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Mar 20, 2017 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Not for Distribution to a United States Newswire or for Dissemination in the United States

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 20, 2017) - Sarama Resources Limited (SWA) ("Sarama" or the "Company") announced today that it has completed its previously announced warrant exercise incentive program (the "Incentive Program"). The Incentive Program was implemented to encourage the early exercise of warrants originally issued between May 30 and July 4, 2014 (collectively, the "Original Warrants"), each exercisable at C$0.20.

Since the announcement of the Incentive Program on February 16, 2017, an aggregate of 7,263,333 Original Warrants have been exercised, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of C$1,452,666.60. The proceeds from the early exercise of the Original Warrants will be used to advance the exploration of the Company's resource properties and to fund administrative expenses.

In connection with the Incentive Program, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,615,040 incentive warrants, exercisable until March 17, 2019 at a price of C$0.35 each to acquire an aggregate of 3,615,040 additional common shares of the Company ("Incentive Warrants").

Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd. ("Sun Valley") is a related party of the Company as a result of owning approximately 15% of the Company's outstanding Shares. Sun Valley exercised an aggregate of 2,500,000 Original Warrants and received an aggregate of 1,250,000 Incentive Warrants. Mr. Andrew Dinning, a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company exercised 500,000 Original Warrants and received an aggregate of 250,000 Incentive Warrants. Mr. Sean Harvey, the Chairman of the Company exercised 400,000 Original Warrants and received an aggregate of 200,000 Incentive Warrants. Other directors and executive officers of the Company exercised a combined 231,833 Original Warrants and received an aggregate of 115,916 Incentive Warrants.

The participation in the Incentive Program by, and issuance of Incentive Warrants to Sun Valley and the Company's directors and executive officers constituted a "related party transaction" as defined in Canadian Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions, which has been adopted by the TSX Venture Exchange pursuant to its Policy 5.9 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (the "61-101 Policy"). However, the Incentive Program is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of such instrument and policy, as the Company's Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and, in respect of the minority shareholder approval requirement, neither the fair market value of the additional Incentive Warrants, nor the consideration to be received for the Incentive Warrants exceeds 25% of the Company's market capitalization.

ABOUT SARAMA RESOURCES LTD

Sarama Resources Ltd (SWA) is a West African focused gold explorer with substantial landholdings in Burkina Faso. Sarama is focused on consolidating under-explored landholdings in Burkina Faso and other established mining jurisdictions.

Sarama's flagship properties are situated within the Company's South Hound Project area in south-west Burkina Faso. Located within the prolific Hound greenstone belt, Sarama's exploration programs have built on significant early success to deliver an inferred mineral resource estimate of 2.1 Moz gold1,2 Acacia Mining plc is earning up to a 70% interest in the South Hound Project by satisfying certain conditions, including funding earn-in expenditures of up to US$14 million, over a 4-year earn-in period and may acquire an additional 5% interest, for an aggregate 75% interest in the Project, upon declaration of a minimum mineral reserve of 1.6 million ounces of gold.

Sarama holds a 31% participating interest in the Karankasso Project Joint Venture ("JV")3 which is situated adjacent to the Company's South Hound Project in Burkina Faso and is a JV between Sarama and Savary Gold Corp. ("Savary"). Savary is the operator of the JV and in October 2015, declared a maiden inferred mineral resource estimate of 671,000 ounces of contained gold4, 5 at the Karankasso Project JV.

Sarama has also agreed to acquire a 100% interest in the Bondi gold deposit from Orezone Gold Corporation (refer news release May 24, 2016). Bondi has a historical estimate of mineral resources of 0.3Moz Au (measured and indicated) and 0.1Moz Au (inferred)6,7.

Together, the South Hound Project, Bondi deposit and the Karankasso Project form a cluster of advanced gold deposits, within trucking distance of one another, which potentially offers a development option for a multi-source fed central processing facility in the southern Hound Belt region of Burkina Faso.

