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Not Losing Weight? 5 Mindsets That Slow Weight Loss

Are you constantly trying to lose weight, but never feeling successful? For many of us, shedding those extra pounds feels like an eternal struggle. No matter how much we eat healthy and exercise, the number on the scale won’t budge. If you’re frustrated about not losing weight and don’t know what to do, make sure…

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Hormones and Weight Loss: What You NEED to Know

For years, we’ve been told that losing weight is a simple balance of diet and exercise. Burn more calories than you eat and you’ll lose weight, right? Maybe not. Recent research shows that genetics, hormones and weight loss may be more interconnected than we ever realized. Human bodies are complex organisms. Unsurprisingly, then, there’s a…

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How to Read a Nutrition Label in 9 Numbers

TV personalities, journalists, doctors and dietitians talk constantly about dietary guidelines. The government and private organizations spend a lot of time deciding how much we should eat of various nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Using these amounts, you can (theoretically) design a balanced diet that will give you all the right amounts of all the right…