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If your goal is to lose weight or prevent weight gain, one thing you must do is stabilize your insulin, the fat-storing hormone. Insulin is the one hormone we have control over. You can prevent insulin spikes by what you choose to put in your mouth. The following are my top pick foods and beverages to include in your diet if you want to lose weight.
Protein
Numerous studies have shown that a diet of a low carbohydrate to protein ratio with at least 100 grams of protein per day increases fat loss and helps maintain muscle during dieting.
Some of my personal favorites include grass-fed buffalo and beef, free-range poultry and eggs, wild salmon and seafood, hemp, rice and whey protein. One egg has 6 grams of protein. Three ounces of protein (approximately the size of a deck of cards) contains 20-25 grams of protein.
• Grass-fed Bison (Buffalo) and beef: In a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women on a diet that included red meat lost more weight than those eating equal calories but little red meat. The protein in red meat helps you retain muscle mass during weight loss and is loaded with CLA. The best sources of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), a healthy fat, is found in grass-fed beef and raw dairy products. CLA increases metabolism, helping you lose weight, boosts immune function, maintains cholesterol and triglycerides levels, and is helpful in fighting diabetes and cancer. According to The International Journal of Obesity, CLA helps reduce fat.
A study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals that just 3 grams a day of CLA significantly reduces fat in obese and overweight children (http://www.localharvest.org).
• Eggs: Many people eat the egg white only without the yolk, which is an incomplete protein source, due to their fear of fat and cholesterol. When you do this, you are throwing out the most nutritious part of the egg!
The egg yolk contains 43 percent of the total egg protein and has the highest concentration of nutrients and amino acids required for optimal brain function.
The yolk contains 100 percent of the carotenoids, essential fatty acids, vitamins A, E, D and K. These fat soluble vitamins support your thyroid, reduce the damaging effects of diabetes, boost your metabolism and immune system, reduce your risk of cancer, encourage healthy bones, teeth and skin, and help you feel fuller longer. Enjoy with some nitrate-free bacon or sausage.
• Whey Protein: Whey protein is a very digestible protein that contains all of the amino acids. A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association showed that older women who supplemented their diets with whey protein lost weight without losing muscle mass.
Whey protein stimulates thermogenesis (fat burning) and satiety better than casein and soy. One animal study found that whey protein reduced appetite, as well as visceral and subcutaneous fat. Whey protein reduces blood levels of insulin and increases insulin sensitivity, which has a great impact on body composition.
One of the whey protein powders I recommend is Whey Cool because it comes only from grass-fed cows without added hormones, steroids or antibiotics. Australian research shows that “supplementation with whey protein improves blood pressure and vascular function in overweight and obese individuals.”
A study in the British Journal of Nutrition demonstrated that supplementation with whey protein improves fasting lipids and insulin levels in overweight and obese individuals.
Eat fat to lose fat
• Coconut oil is a healthy saturated fat, rich in lauric acid, a medium chain fatty acid (MCT). The MCTs in coconut oil provide numerous health benefits such as stabilizing blood sugar, balancing hormones, nourishing for the thyroid and increasing your metabolism.
It contains anti-viral properties, helps reduce risk for hypertension and heart disease, and helps boost immunity and brain function.
Metabolizing MCTs creates ketones, known to stall or even reverse Alzheimer’s. Coconut also contains caprylic acid, an effective and potent antifungal and antimicrobial.
One cause of obesity is overconsumption of long-chain fatty acids (vegetable oils), medium-chain fatty acids. MCTs reverse obesity, resulting in steady weight loss for obese individuals, and weight maintenance for healthy people.
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