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13 Flat-Belly Foods To Beat The Bloat

Hello Beautiful Staff — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:00:40 +0000

More than 10 million Americans regularly complain about being bloated. That uncomfortable sensation — the result of air passing through your intestines — is often caused by a tempting culprit: salty and fatty foods. So, what’s safe to eat to keep women from unbuttoning those skinny jeans?

Oranges and Watermelons
Because water flushes waste and excess water out of your system, enjoying water-rich foods is ideal. Watermelons, as their name suggests, are almost all water — 92 percent. Oranges too are approximately 80 to 90 percent water.

Yogurt
Not only does yogurt have a high water content, but it promotes the growth of good bacteria in the stomach. This bacteria is responsible for the reduction of excess gas that accumulates in the organ over time.

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Garlic
This plant helps reduce the levels of fat in the liver, whose main functions include detoxification and the production of biochemicals necessary for digestion — major aspects of the prevention of bloating.

Lettuce and Spinach
These green leaves, in addition to kale and chard, require ample chewing and provide a healthy dose of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They also help with acid indigestion, constipation, and urinary tract infections.

Peppermint and Ginger
Carminative herbs, which include peppermint as well as chamomile and ginger, are gas reducers and can be enjoyed in tea form. In addition to these herbs, bitter herbs, despite their taste, are effective at stimulating the digestive tract as well as the flow of saliva. SEE THE REST HERE!

Indoor Grilling 101

Hello Beautiful Staff — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:00:29 +0000

Indoor grilling is great for people who don’t have the backyard space for an outdoor grill, reducing the fat in your grilled foods and also for the cold winter months! Check out these tips to have a successful grilling experience:

What Can You Cook?

Flat pieces of meat like steaks, pork chops and tenderized chicken breasts work best for indoor grills. Seasoning them with a dry rub or just salt and pepper tends to work better than any type of wet marinate – this leads to a lengthy clean up and sometimes a lingering smell. Flat vegetables like sliced zucchini and eggplant will cook evenly but need to be watched closely so they don’t burn or start to stick.

What Can’t You Cook?

Grilling vegetables is tricky, but trying to do this on an indoor grill is literally impossible unless you lather the veggies with oil – and that sort of defeats the whole purpose. Using sugar based sauces like teriyaki and sweet and sour can be tricky also. This leads to the marinate getting stuck to the plates and a lot of clean up time. Hamburger meat is best use when it has about a 15% fat content.

Clean Up

Wait until the grill has cooled off, but not completely cooled. Then, taking a semi-wet sponge, squeeze out some soapy water on the surface and let it soak for a little bit. For tough stains you might need to really use some elbow grease to get the stains off – use a sponge with a scrubber side to it and go up and down the grooves of the grill until you loosen up the stuck on food items. Don’t use any type of metal utensil to try and loosen the food – this will ultimately leave the grooves gouged out and reduce the non-stick appeal of the grill.

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Happy grilling y’all!!

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7 Places Women Should Never Get Tattoos

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:00:18 +0000

Tattoos can be sexy, fun and rebellious but here’s seven places a woman should never get a tattoo!

7. Breasts

Before you think about getting a rose or a name tatted on your boobs think about how you’ll never be able to wear low cut shirts without someone seeing that ever again.

6. Ass

Tatts on the ass cheeks are never a good idea. It just looks plain tacky and

5. Thigh

The first way to ruin a classy moment is a big tattoo on your thigh in your dress or gown.

4. Neck

Neck tattoo should never, ever be on a woman! Even on men they are not so hot but as a lady this is a huge no-no place.

3. Tramp Stamp

It’s not cute anymore, get over it. If I had a dollar for every tramp stamp out there I’d be a millionaire. If I had a dollar for every tramp stamp regretted I’d be a billionaire.

2. Your Man’s Name…Anywhere

This is the kiss of death! The moment you put your man’s name on your body it’s going to be over…soon.

1. Face

Just unacceptable. Period.

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Lifefactory Glass Bottles For You & Your Family

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:15:31 +0000

There are so many plastic bottle alternatives out there these days it’s hard to know which brand is best and truly more body-safe. Lifefactory makes a great line of BPA, phthalate, PVC and polycarbonate free glass bottles for your whole family.

The line includes full 22oz. bottles and baby bottle to keep your little one non-toxic. The bottles are encased in a silicone sleeve to provide an easy to drip surface. There are several different sleeve colors to choose from. The sleeve and the glass bottle are dishwasher safe to make for easy cleaning.

The great thing about these bottles is that they mimic drinking out of a real glass. It’s totally understandable how aluminum bottles can be too clangy or feel weird on your teeth. With Lifefactory’s bottles you don’t have to worry about that at all. Glass is also 100% recyclable so it’s the most eco-friendly choice you could possibly make. They make for a great desk companion and you can monitor your water intake with the measurement guide on the silicone sleeve.