Incorporated in 2010, the Company's Board and management team have a proven track record in Africa and a strong history in the discovery and development of large-scale gold deposits. Sarama is well positioned to build on its current success with a sound exploration strategy across its property portfolio.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information in this news release that is not a statement of historical fact constitutes forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information includes statements regarding the gross proceeds expected to be received by the Company, the Company's intentions for the use of proceeds from the exercise of the Original Warrants, plans for drilling and geochemical and geophysical surveys at the South Hound Project, the Earn-In Agreement with Acacia, including the amounts that may be spent on exploration and interests in the South Hound Project that may be earned by Acacia upon making certain expenditures and estimating a minimum reserve, the potential to expand the present oxide component of the Company's existing estimated mineral resources, and future exploration plans. Actual results, performance or achievements of the Company may vary from the results suggested by such forward-looking statements due to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such factors include, among others, that the business of exploration for gold and other precious minerals involves a high degree of risk and is highly speculative in nature; Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves, they do not have demonstrated economic viability, and there is no certainty that they can be upgraded to Mineral Reserves through continued exploration; few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines; geological factors; the actual results of current and future exploration; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated, as well as those factors disclosed in the Company's publicly filed documents. There can be no assurance that any mineralisation that is discovered will be proven to be economic, or that future required regulatory licensing or approvals will be obtained. However, the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, Acacia's continued funding of exploration activities, the Company's ability to carry on its exploration activities, the sufficiency of funding, the timely receipt of required approvals, the price of gold and other precious metals, that the Company will not be affected by adverse political events, the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner and the ability of the Company to obtain further financing as and when required and on reasonable terms. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

Sarama does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

QUALIFIED PERSONS' STATEMENT

Scientific or technical information in this news release that relates to the preparation of the Company's mineral resource estimate for the South Hound Project is based on information compiled or approved by Adrian Shepherd. Adrian Shepherd is an employee of Cube Consulting Pty Ltd and is considered to be independent of Sarama Resources Ltd. Adrian Shepherd is a Chartered Professional Member in good standing of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralisation under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Adrian Shepherd consents to the inclusion in this news release of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.

Scientific or technical information in this news release that relates to the preparation of the Karankasso Project's mineral resource estimate is based on information compiled or approved by Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa. Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa are employees of P&E Mining Consultants Inc. and are considered to be independent of Savary Gold Corp. and Sarama Resources Ltd. Antoine Yassa is a member in good standing of the Ordre des Gologues du Qubec and Eugene Puritch is a member in good standing of Professional Engineers Ontario. Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa have sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralisation under consideration and activity which they are undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa consent to the inclusion in this news release of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.

Scientific or technical information in this news release, in respect of the Bondi gold deposit relating to mineral resource and exploration information drawn from the Technical Report prepared for Orezone on that deposit has been approved by Guy Scherrer. Guy Scherrer is an employee of Sarama Resources Ltd and is a member in good standing of the Ordre des Gologues du Qubec and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralisation under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Guy Scherrer consents to the inclusion in this report of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.

1 43.0 Mt @ 1.5 g/t Au (reported above cut-off grades ranging 0.3-2.2 g/t Au, reflecting the mining methods and processing flowsheets assumed to assess the likelihood of the inferred mineral resources having reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction) 2 The effective date of the Company's inferred mineral resource estimate is February 4, 2016. For further information regarding the mineral resource estimate please refer to the technical report titled "NI 43-101 Independent Technical Report South Hound Project Update, Bougouriba and Ioba Provinces, Burkina Faso", dated March 31, 2016. The technical report is available under Sarama Resources Ltd.'s profile on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com. 3 Sarama has 31% and Savary has 69% ownership interests. 4 9.2 Mt @ 2.3 g/t Au (at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off) 5 The effective date of the Karankasso Project JV mineral resource estimate is October 7, 2015. For further information regarding the mineral resource estimate please refer to the technical report titled "Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Karankasso Project, Burkina Faso", dated October 7, 2015. The technical report is available under Savary Gold Corp's profile on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com. 6 4.1Mt @ 2.1g/t Au for 282,000 oz Au (measured and indicated) and 2.5Mt @ 1.8g/t Au for 149,700 oz Au (inferred), reported at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off 7 The effective date of the historical estimate of the Bondi deposit mineral resource estimate is February 20, 2009. For further information regarding the mineral resource estimate please refer to the technical report titled "Technical Report on the Mineral Resource of the Bondigui Gold Project", dated February 20, 2009. The technical report is available under Orezone Gold Corporation's profile on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com.

