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one of my favorite belly fat loss workouts
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Deb Rankin

Belly Fat Loss Workouts

If you’re having trouble shedding belly fat and getting a toned stomach, you’re not alone. Although you might automatically think that you need to do endless crunches, research has shown that spot-training exercises are not the best belly fat loss workouts. https://www.prevention.com/fitness/g20459708/best-workouts-to-target-belly-fat/ While crunches and other targeted routines can help strengthen your core, there are

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green veggie
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Deb Rankin

Green Veggie Barley Bowl

This green veggie barley bowl is one of my favorite new recipes. It’s a meatless meal packed with flavor, nutrition, and bright colors. A nutrient-packed, delicious meatless meal     Foods to Eat to Lose Belly Fat A recipe like this green veggy barley bowl may promote belly fat loss in several ways: Soluble fiber

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Deb Rankin

Transplant A Green Veggie Harvest

A green veggie harvest can give you more than salads for your table. Did you know gardening is good for your health? Researchers in Japan and the UK say gardening is linked to less depression and anxiety, lower body mass, more life satisfaction and sense of community. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.pmedr.2016.11.007 Here’s a short video that has it

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foods to eat to lose belly fat
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Deb Rankin

Foods to Eat to Lose Belly Fat

I remember the excitement when diet sodas called Fresca and Tab first showed up in stores. I remember when saccharin was replaced by aspartame, and then aspartame was replaced by sucralose as the great solution to obesity. Yet here, in the USA, obesity continues to increase. It affects us at younger ages than ever before.

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Belly Fat Health RIsks
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Deb Rankin

Three Reasons to Calculate Waist Hip Ratio

It’s Not About How You Look in a Swim Suit My three worries about belly fat come from health risks associated with excess belly fat. You can get an indicator of those risks if you calculate waist hip ratio. I believe in loving yourself as you are and honoring your body. When you let go

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Green Veggie homegrown
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Deb Rankin

A Green Veggie Harvest

One way to make sure you always have vegetables on hand is to grow green veggies yourself! Unwind by tending your garden, lower the carbon footprint of what you eat, and enjoy a fantastic fresh vegetable harvested the day you eat it! Here’s a video showing how I start seeds for kale. Best Greens to

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Kayaking on Lake Dillon is one of my favorite belly fat loss workouts
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Deb Rankin

What To Do If You Want Better Belly Fat Loss Workouts

I like exercise that’s fun. I want belly fat loss workouts that don’t make me train for hours or do tons of sit ups or crunches. In fact, overly stressful workouts can elevate blood cortisol levels and shift metabolism toward increased belly fat. Not what you want, right? Me neither. So I made this video

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A nature affirmation to reduce stress
Affirmations for Good Health
Deb Rankin

A Nature Affirmation to Reduce Stress

Studies show that a walk in the forest helps your body reduce stress more than a walk on a busy city street. Even looking at videos or pictures of forests helps lower stress! High levels of stress, and the corresponding high blood levels of stress hormones such as cortisol, probably contribute to belly fat in

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From Deborah Rankin, RD

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