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📌 Eat small quantities at the right time

Ensure that when you eat, the portions are small, even the healthy foods can become a problem to your weight goals if eaten in excess or at the wrong time. Make sure your meals are taken between 9am and 7pm.

📌 Do not skip breakfast

Skipping breakfast will not help you lose weight. You could miss out on essential nutrients and you may end up snacking more throughout the day because you feel hungry.

📌 Eat regular meals

Eating at regular times during the day helps burn calories at a faster rate. It also reduces the temptation to snack on foods high in fat and sugar. Even excessive fasting can contribute to your weight gain.

📌 Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables

Fruit and vegetables are low in calories and fat, and high in fibre which are essential ingredients for successful weight loss. They also contain plenty of vitamins and minerals.

📌 Get more active

Being active is key to losing weight and keeping it off. As well as providing lots of health benefits, exercise can help burn off the excess calories you cannot lose through diet alone.

Find an activity you enjoy and are able to fit into your routine, it doesn't have to be gym alone.

📌 Drink plenty of water

People sometimes confuse thirst with hunger. You can end up consuming extra calories when a glass of water is really what you need.

📌 Eat high fibre foods

Foods containing lots of fibre can help keep you feeling full, which is perfect for losing weight. Fibre is only found in food from plants, such as fruit and vegetables, oats, wholegrain bread, brown rice, beans, peas and lentils.

📌 Use a smaller plate

Using smaller plates can help you eat smaller portions. By using smaller plates and bowls, you may be able to gradually get used to eating smaller portions without going hungry. It takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to tell the brain it's full, so eat slowly and stop eating before you feel full.

📌 Do not avoid foods

Do not avoid any foods from your weight loss plan, especially the ones you like. Banning foods will only make you crave them more. There's no reason you cannot enjoy the occasional treats as long as you don't eat them daily and when you eat them, make sure it is in regulated quantities.

📌 "Do not stock junk food*

To avoid temptation, do not stock junk food such as chocolate, chips , biscuits, crisps, and sweet fizzy drinks at home. Instead, opt for healthy snacks, such as fruit and vegetable salads.

📌 Cut down on alcohol

A standard bottle of beer can contain as many calories as a piece of chocolate. Over time, drinking too much can easily contribute to weight gain.

📌 Plan your meals

Try to plan your breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for the day, making sure you stick to your calorie allowance. You may find it helpful to make a weekly shopping list.

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A stretch mark is a type of scar that develops when your skin stretches or shrinks quickly. The abrupt change causes the collagen and elastin, which support our skin, to rupture. As the skin heals, stretch marks start to appear. Sometimes Stretch marks fade by themselves with time and sometimes they don't. They may commonly appear on your abdomen, buttocks, thighs, arms and breasts.

Common causes of stretch marks include; Hormonal imbalance, genetics, Puberty, Pregnancy, Rapid weight loss or weight gain, rapid muscle growth as a result of working out, corticosteroid creams, etc.

SOME NATURAL REMEDIES
📌Aloe Vera gel
📌Cocoa Butter
📌Shea butter
📌Almond oil
📌Coconut Oil
📌Castor Oil
📌Argan oil
📌Rosehip oil
📌Vitamin E oil
📌 Avocado oil
📌Lemon Oil and cucumber juice mixture

*NOTE:

💥Treating stretch marks the natural way is not an overnight miracle. It will require your time , consistence and patience but the results will be fruitful. Apply the remedies every day for months for results to appear. Mixing more than one of the above could give you faster results.

💥It's difficult to eliminate stretch marks where the skin is still stretched so loosing weight could lead to faster results.

💥You can prevent stretch marks from appearing during pregnancy when you apply remedies during pregnancy rather than waiting to apply after child birth. Avoid use of Castor oil during pregnancy.

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Heartburn is a very common and very unpleasant condition triggered when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. It can make you feel as though someone has lit a small fire in your chest, and it's burning its way up to your neck.

Aside using anti acid medications to help calm the burn, there are natural heartburn remedies and lifestyle changes that may be great to prevent and relieve the condition.

1. NATURAL REMEDIES:

📌Ripe bananas
📌 Activated charcoal
📌Aloe vera juice
📌Chamomile tea
📌Licorice
📌Ash
📌Bicarbonate soda
📌Ginseng root

2. LIFESTYLE CHANGES: 📌Avoid lying down for at least two hours after eating.
   📌Do not eat too much food at once, over filling your stomach is a heartburn trigger.
   📌 Avoid eating foods that are not aligned with your blood group.
   📌Lose belly fat because excess belly fat can press against the stomach, forcing acids up into the esophagus.
   📌 Avoid wearing your belt or pants too tight because tight clothes put added pressure on the abdomen which causes acid reflux.
   📌Avoiding acid stimulating foods such as chocolate, alcohol, spicy foods, citrus fruits, peppermint, caffeine, sodas, chocolate, tomatoes, and high-fat foods as these are very common triggers for heartburn.
   📌While a glass of milk can relieve heartburn and temporarily buffer stomach acid, nutrients in milk, particularly fat, may stimulate the stomach to produce more acid so it's best to avoid it.
   📌 It may sound strange, but chewing gum stimulates the production of saliva, which is an acid buffer. Plus, chewing gum makes you swallow more often, which pushes those nasty acids back out of your esophagus. However, avoid the peppermint flavored gum as this can make the condition worse.
3. WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR:

✔️If you find yourself having heartburn persistently or if you are using antacids for longer than two weeks, it's time to see the doctor. You may have a condition called GERD - gastroesophageal reflux disease or peptic ulcer disease.

✔️Also, see a doctor immediately if you have heartburn with chest pain along with sweating, shortness of breath or pain in the arm or jaw.

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