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Earlier this month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated lifestyle recommendations to help lower cancer risk. The advice, last updated in 2012, is based on a comprehensive review of the latest evidence.

The revised guideline places an increased emphasis eating less red meat and fewer highly processed foods and avoiding or limiting alcohol. It also increases the recommended amount of physical activity.

The ACS recommendation is to follow a healthy eating pattern at all ages. The foundation of a healthy eating pattern is mostly plants vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and lentils, and nuts and seeds. It also includes healthy proteins, such as fish and poultry, and unsaturated fats.

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The updated diet recommendation emphasizes eating a variety of vegetables, especially ones that are dark green (e.g., spinach, kale, broccoli, rapini), red (e.g., beets, red bell pepper, red cabbage, radicchio) and orange (e.g., carrots, butternut squash, sweet potato).

It also highlights including a variety of colourful whole fruit in your diet. In Canada, a low fruit intake is among the top five leading preventable causes of cancer.

To lower cancer risk, a daily intake of at least 2.5 to 3 cups of vegetables and 1.5 to 2 cups of fruit is advised.

Advice to eat whole grains, foods that are strongly tied to protection against colorectal cancer, is also emphasized as well as advice to eat pulses (e.g., black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils).

The best available evidence supports the recommendation to limit intake of red and processed meats. A high intake of both is associated with greater risk of colorectal cancer and may also play a role in breast and prostate cancers.

Since its not known whether theres a safe level of intake for red and processed meat, the new guideline does not advise on consumption limits. Instead, the ACS recommends choosing fish, poultry and beans more often than red meat and to eat processed meats sparingly, if at all.

Foods high in added sugars, especially sugar-sweetened beverages, should also be limited or avoided since theyre associated with risk of obesity, which itself is considered a cause of 13 types of cancers.

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Highly processed foods, which contain little, if any, whole foods, should also be limited. These foods are typically higher in fat, contain added sugars and sodium and are lacking fibre and protective phytochemicals.

Ultraprocessed foods include chicken nuggets, chicken strips, cereal bars, granola bars, breakfast cereals, frozen waffles, cookies, potato chips, pretzels, crackers, soft drinks, candy, processed meats, frozen dinners, instant noodles, frozen pizza, fast food and more.

The revised ASC cancer prevention guideline also states it is best not to drink alcohol since evidence shows that any amount of alcohol increases the risk of some types of cancer, most notably breast cancer.

If you do drink, limit your intake to no more than one drink each day for women and two drinks for men. One drink is equivalent to five ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof spirits.

Being overweight or obese is clearly linked with a greater risk of several types of cancer. The ACS guideline recommends to keep your weight within the healthy range and avoid weight gain in adult life.

A body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 to 24.9 is defined as a healthy weight. A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is classified as overweight; a BMI of 30 or greater is considered obese. BMI is calculated as your weight in kilograms divided by your height in metres squared.

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Adults are advised to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (e.g., brisk walking, doubles tennis) a week, or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise (e.g., running, spinning, singles tennis). Hitting or exceeding the upper limit of 300 minutes is considered optimal.

Children and teens should get at least one hour of physical activity each day.

Although resistance training is recommended for overall health, there is a lack of evidence for this type of exercise in relation to cancer. For cancer prevention, the focus is on aerobic physical activity.

Leslie Beck, a Toronto-based private practice dietitian, is director of food and nutrition at Medcan.

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I know a thing or two about diet culturethe idea that thin bodies are healthy and should be idealized while larger bodies should be fixed. Once upon a time, I was completely wrapped up in diet culture, an expert in all the various diets with a strong opinion on which ones were worth trying and which ones were not. To be honest, if Im not paying attention, I can still find parts of my subconscious wandering into a diet culture mentalityweighing the delight Ill find in that piece of chocolate against how many steps Ive taken in the day.

