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Sparkle #185: Yoga Asanas for a Flat Stomach

Muffin top, love handles, belly fat – call it by whatever name you want, but it will still generate the same emotion – panic! Stomach is the most stubborn and unsightly of places to gain weight, and any fat in this area is sure to send alarm bells ringing in everyone’s head. Gaining fat on your belly is also an indication that your lifestyle is going awry. While a little fluctuation in weight now and then is all right, if you start putting on weight on your stomach, it might be a good idea to pay attention to what you are eating and how you are exercising. The more your…

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Sparkle #98: Why Dark Chocolate is Good for You

Happy Monday people! For me, today was a Monday which needed plenty of chocolate to help me get through the day and stay calm for the rest of the week. My body reacts in two ways to stress: either it craves all unhealthy foods in the universe, or it generates so much nausea that I cannot even finish breakfast! Today, it just screamed chocolate and dessert in a voice which was very hard to ignore. Thankfully, I stayed calm and sensibly picked up a piece of dark chocolate instead of any other chocolate dessert to satisfy my craving. As you would have read in countless studies and clean eating articles, some amount of dark chocolate…

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