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Nothing To Lose But Fat! Issue #001 - Eat Blueberries and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes May 24, 2011 |
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Eat Blueberries and Prevent Type 2 DiabetesThis is the first issue of my long promised newsletter, "Nothing to Lose But Fat!" As a subscriber, you are going to learn that when your attention is on supporting your health you will be losing fat and it will stay off. I will bring you the latest breakthroughs in the science of weight management and optimum health and longevity.
The more I read about nutrition science these days the more excited and optimistic I am about the role of promoting health as the best and only way to effectively manage your weight! A study reported in the October edition of The Journal of Nutrition is very encouraging to those of us promoting healthy eating to manage weight. It was done on subjects diagnosed with insulin resistance, something I will be writing about soon on the website. Let me explain a little about what this is because understanding the role of insulin in your body is the key to healthy weight management. Too much insulin means too much fat, especially belly fat! Eating more blueberries will help you control insulin... Insulin is the hormone that regulates sugar metabolism. When you
eat food, your pancreas releases insulin into the bloodstream to
transport the blood sugar and other nutrients into your muscles
for growth, development and energy. We can measure how much
insulin is released by using the glycemic index.
High glycemic foods cause a flood of insulin in your blood and a dramatic
rise in blood sugar. This excess insulin tells the body to store
the fat and use the blood glucose for fuel. Over time high blood
sugar and insulin levels lead to what is called insulin
resistance. Excess insulin is dangerous and causes hormonal
systems to get completely out of whack and eventually leads to
type 2 diabetes.
EAT MORE BLUEBERRIES! And eat low glycemically to increase your sensitivity to insulin. You must be sensitive to insulin to control your weight and blood sugar. Start by adding a blueberry smoothie to your food plan every day. Blueberries, I am happy to report are the main ingredient in my favorite, low glycemic, chocolate low fat smoothie recipe. Put 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in that smoothie and you will have the ultimate anti-diabetic drink! Here's another nutrition secret revealed: cinnamon is powerfully effective at reducing high blood sugar. And that's a subject for my next newsletter...
And now just a note about all the changes you see on the website. I recently had a website makeover so I could add the third column and hopefully make the website more interesting. What's new on the website? Getting Rid of Belly Fat - What causes belly fat and how to get rid of it? Foods That Burn Belly Fat - What are the best foods to eat to help you burn belly fat? How To Lose Belly Fat - Here are more foods that burn belly fat and more effective ways to lose it.
*Source:Pennington Biomedical Research Center press release, September 5, 2010; http://www.pbrc.edu/news/?ArticlelD=102. |
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