The large bottles retail for 21.99 and the baby bottles go for 12.49 or you can buy a starter kit for 59.99. Lifefactory also makes a great non-toxic line of teethers that are perfect for your growing baby.

Lifefactory bottles are truly a must have accessory for the eco-conscious consumer out there.

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Celebrate Women’s History Month: Take The HelloBeautiful Pledge!!!

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:36:03 +0000

Ladies, in honor of Women's History Month, HelloBeautiful.com is encouraging you to pledge to acknowledge your beauty and strength - inside and out. You are a phenomenal woman, daughter, mother, sister and friend. Take this pledge to empower your fellow sisters and create a po... Read more..

Solange & Her Son Julez Have Summer Fun [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:00:52 +0000

Solange posted these personal photos of her and her son Julez on her blog.

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“Lottery Ticket” L.A. Premiere [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:30:03 +0000

Ice Cube and the cast of The Lottery Ticket came out for the premiere in Hollywood on August 12th.

Check out the stars on the red carpet:

Rihanna’s Lace Dress: Fab Or Fug? [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:00:18 +0000

Rihanna stepped out after her Madison Square Garden show in NYC last night.

She was wearing a lace dress at the after party at Greenhouse. Take a look:

Alright ladies, do we think she looks fab or fug??

Serena Williams & Lala Dine Out [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:15:31 +0000

BFFs Serena Williams and Lala were seen out having dinner at Katsutya in L.A.

Serena’s still wearing her cast from a foot injury. Ouch!

Rihanna: “My Tattoo Is Grammatically Correct!”

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:30:11 +0000

Rihanna was quick to text her tattoo artist, Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, with the real meaning of her neck tattoo.

It turns out that it reads “rebel flower” and is indeed grammatically correct. Here’s what she had to say about it via okmagazine.com:

rebelle fleur translates to rebel flower, NOT rebelious flower, its 2 nouns so in that case fleur does not HAVE to be first! Fyi, cuz they will ask.

Alright Rihanna, you got us there. Sorry for busting you on your tattoo.

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Teairra Mari’s Album Release Party [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:45:20 +0000

Teairra Mari hosted her album release party for Sincerely Yours at the Key Club in Hollywood.

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Sincerely Yours comes out on iTunes next Tuesday August 17th.

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Rihanna’s Tattoo On Her Neck Is Grammatically Incorrect!

Hello Beautiful Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:30:37 +0000

Rihanna’s new neck tattoo is translated WRONG!

Rihanna says it’s right! Read more here!

This in the Bajan’s second poorly translated tattoo. It’s supposed to read “rebellious flower” but for that to be grammatically correct in French, it should read “fleur rebelle”. Instead it reads “rebelle fleur.” I guess no one told Rihanna that in French you put adjectives after the noun.

Here’s a gallery of her new tattoo:

SMH.

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Halle Berry Covers Vogue’s September Issue [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:45:04 +0000

Halle Berry is the cover star for the infamous September Issue of Vogue magazine this year. Check out the photos:

Halle looks fab with a straight bob.

In the issue she speaks on her relationship with Gabriel Aubry:

“Just my luck!” she says. “By the time it hit the papers—full of rumors and lies, with people having to make up problems between us—Gabriel and I had long dealt with it. We were done. And we were on a good foot, and we had decided what we were going to do for Nahla, and we were able to say, ‘This will pass.’”

And did it pass?

“In two weeks!” she says. “Because there was no truth to any of it. There is no discord, there is no fighting. So it came and went. Now we are back to how it was before: living apart, raising our daughter.”

And her daughter, Nahla:

“I worry that this whole insatiable appetite for celebrity children will somehow adversely affect Nahla. I don’t think it’s fair, and I don’t think it’s safe. How will she grow up, having been objectified like this for most of her whole young life? Already they write things about her: Oh, she looks like this; oh, she looks like that. But nobody knows her. They just pick her apart on a very superficial level. How will I be able to help her keep that in perspective in this town?” To that end, she recently rented a house in San Francisco to spend time alone with Nahla away from the glare of celebrity. She’s considering moving there full time, “to have her grow up in a place that is less of a fishbowl.”

And the biggest misconception of her:

“That I am this brooding, twisted, lovesick person who just can’t get it right in life. Every story about me is so heavy and dramatic. That’s not how I do life. But that’s the impression people have, and that’s what keeps getting reiterated. As if I’m still stuck in all the muck of the past. And I am so not.”

Garcelle Beauvais & Cheating Husband Spotted Together [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:43 +0000

Garcelle Beauvais was spotted with her soon to be ex-husband, Michael Nilon this week.

Two two parents were seen having a good time with the kids (Jax and Jaid) at the at the Disney/Pixar World Of Cars Online launch.

