts of over a dozen brands to help you determine. Now, she reveals a few of the most noteworthy, including the one well-known creamer that you might need a wakeup call about… along with suggestions for some healthier, while also appealing, selections (plus, a little good news for every creamer fan).Keep reading to learn which coffee creamer brand a dietitian says you may want to avoid. Also check out the 10 decaf coffee brands that contain a harmful chemical, according to a recent analysis.
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The #1 Worst Coffee Creamer on Shelves, Says Dietitian (msn.com)

Wonderful World!

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 Evans Baudin’s photo of a whale shark giving a friendly ride to some suckerfish won the top prize in Scuba Diving magazine’s 2020 Through Your Lens underwater photography contest.

http://edition.cnn.com/http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/underwater-photography-through-your-lens-2020/index.html

Want Another Reason To Give Up Diet Soda?

Drinking This Once a Day Can Triple Your Stroke Risk, Study Finds

More than three quarters of first-time stroke patients have high blood pressure, the American Heart Association (AHA) reports. Their data shows that 77 percent of first-time stroke suffers’ have blood pressure higher than 140/90 mmHg, whereas normal is considered less than 120/80 mmHg, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Kali Coleman 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/drinking-this-once-a-day-can-triple-your-stroke-risk-study-finds

Slide 2 of 5: Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine looked at the long-term health impact of drinking artificially sweetened beverages, publishing their results in 2017 in the journal Stroke. The researchers analyzed nearly 3,000 participants over the age of 45 for strokes over the course of 10 years, gauging their beverage intake through a food-frequency questionnaire. According to their findings, the participants who drank at least one diet soda a day were nearly twice as likely to have a stroke than those who didn't drink diet soda, but they were three times as likely to develop an ischemic stroke, in particular."Our study provides further evidence to link consumption of artificially sweetened beverages with the risk of stroke, particularly ischemic stroke," the researchers said.
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Effects Of Exercising 10 Minutes Daily

It’s been a very, very long time since I’ve been in middle school. But to this day, the thought of exercising takes me straight back to P.E. classes where we had to run timed miles around the track for what felt like an eternity. Working out still feels like it requires lots of time and effort.

Jessie Van Amburg 

Secret Side Effects of Exercising 10 Minutes a Day, Says Science (msn.com)