For further information on the Company's activities, please contact: Andrew Dinning or Lui Evangelista e: info@saramaresources.com t: +61 (0) 8 9363 7600

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A stroke nearly ended Clarence Youngs horse riding days, until a Tarleton State University physical training program put him back in the saddle.

Results are impressive, says Dr. Joe Priest, who runs the Tarleton Laboratory for Wellness and Motor Behavior (LWMB). The longtime Stephenville plumber, who suffered a stroke about three years ago, was told by specialists that his horseback riding days were over. Thanks to Team Kinesiology (TK)the students in the LWMBYoung has overcome that prediction.

His story, and many others, is told in Priests newly released book, After Everybody Else Gave Up. In it, the Tarleton professor of kinesiology chronicles the success of a unique training program thats changing lives and restoring hope.

The book documents stories of clients in wheelchairs who, with time in Tarletons LWMB and a resolve to improve, have left on their own two feet.

Participants with frozen shoulders and arms have regained the functional ability to lift their hands above their heads.

Some call it an exercise program, others rehabilitation. Priest and his team define the training program as science paired with a strong will to overcome. Those benefiting the most by what takes place daily in Tarletons LWMB call it a second chance.

For more than 20 years, Priest and TK have helped people with complications from stroke, neurological disorders or spinal cord injuries. The clients coming to the LWMB enjoy a renewed quality of life after exhausting health care benefits and being told by medical experts that their situation is hopeless.

Case studies in After Everybody Else Gave Up include that of Dr. Neal Sutherland, a physician who travels 60 miles roundtrip to work with TK.

Sutherland does 1,000 or more revolutions per day500 forward, 500 backwardthree days a week on a direct-drive, energy-regeneration bike, an activity his medical colleagues find remarkable for someone whos suffered a major stroke. He also completes 2,500 stepsequal to 1.5 milesdaily on a NuStep Recumbent Trainer, which allows him to move his legs and arms simultaneously.

I was a physician for 30 years and never saw the results Ive seen here, Sutherland said of his LWMB experience. Im amazed by my own improvement. Ive gained more mobility than I ever thought possible, improved my sense of well-being and learned that a stroke doesnt have to steal some of the best years of your life.

The training program is designed to work the entire body, including the weakest partsthe ones some doctors and physical therapists say can never be used again, explains Priest, LWMB founder and director. Under Priests guidance, team membersundergraduate students typically with more than 100 university credit hourshelp develop and supervise physical workout programs based on each clients specific needs and personal goals.

Unlike conventional therapeutic activities that incorporate brief periods of warm up, activity and cool downoften in isolation from other patients with a single trainerwe provide low-intensity training that often lasts three hours or more per session and takes place in a team environment, Priest said. Clients continue the workouts for as long as needed, and theres no charge. The only requirement is a physicians consent.

The impressive results show that regimented, persistent training can extend health care beyond expected medical and therapy results, Priest said of his work. As a prototype, the lab could be the basis for a significant change in health care, producing major cost-savings.

With the release of my new book, I am hopeful that the breakthroughs were experiencing at Tarleton soon will become the norm for treating those with catastrophic injuries, he said.

After Everybody Else Gave Up is available through Amazon.

According to Dr. Owen Schipplein of Schipplein & Associates, Inc.located in in Hammond, Indianawho reviewed the book, The health care industry and insurance industry should take note of a team willing to think beyond conventional wisdom and a team that dared to explore the resurgence of the body with the healing potential of the will in concert with the applied principles of kinesiology, biomechanics and engineering.

While the labs goal is to improve the quality of life for participants, the end result is not only an increased quality of life but one that is seasoned with hope and encouragement, he wrote.

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Laura Jarvis shed eight stone and bagged herself a boyfriend after cutting certain foods out of her diet.

The 31-year-old from Belfast, Northern Ireland, weighed a whopping 18st and wore a size 22 dress after her addiction to pickled onion crisps left her piling on the pounds.

Due to her bulging waistline, Laura's confidence plummeted and she spent years alone without a partner to share her life with - as she could never hold on to a relationship beyond a couple of weeks.

But determined to find love before she hit the big 3-0, Laura ditched the takeaways and junk food, and lost a staggering eight stone in just eight months.

