Want to Lose Weight? Don't Cook Your Food!

We all know that there are several weight loss programs that exist on the market to today but very few are as simple as eating a raw food diet. Many foods become much more calorific when cooked, especially if they are seasoned prior to cooking or cooked in a way which is high in fat, such as frying. A meal which is fried or baked using butter or oil can have as much as 25 per cent more calories than the uncooked ingredients alone.

Eating raw foods, in particular raw vegetables, can help you limit your weight loss efforts, as you can eat relatively high amounts of raw vegetables throughout the day taking in a lot of calories. This not only makes you feel fuller all day but it does not have the negative impact of you piling on those pesky pounds.

Forbes magazine documented a study conducted by a group of scientists who analysed lab rats over a forty day period. One group of rats were give raw foods to eat while the other group were given cooked foods. The results suggested that raw food consumption does result in greater weight loss then cooked foods.

What kinds of Raw Foods Should I be Eating?

a.) Ensure that you are drinking a lot of water: Start your day off with water (lemon water is also a good alternative) and try to drink as much water as you can throughout the day. Sip slowly to increase your absorption rate. Pure fruit juices and smoothies are also a good option.

b.) Go Green: Dark and leafy greens are perfect for lunch times. Try eating lots of raw vegetables such as broccoli, sprouts, carrots, salad (rocket leaves are a good example) and sprouted chickpeas. Vegetables, especially dark green veggies are packed with vitamins and nutrients which have a large variety of nutritional and weight loss benefits.

c.) Watch what you are eating before bed time: Many nutritionists do not advise eating after 8PM, with some even saying that it is not advisable after 6PM. This is because it is difficult for your body to digest large quantities of food while you sleep and as a consequence, the food is more likely to turn into fat and weight gain.

The benefits of eating uncooked foods may not stop there however. Studies have suggested that people who eat raw foods are less likely to suffer from skin conditions such as acne and also tend to have healthier, vibrant, longer hair. There is also some evidence which suggests that a raw food diet increases your libido.

There are many benefits of eating uncooked foods but always remember to ensure that you wash your vegetables and fruits thoroughly before eating them. Cooking food kills any bacteria which may cause illness so in order to ensure that you are not consuming any unwanted bacteria or pesticides always remember to wash your raw food thoroughly.

Until next time, 
Nadine Douglas

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Weight Loss With Green Coffee Beans

During 2012 particularly, there has been a flurry of media interest in the so-called 'miracle' weight loss product - green coffee bean extract. In fact weight loss using green coffee extract is the most searched issue by people researching how they can best lose weight safely and effectively.

Amid the hype, sales blurb and advertising, there is more than a coffee grain of truth in the claims and assertions. No matter what medic, layman or dieticians have to say on the subject, the equation for weight loss is really very simple. Although there are some, like Atkins, for instance, who have made human metabolism a science worthy of a triple PhD, their modus operandi doesn't work for everyone. Indeed, the high protein, low carbs diet can put pounds on with some people.

So, why should a weight loss using green coffee extract be any better than anything else that's been presented to an overweight western world? The reason is very simple. The chemistry unfolded by the green coffee pundits actually does produce weight loss in every public and private research model they've tried.

So, how does it work? The active ingredient, as the advertisers used to refer to the central plank to their pitch, is chlorogenic acid or acids. Some extract processors and pill producers major on just some - or one - of these acids and put it in a bottle. The acids abound in the unroasted coffee bean. Roast them and the fat-burning ingredients are destroyed. Yes. Fat burning is the trick.

In some humans, the body naturally takes care of excess amino acids and other unnecessary fatty substances. But for most of us, our bodies don't have the right balance of chemicals to deal with our rather large appetites. And our appetites are for hunger-satisfying fatty foods. The green coffee simply provides the chemistry the body needs to get hold of the fatty molecules and to dispose of them by burning or breaking them down so that the body can dispose of them naturally.

So, no harm done and our arteries start to breath a sigh of relief. Weight loss using green coffee extract, then, has no harmful side effects. Most producers remove the caffeine making it a pure substance inasmuch as there are no ingredients in the extract that are not needed. The acid or acids are distilled to their purest form and condensed, ready to pounce on our excess fat.

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