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Bloating can make the stomach feel swollen, hard, and its generally quite uncomfortable.

Your bloating pain may be caused by eating certain gassy foods, or by eating too fast or too much.

But, one of the best and easiest ways to limit your risk of bloating is to avoid eating onions, it's been revealed.

Lentils may be causing your bloating pain after a big meal, as they're rich in fibre.

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"Although bloating may be a symptom of a serious medical condition, it is usually caused by something in the diet," said dietitian Adda Bjarnadottir.

She wrote on the medical website Healthline: "Lentils contain high amounts of protein, fibre and healthy carbs, as well as minerals such as iron, copper and manganese.

"Because of their high fibre content, they can cause bloating in sensitive individuals. This is especially true for people who are not used to eating a lot of fibre.

"Like beans, lentils also contain FODMAPs. These sugars may contribute to excessive gas production and bloating."

You could lower your risk of bloating by soaking the lentils before eating them, however.

Lighter-coloured lentils are also less likely to cause trapped wind, as they're generally lower in fibre than dark lentils.

Meanwhile, you could also be at risk of bloating if you regularly eat onions, it's been claimed.

Onions contain a soluble fibre, called fructans, that also sit in the stomach and provide food for bacteria.

Stomach bloating may also be caused by constipation, trapped wind, irritable bowel syndrome, or even by swallowing too much air.

You could swallow air by drinking through a straw, or by talking with your mouth full of food.

Speak to a doctor if your bloating symptoms dont go away, said the NHS. It could be caused by something more serious, including ovarian or bowel cancer.

While stomach pain is unlikely to be caused by a type of cancer, it's always worth getting it checked by a medical professional.

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While Tom Kerridge, 46, may be well known for his food skills as a Michelin-starred chef, its his own diet that made him hit headlines in recent years. The celebrity chef revealed his dramatic weight loss after he decided to overhaul his lifestyle at the age of 40. He used a combination of exercise and dieting to reach his goals - and managed to drop a massive 12 stone in the process.

Tom has been candid about his weight loss in recent years, revealing that he decided to make a change when he hit 40.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, he explained: Say we live to 80. Well, I thought, Im halfway there. And then, I thought Im not going to get there. If Im like this, Im not going to make it.

At his heaviest, the expert chef weighed 30 stone, reportedly drinking 15 pints of beer a night at times.

However, with a new diet plan that he concocted himself, the chef managed to drop down to 18 stone.

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The popular chef, whose TV credits include The Great British Menu, Masterchef and his own show, Tom Kerridge's Lose Weight For Good, followed what he called the dopamine diet.

The plan takes a low-carb approach, and he even released a book, "Lose Weight & Get Fit" to detail the diet to others who wanted to follow his transformation.

His diet is based on the idea of increasing levels of dopamine, which is also known as the happy hormone.

This should make it easier to stick to the diet and keep the weight off, rather than making you feel down at all the treats youre missing out on.

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The plan clearly worked for Tom, who cut out alcohol completely, as well as sweet treats - despite being involved in the Great British Bake Off professional series, Bake Off: Crme de la Crme.

He has previously admitted he didnt try any of the delicious bakes on the show, as he luckily wasnt judging so didnt need to taste test any of them.

Instead the dopamine diet permits other foods, including unprocessed meat such as chicken or beef, dairy and even dark chocolate.

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, eggs and omega-3 rich fish such as salmon and mackerel are also mainstays of the happy diet, but caffeine, alcohol and processed sugar are strictly off the menu.

However, its not just his diet that Tom changed in order to drop the weight so drastically.

He also took up exercise, swimming first thing in the morning every day at a hotel pool near his house.

He said hed swim a mile when he has the time, or just a kilometre on busier days.

However, he has spoken out before about how self-conscious he felt stepping into the pool when he first started.

In an interview for Desert Island Discs, he said: Id swim a mile and Id swim it really slowly and I wouldnt give up. Its a big step to get into a swimming pool being that big. Being conscious of your body and worrying about it.

Its not just going to the gym where youve got clothes on, youre just walking around in your pants essentially.

However, he also said it was the best type of exercise because it offers no distractions.

Swimming is very good because you become isolated. No one can talk to you, your phone doesnt ring. Youre on your own.

In an interview this week with The Guardian, Tom was described as looking trim as the reported noted he hadnt put on lockdown weight.

But Tom revealed hed taken up running since the gyms had closed. I havent been able to get to the gym, obviously, and I havent got any free weights at home, so Ive lost a load of strength but Ive taken up running, he told the Guardian. I hate every minute of it. Im not built for running but I try to do 20, maybe 25k a week. I make myself do it and I feel better when its done.

