But there's this popular idea that if you feel bloated or have a lot of gas, that you are over-represented by the' bad' disease-causing bacteria and have too little of the' good' bacteria... and that there is some sort of imbalance causing you to have excess gas or discomfort or constipation.

Tamara Duker Freuman

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We're using the same word to refer to 50 different things, and so you have no idea if what you read online is referring to the same type of bloating you are experiencing.

Tamara Duker Freuman

Excess sodium can cause fluid retention [ not bloating per se ] and can give a' puffy' appearance, but more so in the face and extremities than in the abdomen.

Tamara Duker Freuman

There's a smattering of random advice that's not particularly tailored to people and may not be useful, because you may not be talking about the same problem.

Tamara Duker Freuman

People will say,' I'm bloated,' but what they really mean is that... by Tamara Duker Freuman

People will say,' I'm bloated,' but what they really mean is that they have gained belly fat.

Tamara Duker Freuman

Someone might say,' I feel like I have a spare tire around my middle, and my clothes fit differently,' and they call it bloating, but I realize they are really talking about belly fat and weight gain, and the solution to that is weight loss.

Tamara Duker Freuman

I started noticing a common pattern where my patients were so good with restricting their calories during the day, but in the late afternoon and evening, they fell apart.

Tamara Duker Freuman

Lunch should be like that blue plate special ... the main meal of... by Tamara Duker Freuman

Lunch should be like that blue plate special ... the main meal of the day.

Tamara Duker Freuman

A salad with grilled chicken is fine, but try adding a baked sweet potato, a heaping scoop of chickpeas or even a thick, hearty lentil soup.

Tamara Duker Freuman