Which isnt surprising to anyone. Im a thirty-seven-year-old woman and mostwell, allof my formative years were shaped by diet culture. For that reason, mostwell, the most recentof my adult years have been shaped by trying to unlearn diet culture so I dont pass that nonsense on to my daughter, who has so many better things to think about than the size of her pants and the calorie count in her chocolate milkwho should grow up knowing her worth has nothing to do with the size or shape of her body.

In my unlearning, I read the messages that are often shared and re-shared on social media: diet culture is the patriarchy; diet culture is just another way men are trying to control womens bodies; if women didnt spend so much time trying to be smaller, think of what we could do with all that brain power.

I nodded and clicked like on each message. But the truth is, I didnt actually know what it meant when I read diet culture is the patriarchy. The loosest link I could find was in the fact that diet culture needs to be dismantled and the patriarchy needs to be dismantled, so, sure, the two could be one and the same.

It wasnt until I saw a post that showed the names and photos of all the most popular fad diet creators: from Paleo to Atkins, Raw Food to Master Cleanse, that I realized what the true link was between diet culture and the patriarchy. All those diets, all those food moderation systems aimed toward making women smaller, keeping them distracted while men built empires, were created by white menas in, the ones in power. As in, the patriarchy.

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It was a light bulb moment for two reasons. One, because it gave a visual to the words Id only nodded along with. These men have been telling women what and how to eat in order to lose weight. These many men have been telling women they need to use their precious mental bandwidth to decide whats right to eat and whats wrong. And these men have been behind hundreds, maybe even thousands, of conversations Ive had with other women over egg white only omelets and salads with no croutons.

And two, because that post made me realize that, despite believing I was unlearning diet culture by not actively participating in a diet, I maybe wasnt unlearning as much as I thought. I didnt really understand the link between diet culture and the patriarchy in a more than social-media-superficial way.

Scary Mommy spoke with Stephanie Roth, LCSW, CEDS, Intuitive Eating Counselor, to get a deeper understanding of how diet culture and the patriarchy are linked. She pointed us to look at the moment women earned the right to vote, the moment we began to scrape together a little power for ourselves, to see how diet culture exploded. The posters and ads against the suffragette movement showed women in larger bodies in a negative, undeserving way. In essence, As we became more powerful, they tried to shrink us, according to Roth.

One stark example of how diet culture exploded in response to womens empowerment is to look at the 1960s second wave of feminism when women rejected the repressive roles of the 1950s and the rise of Twiggy, a hyper-thin supermodel who rose to fame and became the ideal for beauty and body types.

Naomi Wolf, author of New York Times Bestseller, The Beauty Myth, writes, [W]hen women came en masse into male spheres, that pleasure [of a woman enjoying her natural fullness] had to be overridden by an urgent social expedient that would make womens bodies into the prisons that their homes no longer were.

While women were attempting to fight for womens rights and equal treatment, the patriarchy, the men desperate to hold onto their power, began bombarding women with the message that they should be smaller, they should take up less space, they should strive to meet this impossible (and unhealthy) ideal rather than strive and fight for the things that matter. According to Roth, the message women received was that we were not good enough as we were, and in order to have power we have to look a certain way, we have to act a certain way.

All these decades later, nothing has changed. Men are still creating diets aimed to make women smaller, aimed to keep women talking about whether they can cheat with that piece of cake rather than about how to build that empire, or even how to dismantle a system that constantly wants them to feel uncomfortable in their own skin.

Understanding the link between diet culture and the patriarchy makes it that much easier to reject all the noise of diet culture. Which is important, because, as Roth points out, we cant fight the patriarchy or do much else on an empty stomach; we cant reach our full potential as women if we are constantly thinking about shrinking our bodies and calories.

The undeniable truth to take away: have that piece of chocolate, because its one step closer toward dismantling the patriarchy.

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It will not be an exaggeration to say that South Indian cuisine, over the years, has gained immense popularity around the world. Ranging from dosa to idli and sambhar - South Indian food has its own set of fan-base. Most of the dishes in South Indian cuisine are known to be light and comforting, making them an all-time favourite choice of many of us. Imagine a bowl of humble upma in the morning or some crispy medhu vada in the evening - every meal has some unique dishes to offer. One such flavourful south Indian snack is appe.

