35 Superstar Beaches (And 17 You Might Want to Reconsider)
If one of your favorite summertime activities is a trip to the nearest beach (or a vacation to the shore), then you’ll want to read this.
In its 24th annual beach report released yesterday, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) designated 35 popular U.S. beaches across 14 states as “superstars.” Beaches were rated on how closely they met water quality safety benchmarks; the superstars met the standards 98 percent of the time during the past five years.
But before perusing the list of 35, think about this: why aren’t all U.S. beaches superstars?
The fact is that 10 percent of the water samples collected in 2013 from nearly 3,500 coastal and Great Lakes beaches contained levels of bacteria that failed to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s most stringent benchmark for swimmer safety, as outlined in EPA’s newly created “Beach Action Value.”
“Sewage and contaminated runoff in the water should never ruin a family beach trip,” said NRDC senior attorney Jon Devine. “But no matter where you live, urban slobber and other pollution can seriously compromise the water quality at your favorite beach and make your family sick.”
The report card, Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches, confirms that serious water pollution continues to be a problem at many U.S. beaches. Sewage overflows and stormwater runoff persist as the biggest known sources of contamination. According to EPA, up to 3.5 million people get sick annually from contact with raw sewage from sanitary overflows. Exposure to contaminated beach water causes waterborne illnesses in swimmers such as stomach flu; dysentery; hepatitis; respiratory ailments; rashes; pinkeye; ear, nose and throat problems; and neurological disorders.
“This means two things,” said NRDC attorney Noah Garrison. “First, people need to make sure they know what’s in the water at the beaches they visit, and to choose their beach carefully.”
To help choose your beach, here are NRDC’s 35 superstar beaches:
Alabama: Gulf Shores Public Beach in Baldwin County
Alabama: Gulf State Park Pavilion in Baldwin County
Alabama:Â Dauphin Island Public Beach
California: Newport Beach in Orange County (1 of 3 monitored sections)
• Newport Beach—38th Street
Delaware: Dewey Beach-Swedes in Sussex County
Florida: Bowman’s Beach in Lee County
Florida: Coquina Beach South in Manatee County
Florida: Fort Desoto North Beach in Pinellas County
Georgia: Tybee Island North in Chatham County
Hawaii: Hapuna Beach St. Rec. Area in Big Island      Â
Hawaii: Po’ipu Beach Park in Kauai
Hawaii: Wailea Beach Park in Maui
Massachusetts: Singing Beach in Essex County
Maryland: Point Lookout State Park in St Mary's County
Maryland: Assateague State Park in Worcester County
North Carolina: Ocean Pier at Main St. and Sunset Blvd. in Brunswick County
North Carolina: Beach at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Dare County
North Carolina: Ocean Pier at Salisbury Street in Wrightsville Beach in New Hanover Â
North Carolina: Ocean Pier at Ocean Blvd. and Crews Ave. in Topsail Beach in Pender County          Â
New Hampshire: Hampton Beach State Park in Rockingham County
New Hampshire: Wallis Sands Beach at Wallis Rd. in Rockingham County
New Hampshire: Wallis Sands State Park in Rockingham County
New Jersey: Washington (Margate) in Atlantic County
New Jersey: 40th St. (Avalon) in Cape May County
New Jersey: 40th St. (Sea Isle City) in Cape May County
New Jersey: Stone Harbor at 96th St. in Cape May County
New Jersey: Upper Township at Webster Rd. in Cape May County
New Jersey: Wildwood Crest at Orchid in Cape May County
New Jersey: Broadway (Pt. Pleasant Beach) in Ocean County
New York: Long Beach City in Nassau County
Virginia: Virginia Beach at 28th St. in Virginia Beach County   Â
Virginia: Virginia Beach at 45th St. in Virginia Beach County
Virginia: Back Bay Beach in Virginia Beach County
Virginia: Virginia Beach—Little Island Beach North in Virginia Beach County
Washington: Westhaven State Park, South Jetty in Grays Harbor        Â
The report also includes a list of 17 repeat offenders, with the Great Lakes region having the highest failure rate for water quality samples, and Ohio rating worst among the states where water samples were drawn. Sections of these beaches have persistent contamination issues, and water quality samples failed to meet health standards more than 25 percent of the time over the past five years.
Here are the 17 repeat offenders:
California: Malibu Pier, 50 yards east of the pier, in Los Angeles County
Indiana: Jeorse Park Beach in Lake County (both monitored sections):
• Lake Jeorse Park Beach IÂ
• Lake Jeorse Park Beach II
Massachusetts: Cockle Cove Creek in Barnstable County
Maine: Goodies Beach in Knox County
New Jersey: Beachwood Beach in Ocean County
New York: Main Street Beach in Chautauqua County
New York: Wright Park—East in Chautauqua County
New York: Ontario Beach in Monroe County
Ohio: Lakeshore Park in Ashtabula County
Ohio: Arcadia Beach in Cuyahoga County
Ohio: Euclid State Park in Cuyahoga County
Ohio: Noble Beach in Cuyahoga County
Ohio: Sims Beach in Cuyahoga County
Ohio: Villa Angela State Park in Cuyahoga County
Ohio: Edson Creek in Erie County
Wisconsin: South Shore Beach in Milwaukee County
The full report card and zip code searchable map are available online, as well as a guide to finding a clean beach.
How to eventually make all U.S. beaches superstars? NRDC offers evergreen solutions such as protecting streams and wetlands and boosting green infrastructure.
NRDC's infographic illustrates how natural solutions can keep beaches clean:
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In a dramatic rescue captured on camera, a Florida man ran into a pond and pried open an alligator's mouth in order to rescue his beloved puppy, all without dropping his cigar.
