Keep Fit - Stay Healthy - Be HappyMay 05, 2009Issue #020The Key Superfoods You Need For Weight LossHi < Here's a special guest article by: Jayson Hunter (Registered Dietitian, CSCS) author of The Carb Rotation Diet. The reason why you need to incorporate these superfoods into your diet is because they provide excellent nutrients that fuel your body for optimum efficiency as well as help reduce inflammation which allows you to recover better between workouts. All this means you make greater progress in your weight loss. Make sure you incorporate as many of these foods as you can on a daily basis to stoke your metabolism fat burning furnace. Fruit: These fruits are high in antioxidants, which help with disease prevention and contain flavonoids. Flavonoids help with eyesight and coordination. These dark colored fruits are also a good source of fiber and boost your immune system. Raspberries Nuts: Great source of fiber, phytoestrogens, vitamin B6, niacin, magnesium, healthy monounsaturated fats, and protein. Nuts help to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and seem to help maintain healthy blood vessels. Almonds Bean/Lentils: Beans are a great source of protein and fiber as well as low in calories. They help to stabilize blood sugars and provide isoflavones that help to prevent certain forms of cancers and heart disease. Legumes (chickpeas, lima beans, lentils, dry beans) Oils: Particularly Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It is a heart healthy fat that helps to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. It contains anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It also helps to control cravings. Fish: Fish contains the potent Omega 3 fatty acid. It is potent in a very good way. It helps your body store less fat and helps your body convert fat to energy. It is a great anti-inflammatory as well as wonderful brain food. The ADA recommends that you consume 1.5-3gms of Omega 3 fats a day. One serving of the choices below will provide almost 4 gms of Omega 3 fats. Salmon Vegetables: A variety of colors is the key here. For example carrots are a great source of beta carotene , which can reduce the risk of cancer, tomato contains lycopene another powerful anti-oxidant that reduces the risk of cancer. Dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach contain carotenoids that improve your immune system and is full of vitamins and minerals. We also can’t forget about broccoli, cauliflower, kale and other cruciferous vegetables that contain cancer fighting properties. Carrots Green Tea: Not only is non-caffeinated fluid good for you, but research has shown that green tea may be one of the best disease fighting fluids you can consume. It is very high in antioxidants and scientists have shown that is has reduced cancer in individuals by as much 60%. It actually inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Research has also shown that it reduces over cholesterol levels as well as increasing the ratio of HDL (good) cholesterol to LDL (bad) cholesterol. Here are just some of the ailments that drinking green tea helps: * cancer There is also some research that drinking green tea shows benefits to those wanting to lose weight. Researchers showed that those that consumed caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those that consumed caffeine or a placebo. More studies are being conducted to determine if this is valid evidence, but so far it looks encouraging. If you can eat as many of these superfoods as you can on a daily basis you will be running at peak efficiency and burning maximum calories to stoke the fat burning furnace called your metabolism. Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS is the author of the Carb Rotation Diet. To discover the 5 absolute truths Every Serial Dieter Who Seeks Rapid-Weight loss MUST come to grips with visit The Carb Rotation Diet. Some really good tips there from Jayson, green tea is something I've recently started to drink more regularly. I'm not a "tea person" (surprising being British I know!), but green tea has a total different flavour from the normal caffeinated tea. Try it out for yourself and see how you get on. BONUS Report: Because I love to find you all the best fitness stuff on the net, I'm giving you a freee copy of the "Bathing Suit Season Crash Course" -- a great book by Jayson that will take you through 13 simple strategies for looking great this summer! Nothing to fill in, just take action and go here now: => Bathing Suit Season Crash Course Your Friend and Motivator, Asad T. P.S. Forward this email on to all your friends and family that you feel will benefit from the great info.
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