He also said that he used the deep-fat fryer in lockdown to make fish and chips with his son.

But sticking to his diet plan, the healthy chef didnt eat any of the chips - and said he only had a bit of the fish which was made with a very thin batter.

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As Covid-19 continues its spread around the world, with 8,993,659 confirmed cases and 469,587 deaths, the vast majority of the population is taking the advice of scientists deadly seriously. Of course, as with everything nowadays, there is a minority of tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists who believe all these deaths are being faked and that Bill Gates and all the worlds scientists are in a giant global conspiracy to kill us all.

The majority of the global population fortunately are still preserving their sanity and continuing to follow the advice of the experts our taxes pay for. Unfortunately, following the advice of scientific experts in their fields seems to be limited to a problem that is threatening our lives in the current moment. When it comes to problems that are not life threatening this week or perhaps next, the majority of humanity is still acting in willful ignorance.

When it comes to the much larger and existential threat posed by the climate crisis and the annihilation of biodiversity, the experts, who are doing their best to warn us of the impending dangers, are being ignored as they have been for the past thirty years. Even those who would categorize themselves as liberals are continuing to bury their heads in the sand.

The gulf between what people say they understand is necessary and what their actions continue to prove otherwise is alarming. It is nowhere more evident than their dietary choices.

As people mock Trump supporters and others who refuse to wear masks or practice social distancing, these same people resolutely refuse to change their diets, even in the face of the biggest threats ever to face our species.

The number of reports being published, warning us that our diets are not only threatening the spread of Covid-19 and other zoonotic diseases, but largely responsible for the climate emergency and also the sixth extinction that is unfolding all around us, grows by the day. But, as people mock Trump supporters and others who refuse to wear masks or practice social distancing, these same people resolutely refuse to change their diets, even in the face of the biggest threats ever to face our species.

Virus researchers are convinced that Covid-19 came from a wet market in Wuhan, China, even if the paranoid wearers of tin are convinced otherwise. The disease is continuing to spread due to the way we treat animals with slaughterhouse workers all around the world testing positive. In Wales, 100 out of 560 workers at a single plant have tested positive, while in Germany, where things were largely under control, 1,300 out of 7,000 employees at a single facility tested positive, forcing all employees and their families into quarantine. This led to the R number in Germany increasing from 1.79 to 2.88 in just 24 hours. In general terms, keeping animals in filthy cramped conditions, feeding them a concoction of antibiotics and growth hormones, and then slaughtering them in even dirtier slaughter houses is a recipe for creating a new disease.

With 75% of new or emerging infectious diseases being zoonotic, meaning they are passed from animal to human, the impetus to change our diets should be clear to everyone. Scientists continue to warn us that humanities destruction of nature is responsible for diseases such as Covid-19. As the population continues to expand, and we continue to clear wild habitat to feed ourselves, we are coming into more and more contact with wild animal populations, putting them and us at risk.

This brings us back to our diets. Eating a diet high in animal protein requires vastly more land than a plant-based diet. Producing 1kg of beef, for example, uses 163 times more land than producing rice, beans or potatoes. To put things into stark context, 70% of formerly forested land in the Amazon is being used to graze cattle and most of the rest is being used to grow soy beans for animals living in the perfect breeding ground for new epidemics, factory farms. In total, around 80% of available arable land is used for livestock farming, yet animal products provide less than 20% of our calories. As much as we try to ignore the voices of the experts, it is getting increasingly difficult. You have to drive your head further and further into the sand with each and every passing day. But, that is what people continue to do. Even those who consider themselves to be open minded liberals. They are anything but when it comes to their dietary choices.

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that 60% of all wildlife lost is due to our meat centric diets, and the United Nations predict that meat consumption will double by 2050. How will nature cope with this demand?

It isnt only land use that is affected by our decision to eat animals. Around a third of all freshwater is given to livestock around the world. This, at a time when aquifers and rivers are beginning to run dry, and one in three humans doesnt have access to safe drinking water.

In their groundbreaking book, Project Drawdown, which focusses on the 100 best solutions to the climate catastrophe, three of the top five solutions are related to food, and all can be related to eating animals.

The climate crisis is also being driven in large part by our addiction to cheap meat. The U.N. states that 18% of all greenhouse gasses are caused by animal agriculture while World Watch reported in 2009 that this figure was inaccurate, and a better estimate is 51%. Whatever this figure actually is, it is likely somewhere in between, and how do we suppose to meet our targets of zero carbon by 2050 with meat consumption projected to double?