<p>The protagonist of the video is 74-year-old Richard Wilbanks of Estero, Florida, who risked his hands in order to save his three-month old Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Gunner from the jaws of an almost four-foot alligator.</p><p>"It was like a missile," Willbanks told the <a href="https://eu.news-press.com/story/news/local/2020/11/23/florida-man-saves-puppy-from-alligator-jaws-shares-update-dog-estero-backyard-camera/6391734002/" target="_blank">Fort Myers News-Press</a> of the alligator. "We were only about 3 feet away from it, but it struck like a snake. It had Gunner in a vise grip and I just rushed in."</p>
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<p>Wilbanks told <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/21/us/puppy-alligator-rescue-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a> that grabbing a hold of the gator was the easy part. The hard part was prying its jaws open. After Wilbanks managed to free Gunner, the alligator then bit down on his hands, the Fort Myers News-Press reported.</p><p>"He had one little puncture wound, and... my hands were just chewed up," Wilbanks told <a href="https://www.winknews.com/2020/11/20/man-saves-pet-dog-from-alligators-jaws-in-estero-encounter-caught-on-video/?__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=cc13405351fae3a243c02dd9e37f3e432f802fbf-1606234364-0-ARvmRjR89RfVKXdnFuzyZ5Yn8WdIOvD01mBmS8-2MyijX8YgP_VFWT4liE-ixtvoyt6lrPY7EIjd4y8bt1aPBRkGJ5GsCuNDQWCvV_Z411Oe1gyYmXd6HNL7Rfmdt6QwMkeehHAxCepa91ByjkPSfCbSbCtHjpiFlXwTs25qcTQk-VaxSBkUTtMnv7A_v8JXuYPTbJvsbL6mN_gGUr-PC2rY0TtiaqwR4gnc_U9jQNUAqAblzAZyjaSMh3xlcH1SIYnGUgVVOv1h-y7i9gTZlLWCxg65Vae05DMykRzD8KRoebzurkDewW6Kr0M-ysmyBiDmpknvlhfmGr344pJ88e3lNTyVa8AlG1d8-TzNGKV8I5RQEzEUfh2nkrX4iEMy6XUmNKJf6LpAfk5KvdtCa-MUHS8PhgO03NksXd5ueGltbfNIIpvoremdtUl2FLvcHftGL-gDjSgOUeN9aK8j4d2O-lQp5wFMVjnAiKWTclWVz4WLdmEyT6oL7E_vr4LEQalMGcElY-kSXbHqkn8Dr-E5MwkZoQ13rHihUCkCD67c8_KuMFbFXjDQVuPUrBKdQB16wOLUgXGW8TBvXuWoQn3c50FVYKRj3VryxD_71CtzJheTXKN-bmzDXX4VFuX-Xg" target="_blank">WINK</a>.</p><p>After tending to his hands, Wilbanks rushed Gunner to the animal hospital, where he was treated for a puncture wound, the Fort-Myers News Press reported. However, he has now fully recovered.</p><p>Wilbanks has learned from the incident. He has bought Gunner a new leash, and plans to keep him at least 10 feet from the pond at all times.</p><p>He has "a new leash on life," Wilbanks told the Fort Myers News-Press.</p>
<p>Education is also the reason that footage of the rescue was made public. Wilbanks' property borders a nature reserve, and a partnership between the <a href="https://floridawildlifefederation.org/" target="_blank">Florida Wildlife Federation</a> (FWF) and the <a href="https://fstopfoundation.org/" target="_blank">fSTOP Foundation</a> put cameras in the area to monitor <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/wildlife" target="_self">wildlife</a>. All told, there are 17 cameras in 15 backyards in Estero.</p><p>The purpose of the project, called Sharing the Landscape, is to teach residents how to live safely and respectfully with wild <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/animals/" target="_self">animals</a>.</p><p>"We live on a shared landscape," FWF regional policy director Meredith Budd told WINK. "We don't just want to tolerate wildlife, but, rather, we want to thrive with wildlife on a shared landscape."</p><p>The project decided to share the video of the rescue, which was captured late in October, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.</p><p>"If we understand how to deal with them [wildlife], how to interact with them. The outcome is always positive," William Freund of the fSTOP Foundation told <a href="https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2020/11/21/lee-county-man-puppy-from-alligators-jaws-in-estero/" target="_blank">NBC2</a>.</p>
<p>Wilbanks and his wife Louise have loved living so close to nature, and their close call hasn't changed their point of view. Willbanks told WINK he did not call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) because he understood that the alligator was just doing what he needed to do to survive.</p><p>"It gives us a new appreciation," Louise told WINK. "We do need to be aware they are wild animals. They're not here for our benefit. We're very lucky to share this space with them."</p><p>Wilbanks told the Fort Myers News-Press that the alligator was still swimming in the pond.</p><p>FWC told WINK that alligators rarely cause serious injuries in Florida, but that pet owners should take proper precautions.</p><p>"We encourage everyone to take precautionary measures, particularly those who live or recreate near the water. Dogs and cats are similar in size to the natural prey of alligators," the FWC said in a statement.</p>
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Jean-Marc Neveu and Olivier Civil never expected to find themselves battling against disposable mask pollution.
When they founded their recycling start-up Plaxtil in 2017, it was textile waste they set their sights on. The project developed a process that turned fabrics into a new recyclable material they describe as "ecological plastic."
