Lose Weight
Lose Weight
Although prescription diet pills should be avoided like the plague, it may be worth considering some of the various vitamin and herbal supplements that are available to help you to lose weight.
Losing weight generally equates to burning fat. To understand how this happens we need to look at what happens to the glucose in the body. Glucose enables the body to maintain an even level of blood sugar. This is the first step in making energy.
The crucial part of the weight control equation is to make energy efficiently. In order to do this we need a constant supply of the B vitamins, as B vitamins are essential for the Krebs Cycle where energy is produced.
The minerals iron, calcium, magnesium, chromium and zinc are also vital for making energy. Magnesium is particularly important for blood sugar control and burning carbohydrate for energy rather than storing it as fat.
The older you are the less likely you are to be getting enough chromium, the essential mineral that helps stabilize blood sugar levels, appetite and hence affects your body’s ability to lose weight.
Hydroxy Citric Acid (HCA) is extracted from the dried rind of the tamarind fruit (Garcinia cambogia) and has been proved to slow down the production of fat and reduce the appetite. It works by inhibiting the enzyme that converts sugar into fat. It also reduces the synthesis of fat and cholesterol. In a trial conducted by the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands HCA was found to be a powerful appetite suppressant which encouraged people to lose weight without any harmful effects.
Two of the most powerful appetite controllers are your blood sugar levels and your brains level of serotonin. Serotonin is made from an amino acid called tryptophan.
People on weight loss diets will find that the diets are notoriously low in tryptophan and so will themselves have abnormally low levels. This can lead to depression and, because serotonin controls appetite they are more likely to want to eat more, not very helpful when you are wanting to lose weight. One of the quickest ways to restore normal levels is to supplement your diet with a special form of tryptophan called 5-HTP
If you want to lose weight, the secret of your success is to ensure that you have enough serotonin so you have less desire to eat in excess and to keep your blood sugar levels and your insulin release even. This helps to ensure you don’t have an increase in appetite due to blood sugar dips.
As with all things it can be a careful balancing act, as too much insulin drives blood sugar into body fat, whereas too little means low serotonin levels and increased carbohydrate cravings. Taking the appropriate supplementation can help to achieve this balance and ensure that you maximize your ability to lose weight.
Janet Matthews
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