These are all questions that we need to honestly address. In their groundbreaking book, Project Drawdown, which focusses on the 100 best solutions to the climate catastrophe, three of the top five solutions are related to food, and all can be related to eating animals. They are reducing food waste, eating more plants and less meat, and restoring tropical forests.

It is impossible to eliminate all food waste, but we could make a start by eating the food that we feed to animals directly. For every kilogram of chicken flesh we consume, we have wasted between 2-5kg of edible food. When it comes to pig flesh, that rises to between 4-9kg and for cows it rises to a staggering 6-25kg of feed. This is hugely inefficient and completely unsustainable. Likewise, the only way we will be able to restore deforested land is by moving to plant-based diets which require significantly less inputs like land, water and fertilizer.

People like to say that eating animals is their right. Granted, this is a fact, just like each of us has the right to walk down the street and perpetuate violence on another person. Any of us could do this right now. Of course, there is likely to be a consequence, probably a police record or jail time. The same is true of eating animals. Yes, it is our right to choose, but this decision doesnt come without consequences. The consequences are continued lockdown, planetary warming, water depletion, mass starvation and the sixth extinction.

When looking at the consequences, a healthy plant-based diet doesnt seem such a bad choice to make.

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Everyone who is in a weight loss program has hit a plateau at least once in their decent to a healthy weight. When you first start a new exercise and diet program, you often lose a lot of weight quickly as you burn many more calories than you consume and shed water weight.

As you lose weight however, you need fewer calories to maintain your body, and you no longer have the relatively easy pounds of water weight to shed. On top of this, your body learns the new routine and learns how to do the exercises they are used to as efficiently as possiblemeaning fewer calories are being burned.

All this can lead to you no longer losing weight, or even gaining a little bit back even though you are still sweating it out every day. While restricting your diet even more and exercising even harder is an option, you may be able to break the plateau by changing your routine.

Mixing it up

If you're a runner, you may be steadily increasing on time and distance. You may be able to break out of your plateau by choosing to do sprint exercises or if you're a weight lifter, switching to maximum volume instead of maximum weight. These changes are approaching the same goals, but in a different way that may help you see improvements.

Overtraining can actually lead to poorer performance. If you are working hard and never taking breaks, your body won't be able to change. Your body needs rest in order to rebuild the muscles you broke down during exercise, so if you never give your body the chance to rest, you won't see the results you are working for.

If you are counting calories carefully, it may be worthwhile to recheck how many calories you need in order to have a deficit at your current weight. If you have lost a significant amount of weight already but are still using your starting calculations, you may no longer be in deficit.

If you aren't counting calories, now may be a good time to start a food diary. If you aren't aware of how much you are eating, or just how many calories are in your favorite foods, you may be over eating without realizing it.

It may also be that you are simply not doing enough any more. As you grow, it gets easier for your body to meet the demands of a normal workout. You can help break out of that by developing a new skill. Maybe you've only ever hit the treadmill and want to try weights instead. Maybe you've never done a push up, or have focused exclusively on weights and want to try cardio. What ever it is that challenges you, give it a try. It may be the break you need.

If you're in a plateau, there could be a lot of reasons why this is happening. Try using these tips to break out of it, and get back on the path to better fitness.

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The best thing about making shakes is that you can use any fruit as per your taste preference, but at the same time adding fruits that can blend well without causing any reaction are the ones you should add to your shakes and smoothies. If you want to give your body the much needed boost of energy post workout, then this Papaya Banana Pomegranate shake is perfect for you.

To make this easy shake, take a juicer, add 400 gm pomegranate seeds and extract the juice. Next, cut papaya and banana, take a blender, add the fresh fruits along with pomegranate juice, blend all this into a smooth blend.

Next, add in chopped almonds and cashew nuts, then add 3 tablespoon condensed milk. If you want to make it a bit more healthy, then replace condensed milk with unsweetened fat milk and to add some sweetness you can add some honey. Blend it all again with some crushed ice and serve chilled. This heavy shake can be a perfect healthy meal replacement.

Both pomegranate and papaya are a good source of fiber, folate, magnesium and other vitamins, which will give your body the right amount of nutrition to stay energized and hydrated throughout the day. Moreover, the addition of nuts will add a tasty twist and amp up the health quotient of your shake.

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The best thing about making shakes is that you can use any fruit as per your taste preference, but at the same time adding fruits that can blend well without causing any reaction are the ones you should add to your shakes and smoothies. If you want to give your body the much needed boost of energy post workout, then this Papaya Banana Pomegranate shake is perfect for you.

To make this easy shake, take a juicer, add 400 gm pomegranate seeds and extract the juice. Next, cut papaya and banana, take a blender, add the fresh fruits along with pomegranate juice, blend all this into a smooth blend.