<p>But almost as soon as face coverings became standard attire to help fight the spread of <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/covid-19">COVID-19</a>, the pair noticed disposable masks strewn around the streets and parks of their town, Chatellerault, France.</p>
<p>"We said to ourselves: 'It's not possible to leave this pollution,'" Neveu recalls. "We thought, we've found a solution for fabrics, [so] maybe we can also find a solution to reuse the masks."</p><p>In July, the company began one of the earliest face mask recycling programs and has since processed more than 100,000.</p><p>Neveu and Civil don't deal with special medical-grade masks used by healthcare professionals, which tend to be disposed of separately as clinical waste in hospitals. And although they can process fabric face coverings, they focus on disposable ones which are plastic-based.</p><p>As many of the mass-produced fabrics they were used to working with contain large amounts of plastic fibers, they were able to tweak their existing process to deal with the plastic composition of the masks.</p><p>Sections of the mask pass under UV light to kill any remaining virus particles and are fed into a whirring shredder. The scraps are then mixed with additional plastic and formed into new products to help fight coronavirus transmission. This includes visor attachments, mask strap extenders and door-openers for nursing home residents. </p>
Mounting Piles of Waste
<p>It is not only the streets of Chatellerault where pandemic pollution is piling-up, but also the world's beaches and oceans. Once there, they can take up to 450 years to degrade and disappear.</p><p>Esther Röling, co-organizer of the annual Adventure Clean Up Challenge held on Hong Kong Island, has seen this waste firsthand. In October the sports challenge pitted teams against one another in a competition to remove trash from 13 hard-to-reach coastal areas around the city.</p><p>They find tons of both disposable and reusable masks, said Röling. "You wonder how it ended up there. Was it just thrown on the ground? Or was it in a garbage bag that broke open?"</p><p>Almost 10,000 kilometers away in Antibes on the sunny French Riviera, it's a similar picture. For the past few months, divers and clean-up volunteers working with an ocean clean-up non-profit called Operation Mer Propre have been collecting an increasing number of masks found on land and in the sea.</p><p>"Since the beginning of the lockdown when we started to count, we've reached 800, 900, [and now in total] 1000 masks," said co-founder Joko Peltier. </p><p>According to <a href="https://unctad.org/news/growing-plastic-pollution-wake-covid-19-how-trade-policy-can-help" target="_blank">UN estimates</a>, up to 75% of all coronavirus-related plastic could end up as waste in oceans and landfills.</p>The Limits of RecyclingÂ
<p>Yet not all are convinced the recycling of this waste is possible on a global scale. </p><p>"What those citizen groups are doing is really beneficial but once they collect it, it should just go to a landfill or an incinerator. They shouldn't necessarily expect it to get recycled," said Jonathan Krones, an industrial ecologist and visiting assistant professor of environmental studies at Boston College.</p><p>That's because mask recycling programs like Plaxtil are few and far between and most don't have the benefit of a readily adaptable production process. </p><p>Even in countries with solid recycling infrastructure, he says, the system is designed to separate out specific types of waste like bottles or cardboard.</p><p>"I imagine that it would be technically feasible to develop a separation process to filter out masks, but there simply aren't enough of them to make that economical," he said.</p><p>Collection is a big hurdle, he adds. Since each mask only weighs a fraction of a gram and they're scattered on roads or mixed with other trash, it is difficult and costly. </p><p>"You need a lot of raw material of the right quality to make investing in the recycling technology and the recycling system worthwhile," he said.<span></span><br></p>Hemp, Sugar Cane and Sustainable Alternatives
<p>Some projects are instead addressing the material used to make masks.</p><p>French company Geochanvre have created a mask made primarily from hemp, while in Australia, researchers at the Queensland University of Technology are experimenting with a disposable product made from agricultural waste. </p><p>Biodegradable options are exciting alternatives to reduce the fossil fuels needed for the creation of plastic-based masks, said Krones, but they don't absolve the wearer from the responsibility of what happens afterwards. </p><p>Bio-based masks often need their own composing solutions, he explains, because in landfill they can produce high amounts of the greenhouse gas methane when anaerobic bacteria feeds on the organic material. Methane is known to be significantly more potent than carbon dioxide.</p><p>"I think as long as we have in our mind that we want to have disposability, we're going to have to wrestle with a variety of different sorts of environmental tradeoffs," he said, adding that reusable, fabric masks are the best option available to most people.</p><p>Precimask is developing a clear face covering with an optional visor made from hard plastic, designed to be long-lasting.<br></p><p>Air enters either side of the cheeks through a technology normally found in pool filters and car exhaust systems, said company spokeswoman Juliette Chambet.</p><p>"We wanted to make ceramic-based filters that would be washable and cleanable, which would allow them to be reused as many times as desired without having to buy a new consumable or produce waste," she said. </p><p>Ultimately, encouraging mask wearers to think about the entire lifecycle of a mask is key, explains Neveu. </p><p>"We want people who put on the masks to realize that they are also responsible for the waste, he said. "It's not inevitable that this [pandemic] will become an environmental catastrophe.</p><p><em>Reposted with permission from </em><em><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/covid-19-recycling-pollution-trash-pandemic/a-55707817" target="_blank">Deutsche Welle</a>.</em><a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/r/entryeditor/2649032193#/" target="_self"></a></p>From Your Site Articles
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Fossil fuel companies received $110 billion in direct and indirect financial assistance during the coronavirus pandemic, including up to $15.2 billion in direct federal relief. Andrew Hart /
By Bret Wilkins
In a year in which the United States has already suffered 16 climate-driven extreme weather events causing more than $1 billion in economic damages, and as millions of American workers face loss of essential unemployment benefits due to congressional inaction, a report published Monday reveals the Trump administration has given fossil fuel companies as much as $15.2 billion in direct relief — and tens of billions more indirectly — through federal COVID-19 recovery programs since March.
