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How To Find The Most Appropriate Vitamin Supplements For Losing Weight

November 27, 2010 by admin

It can be challenging to shed those extra pounds no matter how much you diet and exercise. An essential part of a healthy diet and body are vitamins and minerals, and many times they are forgotten about when dieting. Making sure your body gets the right vitamins for fast weight loss will help burn fat easier and help you keep that weight off.

No one vitamin is a magic pill to weight loss, but a combination of the right ones will get you on your way. A multivitamin is perfect for those that don’t feel they have time to eat right or need eat on the go. This will allow them to get a little bit of everything they need.

The Vitamin B family is very essential and is referred to as the “stress” vitamins. These play a vital role in the thyroid hormones and metabolism, especially vitamins B2, B3, and B6. Foods rich in this are milk, oats, green vegetables, hard cheese, and nuts. Beef, tuna, turkey, and chicken are also loaded with vitamin B.

Vitamin B5 plays a large part in helping generate energy in the body. It aids the adrenal function, helping with the capacity to use fat and produce energy. The same vitamins rich in the other Vitamin Bs are good as well as beans, wheat flakes, wheat bran, and whole grain bread.

Although not a real vitamin because it is made in the liver, Choline is a member of the Vitamin B complex. This is vital in efficient fat metabolism and if your body lacks this, fat can get blocked in the liver. Egg yolks, beef liver, beef heart, peanuts, wheat germ, and cucumbers are excellent sources of this nutrient.

Another member of the Vitamin B complex is Inositol. This works with Choline to metabolize fat. It is also made in the body and it helps to make sure that fat metabolizing goes smoothly. Foods with Choline usually also have this in them, as well as citrus fruits and soy.

Vitamin C has always been a number one vitamin to promote a healthy body. This helps the body to convert glucose into energy and prevents it from being stored in the body. Good sources of this vitamin, besides orange juice, are: broccoli, green peppers, lemons, strawberries, cabbage, and even Brussels sprouts.

When looking at losing weight, Chromium has been shown to help increase fat loss when dieting. Although it isn’t a vitamin, this mineral is essential in processing carbohydrates and reducing hunger pains. It’s needed for metabolizing sugars and controlling the blood sugar levels.

Exercising and dieting are not enough to effectively lose weight; you need vitamins for fat loss. Choosing the right vitamins as well as minerals are essential to having healthy body and a healthy weight. Supplementing those that you can’t eat naturally will definitely help you stay healthy and get fast weight loss.

– Ben Pate

Superfoods: Hunger And Calories Not Allowed

November 27, 2010 by admin

Attention fitness buffs and dieteers: try out these two time-tested food types that can give your stomach a satisfying feel after a meal and yet would not send your calorie meter sky-rocketing. Two household words sum up these two wonder nutrient groups: the fiber group and the protein group. Fiber lends the first group of organic health foods their longevity in the stomach. Protein, the other nutrient, helps control the craving in between and during meals, boosts your body’s stamina, and can slightly increase your metabolism in the process. And now, for the warning: just like common foods we know, if you’re eating more than your body can afford, so to speak, you may find yourself on top of a weight gain, instead of the other way around.

Below are protein and fiber-based superfoods you may want to keep a tab on:

Green Tea – Catechins (helpful phytochemicals) in green tea, according to some scientists, may be some sort of trigger that stimulates the body to force out calories. Think also of the anti-cancer and anti-toxin properties of this life-giving drink. Broth- or any vegetable soup – Soups can help tone down hunger in between meals and help you feel full. Healthy soups can be made using either squash or tomato.

Reducing calories and weight loss – Low-calorie green salads – Having a low-calorie salad can help you feel full; the high fiber content may be the reason why you think you can fight the urges of a runaway appetite. So, keep the leaves and healthy oils, but better let go of those croutons, high fat dressings, and cheese!

Yogurt – If you still can’t keep off the nagging (and unfounded) feeling that dairy products will only hamper your efforts to promote weight loss, you may change your mind by trying a light yogurt. It fights off hunger pangs due to its combination of protein and carbohydrate. Bottoms up once more also because yogurt contains “live” bacteria that helps balance intestinal health.

Beans – The secret why beans are one of the members of a superfoods diet is that behind beans are a great combination of fiber and protein; beans also help you feel a fuller stomach.

Water – Water is your body’s lifeblood, and it cannot be passed up in most discussion about superfoods. Not only is it a great zero-calorie and zero-additive beverage, it helps flush toxins from the body, and of course, it can also help you feel full especially if its temperature is high. So when those hunger pangs strike, grab first a glass of water instead of that snack.

High-Fiber, Whole-Grain Cereal – In any meal, whole grains does amazing things to help boost the nutritional worth of your meal. For starters, try having a bowl of higher-fiber whole-grain cereal as breakfast or a snack.

– Menachem Green