Next, add in chopped almonds and cashew nuts, then add 3 tablespoon condensed milk. If you want to make it a bit more healthy, then replace condensed milk with unsweetened fat milk and to add some sweetness you can add some honey. Blend it all again with some crushed ice and serve chilled. This heavy shake can be a perfect healthy meal replacement.

Both pomegranate and papaya are a good source of fiber, folate, magnesium and other vitamins, which will give your body the right amount of nutrition to stay energized and hydrated throughout the day. Moreover, the addition of nuts will add a tasty twist and amp up the health quotient of your shake.

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A 29-year-old Glasgow woman who dropped six dress sizes after joining an NHS funded weight-loss scheme has told how online support stopped herpiling the pounds back on during lockdown.

Lindsey Kinlochsays her weight battle began at the age of 18 when she had surgery to treat a foot and ankle deformity which left her unable to exercise.

At her heaviest Linsdey, who lives in Stepps,weighed15st 3lb, dangerously overweight for her 4ft 8inch frame.

She suffers from the genetic condition pseudohypoparathyroidism, which affects height and also causes learning difficulties.

After her blood pressure soared and she started experiencing breathlessness Linsey decided to try to lose weight and while initially successful she was worried about being able to sustain it.

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Her GP referred her toa local group run by WW, (formerly Weight Watchers) which is funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Lindsey admits that the journey from high-caloriefast food and takeaways to healthy meals made from scratch wasnt easy but she persevered andnow weighs a much healthier 10st 11lb and says she is delighted she can still enjoy her favourite tipple of malt whisky.

She said: I have struggled with my weight from the age of 18 or 19 when I had a procedure to treat my foot and ankle deformity. This reduced my mobility to almost zero and post op I was in a wheelchair to get around.

In 2018 I had a second procedure as due to mobility issues I was using a wheelchair and my health was rapidly deteriorating.

"I wanted to try to improve my health but my motivation never came until January 2019 when I had high blood pressure concerns and when I checked my weight I was 15 stone 13lb. Beingonly 4ft 8 I could not afford to be carrying this extra weight.

"My GP decided to refer me to WW and I wans't sure this was going to be for me, but I decided to give it ago.

Lindsey says she was nervous about attendinggroup workshops because of her disabilities.

She said: I was used to mixing in restricted circles, so the thought of attending a new workshop with lots of people I didnt know made me nervous, but I had nothing to worry about as the coach Lesley Park made me feel welcome and all the other members quickly made me feel part of the community.

I have never regretted that choice I made joining and its been the best thing I have done, as its for me.

Its not been easy Im very surprised at how well I have done.

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I used to eat without any thoughts to portion sizes, I liked takeaways and loved cake.

"I now enjoy including different food and drinks and love cooking fresh healthy meals and get meal ideas from my app. I enjoytrying different whiskyand one of my favourites is Dalmore and it's great to know I can still enjoy a wee dram and still lose weight.

I used to wear a size 24 but now wearing a size 12, and its great clothes shopping."

Linsey says she was nervous her good habits would slip when lockdown kicked in and her local group workshops stopped.

She said: Thankfully, WW are now running virtual workshops, and make sure I attend every week.

My advice to anyone trying to lose weight would be that there is no quick fix so be proud of every small loss as everyones journey is different, listen to your body more and take time for you if you need it.

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As people around the world continue to spend more time than usual at home, reports suggest that they have not stopped prioritizing their fitness. In a recent study from Global Web Index 85% of global consumers reported undertaking some form of exercise in recent months, with 51% relating that home workouts are their preferred form of exercise.

A March 2020 survey found that 16% of adults in the U.S. were watching an increased number of online exercise videos, in another study60% of young people in the U.K. said they had been finding exercise helpful in managing their mental health these days.

All across the globe it can be seen that spending more time at home has not robbed people of their passion for staying fit and healthy. Below, we discuss three leading fitness brands whose services Samsung Health has made available through the 2020 Samsung Smart TV platform1to ensure that consumers are empowered to stay healthy from home now, and into the future.2

Thanks to the fully immersive picture quality of Samsungs 2020 QLED 8K TV range, Samsung Health users can now enjoy a whole new standard of at-home wellness content on vibrant, ultra-large screens.

Calm is a leading global health and wellness brand whose app ranks number one in the mental fitness category. The Calm app contains an extensive library of mindfulness, meditation and sleep content that Samsung Smart TV consumers receive access to free of charge.