<p>The report by BailoutWatch, Public Citizen, and Friends of the Earth — titled <em><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/bailed-out-and-propped-up/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=94926f68-3c0f-462d-87c9-ae6d05950810" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bailed Out and Propped Up</a> —</em>tracks taxpayer funds flowing to fossil fuel companies since pandemic-related bailouts began. It found a total of $110 billion in direct and indirect benefits went to 66 companies, including between $10.4 and $15.2 billion in direct disbursements to coal, oil, and gas companies that are largely responsible for the worsening climate emergency. </p>
<p>Here's a breakdown, according to the report:</p><ul><li>At least $5.5 billion went to 70 money-losing polluters via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.</li><li>$582 million in direct, subsidized loans were approved for 37 mid-sized fossil fuel and related companies through the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program.</li><li>$4.3 to $9.1 billion in forgivable loans went to at least 25,931 companies through the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.</li><li>At least 229 oil and gas companies received waivers for fees normally paid to drill on public land — giveaways that cost the government a minimum of $4.5 million in lost revenue, and likely far more.</li></ul><p>The report found that five fossil fuel companies — Diamondback Energy, EOG Resources, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, and Valero — received more than 10% of the $110 billion in direct benefits, including tax refunds, and indirect support through the issuance of bonds, even if they were losing money. Reassured by the Fed's actions, private investors purchased more fossil fuel bonds, generating some $100 billion in additional indirect benefits.</p>
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<p>"When the pandemic hit last spring, Trump's corporate cronies made sure the fossil fuel industry was able to squeeze whatever favors they could out of the resulting economic rescues," wrote Alan Zibel, research director of Public Citizen's Corporate Presidency Project and a co-author of the report. "The Biden administration and the next Congress will have a golden opportunity to ensure our efforts to rescue the economy no longer benefit the very companies most responsible for the devastation caused by climate change."</p><p>Christopher Kuveke, a BailoutWatch analyst and a co-author of the report, added that "the fossil fuel industry took advantage of the pandemic to put their hands out for help escaping a financial mess of their own making, and their allies in the federal government rode to the rescue."</p><p>"By artificially delaying the industry's inevitable decline at taxpayers' expense, the government has made it that much harder to make the necessary transition to clean energy sources," he added.</p>
<p>The report comes just after members of Congress <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/11/23/21575394/stimulus-covid-relief-bill-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">headed home</a> on vacation without having passed a new coronavirus relief bill, and as millions of Americans <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/18/about-be-catapulted-cliff-study-shows-12-million-set-lose-jobless-benefits-after" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">face the grim prospect</a> of losing essential unemployment benefits as the CARES Act is set to expire at the end of the year.</p><p>Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) <a href="https://the-beam.com/finance/how-to-finance-a-global-green-new-deal-and-stop-climate-change-at-1-5c/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">excoriated</a> Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on the floor of the House of Representatives, accusing him of "abandoning our people."</p><p>"While... thousands of people in Texas lined up for food lines... hospitals no longer have beds to house the sick... [and] 30 million Americans are on the brink of eviction, [McConnell] dismissed the Senate," said Ocasio-Cortez. "Every single day, when we go back to our communities, people are asking us, 'Where is there going to be help? Is there going to be a second stimulus check? Are we going to get the resources that we need?"</p>
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<p>Climate activists and many economists argue that giving money to those most culpable for carbon emissions is the exact opposite of what governments should be doing. One economist says that instead of selling fossil fuel bonds, governments should be promoting "Green Climate Bonds."</p><p>"With a mere fraction of the Covid-19 recovery funds, central banks could support climate protection," <a href="https://the-beam.com/finance/how-to-finance-a-global-green-new-deal-and-stop-climate-change-at-1-5c/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote</a> World Future Council chief economist Matthias Kroll last week. He continued:</p><blockquote>The price for coping with the systemically relevant climate crisis... appears almost to be a bargain: with a fraction of the funds used to overcome the Covid-19 crisis (or the banking crisis of 2008), the central banks could trigger investments in climate protection of a magnitude that would make the 1.5°C target [under the Paris agreement] achievable. The central banks would not even need to create additional money for this. It would be sufficient to replace expiring assets from previous purchase programs with new types of "Green Climate Bonds."</blockquote><p>A May 2020 <a href="https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/press-release-study-pandemic-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">study</a> by the World Future Council estimated the cost of a global "climate bailout" at a relatively modest $175 million per year, resulting in a one-third reduction in worldwide carbon emissions by the end of the decade.</p><p>"We need to start thinking about how to practically finance a Green New Deal and a swift transition to 100% <a href="http://www.ecowatch.com/renewable-energy/">renewable energy</a>, and central banks should start playing a proactive role," wrote Kroll. "Let's treat the climate emergency as what it is, and let's bail out the climate, too!"</p>
<p><em>Reposted with permission from <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/23/time-cut-dirty-energys-lifeline-report-details-how-fossil-fuel-industry-feasted" target="_blank">Common Dreams</a>.</em></p>From Your Site Articles
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By Ashia Aubourg
As Thanksgiving approaches, some Indigenous organizations and activists caution against perpetuating further injustices towards Native communities. Indigenous activist Mariah Gladstone, for example, encourages eaters to celebrate the harvest time in ways that do not involve stereotypes and pilgrim stories.
