Slim Stomach Diet Tips

Want to beat the bloat? Here are the top ten foods to avoid:

Chewing Gum

It might be good for a quick minty breath-boost, but did you know that chewing gum causes belly bloating? We didn't, either! But, according to Liz: 'When you chew gum, you swallow air. All that air gets trapped in your GI tract, and causes pressure, bloating and belly expansion.'

Spicy Foods

'Foods seasoned with black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, chilli powder, hot sauces, onions, garlic, mustard, barbecue sauce, horseradish, tomato sauce or vinegar can all stimulate the release of stomach acids, which can cause irritation,'

Sinful Salt

'Water is attracted to sodium, so when you take in higher than usual amounts of sodium, you'll temporarily retain more fluid - which contributes to a sluggish feeling, a puffy appearance, and extra water weight, cutting back on salt will help you beat bloat and reduce risks of hypertension and osteoporsosis.' As well as avoiding adding salt to your food when cooking and eating, don't forget to check salt levels on pre-packaged food you buy in the supermarket for a healthier diet.

Bloating Beverages

These include: alcohol, tea, coffee, hot chocolate and acidic fruit juices. Why? They're high-acid drinks, which irritate your GI tract, resulting in bloating.

 

Fried Foods

Doughnuts? Ditch 'em. Fried breakfasts? Say goodbye. Chips? Forget it - even the obligatory splash of tomato ketchup can cause bloating. Liz warns: 'Fatty foods, especially the fried variety, are digested more slowly, causing you to feel heavy and bloated.'

 

Gassy Foods

Some foods simply create more gas ? equals bloat - in your GI tract than others. The culprits? 'Legumes, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, onions, peppers and citrus fruits,'

 

 

Sugar Alcohols

Firstly. What are they? They're sugar substitutes, which often go by the name of xylitol or maltilol, that are often found in low-calorie or low-carb products like cookies, cakes, sweets and energy bars. Basically, your GI tract can't absorb them, therefore, they are not your belly's best friend. 'Sugar alcohols cause gas, abdominal distention, bloating and diarrhoea, avoid them.'

Raw Foods

Some raw foods can be bulky, which takes up room in your gastrointestinal tract (GI) tract - the digestive organ that extracts nutrients from your food ? expanding it unnecessarily. The result? A swollen tummy. 'Three cooked carrots delivers the same nutrition as three raw carrots, but it takes up less room in your GI tract, only eat cooked vegetables, or smaller portions of unsweetened dried fruit and canned fruits in natural juice. Then you can get your nutrient needs without expanding your GI tract - and bloating.'

Fizzy Drinks

This isn't brain science - all those bubbles make your tummy bloat! Cut out all cans of Coke - including that Diet Coke break - and its assorted friends, and you're tum will definitely feel the flatter.

 

Excess Carbs

Ditch high-carbohydrate foods like bagels, bananas and pasta. Your body stores a type of carbohydrate called glycogen; every gram of glycogen is stored with about 3 grams of water. But, unless you're running a marathon tomorrow, you're body doesn't need this power pile-up. By decreasing carb intake, you can train your body to access the stored fuel - and burn it off. At the same time, you'll be getting rid of excess stored fluid.

PHOTOS: Last Flight To Abuja....@ Nollywood Ireland Film Festival 2012

The Nollywood Ireland Film Festival which took place on the 29th of September at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resorts, Northwoods Park, Santry, Dublin was simply an event that will linger in people's memories for a long while.

Part of the event was the Irish premiere of  Nollywood movie directed by Obi Emelonye, Last Flight To Abuja featuring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Jim Iyke, Ali Nuhu, Jide Kosoko, Uche Odoputa, Anthony Monjaro, Samuel Demola Ajibola, Jennifer Oguzie, Uru Eke, Celine Loader, Oma Iyasara, Charles Granville and Julie Adams.

The event organized by the Director of the Nollywood Ireland Film Festival, Reginald Okoflex Inya, was well studded with dignitaries and movie stars from Ireland, Nigeria, UK and other parts of the world. Also present were some of the cast of the award winning movie.. Uru Eke, Anthony Monjaro..

Yemi Adenuga and Basorge Tariah Jnr were the MCs for the event.