Traditionally made with left-over idli or dosa batter, appeis mostly served during breakfast or with evening chai. They are also known as paniyaram, paddu, guliappa, gulittu, yeriyappa, gundponglu and ponganalu in different parts of South India.

If you are planning to make appe at home, then we have unique recipe that will give the traditional appe a protein-kick. It is called moong dal appe. In this recipe, we used moong dal instead of rice flour to make the batter.

Moong dal- half cup

Urad dal- 1/4th cup

Onion- 2 (chopped)

Green chilli- 4 (finely chopped)

Coriander leaves- 2 tablespoons

Grated coconut- 2-3 tablespoons

Baking soda- a pinch

Salt- to taste

Oil/ghee- to grease

Soak both the dals in luke-warm water for at least one hour. Drain the excess water.

Now, blend the dals in a mixer grinder till you get a smooth paste. Add little water, if needed.

Transfer the paste to a mixing bowl. Add baking soda, onion, green chilli, grated coconut, coriander leaves and salt to it and mix. Make sure you get a dosa batter-like consistency.

Now, heat the appe pan/mould and grease some oil/ghee on that.

Pour 1 tablespoon batter to it and close the lid. Cook till the base is golden brown in colour.

Grease some oil on the top of the appe and turn it over with a fork. Let the other side cook too.

Serve these hot and crispy appes with coconut chutney and green chutney.

Enjoy your meal!

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Let's face it, many of us have piled on a few pounds during lockdown.

Be it because the biscuit tin is just that bit easier to reach while we work from home or because we now have more time to cook our favourite meals, waistlines have been expanding.

But if you want to shed weight without giving up your favourite foods - or anything at all - Graeme Tomlinson can help.

The man better known to his hundreds of thousands of social media followers as The Fitness Chef has come up with a foolproof plan to make eating fewer calories a piece of cake (excuse the pun).

It turns out with just a few simple changes that you'll barely notice - yes, you can.

Fitness expert Graeme insists that swapping some foods for almost identical ones can make a huge difference.

The 32-year-old from Aberdeen said: "The point of consuming food is to remain alive. The point of controlling our intake of food is to manage our physique and overall health.

"The point of consuming calories is to reduce body fat across our composition. But one constant in all of the above shold be our enjoyment of the food we eat."

But Graeme doesn't want people to give up their favourite foods, simply be aware of how many calories they need - and are eating.

He explains the only way to lose weight is through a calorie deficit - consume fewer calories than you use.

And it doesn't matter where you get those calories from.

But there are some ways you can still have all the taste AND reduce the number of calories you're consuming.

For example, switching two bacon rashers at 108 calories for two bacon medallions at just 45 calories will save you 63 calories.

Can't give up your spag bol? If you use five per cent fat mince beef at 262 calories instead of full fat at 503 calories, you'll save 262 calories.

Love a good steak? Just switch from sirloin at 510 calories to fillet at just 312.

If you're a cheese addict then just swap regular Cheddar at 210 calories for the light version at just 145 calories.

You can even save on your tea simply by switching what milk you use.

Full fat is 198 calories while semi-skimmed, which tastes almost the same is just 150.

And you can slash the calories in your coffee just by taking the milk out, reducing a morning cup from 50 calories to just five.

If you love a bit of fizz in your life, switch full fat coke at 163 calories to diet coke, which has none, or regular Fanta at 63 calories to diet at just 10.

It's summer so we all like a tipple in the sunshine but if you switch from a bottle of Becks at 125 calories to Becks Premium Light you'll save 61 calories.

Meanwhile swapping your tonic for the slimline version in your G&T will save another 60 calories.

And all this adds up - by making these simple changes you can reduce your calorie consumption from 4,295 to just 1,782 - that's a reduction of 2,513 calories.

Graeme, who has now written his own recipe book, said: "When an individual embarks on fat loss, each of the above are important.