<p>Critics of Thanksgiving often point to the familiar narrative of gathering between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag. They say that this story whitewashes the history of <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/11/27/thanksgiving-colonial-gap-heal/" target="_blank">settler colonialism</a> and the genocide of Native peoples, contributing to the <a href="https://www.powwows.com/issues-and-problems-facing-native-americans-today/" target="_blank">modern injustices</a> facing Native communities.</p><p>Many also argue that through these false narratives and accompanying actions, such as playing dress-up in inaccurate Native attire, the holiday perpetuates the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/thanksgiving-dont-celebrate-native-americans-controversial-why-history-pilgrims-a8636201.html" target="_blank">cultural appropriation</a> of Indigenous traditions and embraces <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sean-sherman-sioux-chef-thanksgiving_l_5f904626c5b686eaaa0d36fb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stereotypes</a> of Native peoples.</p><p>In response, many communities are calling for allies to <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2xOj_0IVTZCS0Dj-xdxcWKgvGRlN6qCrQLndpgyHqw/mobilebasic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">unlearn</a> the harmful history of Thanksgiving. Others also choose to celebrate the holiday while rejecting the status quo by decolonizing or re-indigenizing Thanksgiving. <a href="https://www.wellforculture.com/ancestral-eating" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Re-indigenizing</a> can involve cooking a dish inspired by ancestral diets with pre-contact ingredients—foods that Native communities in North America had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIv4gxAMUPw&ab_channel=TheMontanaExperience%3AStoriesfromBigSkyCountry" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">access to</a> before the arrival of colonizers—or even reconnecting with food's <a href="https://indigenousvalues.org/contributions/native-american-foods-medicines/?v=7516fd43adaa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spirituality</a>. Through this process, communities argue that they can take steps to honor indigenous peoples' traditional foodways.</p><p>In honor of this work, Food Tank is standing with and highlighting organizations renouncing the traditional story of Thanksgiving and honoring Indigenous communities.</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>1. Cheyenne River Youth Project, Eagle Butte, South Dakota</strong></p><p>The Cheyenne River community faces high rates of <a href="https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/cheyenne-river-receives-30600-pounds-of-food/" target="_blank">food insecurity</a> as a result of decades of inequities. Founded in 1988, the <a href="https://lakotayouth.org/about/mission-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cheyenne River Youth Project</a> addresses the community's need for more services that support children and their families. In previous years, the organization hosted a free dinner and celebration event called <a href="https://lakotayouth.org/2013/11/25th-anniversary-thanks-for-kids-dinner-scheduled-for-november-25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thanks for Kids</a>, serving 250 community members. The Project grows most of the ingredients for these dinners on their local two-acre, pesticide-free Winyan Toka Win garden.</p><p><strong>2. First Nations Development Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico</strong></p><p>Founded in 1980, <a href="https://www.firstnations.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">First Nations Development Institute</a> works to improve economic conditions for Native Americans through direct financial grants, technical assistance, advocacy, and policy. First Nations publishes <a href="https://www.firstnations.org/news/understanding-thanksgiving-from-our-side-of-the-table/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">resources</a> challenging historical myths surrounding Thanksgiving and offers action steps to support Native communities. These action steps include: <a href="https://www.firstnations.org/knowledge-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">learning about</a> and <a href="http://firstnations.org/grantee-directory/?_ga=2.138474106.851862621.1605209533-1503234898.1605209533" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">supporting</a> food sovereignty and language preservation efforts by investing directly in Native-led initiatives, watching an informational <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjeKlog4QfE&t=37s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">video</a> that challenges misconceptions and stereotypes about Native peoples, and sharing stories about Native resilience.</p>
<p><strong>3. I-Collective, United States</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.icollectiveinc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I-Collective</a> strives to create new narratives that emphasize Indigenous communities' resilience and contribution to gastronomy innovations, agriculture, the arts, and society. The group aims to revise Thanksgiving by raising awareness of colonialism's impact on the current fight for food sovereignty. I-Collective urges people to unlearn the history of <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2xOj_0IVTZCS0Dj-xdxcWKgvGRlN6qCrQLndpgyHqw/mobilebasic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thankstaking</a>, offering a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2xOj_0IVTZCS0Dj-xdxcWKgvGRlN6qCrQLndpgyHqw/mobilebasic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">collection of resources</a> to support education.</p><p><strong>4. Indigikitchen, Northwest Montana</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.indigikitchen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indigikitchen</a> is an online cooking show that hopes to inspire cooks to re-indigenize their diets. Founder Mariah Gladstone is recognized as a <a href="https://www.cnay.org/mariah-gladstone-releases-new-indigikitchen-video/" target="_blank">champion of change</a> by the Center for Native American Youth. In past years, the show has hosted <a href="https://www.indigikitchen.com/event/real-meals-decolonizing-thanksgiving/" target="_blank">cooking classes</a> focused on re-indigenizing Thanksgiving. According to Indigikitchen, re-indigenizing Thanksgiving involves rejecting the myths and stereotypes of Native peoples and cooking pre-contact foods.</p>
<p><strong>5. International Indigenous Youth Council, United States</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://indigenousyouth.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC)</a> creates safe spaces for youth through education, spiritual practices, and civic engagement. This year, IIYC is hosting a live discussion in collaboration with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wp4bl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White People for Black Lives</a> on Thankstaking, aiming to provide an opportunity for viewers to engage more deeply with the history of Thanksgiving. IIYC believes that discussions such as this build knowledge and awareness and hopes to address the legacies of false history telling.</p><p><strong>6. Native Americans in Philanthropy, United States</strong></p><p><a href="https://nativephilanthropy.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Native Americans in Philanthropy</a> promotes equitable and effective philanthropy in Native communities, such as COVID-19 emergency food supplies. Edgar Villanueva, Chair of the organization's Board of Directors, critiqued colonialist dynamics in philanthropy through his book <a href="https://www.decolonizingwealth.com/" target="_blank"><em>Decolonizing Wealth</em></a>. Villanueva has also <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/11/27/thanksgiving-colonial-gap-heal/" target="_blank">spoken out</a> about Thanksgiving, arguing that it is necessary to tell the true story of the holiday's past to avoid repeating the trauma Indigenous peoples have faced.