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And after joining dating site, Plenty of Fish, her self-confidence soared and she met Matthew Baird, 29, and the pair have been together ever since.

Laura, a child care assistant, said: "Without losing the weight I would never have had the confidence to date again and I would never have met Matthew.

"I couldn't believe how big I had let myself get, I was turning 30 and I didn't have much going on in my life. "I had been single for quite a while, I had been on dates before but nothing was ever serious.

"When I was younger I would hide away in my room and would scoff my face with sweets whilst watching TV.

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"Soon it turned to comfort eating, I was depressed about my size but was stuck in a vicious cycle.

"My addiction to food was out of control, crisps were my weakness and I could easily eat four bags in one go, my favourite flavour was pickled onion or flame grilled.

"But after I reached my goal weight I suddenly realised I had my confidence back and I decided to join an online dating site.

"I had only been on the site for a matter of weeks when I started talking to Matthew, we clicked instantly and have been together ever since.

"Mathew never saw me when I was at my biggest but I have shown him all of the photos, he is constantly saying how proud he is of me."

In 2014, Laura began suffering with stomach pains and doctors told her that she needed to have her gall bladder removed. But, in order to have the operation, Laura needed to lose three stone.

She added: "That really gave me the kick I needed and so in January 2015 I joined Slimming World and began exercising at home using workout DVDs.

"A few months later I had lost just over five stone and was finally able to have the operation to remove my gall stones. "I stopped eating rubbish and have stuck to my diet plan ever since, I have now lost eight stone." Laura reached her goal weight of 10 stone in the summer of 2016 which finally gave her the confidence to socialise again.

Laura said: "Some of my friends suggested that I should join a dating site, I had previously been on Plenty of Fish and so decided to update my profile.

"I had just turned 30 and realised I didn't have anything to lose, I didn't want to be alone forever.

"From the moment I met Matthew I knew he was just perfect and nearly a year later we are still together.

"At the moment we are living separately but we are always talking about and planning our future together.

"Before losing the weight I was always the biggest amongst my friends, I wanted to look nice and fit into the clothes they were wearing but I never could.

"But now that I'm a size 8-10 I can finally shop in the places they shop in and I can even borrow their clothes, it feels amazing."

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When Sal Paradiso was a senior in high school, his father died of a heart attack at age 42. The teen, who had always been the heaviest student in his class, comforted himself with food and steadily gained weight.

By the time he was in his early 30s, he weighed about 700 pounds. As he struggled to stand in the shower, get out of bed or cook food without getting winded, he thought life shouldnt be so difficult.

I wasnt getting any younger and I realized I had to make a drastic change or I would end up like my father, Paradiso, 35, of Land O' Lakes, Florida, told TODAY.

RELATED: 3 steps helped this woman lose more than half her body weight in 3 years

In February 2014, he visited a doctor for a consultation for weight-loss surgery. He was so heavy that the office scale couldnt register his weight. The doctor and nutritionist put him on a strict low-carb, high-protein diet, noting he had to shed weight before surgery.

As someone who was eating upwards of 10,000 calories a day prior to it, it has been a monumental change and it is what worked for me, he said.

At his heaviest weight, Sal Paradiso estimates he weighed about 700 pounds. He's unsure because he could not find a scale that could register his weight.

RELATED: Combined, this couple lost 298 pounds in a year

While he dropped pounds right away, he wasnt sure how much he lost initially because he didnt know what his starting weight was. Then he started dropping seven or eight pounds a week. Because he weighed so much, exercise was difficult.

Early on, I really couldnt work out. When you are that big, it is hard to move around. Fortunately for me, my family has a swimming pool, he said.

Paradiso swims laps he must do low-impact exercise because his years of being extremely obese ruined his knees.

As he slimmed down, he added free weights to his routine and also started riding an exercise bike.

Over two years, he lost 254 pounds and underwent surgery in the summer of 2016, which helped him lose another 120 pounds.

In total, he lost 374 pounds. The tremendous weight loss means he has excess skin hanging from his 6-foot frame about 65 to 80 pounds worth of it and Paradiso is trying to raise money for skin removal procedures.