"One must enjoy their energy consumption, be aware of energy intake in relation to their energy output, and consistently ensure that they are in a state of caloric deficit.

"To ensure progress, one may have to change and adjust their dietary habits.

"But instead of completely radicalising the diet, adherence to change may be more likely if one makes subtle changes over time.

"Losing fat is not straightforward.

"It requires a change of habits. But if an individual recognizes opportunities to make small changes which reap handsome long term rewards, its seems short sighted not to take them.

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The onset of monsoons brings cheer to people. After the heat and dust of the initial dry summer months, you get a respite. But the rainy season also brings with it its own share of maladies. This season has its fair share of illnesses and many diseases rear their heads around this time. Another real problem with the coming of the rainy season is the general feeling of gloom and depression that some people feel. If you feel depressed and lethargic around this time, dont worry. This is just the monsoon blues and you can easily get rid of it. This is also a kind of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) syndrome, which is usually associated with the long and cold winter blues. Also Read - Foods to avoid this monsoon

You get hit by this syndrome when the sun goes into hiding. This is a proven fact. A study at Brigham Young University says that on a rainy day when the sun hardly makes an appearance, people are especially vulnerable to emotional distress. This can happen even to people who are not prone to SAD syndrome. The Journal of Affective Disorders published this study. However, your diet can make a big difference here. Yes, you can easily beat the monsoon blues with the right foods. Let us see what you must include in your diet to give yourself a mood boost during the rainy season. These foods are healthy, it will give you an energy boost and make you happy too. Also Read - Monsoon: Include these healthy foods in your platter

These are loaded with many essential nutrients including antioxidants. Moreover, the burst of flavor you get when you bite into a berry is definitely out of this world. Berries are a good choice if you want to boost your immune system, which is also necessary during monsoons because of the risk of water borne infections. So, load up on cherries, strawberries and blueberries. The colourful fruits will not only lift your mood but also give you a health boost. Also Read - Monsoon diet for Indian women

Whenever you feel that you are slipping into a depressive mood just reach for a handful of nuts. These are healthy and make for wonderful snacks. The best are almonds, cashews and pistachios. Almonds in particular are especially good for booting mood. It reduces stress, gives you an energy boost and also boosts your immune system. Munch on them and feel your mood lifting as you look out at the rain.

Chocolate, especially the dark variety, is good for your mood and heart. But go slow on milk chocolate as it can increase your feeling of lethargy on a rainy day. But dont overdo it and practice moderation.

A cup of hot tea, coffee or milk will give you an instant mood boost. You can add some spices like turmeric, ginger and black pepper to your hot beverage for added flavor and better immunity during monsoons. These beverages will give you a warm and comfortable feeling and make you happy as you battle your monsoon blues.

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People with undiagnosed symptoms should consider that they may have a vitamin B12 deficiency.

While it's unlikely that your symptoms are caused by the condition, there are still many people that have a lack of B12.

A quick blood test could reveal whether you should be adding more B12 to your diet.

You may be at risk of the condition if you start to develop a number of mouth ulcers, it's been revealed.

READ MORE: Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms - the sign in your day-to-day life

"Unfortunately, symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency can take years to show up, and diagnosing it can be complex," said West.

She wrote for medical website Healthline: "A B12 deficiency can sometimes be mistaken for a folate deficiency.

"Some people with a B12 deficiency may experience other oral symptoms, such as mouth ulcers, feelings of pins and needles in the tongue or a burning and itching sensation in the mouth.

"Studies have [also] shown that a swollen and inflamed tongue that has long straight lesions on it could be an early sign of vitamin B12 deficiency."

But, just because you develop an ulcer, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have a B12 deficiency.

Mouth ulcers are very common, and usually clear up by themselves within a few weeks

Speak to a pharmacist for advice on the best treatments to relieve ulcer pain.

However, you should consider speaking to a doctor if your ulcer lasts longer than three weeks, or if it's particularly red and painful.

More common warning signs of a vitamin B12 deficiency include tiredness, jaundice, and feeling dizzy.

