From wheat bread, certain beans, carbonated drinks and even some “healthy” vegetables, there are a wide range of food that can expand your midsection leaving you feeling bloated. Check out THIS LIST of foods to avoid for a flatter belly.

From taking a digestive enzyme to simply taking your time when chewing your food, there are a number of things you can do to prevent bloating/gas. Read more HERE.

From slowing down when you eat to taking a digestive enzyme, there are many things you can do to prevent bloating. If you’re feeling tight or “backed up” check out THESE helpful tips to prevent bloating.

If you’re feeling bloated or “backed up” here are a few foods you can add to your diet to helping you feel “light” again: High fiber diet: chia, flax, acacia. Omega 3 — 6 — 9: coconut, flax, hemp. Probiotic: fermented foods, rejuvenic, kombusha, kefir water, coconut kefir, kefir. Enzymes: fresh juice like carrot, wheat […]

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Tired of feeling the pain and heaviness that comes from being bloated? Dr. Robynne Chutkan, founder of The Digestive Center for Women and author of The Bloat Cure: 101 Natural Solutions for Real and Lasting Relief, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to break down the most common culprits of bloating. “There are a lot of things that we […]

If you wake up the next morning after a big cheat meal and look like you’re 5 months pregnant, more than likely you’re experiencing water retention from the extra sodium and carbs that are in most cheat meals. Before you start to worry, be encouraged that getting rid of the extra water weight will have you […]

Probiotics, smaller food portions, decreasing sodium intake, removing dairy from my diet, paying attention to the way my body responds to the foods I eat, these are just some of the things I have done to help beat belly bloat. Nearly everyone has struggled with bloating and for women in particular, it can be especially disheartening because we tend […]

The thing I hear most people complain about the most (when it comes to fitness) is their belly bulge. While most people think ab exercises are the answer (they are helpful), the “real” solution is pin pointing what’s causing you to retain weight in your mid section. For some people, it’s eating in excess, for […]