Calm provides a range of meditation programs, music tracks and sleep stories that offer a wide array of durations and difficulty levels. The apps mindfulness programs, for instance, offer a 7-day option for beginners and a 21-day option for advanced users. Whats more, Calms services are delivered to you through the pleasingly familiar voices of Hollywood celebrities including Matthew McConaughey and Stephen Fry and singer Leona Lewis, who have all recorded their voices for the app. Calm Kids content available on Samsung Smart TVs also allows families to get immersed in mindfulness, featuring everything from meditations with Thomas & Friends to piano lullabies from Disney classics like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Mulan.

Fitplan is a dynamic mobile app that partners with world-class trainers to allow them to share their proven workout methods and empower users. With Fitplan users can identify their ideal physique, and ensure that they are working towards attaining it while also embracing a healthier and fitter future.

Using their Samsung Smart TVs, consumers can get free access to six workout plans and 50 different classes featuring five professional trainers Melissa Alcantara, Natalie Jill, Brittne Babe, Jana Webb and Cam Speck. Through the Fitplan app users can set weekly goals, keep track of their stats, upload progress photos and add friends to share progress and plan joint workouts. Whats more, the apps form check feature helps users ensure that theyre performing each exercise properly.

Jillian Michaels is a well-known American personal health and fitness expert, author and television personality. The Jillian Michaels Fitness App provides users with access to interactive daily workouts, and additionally offers a premium paid service that provides customized exercise programs in multiple modalities that cater to individuals of all fitness levels.

Currently, Samsung Smart TV users can access a 28-day, curated workout plan, with adjustable beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. For users who are short on time, the app provides brief 7-minute workouts so that consumers can inject a little movement into their days when and where they can.

If anything, staying fit and active has only become more important as people spend increased amounts of time at home. Now, with Samsung Smart TV partnering with leading fitness brands, users can rest assured in the knowledge that a wide array of workout and wellness materials are available at their fingertips.

12020 Samsung Smart TV Premium UHD TU8000 above and Lifestyle TVs2 Service availability and content partners may vary by country.

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Another Alternative for Former Affiliates: The Functional Fitness Union | Morning Chalk Up

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When the UKs Royal Docks CrossFit disaffiliated in the wake of Greg Glassmans comments, the one thing owner David Marshall feared most was losing the global network and community created through CrossFit.

And so he created the Functional Fitness Union (FFU) and in less than a week, its already signed on 40 gyms globally.The list includes gyms as far-reaching as Barbados (Level Up) , Australia (1010 Athletics) and the USA (Frequency Fitness), even the House of Athletes gym in Nigeria.

In essence, the FFU hopes to pick up where CrossFit left off offering an alternative to the 1400 gyms (and counting) that have denounced the brand name, including Davids own gym in London which has hosted the likes of Fittest on Earth Tia-Clair Toomey and Rich Fronings Team Mayhem Freedom. The former Royal Docks CrossFit is now called Royal Docks Fitness.

The FFU also joins the likes of Jason Khalipas NCFIT offering a partner programas a potential option moving forward for gym owners wanting to distance themselves from CrossFit.

Rebuilding the reputation:In the wake of the CrossFit leadership debacle, whats become paramount is the power of social media.

Thats why one of the first port of calls was to create the FFU media team: Something CrossFit used to do incredibly well before dismantling their own media department, David added.

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The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA)s 2020 Single Sport Reports covering fitness activities find traditionally niche fitness activities are growing significantly. These activities include Yoga (6.0 percent), Barre (3.8 percent) and Stationary Cycling Group (5.3 percent); which, in addition to reflecting healthy growth in 2019, also indicates they have been growing over the last five years.

The most popular fitness categories, boasting 50-to 100-plus million participants, all increased in participation in 2019 Treadmill (5.7 percent), Running/Jogging (1.2 percent), Walking for Fitness (0.4 percent) and Free Weights Dumbbells/Hand Weights (0.3 percent).

The 24 individual fitness activity reports arenow available.

Participation rates for fitness activities have been strong and consistent, said SFIA CEO and president, Tom Cove. The fact that participation in nearly every category increased in 2019 reflects the breadth and importance of fitness in the United States. These reports provide readers with an unparalleled understanding of each activity on an individual basis, whether it be yoga, weightlifting, HIIT (high-intensity training), or dance.

The fitness segment was robust going into 2020, and while the pandemic is deeply impacting the health club industry, all indications suggest home fitness activities and product sales will skyrocket this year under COVID-related restrictions, Cove added.

All 2020 SFIA Single Sport and Fitness Participation Reports are $99 (per report) to all current SFIA members and $295 for non-members. More information about these reports can be found by clicking here.

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