You should speak to a doctor if youre worried about vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms.

But you can top up on the vitamin by eating certain foods.

The best sources of vitamin B12 include beef, liver, dairy foods, eggs, and salmon.

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Joe Duff, better known as the Diet Chef on YouTube, makes videos showcasing how easy it can be to stick to the keto diet while still enjoying food from chains like Starbucks and McDonald's. Good news for taco lovers; he's also reviewed all of the low-carb items on the menu at Taco Bell, and he has found there are more than 10 different keto-friendly options available.

It should go without saying that when eating keto-friendly at Taco Bell, that means ordering a bowl and skipping the flour tortilla, taco shell, beans, and rice.

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Duff orders a handful of items from the dollar menu: the chicken quesadilla melt, minus the shell, has less than 1 carb per serving; and the beefy Frito burrito (in a bowl, without the Fritos, tortilla and rice), has 3 carbs.

The burrito supreme, without tortilla or beans, costs under $5 even if you upgrade to steak, and contains 5 net carbs. The grilled chicken version costs the same and has 1 less carb. The fresco taco meanwhile, when ordered with either chicken or beef, is 2 net carbs.

When ordering the grilled steak taco, the only thing that has to be taken off is the tortilla, leaving you with 3 net carbs, which Duff believes to be way better value than the chicken taco, which is the same price but has 4 net carbs. "Ordering keto at Taco Bell, I've got to say, the steak taco, the bowl anyways, has got to be up there in the top three choices," he says.

His favorite item, however, is the chicken power bowl. "There's got to be at least a pound of food in here," he says. "There's guacamole, pico de gallo, chicken, sour cream, avocado ranch dressing, and a ton of lettuce... this whole thing is 5 net carbs."

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It's worth noting that a number of the signature dressings at Taco Bell are low-carb, including the spicy ranch, avocado ranch and creamy jalapeo sauce, all of which have just 1 net carb per serving, and the creamy chipotle, which has zero. If you like hot sauce with your order, that is just 1 carb per serving (although the sweet chilli sauce has a whopping 8 carbs per serving), and Duff also recommends the shredded cheddar or three cheeses, as these also only have 1 net carb each.

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Importing dietary supplements and dietary supplement components can present many challenges. Not the least of which are those required to stay in compliance with aspects of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). In an effort to assure that imported food products are safe for U.S. consumers, FSMA amended the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, to add the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) 21 U.S.C. 384a. FSVP requires the importers of food into the U.S. to perform risk-based supplier verification activities. The goal of these activities is ensuring that foreign suppliers are producing food in a manner that provides the same level of public health protection as the preventative controls or produce safety regulations, as appropriate, and to ensure that the suppliers food is not adulterated and is not misbranded with regard to the allergen labeling.1

The Food and Drug Administration issued the final FSVP regulations in November 2015.2 In its draft guidance, released January 2018, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Human and Animals: Guidance for Industry, FDA noted that, the FSVP regulation applies and establishes requirements relating to:

The draft guidance also noted that, (t)he general FSVP framework, together with the modified requirements applicable to certain importers and foods, are intended to be sufficiently general and flexible to apply to a variety of circumstances without being unduly burdensome or restrictive of trade.4

FSVP requirements for dietary supplements and dietary supplement components differ from those of other types of foods. In addition, FSVP responsibilities differ depending on if what is imported is a dietary supplement component or a finished dietary supplement. Because FSVP relates to importing dietary supplements and dietary supplement components, the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements for dietary supplements, described at 21 C.F.R. Part 111, are what U.S. importers must ensure they are verifying. The cGMPs apply to all domestic and foreign companies that manufacture, package, label, or hold dietary supplements for distribution in the U.S. Among other requirements, the DS cGMP regulations contain specification requirements that are essentially supplier verification provisions, such as:

As noted, the requirements of FSVP are intended to ensure that imported food meets the same safety and quality standards of food produced in the U.S. It can be expected that compliance with cGMPs will ensure the safety and safety of dietary supplements. Accordingly, the focus of FSVP, as it relates to dietary supplements, is on the product manufacturers compliance with cGMPs in their manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding of dietary supplements. The result is that importers of dietary ingredients and finished dietary supplements are subject to modified FSVP requirements relative to other types of food.