As you can see, Michael is still wearing his wedding band so maybe the couple are trying to patch things up? Remember Garcelle exposed her husbands cheating ways to the world earlier this year.

8 Fabulous FEARLESS Black Women [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:30:05 +0000

Eight fabulous Black women are featured in FEARLESS magazine in response to Vanity’s Fair’s omission.

Rising Hollywood stars Tia Mowry, Lauren London, Naturi Naughton, Monique Coleman, Jennifer Freeman, Kyla Pratt, Tiffany Hines and Chyna Layne.

Here’s some behind the scenes photos from the shoot:

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Rihanna’s Tattoo Says She’s A “Rebellious Flower” [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:32 +0000

Womp, womp.

We showed you the photos of Rihanna’s new neck tattoo and now we know what is says…

It says “rebellious flower” in French.

UPDATE: Rihanna’s tattoo is grammatically incorrect! Read more here!

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Foxy Brown’s Weave Disaster At Court [PHOTO]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:45:28 +0000

Foxy Brown arrived to court today (August 11) to appear before the grand jury looking not so hot.

Did she just glue her weave in that morning? Come on, Foxy, keep up appearances. We’re sure this isn’t helping your case.

For more info on her court appearance click here.

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Jay-Z, Usher & More Come Out For Bottles & Strikes [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:30:08 +0000

Celebs came out for the Bottles & Strikes event last night (August 10).

Usher, Jay-Z and others were all in attendance. Check it out:

Naomi Campbell Seen On A Yacht During “Blood Diamond” Trial [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:15:13 +0000

Naomi Campbell’s “Blood Diamond” woes aren’t getting the best of her. She was spotted hanging out on a yacht with friends.

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Rihanna Reveals New Tattoo On Her Neck [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:30:35 +0000

UPDATE: Here’s what Rihanna’s tattoo says!

Rihanna got a tattoo with Matt Kemp in NYC earlier this week and we finally get to see what it is!

Rih Rih got a phrase tattooed on her neck:

We can’t see what it is but we’re sure we’ll find out soon! Stay tuned!

Ciara & Bow Wow Do “Lottery Ticket” Premiere In ATL [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:45:53 +0000

ATL celebs came out for the premiere of Lottery Ticket.

Check out the red carpet photos below:

Bow Wow is the lead in the film.

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Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Honeymoon [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:15:03 +0000

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz were photographed leaving their honeymoon after getting married in Greece over a week ago.

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Rihanna Gets New Tattoo With Matt Kemp [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:15:40 +0000

Rihanna is spending some time with Matt Kemp in NYC before he’s back to playing ball.

The couple were seen at a tattoo shop last night (August 9) and then headed to Da Silvano for a dinner date.

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Hello Beautiful Staff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:00:35 +0000

Erykah Badu performed at Lollapalooza this weekend with a brand new ‘do…

Looks like Erykah took at trip to Hair Wars before hitting the stage.

Tell us what you think of her look in the comments section below!

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Whitney Houston Hits The Beach With Bobbi Kristina [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:15:38 +0000

Whitney Houston took daughter Bobbi Kristina to the Bahamas for a little vacation.

Bobbi Kristina wore a bikini on the beach while Whitney tried to cover up her recent weight gain. Check it out below:

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WTF Is Lil Kim Wearing Onstage In Africa? [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:30:16 +0000

Lil Kim performed in Africa over the weekend and was 100% The Queen Bee.

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What on earth is she wearing?!?!?!
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Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:30:02 +0000

Kelis wore another crazy outfit again in NYC during her “All Hearts” tour.

Check out the foolishness below:

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Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:15:15 +0000

Drake and Rihanna made up during her visit to Toronto and the two were spotted at Sotto Sotto restaurant. Even though Drake claims that Rih Rih broke his heart and "used" him he found it in himself to give her another chance. Canadian media tweeted the details: Read more..

Alicia Keys’ Pregnant Bikini Body [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:30:47 +0000

Alicia Keys is pregnant and hit up a yacht with Swizz Beatz this week!

Alicia and Swizz got some relaxation in and Mrs. Keys looked great in a bikini with her baby bump:

They couple were also vacationing with Queen Latifah and her girlfriend! Check out those pics here:
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Queen Latifah Comes Out Of The Closet With “Girlfriend” Jeanette Jenkins [PHOTOS]

Hello Beautiful Staff — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:00:04 +0000

Queen Latifah comes out of the closet in 2010? Maybe. Latifah was hanging out on a yacht in France with her trainer and rumored girlfriend Jeanette Jenkins.

UPDATE: Latifah was spotted with a new mystery woman! Check it out here!

Check out the two getting touchy feely below:

Latifah was on the yacht with none other that pregnant Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz! Check it out:
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