3 powerful natural weight loss aids to help you get in summer shape!

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I don’t know about everyone else, but this unusually cold winter really had an impact on my normal “winter weight gain”. The more you put on, the more difficult it is to take it off, so a safe and effective appetite control supplement is a big help when it comes to taking off stubborn winter weight.

Dieting is often akin to drug withdrawal. We get so used to overeating that our natural appetite controls that reside in the hypothalamus get used to larger quantities of food and richer, more fatty foods to boot. We experience a sort of “withdrawal period” when we suddenly take these high fat, overly flavorful foods out of the equation, and I’ve always found it more than helpful to have a good natural appetite suppressor to help me get through this rough patch of transition.

Cinnamon capsules

Cinnamon can be incredibly helpful in keeping our appetite regulated because it helps to control our blood sugar. It prevents our body from going into that “ravenous mode” that you tend to get into when your blood sugar suddenly plummets and you find that you’ll eat just about anything just feel ok again, putting all conscious and logical thought aside about what that food will do to your body and your weight loss or weight maintenance goals.

You do have to take a capsule about 2-3 time a day to sustain this blood sugar stabilizing effect. There are sometimes jumbo sized capsules available that offer all day blood sugar control. You just have to play around with the dosage a bit before you figure out what works for you. Remember, cinnamon is not a hunger control supplement per se, but it helps to control a very vital aspect of hunger, which is the blood sugar levels. It thus helps you to make better, more well thought out decisions on what to eat since you don’t get to that point of no return with your hunger.

Chromium picolinate

Chromium is a trace mineral element that our body needs in small amounts to function properly. Supplementation with this element has been used not only to help control blood sugar, but also as an addition to several different types of weight loss supplements as well. It offers a great way to naturally help control the appetite and blood sugar by helping regulate insulin levels more effectively.

Because chromium picolinate, the supplement which combines the element chromium and picolinic acid, helps to regulate insulin levels, it is thought to also help prevent excess fat storage. It also is used by those that are trying to decrease body fat and maintain muscle because it helps to prevent our bodies from storing excess sugars/energy as fat by helping in the metabolism of sugars and therefore fat “burning”.

You can combine cinnamon and chromium picolinate as well, for maximum control. You may want to take the combination during the time of day you find yourself craving “quick fixes” for hunger or that you begin to feel your blood sugar typically falter. For some that might be after or with breakfast, for others that may be after lunch time so they can have that extra control up through dinner without snacking too much. It is quite effective when taken with a meal, or right after a meal.

Green tea extract

The two previous natural appetite control supplements are “non-stimulant” which is great for those looking for a non-jittery experience. Some people are extremely sensitive to caffeine, which as we know is found in natural foods and compounds used for dieting as well. Green tea extract is somewhat of a stimulant, so if you are super sensitive to stimulants, you may want to opt for more of a blood sugar stabilizing strategy to control appetite and bingeing.

However, if you react well to caffeine, you may want to look into green tea. Pure green tea extract, without the addition of all types of other stimulants as you often find in diet supplements containing green tea, is a great addition to help control appetite. It does give you energy, which helps as a sort of “food replacement” for keeping your energy levels up when cutting back on portions and calories.

Green tea extract has been studies multiple times for not only its potential weight loss uses, but also for general health due to its high antioxidant value. It’s primary benefits come from the compound called EGCG. This compound has been shown in studies to help increase the metabolism and inhibit fat cell storage. Since it does have somewhat of a stimulant effect, it may also help you be a little more aggressive in your exercise routine, and may also encourage you to move more due to the energy it imparts.

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Sources for this article include:

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/chromiumpicolinate.htm

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