There are three general types of importers of dietary supplements and their components: manufacturers or processors of dietary supplements importing components for their own use; those importing components of dietary supplement for sale to dietary supplement manufacturers; and those who import finished dietary supplements. As noted below, each of these groups must adhere to slightly different FSVP requirements.

For each component used in the manufacture of a dietary supplement, cGMPs requires that dietary supplement manufacturers, among other things:

In short, if an importer of dietary supplement components is a dietary supplement manufacturer/processor, and is complying with cGMPs, that importer has met its main FSVP obligations.5 This type of importer of dietary supplement components is not required to comply with the other FSVP requirements, such as the hazard analysis or evaluation of foreign suppliers and verification activities. However, they must be identified as the FSVP importer on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection entry filings, use a preventative controls qualified individual, and maintain records under the cGMPs.6

If one is an importer of dietary supplement components, and the customer is required to establish specifications for those components, and the customer is in compliance with the requirements of cGMPs, one must:

However, one is not required to comply with the other FSVP requirements.8

Importers of finished dietary supplements do not need to set specifications for dietary supplement components or packaging under 21 C.F.R. Part 111.9 Such importers are not required to conduct a hazard analysis under FSVP. However, they must follow some FSVP requirements, such as:

Importers of finished dietary supplements can conduct their own supplier verification activities or rely on supplier verification activities conducted by another competent entity. If another competent entity is responsible for verification activates, the dietary supplement importer must review, assess and document the results of their activities. With the exception of the sampling and testing of the finished dietary supplements, the foreign supplier of the dietary supplement being imported cannot conduct their own verification of FSVP supplier activities.

The FSVP required foreign supplier verification activities for imported finished dietary supplements must ensure that the foreign supplier is ensuring that the dietary supplement being imported into the U.S. satisfies cGMP requirements.

In summary:

[1] https://www.fda.gov/food/conversations-experts-food-topics/what-do-importers-need-know-about-fsvp

[2] The FSVP regulations are described at 21 C.F.R. 1.500 through 1.514.

[3] Food and Drug Administration, Draft Guidance for Industry: Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Human and Animals: Guidance for Industry (Jan, 2018), https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/draft-guidance-industry-foreign-supplier-verification-programs-importers-food-humans-and-animals

[4] Id.

[5] Note that, under FSVP, packaging and labeling are considered processing.

[6] A preventive controls qualified individual, is an individual who has successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls at least equivalent to that received under a standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by FDA or is otherwise qualified through job experience to develop and apply a food safety system.

[7] See 21 CFR 1.510.

[8] See 21 CFR 1.511(b).

[9] See 21 CFR 111.70(b) and (d).

[10] See 21 CFR 1.503, 1.505, and 1.508 through 1.510.

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The Thrive Patch is a transdermal patch, or plaster, that allegedly helps weight loss by releasing active ingredients into the skin. Proponents recommend it as part of an 8-week weight management course.

In this article, we explain what the Thrive Patch is, assess whether it works, and consider its risks and benefits. We also provide other methods and general tips for weight loss.

The Thrive Patch is part of an 8-week weight management and lifestyle experience.

Advocates say that using the Thrive Patch alongside the Thrive lifestyle capsules and shake mix will lead to an overall improvement in weight, health, lifestyle, and fitness.

The Thrive Patch is a plaster that works through Derma Fusion Technology. The patch uses a transdermal drug delivery system that delivers drug molecules through the skin at a controlled rate for systemic circulation.

Essentially, this means that the patch releases the ingredients onto the skins surface. The skin then absorbs the ingredients, allowing them to enter a persons bloodstream.