</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>7. NDN Collective, Rapid City, South Dakota</strong></p><p><a href="https://ndncollective.org/" target="_blank">NDN Collective</a> is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. NDN Collective works to achieve its mission through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building, and narrative change. In 2018, NDN published a <a href="https://ndncollective.org/decolonizing-thanksgiving-and-reviving-indigenous-relationships-to-food/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">piece</a> emphasizing the need to decolonize Thanksgiving and revive Indigenous relationships to food.</p><p><strong>8. Seeding Sovereignty, United States</strong></p><p><a href="https://seedingsovereignty.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seeding Sovereignty</a> is an Indigenous-led collective that radicalizes and disrupts colonized spaces through land, body, food sovereignty work, community building, and cultural preservation. The collective educates their communities about Thanksgiving's history by reclaiming the holiday as <a href="https://seedingsovereignty.org/truthsgiving" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Truthsgiving</a><u>.</u> They also amplify events conducted by Indigenous leaders from across the nation as they celebrate, educate, and honor the First Peoples of these lands for Truthsgiving 2020. Seeding Sovereignty asks that allies support Indigenous folks not only in November but every day of the year.</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>9. Sioux Chef, Minneapolis, Minnesota</strong></p><p><a href="https://sioux-chef.com/about/" target="_blank">Sioux Chef</a> is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine by reclaiming an influential culinary culture that is long-buried and often inaccessible. Many Indigenous people refuse to celebrate Thanksgiving in protest. But Sean Sherman, founder of the Sioux Chef, encourages those who participate in the holiday to <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sean-sherman-sioux-chef-thanksgiving_l_5f904626c5b686eaaa0d36fb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rethink Thanksgiving</a> by acknowledging the true history, honoring the hardships of Native peoples, and creating a new celebration of the holiday.</p><p><strong>10. Toasted Sister Podcast, Albuquerque, New Mexico</strong></p><p>Founded in 2017, <a href="http://toastedsisterpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toasted Sister Podcast</a> highlights Native chefs and eaters' stories about Indigenous cuisine, where it comes from, where it's headed, and how it connects Native peoples and their communities to traditions. Andi Murphy, the founder of Toasted Sister Podcast, hopes to use the platform to illuminate the false narrative around Thanksgiving and help others reject that story. The Toasted Sister Podcast also offers various Native food culture episodes and provides <a href="https://toastedsisterpodcast.com/native-owned-food-companies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">guides</a> to support the Native community.</p>
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<h3>Is Instant Knockout Effective?</h3><p>Instant Knockout is effective because it uses a formula and blends that athletes use to lose weight and fat levels in their bodies before their matches. It contains ingredients that not only promote weight loss but stop the production of new fat cells.</p><p>Aside from this, Instant Knockout targets your basal body temperature and increases its heat to promote and speed up your metabolism. This procedure helps you burn off calories and fat even when you are resting.</p><p>Rest assured that Instant Knockout is effective because they use a formula and blend of ingredients for cutting cycles. The components of Instant knockout have been proven by science for their effectiveness in weight loss.</p><p>Instant knockout also helps prevent multiple illnesses and diseases by reducing your risk for certain conditions like cancer and heart diseases. This supplement is effective in reducing your cholesterol and cleansing your gut to flush out toxins.</p><p>Instant Knockout also contains high caffeine content that may not be advisable for people who have a caffeine sensitivity, but this gives your energy levels an extreme boost and fights off the sluggish feeling and fatigue you feel during workouts.</p><p><strong>Pros:</strong></p><ul><li>Improve your slow metabolism</li><li>Promote and increase muscle mass</li><li>Reduce muscle loss</li><li>Keeps you satiated</li><li>May help manage blood sugar levels</li><li>Increased strength </li><li>Prevent the formation of new fat cells</li><li>Used by athletes</li><li>No shipping fees</li><li>Full money refund for 90 days</li></ul><p><strong>Cons:</strong></p><ul><li>Needs to intake four capsules a day</li><li>High caffeine content</li><li>Only available <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/knockout-fbeco" target="_blank">on their Official Website</a></li></ul><h3>3. <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/trimtone-fbeco" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Trimtone</a> - Best Fat Burner Supplement for Women<br></h3><div></div>
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<p><span style="background-color: initial;"><a href="https://supplementscoop.com/trimtone-fbeco" target="_blank">Trimtone</a></span> is a fat burner supplement aimed towards women. It uses thermogenesis, a procedure where your body turns fat into usable energy and increases your metabolism's speed.</p><p>Aside from this, Trimtone helps keep you feeling full to help you fight against your cravings and hunger, helping you stick to your diet more consistently. This supplement also requires only one capsule a day to work. Take one capsule before your breakfast and intake the pill with water.</p><p>Trimtone also has the highest days of the money-back guarantee, where they offer 100 days money-back guarantee, ensuring your confidence in their product.</p><p><strong>Ingredients</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Caffeine<br></strong>Caffeine is a stimulant that helps you gain energy and focus and is essential for getting the needed endurance and strength for extreme exercises. Aside from this, caffeine is known to increase your body temperature, speeding up your metabolism, and promoting weight loss.<br></li><li>Caffeine also helps improve your focus, keeping you focused for the whole day, keeping up with your workouts and daily tasks.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Green Coffee Bean<br></strong>Green Coffee Bean reduces your overall fat content in your body and promotes focus and energy throughout the day. This ingredient reduces your weight and boosts your metabolism because of its caffeine content; it also helps lower insulin levels, preventing Type 2 diabetes.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Green Tea Extract<br></strong>Research shows that Green Tea has natural anti-obesity properties that help reduce and prevent obesity by inducing fat burn and weight loss. This ingredient also helps clean your colon and to avoid inflammation.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Grains of Paradise<br></strong><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24759256/" target="_blank">Grains of Paradise</a> is an herb that helps increase your body's internal temperature, speeding up your metabolism, and boosting your energy levels. This ingredient also manages your blood glucose levels, fighting your pesky cravings and keeping you energetic throughout the day.