 Nollywood Stars Uru Eke, Anthony Monjaro arriving @ Dublin airport prior to the event

 

Uru Eke, Anthony Monjaro

Amaka Okonkwo (Metro Eireann)

 

Anthony Monjaro

 

Nnenna Amushan (WomenStyles), Anthony Monjaro (Last Flight To Abuja)

Basorge Tariah Jnr, Yemi Adenuga

Director of the Nollywood Ireland Film Festival, Reginald Okoflex Inya and wife

Director, Last Flight To Abuja Obi Emelonye and wife

 

Uru Eke

 

 

Director of the Nollywood Ireland Film Festival, Reginald Okoflex Inya, Nnenna Amushan(WomenStyles), Amaka Okonkwo ( Metro Eireann)

Nnenna Amushan, Obi Emelonye ( Director last Flight To Abuja) and Angela Ugonabo ( Entertainment OneLove)

 

 

 

 

 

HEARTLESS DEED!! 8-Day-Old Boy Abandoned At Kaduna Cemetery!

A baby boy suspected to be eight-day-old was found wrapped inside a bag and abandoned at a cemetery in Kakuri, Kaduna South local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria yesterday.

The boy, who had maggots coming out from every opening on his body, was still alive, according to two good Samaritans who located him in the area.

Mr. Robert Ogbole, a student of Bayero University Kano and Miss Grace Yahaya, a Kaduna State athlete who found the baby, narrated their experiences to newsmen at the Kakuri police station where it was taken to after receiving first aid at a nearby hospital in Kakuri.

Ogbole said: “I was at home at about 11: 30 am when my younger brother (Mike), who passed through the cemetery to the football field came with a report that he heard the sound of a baby inside a bag at the cemetery. So, I quickly called my neighbour (Grace), and we ran to the place.

“On getting there, we found this baby boy rapped all over with cloth and was kept in the cemetery, so we picked him and this my neighbour helped to unwrap him, the baby had maggots coming from every opening of his body but was still alive.

“We then took the baby to Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) clinic in Kakuri where the baby was treated before we brought him to the police station.

“The nurse at the clinic confirmed that the baby should be about a week old and probably would have been in that condition for about four days,’’ she said.

When contacted, the Kaduna Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Aminu Lawan, confirmed the incident.

“When the baby boy was brought to our police station in Kakuri, our men immediately swung into action. We have taken the baby to the Saint Gerard Catholic Hospital for necessary medical investigation and treatment. At the end of the treatment, we will process all the documents and hand over the baby to the social welfare for further necessary action.

Meanwhile, the PPRO said, the police will carry out necessary investigation with a view to unveiling the perpetrator of such dastardly act.
Can someone please tell me how a mother can do this to a baby she carried for 9 months! A cemetery of all places!! God have mercy!!







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Aluu Community Demands Release Of Monarch, Reiterates That No Aluu Man Has A Hand In The Deaths

Killed UNIPORT Students

Seven days after four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were killed by an irate mob in Aluu in Ikwere local government area of Rivers State, the community yesterday broke its silence on the matter.

The community denied that its members were involved in the incident and demanded the immediate release of its detained traditional ruler, Alhaji Hassan Welewa.

The people warned that they would not fold their hands against any further destruction of their community and the infliction of pains on them.They urged security agencies to take note of plans to attack Aluu community by some ethnic groups whose sons were victims of the mob action.

Spokesman of Aluu Garshon Benson, who disclosed this during a media briefing attended by the chairman, Aluu Council of Chiefs, Richard Kalu, called for the release of the detained traditional ruler.

Benson also called on security agencies to stop the harassment and arrests of innocent Aluu natives and urged the outfits to carry out a thorough investigation of the gruesome murder of the students and bring the culprits to book.

He said: “It has come to our notice that some ethnic groups in the state whose sons were among those murdered on our soil are threatening to attack Aluu. We really sympathize with them for the loss of their children and reiterate that no Aluu man has a hand in their death.

“We implore them to allow security agencies to fish out the actual killers of their sons, but also warn strongly that we will no longer fold our arms and watch further destruction of our communities and the infliction of pains and injuries on the good and law-abiding people of Aluu clan.”





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ALUU RESIDENTS LAMENT: The same students I served for 35yrs have turned round to destroy all I laboured for – Retired UNIPORT staff

A deserted Aluu after the invasion by UNIPORT students. Inset top right are Mr. and Mrs. Toku, whose son was among the UNIPORT Four, while bottom are people fleeing Aluu.

The people of Aluu in Ikwerre Local Government Area, one of the host communities of UNIPORT, have been on the defensive since then about the circumstances that led to the lynching of the undergraduates.

The four students – Chidiaka Biringa, Kelechi Ugonna, Lloyd Toku and Tekena Erikena- were branded thieves, brutalised and set ablaze by some members of the community for allegedly stealing a laptop computer and a BlackBerry phone.

Though many stories have been peddled about the circumstances that led to the killing of the students,