These surgeries can be expensive, according to Dr. Jeffrey Gusenoff, a plastic surgeon and co-director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's BodyChangers, a lifestyle and support program for people who are trying to lose weight or have lost weight. On average, each surgery costs between $4,000 to $6,000, plus extra costs for anesthesia and a hospital stay.

"(Insurance companies) often will cover the abdominal skin removal, but insurance companies often require that the patient proves medical necessity by having persistent rashes that require either prescription creams or oral antibiotics to treat rashes under the skin folds," explained Gusenoff. "This extra skin must also hang low enough to block the genital region or thighs. Arms, thighs, breasts, buttocks and other areas are often not covered and are considered cosmetic."

Paradiso's excess skin causes him physical pain it chafes and he gets sores and infections and it makes him feel insecure at times.

You are making all this progress, he said. But your shell resembles someone you no longer are.

At 32, Paradiso realized if he didn't lose weight, he might end up like his father, who died of a heart attack at age 42.

RELATED: Weight-loss success: 7 steps this woman took to lose half her size

Yet, Paradiso wants others to feel inspired by his story.

Change is possible. I speak as someone who was 700 pounds, he said. "Im a pretty happy guy and I am a lot happier today than I was three years ago."

Here is his advice to others hoping to lose weight.

Friends and family supported Paradiso as he worked to lose weight. Hearing encouraging words motivated him on days when it felt too hard.

Since losing 374 pounds, Paradiso has been able to enjoy a more active life.

My friends and family continue to push me every day, he said. If you can surround yourself with a decent enough support system you can overcome 10 or 15 years of beating yourself to the ground by putting on so much weight.

Paradiso wanted to weigh between 200 to 225 pounds, a loss of 475 to 500 pounds, and more than half his starting weight (though about 65-85 of it is skin, which cannot be lessened no matter how intense the dieting and exercise).

Thinking of losing so much weight seemed insurmountable.

Looking at it in smaller pictures it is possible to conquer the mountain, he said.

Looking at pictures of his father encouraged Paradiso when he struggled.

He is a constant reminder of why I do this, he said.

After losing 374 pounds, Sal Paradiso has about 80 pounds of excess skin that needs to be removed.

For more inspirational stories, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page! And if you'd like to support Sal Paradiso in his efforts to raise money for skin removal surgeries, please visit his Go Fund Me page.

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Most employees spend at least 40 hours a week in the office. Over the course of the year, thats 2,080 hours. Much of that time is spent sitting. And long workdays often make it difficult for workers to find time to squeeze in trips to the gym.

But, with health-related expenses costing companies millions of dollars a year, employers can, and should, be doing all they can to get their employees fit.

How? Here are four tips to help workers adopt the Little-Engine-That-Could mindset (I think I can!) and get on a healthy track.

1. Integrate healthy living information into everyday tasks. Some examples:

Encourage employees to download a free workout app such as Sworkit or the Johnson & Johnson 7 Minute Workout. Set the company intranet homepage to a healthy living website, or incorporate a dedicated health section. The American Heart Association, The Nutrition Source by Harvard School of Public Health and The American Diabetes Association have informative websites. Also, provide a list of healthy living organizations on social media that employees can follow to keep nutrition and exercise on their mind. Declare Wednesdays as Walking Wednesdays by hosting workday walking meetings or listening to conference calls on foot. Also, encourage employees to park farther away and take the stairs.

2. Put it on paper pros and cons style. As part of a health campaign, have employees jot down the pros, including benefits and perks, and the cons, including challenges and fears, that chasing weight loss or other personal health goals will entail. It can be difficult to be motivated a person to do something when the risks and reward arent clear. Ready to take it to the next level? Have an area where employees can share their lists, which will increase accountability and make it official.

3. Work the buddy system. There is power in numbers and groups can add to both the fun and accountability. Create a community where employees can find a friend or co-worker to partner with as they tackle the challenges of healthy eating and exercising. Consider coordinating fun workplace initiatives such as a walking or running group, a team weight maintenance program during the holidays, signing up a team for a recreation league or inviting local health and wellness professionals to host workshops and cooking demos.