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Glucomannan<br></strong><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892933/" target="_blank">Glucomannan</a> is an excellent type of konjac plant that helps keep your hunger at bay. This ingredient contains high fiber content, helping you feel full throughout the day and stop you from overeating.<br><br>Glucomannan is also an excellent laxative which helps regulate your bowel movements, improving gut health, and preventing poor digestion. This ingredient also helps regulate blood glucose levels and reduce cholesterol buildup.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Click here to</em> <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/trimtone-fbeco" target="_blank"><em>See the Full List of Ingredients in Trimtone on their Official Site</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p><h3>Is Trimtone Effective?</h3><p>Trimtone aims to burn fat and promote weight loss by inducing brown fat production in women, regulating blood sugar, and generating body heat. These effects help prevent insulin spikes, which is the cause of cravings and hunger.</p><p>Generating body heat also speeds up your metabolism and burns calories, even at rest. Trimtone also requires only one capsule in the morning before breakfast to take effect, perfect for busy people who don't have much time.</p><p>Trimtone does not contain a lot of caffeine compared to other supplements on this list. Aside from this, Trimtone has the most extended money-back guarantee where they give you a full refund for 100 days if you dislike their product.</p><p>Trimtone is effective for women because research shows that women lack brown fat compared to men. Brown fat is a healthy kind of fat that helps regulate blood sugar levels and prevent insulin spikes, which are responsible for hunger.</p><p>This supplement also provides discounted packages that include free bottles and free shipping, giving you the best quality product for your money.</p><p><strong>Pros:</strong></p><ul><li>Promotes healthy brown fat</li><li>Speeds up your metabolism</li><li>May help lower blood sugar levels, preventing insulin spikes</li><li>Gives you energy and strength</li><li>Promote weight loss</li><li>Help keep your appetite and hunger at bay.</li><li>Burn pesky fat</li><li>Reduces cholesterol </li><li>Only one capsule needed a day</li><li>Full money refund for 100 days</li><li>Suitable for women</li><li>Free shipping</li><li>GMP Certified</li><li>Packages and discounts</li></ul><p><strong>Cons:</strong></p><ul><li>Has caffeine content</li><li>Only available <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/trimtone-fbeco" target="_blank"><strong>on their Official Website</strong></a></li></ul>
<h2>Why Are Fat Burner Supplements Effective?</h2><p>Fat burner supplements help promote weight loss by targeting the five factors that are essential for weight loss. </p><p><em>These factors are:</em></p><ul><li>Keeping you feeling full and satiated to fight your cravings and hunger</li><li>Increasing your body heat to speed up your metabolism</li><li>Burn fats and preventing the production of new fat cells</li><li>Boost your energy levels to stop the fatigue coming from extreme diets</li><li>Regulate hormones that promote weight loss and improve your mood</li></ul><p>These factors help boost and speed up your weight loss journey. However, to get the most out of them and see your desired results, a healthy diet and regular exercise are crucial to achieving your goals.</p><p>These supplements are only stepping stones that help guide you to the right path, boosting your body's ability to burn fat and increase your metabolism. Aside from this, fat burner supplements prevent the absorption of fat to your body. </p><p>Most Fat burner supplements also help to give you the needed energy levels for workouts and diets. Participating in a calorie-deficit diet and extreme activities can cause you to feel lethargic and experience fatigue. These supplements supply the energy you need and increase your endurance and strength.</p><p>Aside from the fatigue, workouts can cause your mood to drop and increase your irritability as well. These supplements help boost your mood and calm you down, reducing the stress and anxiety you feel throughout the day.</p><p>The best fat burning supplements are the ones who target multiple factors and promote numerous health benefits that can aid in your weight loss and overall body health, giving the most optimal results.</p>
<h2>Who Are Fat Burning Supplements For?</h2><p>If you are a person who has tried all the extreme diets and participates in intense exercises every day and still see no results, fat burning supplements may aid you. These supplements optimize the result you get from weight loss programs.</p><p>Aside from this, fat burner supplements target the speed of your metabolism and ability to burn fat, making it perfect for people who have a slow metabolism and having trouble losing those pesky fats in your body.</p><p>Fat burning supplements also help keep you feeling full and prevent insulin spikes, which are the reason for your cravings and hunger. This effect is perfect for people who have bad eating habits and would like to stick to their diet more.</p><p>Most fat burner supplements are suitable for both men and women, but other supplements can boost testosterone production and are more suitable for men than women because of the hormones.</p><p>However, fat burner supplements can contain caffeine and may not be suitable for people who are sensitive to caffeine and can disrupt your regular sleep cycles. To avoid this effect, take your supplement a few hours before bedtime or as prescribed. </p><p>Lastly, any person who would like to lose weight or even just maintain their current weight can take fat burner supplements to boost their weight loss journey. Even if you are just an average person or a sporty athlete, fat burner supplements cater to everyone. </p><p>However, if you have underlying medical conditions, under the age of 18 or currently pregnant or breastfeeding, kindly check with your doctor before adding the supplement to your diet.</p>
<h2>How to Get Optimized Results When Using Fat Burner Supplements?</h2><p>As previously discussed, fat burner supplements are just boosters for your weight loss journey and should not be the main component of your weight loss. </p><p><em>Below are some factors you may consider to help with achieving your desired weight:</em></p><h3>Ask Your Dietitian </h3><p>An essential factor for optimized results when using fat burner supplements is asking for advice from a health professional. This method ensures that the fat burning supplement will be effective for you and prevent any adverse side effects.</p><p>Consulting your dietitian ensures that the supplement's ingredients do not interfere with your medications if you have underlying illnesses or conditions. Your dietitian can also plan and control the dosages as they see fit for your body type.</p><p>Always remember that your dietitian knows your body best, so ensure that you consult them first before adding the supplement to your diet.</p><h3>Participate in A Weight Loss Regimen</h3><p>Participating in a weight loss regimen helps you track the progress of your weight loss journey. Besides this, having a regimen enables you to keep your feet on the track, preventing you from straying away from your weight loss plan.</p><p>Creating a plan for the times you take your supplements is essential as well. Know the benefits your supplements give and time them correctly in your schedule. It is also crucial to follow the recommended dosage for each supplement carefully.</p><p>Supplements who excel in keeping you satiated is suitable for hours in between meals to help avoid your pesky cravings and insulin spikes, which is the leading cause of you not being able to stick to your diet. </p><p>Supplements who give you the energy boosts are perfect before your workout regimen to help you go through those intense workouts and give them extra strength. The caffeine content in most supplements helps give you focus as well.</p><p>And most importantly, always stick to your weight loss regimen to ensure you get the most optimal results.</p>
