For years we’ve heard the same old conventional wisdom: eat less and exercise more to lose weight. Americans have spent billions on diet programs which offer them less food with less nutrition.
New studies suggest the key to weight loss and maintenance is eating a diet that keeps our insulin levels low. Insulin helps your body store fat, and makes sure it stays put. This means that if you control insulin, you control fat. It’s that simple.
Eating too much sugar (in ANY FORM!) makes you fat, by triggering insulin. It’s also linked to aging, cancer and a compromised immune system. If you would immediately cut your sugar intake down to 10-15 grams per day (a couple teaspoons), you would greatly reduce your risk for illness, diabetes and cancer. Cutting down on your body’s production of insulin is key to reducing fat production. One apple equals 12 grams of sugar.
It is also important to increase the fiber in your diet. Fiber promotes belly fat loss by creating optimum digestive health. When you do consume sugar, if you eat it with a good amount of fiber, like an apple, you ease the amount of sugar going directly into your system. Artichokes, oats, beans and whole grain products are excellent sources of fiber. Also add a morning dose of acidophilus to your diet to promote intestinal health!
Exercise to strengthen and tone your muscles and to relieve stress, not to look better.
Take it from me. I cut out all sugar, alcohol, antibiotics, most dairy and artificial sweeteners (EXCEPT STEVIA) from my diet this past April, because of an overwhelmingly bad case of Candida overgrowth. I limited my diet to meat and vegetables and then added in a few apples and blueberries gradually. I now bake my own breads and desserts so I can make them with Stevia instead of sugar. And I feel 1000% better, lost 20 pounds and inches from my waist and thighs! The weight comes off slowly, but it does come off.
A friend of mine had terrible headaches and sinus infections for a year until she cut the sugar and aspartame (Diet Coke) out completely. Now she’s feeling so much better!
Learn to choose healthier snacks. Popcorn (my personal favorite!) reigns supreme among whole grain snack foods, with the highest level of antioxidants. Focus on looking for whole grain snacks (the first ingredient in the list!), which are rich in antioxidants!
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