Fr0m Women’sHealth: “Many so-called ‘healthy’ products line store shelves”

Those fat free cookies you bought yesterday might be aiding you in weight GAIN.  Here is a GREAT article in knowing how to REALLY know if health food products are really healthy.  Read full article here.

Time for an educational post about our fitness–today, we will focus on our stomachs!  Do you know the answers to these questions?  Find the answers to these questions, from Dr. Joseph Levy, below:

Myth or Fact…

1. Digestion takes place primarily in the stomach.

2.If you cut down on your food intake, you’ll eventually shrink your stomach so you won’t be as hungry.

3. Thin people have naturally smaller stomachs than people who are heavy.

4. Exercises like sit-ups or abdominal crunches can reduce the size of your stomach.

5. Foods that contain insoluble fiber (which does not dissolve in water) cause less gas and bloating than foods with soluble fiber (which does dissolve in water).

6. One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose as little as 2 to 3 pounds.

7. Eating before bed can make you gain weight faster than if you eat the same foods during the day.

8. A 200-calorie snack of peanut butter and crackers is more likely to control your appetite than just eating 200 calories’ worth of crackers.

9. Myth or Fact: Beans cause everyone to make excess gas, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Continue reading for answers!

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