<h3>Always Eat A Healthy and Balanced Diet</h3><p>Getting your greens and sticking to a healthy and balanced diet is essential when trying to lose weight. You cannot lose weight if you keep eating unhealthy junk foods that contain a lot of calories.</p><p>Eating a calorie-deficit diet where you eat fewer calories than your body can burn is essential when losing weight. The most efficient way to achieve this is to eat veggies that have the low-calorie content.</p><p>Healthy greens and vegetables also contain high fiber content, which helps keep you satiated and feeling full for long periods. These vegetables also help prevent insulin spikes and control your blood glucose levels.</p><p>Eating a healthy and balanced diet helps with your weight loss journey. It also helps prevent certain illnesses and reduce risks of conditions like heart diseases and cancer, increasing when you are overweight or obese.</p><h3>Workout Daily and Consistently</h3><p>Consistent workout regimens are crucial to losing weight. Exercise helps keep your body active and moving, increasing your thermal temperature and naturally speeding up your metabolism. </p><p>A fast metabolism is essential in helping your body burn calories even at rest. Aside from this, it also helps promote muscle gain, significant for giving you strength and endurance for workouts, as well as improving your physique. </p><p>Daily workouts also help you burn the calories you consume daily and burn fats currently in your body. These factors further help you achieve your weight loss goal and reach your desired and target weight.</p><h3>Consistency Is Key</h3><p>Consistency is key when it comes to losing weight. Sticking to your weight loss regimens and keeping up with a healthy and balanced diet is crucial if you would like to lose weight. </p><p>Do not cheat on your diets by giving in to your cravings and bad eating habits. It is crucial never to skip a workout session as well, to optimize your results and promote weight loss. Aside from these, always take your supplements daily as prescribed and never miss a dose.</p><p>Missing a dose, skipping workouts, and eating unhealthy meals not only hinders your weight loss journey but also slows down your progress. Doing these can even make you gain weight, making your progress useless.</p>
<h2>Do Fat Burner Supplements Cause Any Adverse Side Effects?</h2><p>We discussed the fat burner supplements in this article like Trimtone, Instant Knockout, and PhenQ. All of them use natural and organic ingredients that you can recognize easily and provide no adverse side effects.</p><p>However, not all fat burner supplements use organic ingredients and cause no adverse side effects. Always look into the product's ingredients to ensure it does not use any chemicals or additives that can cause side effects.</p><p>Some supplements may also contain hormonal boosters, which may not be suitable for another gender. Hormones that boosts testosterone may not be ideal for women and should choose supplements that cater to your gender instead.</p><p>If you are someone who is sensitive to caffeine, you might want to avoid supplements that contain high caffeine content. High caffeine content supplements can cause disruption on your regular sleeping schedule, causing insomnia.</p><p>People who have underlying medical conditions and illnesses and pregnant or breastfeeding women should also take caution when taking fat burner supplements and consult their physician before adding them to their diet. </p><p>And lastly, always check the ingredients in the product to ensure their effectiveness and make sure they are perfectly legal and cause no side effects. Natural fat burner supplements like the three brands we discussed are excellent because they only use organic ingredients that are effective in weight loss.</p>
<h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2><p><em><strong>What exactly are fat burning supplements?</strong></em></p><p>Fat burning supplements are dietary supplements that help boost your body's ability to burn fat and promote weight loss. Most fat burning supplements target the factors that inhibit your body from losing weight.</p><p><em>These factors include the following:</em></p><ul><li>Speeding up your body's metabolism </li><li>Suppressing your appetite and keeping you feeling satiated to prevent cravings</li><li>Burning your body fat and preventing the production of new fat cells</li><li>Giving you energy and strength for workouts</li><li>Regulating your hormones to promote muscle growth and stop weight gain</li></ul><p>Targeting these inhibitors help boost your weight loss journey and promote weight loss. Of course, these are just boosters, and you must still add daily exercise and participate in a healthy diet.</p><p><em><strong>Do fat burner supplements work?</strong></em></p><p>Fat burner supplements show weight loss results when paired with a healthy diet and exercise regimen. The supplements help burn fat, improve your metabolism, keep you feeling satiated, and prevent fatigue during workouts. </p><p>The supplements help speed up your weight loss journey by helping you stick to your diet and workout regimen more consistently. Aside from this, taking your supplements daily helps you burn more calories as well.</p><p><em><strong>Are fat burners safe?</strong></em></p><p>Fat burners are nutritional supplements that help promote weight loss. However, not all fat burner supplements in the market are safe. The three fat burner supplements we discussed are relatively safe for anyone to use.</p><p>These supplements use 100% organic ingredients, causing no adverse side effects. They do not have any additives or chemicals that may cause harmful effects on your body. To ensure that your fat burner supplement is safe, always research the brand's ingredients and see if it is safe and backed by scientific research.</p><p><em><strong>How long until I see the results?</strong></em></p><p>Each individual's body is different, and it is essential to take your supplements and follow their recommended dosages. Taking your supplement consistently is key to achieving optimized results.</p><p>Some people may see weight loss changes as early as the first week, while others may take longer than three weeks. Always use your fat burning supplements alongside a healthy diet and constant exercise.</p><p><em><strong>Should I exercise?</strong></em></p><p>Exercise is key to losing weight and burning off calories, and fat burner supplements are just boosters that help you achieve that weight loss goal. However, constant exercise while participating in a diet can be exhausting.</p><p>That is where fat burner supplements come in. These supplements help give you the energy you need and prevent the fatigue you feel after workout sessions. This effect enables you to get through those grueling workout sessions and burn more calories.</p><h2>Closing Thoughts</h2><p>If you are a person who has tried all the extreme diet and workout regimens but still struggle to lose weight, our top pick for fat burning supplements such as<strong> <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/phenq-fbeco" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PhenQ</a> </strong>may be for you.</p><p>Fat burner supplements help boost your metabolism, increase your energy levels, and keep you feeling full, speeding up your weight loss journey. </p><p>However, before adding any supplement to your diet, always consult your dietitian to ensure you do not experience any health risks or issues.</p>
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