4. Build a supportive culture. People will not succeed if they do not believe in the process. Employers must build a space that supports healthy activities and living. If employees do not feel that the employers efforts are sincere, they are less likely to participate. Employers must offer a supportive culture and an array of activities to reach every employee, regardless of preferences and lifestyles. Also, they need to make sure that employees understand that results wont happen overnight. Small changes over time can add up to big results.

These tips will help employers and their employees work together to create a healthy, productive workspace that encourages everyone to be active and live well. Getting started on a weight loss journey can be intimidating, but with the right tools and support, employees should be able to fit health into our busy lives. And what better place to start than where employees spend the majority of our time?

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Your body is betraying you for a reason.

Trying to lose weight can be VERY frustrating. You want to get fit and improve your eating habits and yet your stupid body betrays you at every turn.

It doesnt make a lot of rational sense. If our bodies know that ice cream, jelly donuts, and every other kind of junk food is bad, when why do they crave them SO much? Shouldnt our bodies be on our side? Why dont they make us crave things that wont raise our cholesterol, give us gas, or make our skin super-splotchy?

That dynamic has always mystified me why are we so self-destructive when it comes to weight loss?! UNTIL I watched this jaw-dropping video.

Honestly. If you want to understand exactly WHY your body seeks out foods that are bad for it, you HAVE to watch this viral video by renowned heart surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry.

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Normally, Im pretty skeptical about online health videos, but Dr. Gundry actually has a resume thats hard to ignore. He has over 30 years experience as a heart surgeon, he was head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Loma Linda University, he founded The Center For Restorative Medicine the guy knows his stuff.

(You might also know him from his many TV appearances or his best-selling book Dr. Gundrys Diet Evolution.)

So this isnt just some random thing a guy uploaded to YouTube about how blueberries can cure male-pattern baldness. This video is backed up by a lot of science and it makes ENTIRELY TOO MUCH SENSE.

Heres why I think watching this video is so important until I watched it, I never really understood where food cravings came from.

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I think I always just assumed, Hey, Im genetically-inclined to like pizza and pasta because I come from a long-line of starch addicts. But nope. Thats not it at all.

What we eat every day plays a huge role in our overall health, and what we eat can influence those annoying cravings that make us eat a whole bag of chips even if were not really hungry.

But the important thing to realize is that those cravings for bad foods arent really coming from our brain theyre coming from OUR GUT.

Thats right. If you cant stop eating junk food, chances are, the origin of your problem starts in your gut or, more specifically, your poorly-cared-for digestive tract.

I can hear you already saying, BUT I try to eat healthy all the time! I eat vegetables and whole wheat bread and protein all the time!

And, oddly enough, trying to eat healthy might actually be a big part of your weight gain problems.

Dr. Gundry explains this in MUCH greater detail in his video, but, essentially, there are FAKE health foods out there. Foods that we THINK are healthy, but that, in reality, are horrible for our digestive health.

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(Ill let the video explain the main culprits, but, as a tease, let me just say that youll never look at tomatoes the same way again.)

These fake health foods can be bad for you because they contain high levels of certain proteins that can KILL certain microbes in your digestive trait. But those are microbes that shouldnt be killed. I realize that sounds counter-intuitive we live in the age of antibiotics and antibacterial soaps in every bathroom, but we NEED a certain level of microbes in our body to help us digest food.

However, there are good microbes and bad microbes. The good microbes keep us healthy, help us digest food properly, help us manage our cholesterol. And they send messages to our brains that let us know Hey, were full, lets stop eating now.

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But bad microbes microbes like yeast and bacteria they just want to keep eating and growing and guess what helps them grow? Really crappy food. Things full of sugars and saturated fats and everything else our bodies DONT need.

If we eat the wrong foods (or take too many antibiotics) and it affects the levels of our good microbes, it just leaves behind the bad microbes. And theyre the reason you keep eating cold pizza at 3 in the morning and gaining weight.

Dr. Gundrys explanation for how our food cravings really work BLEW MY MIND and made me realize that Ive been taking terrible care of my gut over the years. (No wonder I like chocolate-covered bacon so much.)

Fortunately, there are some immediate things you can do to improve your overall health, start losing weight, and get your gut back on track.

The first step is cutting certain foods out of your diet. The video spells out the biggest culprits that you have to avoid (some are pretty surprising), but it also spells out many different sweet treats and tasty alternatives that you can definitely keep eating. (Chocolate is on the list!)

