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Reduce bloating with Apple Cider Vinegar

How to Reduce Bloating - The Longevity Lab

Bloating is never a good time and can often seem to strike randomly and without warning. For some it’s a rare occurrence but for others it often seems to strike daily after almost every meal. "Very quickly it can make you look like you have a bit of a pooch. There's an enlargement of the abdomen and a sensation of distention," explains Dr. Kyle Staller, a gastroenterologist at Harvard. It’s unpredictability is a result of the complexity of the digestive system, with so many variables at play and with most capable of causing bloating it’s hard to track exactly what...

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Boost you metabolism with Apple Cider Vinegar ACV

How to Boost Your Metabolism - The Longevity Lab

‘You can alter your metabolism.’ True or false? Let’s just say it’s complicated. Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the amount of calories your body naturally burns everyday to carry out the essential chemical processes needed to survive. What it doesn’t include, however, is additional calories burned through exercise and general daily movement. BMR depends on a number of factors: height, age, weight, gender but also relies on a couple of key fundamental truths.   The first truth is that muscle burns more calories than fat. This is because muscle tissue requires more energy to maintain than fat tissue. This...

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