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Weight Loss: How Long Does It Take To Burn Belly Fat?

01/8Want to get rid of belly fat? Read this For most people looking to lose weight, lugging belly fat remains to be a top complaint. It can also feel like the type of body fat which takes the longest time, and in fact, may be the hardest to go. Hence, often referred to as ‘stubborn’ belly fat. While having some fat is healthy (and needed for vital functioning), the one type of fat which accumulates…

The Worst Days To Start Dieting For Weight Loss

01/4Days when you should not start dieting Beginning a diet to lose weight or improving your health condition can be quite overwhelming. It may be easy to decide to start eating healthy, but where to start is what most people find challenging. It is generally believed that there is no right or wrong day to begin the fitness journey. Whenever you feel mentally prepared to give your best just jump into it. But turns out…

Why were the ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats?

 The ancient Egyptians are famed for their fondness of all things feline. There’s no shortage of cat-themed artifacts — from larger-than-life statues to intricate jewelry — that have survived the millennia since the pharaohs ruled the Nile. The ancient Egyptians mummified countless cats, and even created the world’s first known pet cemetery, a nearly 2,000-year-old burial ground that largely holds cats wearing remarkable iron and beaded collars. But why were cats so highly valued in ancient Egypt? Why, according…

10 Habits of Strong Couples Never to Ignore

You’ve seen those pictures of the cute little elderly couple holding hands and smiling sweetly at one another as they celebrate sixty years of being together. They usually get asked the secret to their long relationship. It’s inspiring.  Many people wonder what strengthens a connection.  So, here are ten habits of strong couples to never ignore. 10 HABITS OF STRONG COUPLES 1 – COMMUNICATE One of the best practices of strong couples is their ability…

Covid-19 vaccine certificates may create ‘two-tier society,’ Equality & Human Rights Commission warns UK

The UK’s ongoing back-and-forth over who’ll be legally required (or able) to take a Covid-19 jab has gotten murkier, as the country’s independent equalities watchdog suggested the certificates might amount to discrimination. The UK’s confusing vaccine rollout – regarding who must get vaccinated to do their job, who needs a shot to travel, and other movement-related controls – has the EHRC concerned the system’s creators could be hauled into court and charged with creating “unlawful,…

3 Ways Your High Protein Diet Is Making You Gain Weight

On your journey to lose weight, you will come across several studies which will suggest how important it is to take a sufficient amount of protein in a day. Protein is the building block of the cell, which helps in muscle growth and increases satiety, thereby keeping you fuller for a longer time. Replacing carbs and fat with more protein-rich foods is considered the most effective way to shed kilos. But protein still contains calories…

Childhood Diet and Exercise Creates Healthier, Less Anxious Adults

Exercise and a healthy diet in childhood leads to adults with bigger brains and lower levels of anxiety, according to new UC Riverside research in mice. Though diet and exercise are consistently recommended as ways to promote health, this study is the first to examine the long-lasting, combined effects of both factors when they are experienced early in life. Any time you go to the doctor with concerns about your weight, almost without fail, they…

GPs advised not to administer AstraZeneca jab until committee reports back

General practitioners across Ireland have been advised not to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to very high-risk patients until the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) reports back on its review of the jab early next week. In an email sent to GPs on Friday, and seen by The Irish Times, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) advised GPs to hold off on AstraZeneca vaccinations until Niac releases its latest recommendation. Niac met last week to consider the findings of the European Medicines Agency…

What does Australia’s new advice on the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine mean and what is the risk?

Experts say the development of blood clots after getting the jab is still an ‘exceedingly rare’ side effect. So what triggered the government’s change in position? Australia’s vaccine rollout is facing a major shake-up after the federal government heeded the advice of its independent health expert advisory body to avoid giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to under-50s amid fears of a potential link to unusual blood clots. The advice will have serious repercussions for Australia’s vaccine rollout strategy,…

Jillian Michaels says she can ‘slow aging’ by eating healthy and exercising no more than 2 hours a week, and experts say she’s on to something

We can “slow aging” by eating healthy and working out, according to the personal trainer Jillian Michaels. The “Biggest Loser” trainer, 47, told the Daily Star over the weekend that while following a nutritious diet and keeping active can bring about health benefits, nailing the two is the key to staying young. Michaels used a car analogy: If you’re eating well but not working out, or vice versa, you’re in “neutral — not rapidly accelerating our chance…