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How To Get Rid of Menopause Belly Fat | From hot flashes, to night sweats, to mood swings, perimenopause and menopause can cause many uncomfortable symptoms. Many women gain weight during the transition to menopause, particularly around their midsection, which can lead to metabolic syndrome and other health-related conditions. The good news is that it IS possible to lose weight after menopause, and this post includes lifestyle changes plus diet and exercise tips to help!

13 Tips to Prevent and Get Rid of Menopause Belly Fat

How to Reduce Cortisol Levels Naturally | Symptoms of high cortisol range from insomnia and fatigue, to belly bloat and weight gain, to IBS and high blood pressure and more. If you suspect you have an imbalance in your stress hormones and want natural tips to help lower cortisol secretion so you can sleep better, lose weight, and improve your health, this post is for you! We're sharing everything you need to know about cortisol, along with 9 natural ways to reduce it and live your best life!

How to Reduce Cortisol Levels Naturally: 9 Diet & Lifestyle Tips

30 Summer Drinks Under 200 Calories | If you're looking for easy and refreshing drink recipes you can enjoy when the weather is hot, these ideas will inspire you! We've included a mix of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drink recipes, and they're all under 300 calories, allowing you to indulge without sabotaging your weight loss and fitness goals and progress. Say goodbye to plain and boring vodka drinks and tequila drinks and give these low calorie summer cocktails and mocktails a try!

Cocktails and Mocktails: 30 Summer Drinks Under 200 Calories

8 Bedtime Workout Routines For Weight Loss and Sleep | Can't find time to exercise during the day? Want a quick and easy routine you can do before bed to help you tighten and tone your body without compromising your sleep? Perfect for beginners and beyond, these evening workout routines are the perfect pre-bed at home exercises to help you meet your weight loss goals when you're pressed for time. If you want a flat stomach, toned legs, and strong core, take the challenge!

8 Bedtime Workout Routines For Weight Loss and Better Sleep

How to Detox Your Armpits | If you want to know how to do an armpit detox - and why you should do one - this post is for you! Switching to natural deodorant is a process, but there are so many health benefits, from detoxing your body to reducing odor and more. Applying an armpit mask is a great way to start as it helps neutralize odor and reduce skin irritation. We're sharing our favorite DIY homemade bentonite clay armpit mask as well as tips to help lighten dark armpit skin!

How to Detox Your Armpits: 8 Tips and Health Benefits

30 Summer Salads for Weight Loss | If you're looking for easy and filling summer salad recipes that will help with your weight loss goals, we're curated the best of the best! Made with fresh ingredients, these healthy ideas are perfect for BBQ get togethers, and you can easily increase the size of the recipes for a crowd. We've included tons of ideas, from keto to vegan, cold to warm, pasta to fruit, and they make great leftovers and packable lunches!

Clean and Green: 30 Summer Salads For Weight Loss

How to Reduce Stress Naturally | If you're looking for tips and ways to reduce your stress levels, this post has tons of practical ideas you can implement today! While yoga, deep breathing exercises, journalling, and meditation are common stress reducers, there are lots of other effective ways to destress at home. From calming foods and exercise to essential oils and sleep, these stress relieving activities offer natural ways to relieve stress, reduce tension, and combat anxiety fast!

How to Reduce Stress Naturally: 13 Tips and Hacks

How to Become a Morning Person | If you're looking for tips and hacks to help you transform yourself from a night owl into someone who wakes up early for school, for work, or with kids, this post is for you! We're sharing small habits and lifestyle changes you can start making TODAY to help you become an early riser without a super early bedtime, elaborate morning routines, and endless cups of coffee. Being a morning person is surprisingly easy - the trick is not to overthink it!

How to Become a Morning Person: 11 Tips & Hacks

11 Healthy Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes | If you follow a gluten-free diet to help manage the symptoms of celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, this post has tons of simple and easy desserts to help satisfy your sweet tooth! This post includes lots of options for every palate and dietary need, including super fast no bake options, desserts with 5 ingredients (or less), healthy, sugar free, low carb, low calorie, keto friendly, and vegan desserts, and so much more!

33 Simple and Delicious Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes Worth Trying

Thirty 30-Day Spring Challenge Ideas to Try | Spring is the perfect time to check in with your resolutions, measure your progress, and adjust or set new goals. Whether you want to lose your winter weight through healthy eating, train for a 5K, practice mindfulness, commit to self-care, or tackle your spring cleaning list, we're sharing tons of simple and creative ways you can break big goals down into manageable 30-day challenges to keep your motivation up.

Reboot Your Life: Thirty 30-Day Spring Challenge Ideas to Try

27 Gluten-Free Italian Recipes | Whether you have a gluten intolerance or full-blown celiac disease, it doesn't mean you need to give up your favorite Italian foods! This post has everything you need to satisfy your cravings, including resources to teach you how to make gluten-free pasta and tons of delicious Italian-inspired gluten-free recipes. From lasagna, calzones, and Italian meatballs, to tortellini, gnocchi, and ravioli, to panna cotta, tiramisu, and cannoli, these recipes are delish!

