"Marla, I need help working on my belly". "Hummm, okay", I say. "I've tried this workout and this new diet and nothing helps. What can I do?" This is a common question I get. In honest, the only thing that will help you is to understand what is actually going on in and around your beautiful belly, the amazing story it is telling you, and the SUPER IMPORTANT role those Goddess/God-like love handles actually play. In this episode, you and I chat about your relationship with your belly region, the 4 main reasons our intestines tend to distend and swell. I made up this handy little acronym "D.A.N.G. Girl" to help us remember. Then we go into the only one way that you can work to diminish your love handles if that is your goal, how you DON'T want to get rid of it (spoiler: it's through dieting), and the only one way to prevent additional accumulation of tissue to that lovely midriff of yours. I hope after listening to this episode you can look at your amazing bellies in an entirely new light. Every glorious cell of yours serves a purpose, and the story of the adipose tissue or fat cells that surround our digestive organs (we just think of them as our love handles or our beer bellies), is amazing and one to be in AWE of. You're gorgeous. You're beautiful. You're perfect. Listen in and let me prove it to you. Love and light, Sweet Soul - Marla Oh, and I mentioned I would give you the link to my Gluten Episode here, so here you go.  To join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.