The second step is learning what natural elements should be added to your diet to help regulate your overall digestive health.

You can go for a probiotic OR a more effective addition to your diet might be aprebiotic that's essentially a super-food that you can use to nourish the good microbes in your gut. (Some also containa compound that helps starve out your bad microbes.)

Prebiotics allow the good microbe ecosystem in your gut to thrive and, once you start taking care of your good microbes, theyll start taking care of you. That means youll start losing weight, youll feel more focused, your digestion will improve, your skin will clear up theres a HUGE upside to having a healthy digestive tract. And it will fix SO many of your daily health issues.

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If youre skeptical, seriously, watch Dr. Gundrys video and make up your own mind.

His arguments are backed up by some hard science and they make sense. All I know is that Im never going to think about my gut in the same way again (and Im ordering a prebiotic likePrebioThrive ASAP).

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March 20, 2017

Joanne Evans, M.Ed., R.N., P.M.H.C.N.S.-B.C., provided a presentation to colleagues at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., about the health benefits of adopting a plant-based vegan diet and soon had 19 nurses eager to test out the science firsthand.

After 21 days, 74 percent of the nurses, 14 out of 19, in this self-reported plant-based dietary review lowered their cholesterol, with a mean average of 18 mg/dL, while six lowered their cholesterol by 45 to 60 mg/dL; more than half, 10, lost weight, with an average weight loss of 4.4 pounds, with a range of 1.5 to 9 pounds; 30 percent, six, reported gains in energy; and 41 percent, eight, reported feeling highly satisfied with their health, compared to one nurse who reported this before the dietary modification. After the program concluded, the nurses reported an uptick in fruit and vegetable consumption, while meat and dairy consumption fell. The findings appear in the March 2017 issue of the American Journal of Nursing.

"Large bodies of research show a plant-based vegan diet boosts weight loss, lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol, and stabilizes blood sugar," says Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., creator of the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart, president of the nonprofit Physicians Committee, and an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. "We now have preliminary evidence that this way of eating boosts energy, too. The secret is to stick with the prescription since the health benefits last as long as you're putting the dietary principles into practice. A plant-based vegan diet is not a fad diet, but a new approach to eating, a new approach to health, and a new approach to life."

A review about vegetarian and vegan diets in the Dec. 2016 issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics finds a plant-based vegan diet reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 62 percent, the risk of death or a hospitalization from a heart attack by one-third, or 32 percent, and the risk of developing all forms of cancer by 18 percent.

Plant-based eating patterns continue to gain traction among cultural influencers, from former president Bill Clinton's adoption of a vegan diet to improve his heart health in 2010 to Beyonc's debut of her newfound approach to weight loss in 2013 and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady releasing his plant-based secrets, shortly after a Super Bowl victory, in a New York Times magazine feature in 2015. Serena and Venus Williams applaud this dietary approach for its anti-inflammatory benefits. They competed together at the U.S. Open earlier this year.

Similar to today's top athletes and cultural influencers, the nurses in this study have the ability to influence a larger audiencetheir patients and nursing students.

"A plant-based diet provides a healthful template for all patients, but what I find works best is personalizing the approach," says Evans, the lead review author and a clinical research specialist. "We miss the point when we give generic advice and suggestions. I recommend clinicians do a nutritional assessment, learn what the patient eats on a daily basis, find out their food preferences, discover their challenges, and create personalized solutions."

The nurses in the program achieved metabolic benefits without counting calories, measuring portion sizes, or adhering to strict rules. They received support through weekly webinars with Evans, who answered questions about day-to-day challenges, provided advice about nutrient intake and cooking procedures, and offered feedback about how to integrate options for family and friends into every meal.

Participants also received daily support from the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart program, a free online meal-planning program that goes live the first day of each month and provides participants with dietitian-created meal plans, grocery shopping lists, inspirational tips, videos of cooking demos and grocery store tours, and interactive tools, including a free iPhone app.

To sign up for the April 1 program, visit 21DayKickstart.org. The program is available in English and Spanish, with international recipes designed to appeal to a variety of palates. Sample entres include steel-cut oatmeal breakfast bowls with berries for breakfast, Mediterranean-inspired chickpea salad rolls for lunch, edamame, pears, and bell peppers as heart-healthful snacks, and leafy greens with Costa Rican Beans for dinner.