Che Buono: 27 Gluten-Free Italian Recipes We Love

50 Gluten-Free Recipes for Kids | If your child has a gluten intolerance or full-blown celiac disease, you'll love this collection of easy and tasty recipes! We've curated 10 recipes each for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts, many of which are both dairy and gluten free. And if you're looking for sandwiches lunchbox ideas, there are so many options to choose from, including pizza twists, sausage rolls, pretzel bites, cheerios snack mix, apple fries and gluten-free chicken fingers!

Homemade with Love: 50 Gluten-Free Recipes for Kids

12 Magnesium-Rich Foods | If you suspect you or your kids have a magnesium deficiency, this post has lots of helpful information! We're sharing the signs, symptoms, and common causes of low magnesium, and the health benefits of adding magnesium to your daily diet - either through supplement or food. And if you're looking for natural remedies, we've included a list of 12 foods that are high in magnesium, including vegan, vegetarian, and keto options!

Hypomagnesemia 101: 12 Magnesium-Rich Foods to Help You Feel Better

26 Calcium Rich Foods For Bone Health | Whether you're looking for calcium rich foods for women or for men who follow a vegan diet, for toddlers who are picky eaters, and/or for kids who follow a dairy free diet due to foods sensitivities or allergies, this post is for you! We're sharing some background information on hypocalcemia / calcium deficiency, including signs, symptoms, causes, risk factors, and the role of vitamin D, plus a list of foods that are delicious and high in calcium!

26 Calcium Rich Foods To Eat For Better Bone Health

11 Cold Weather Running Tips and Hacks for Beginners | If you're new to winter running and want to know what to wear, how to choose the right gear, which running accessories you need, and tips to stay warm and dry so you don't get a chill, this post is for you! Dressing for the cold weather is key, and we'll teach you everything you need to know, from layering your outfit, to choosing the right socks and shoes, to staying dry and altering your route and training schedule, and more!

11 Cold Weather Running Tips and Hacks for Beginners

48 Celiac Disease Recipes | If you're looking for a collection of easy and delicious gluten-free recipes for yourself (or for kids), we've curated the best of the best! From breakfast, to lunch, to dinner, to snacks and desserts, these recipe ideas will not disappoint. We've also included a list of foods to eat and avoid on the celiac disease diet to help you create a grocery list and meal plan, as well as a little background info including the symptoms and causes of celiac disease.

Celiac Disease Diet: 48 Gluten-Free Recipes for Beginners

How to Get Rid of a Crick in the Neck | If you're looking for remedies for a crick in the neck, this post has you covered! While neck and shoulder pain caused by a crick usually goes away on its own in a few days, there are stretches, exercises, and other natural remedies you can try for fast relief. And if you want to know how to sleep with a crick in the neck, we're sharing tons of tips and tricks to help reduce inflammation and relax your muscles for a good night of restorative sleep.

How to Get Rid of a Crick in the Neck: 12 Tips and Remedies

9 Natural Colic Remedies | If you're a breast-feeding or bottle-feeding mama looking for tips, tricks, and remedies to help you and your newborn survive colic, this post has lots of helpful information, including the signs, symptoms, and causes of colic. From holding and swaddling, to dietary and formula changes, to movement and noise, we're sharing the best ideas to try for quick relief, allowing you and your babe to return to a place of calm asap.

Surviving Colic: 9 Natural Colic Remedies that Actually Work

7 Natural Nose Bleed Remedies That Work | If you want to know how to stop nose bleeding at home naturally, we've got tips and tricks to help! We're sharing lots of helpful information, including what causes nose bleeds, how to prevent nose bleeds, and our best home remedies to stop a nose bleed fast. Whether you're looking for tips to stop nose bleeds in kids or adults, we've got you covered!

Fast and Effective: 7 Natural Nose Bleed Remedies That Work

7 Natural Remedies for Shingles | If you're looking for natural treatments to manage the itching and pain of shingles, this post is for you! We're sharing some background information (what is shingles? what causes shingles? how can I prevent shingles?) as well as the best homemade DIY shingles relief treatments to help you feel better sooner. Whether you have shingles on the side of your torso or on your forehead, face, or neck, these tips work!

Natural Remedies for Shingles: 7 Home Treatments that Help

21 Eggless Cake Recipes | If you and/or your kids are allergic to eggs like I am, and you're on the hunt for simple and easy homemade egg free cake recipes, this post is just what you need! We've curated the best of the best, including a range of different types of cakes for every palate and dietary need. Whether you prefer something simple like vanilla or chocolate cake, or want something extravagant like red velvet, banana, or mango cake, these recipes are healthy, easy, moist, and delicious!

21 Delicious Eggless Cake Recipes You’ll Wish You Tried Sooner