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The summer months, filled with sunny days, sandals, flip flops and sun dresses are the perfect time to embrace the raw food trend, fill up on infused water and spend lots of time outside.

It’s also a great time to adopt a few healthy habits to boost your digestive system and help you feel slimmer.

Here’s where to start: 

If you’re gluten free, or are thinking about cutting back on your gluten as part of your weight loss plans, don’t think that means you have to cut out grains altogether. Whole grains are an important part of a healthy diet, which fill you up, provide lots of fiber, and are rich in vitamins and minerals.

Next time you are looking for a grain for your porridge or to go with dinner, explore one of these 5 healthy, gluten free alternatives.

Picture this: you’re stuck in a weight loss rut and you don’t seem to be making any progress. You’ve changed up your exercise routine, are eating clean and getting enough calories, but still things aren’t changing. Sometimes, regardless of what you’re doing, the body still gets really good at functioning in the way you are asking it too (i.e. on reduced calories and with adequate exercise), and you need to bring in other means of change.

It’s time to pull out a few tricks and take your weight loss steps to the next level to achieve next level success.

Here are my 5 best weight loss tricks:  

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Summer is right around the corner, and with the increased temperatures come shorter shorts, sundresses and bikinis. If you’re working toward toning your legs and want to develop or further develop a thigh gap, read on for exercises to help you do just that.

A big bonus to many of these exercises is that they target muscle groups other than your hamstrings, quads, and calves, including your glutes!