Explore further: Physicians analyze food trends and publish dietary prescription for optimal heart health

More information: Joanne Evans et al, A Plant-Based Nutrition Program, AJN, American Journal of Nursing (2017). DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000513289.14377.0f

Journal reference: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Provided by: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

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I know youre probably thinking, Ugh, another diet Ill think about starting but never will.

But, Ill tell you right now that the Mediterranean diet probablyisnt like any other diet youve tried before.

With this diet, you dont have to give up pizza or work out for three hours every day to get results.

Itsone of thebest diets out there, and for a few good reasons.

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The Mediterranean diet encourages people to adopt eating patterns rich in fruits and vegetables, healthy fats (such as those found in fish, seafood and nuts) and whole grains.

But, a lot of fad diets do the exact same thing.

So, heres what makes the Mediterranean diet unique, and a few quick suggestions to make this diet work for you:

Many diets we know and hate try to help us lose weight by restricting calories and cutting out important food groups.

Not many of them have a built-in exercise component to go along with their healthy eating suggestions, which is why the Mediterranean diet is a definite must-try.

Its emphasis on staying active is actually what makes this diet special, and its probably why its results have proven so positive in so many people.

The Mediterranean diet pyramidincludes physical activity in its breakdown of recommendations for living a healthy lifestyle.

Experts dont just recommend 150 minutes of moderate physical activity weekly for the fun of it. Just 30 minutes of fitness five days a week can strengthen your heart, help you lose weight and curb your cravings for your go-to unhealthy snack foods.

Studies have also shown that shorter, higher-intensity workouts are much more effective than longer, lower-intensity activities.

So, you dont have to spend hours at the gym every day to be healthy. Thirty minutes is really all it often takes.

There are different kinds of processing when it comes to food.

Every food you eat, even fruits and vegetables, goes through minimal processing before it hits grocery store shelves so its safe for you to eat.

Its the heavily processed foods that are damaging to our health in the long-term (think microwave meals, frozen pizzas and even potato chips).

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Experts estimate that over half the calories Americanseat are heavily processed, but the Mediterranean diet can help you knock down your junk food cravings for good.

It lists specific kinds of foods to avoid, all of them in the heavily processed category.

Foods to avoid on the Mediterranean diet include anything containing refined grains (like breakfast cereals), added sugars and processed meats, which are linked to an increased risk of cancer.

The first question you probably ask when presented with a new diet is: Does it work?

Science has a way of disproving fad diet claims with good old-fashioned facts. The good news is, researchers have had their eyes on the Mediterranean diet for awhile, and the results will restore your faith in meal planning.

There have been a number of studies on the positive effects of the Mediterranean diet.

Results show that those who follow the diet over longer periods of time experience healthy weight loss, increased heart health and reduced risk for certain types of cancer.

1. Start slow.

A healthy diet is pretty much just a series of breaking old habits and replacing them with new ones.

Depriving yourself of all the foods youre used to eating in the beginning is the simplest recipe for failure.

Slowly introduce new foods (and a new fitness routine) into your life over the first few weeks. Give your body and your mind time to adjust.

2. Eat a variety of foods.

The biggest mistake you can make when trying a new diet even one proven to work is cooking the same three meals over and over again. It gets boring fast.

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A combination of different fruits and vegetables, proteins and whole grains at each meal will also help fill you up faster, which is super helpful when it comes to portion control and avoiding extra calories.

3. Choose fitness activities you love.

Exercise wont happen if you dread all 150 minutes of your workouts every week. Switch it up, too.

Stepping onto the treadmill every time you hit the gym has the same effect as eating salad for dinner every night. Yawn!

Do something different to keep yourself entertained while also working out different muscle groups in the process.

We may be looking at this whole diet thing all wrong. Its not about restriction or over-exercising to lose those last 10 pounds.

Its about figuring out how to make good food and enjoyable exercise happen.

Maybe this diet wont work for you, but you never know until you try.

It could be exactly what you need to slowly learn how you personally can eat healthier and work out more effectively on your own time.

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