The Thrive Patch contains the following ingredients:

There is limited research on the Thrive Patch. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that, in combination with the Thrive shake mix and capsules, the Thrive Patch may lead to weight loss.

Although only anecdotal, there is evidence to suggest that the Thrive Patch can help some people lose weight. It may also be useful as a starting point to help people make healthful lifestyle changes.

As well as promoting weight loss, the 8-week weight management experience also claims to improve health, lifestyle, and fitness.

CoQ10, an ingredient in the patch, may help promote muscle recovery after exercise, but more research is necessary to confirm this benefit. The caffeine in the green coffee bean extract may improve alertness and attention, giving a person the sensation of feeling more healthful.

However, it is important to highlight that the Thrive Patch does not list the quantities of the ingredients that it contains. As such, it may not contain enough CoQ10 or caffeine to have the potential beneficial effects that research implies.

A potential risk of the Thrive Patch is that there is not a lot of research exploring it. Therefore, any long-term effects of its use are unknown.

Another risk is that after the 8 weeks, a person may put on any weight that they have lost. When a person goes on a strict diet, this can cause changes in hormones, metabolism, and cognitive functions.

These changes may make it harder for people to keep up the necessary behaviors to maintain weight loss after the diet has ended.

Some anecdotal evidence from people using the Thrive Patch mentions that it may cause anxiety and panic attacks.

This effect is possibly a result of it containing caffeine. A 2015 study looking at high school childrens caffeine intake found an association between caffeine and higher levels of anxiety and depression.

Instead of using the Thrive Patch, a person may consider making small lifestyle changes over time to promote a healthful and sustained weight loss.

A person should not use the Thrive Patch if they:

Anyone considering using the Thrive Patch or starting the 8-week program should consult with their doctor first.

The Thrive Patch claims to act as a weight loss plaster, which people may use alongside other products as part of an 8-week program.

Although it contains a few ingredients that scientific research has shown can help weight loss, there is a lack of research looking at the benefits of the patch itself.

There are some potential risks of using a Thrive Patch. These include weight gain after use and, possibly, anxiety. More research is necessary to examine the potential long-term risks.

It may be worth approaching the Thrive Patch with a bit of skepticism. If someone is looking to lose weight, they may wish to consider increasing their physical activity levels and decreasing their daily calorie intake instead.

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Another study found that drinking three servings of green tea the day before working out and another serving two hours before exercising increased fat burning during exercise and at rest.

However drinking too much of the drink may do more harm than good for the body and so in order to burn more calories, green tea should only be consumed around two to three times daily.

When making green tea, it is recommended to boil the water and then leave it to cool down for 10 minutes before pouring over the tea bag or loose leaves. This is because boiling water could kill the teas catechin, the chemical which can help drive weight loss.

Others may find that drinking green tea at bedtime could help calm the body and prepare it for a good nights sleep but for weight loss, in the morning or before meals is the best option.

While there is no solid evidence that drinking green tea can suppress hunger, many people who consume green tea daily have explained that they feel less hungry throughout the day.

This will help to show weight loss results quickly as your body will immediately be in a calorie deficit because you will be eating less throughout the day.

Further research suggests that drinking the healthy beverage may also help burn belly fat, one of the hardest places to lose weight.

Compounds in the healthy drink increases the level of hormones in your body that tell fat cells to break down fat. This then releases fat into your bloodstream and makes it available as energy.

Therefore not only does green tea help you burn more fat, including belly fat, it will also provide you with more energy, helping you feel more energised and motivated to reach your weight loss goals.

Green tea comes in many different forms with added flavours and one healthy way to drink green tea is to consume matcha green tea. This is available from most supermarkets and has fat burning properties.

Matcha is made from green tea and is the purest, highest concentrated form of the beverage.

Experts suggest having a cup of matcha green tea right in the morning when you wake up or later in the evening but not on a full stomach.

It is made by taking young tea leaves and grinding them into a green powder, this powder is then mixed with hot water to make it frothy.

This form of green tea also has many benefits including weight loss and boosting fat burning during exercise and at rest.

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