If you've ever dedicated yourself to a strict diet in order to lose weight, you know exactly how hard it can be to control food cravings. No, those salty or sugar food don't merely whisper to you, they almost shout your name at times when you're most vulnerable. Many people are unaware that food cravings are a natural response by your body and most times this is caused by the leptin hormone.
Leptin is a hormone that's produced by the body's fat cells. In addition to it's task of increasing the body's fat burning ability, it regulates the body weight be sending messages to the brain to indicate that you're full. However, there's some irony here.
Because leptin is produced by the fat cells, individuals that are overweight have an increased production of this hormone. Naturally, you'd assume that this would mean that the brain would send the message to shut off the hunger valve. This is leptin's entire purpose after all. Unfortunately, these people end up becoming leptin resistant because of the excess amount of leptin that's in the body and their cravings become even tougher.
Fortunately, some natural solutions can be used to balance the body's leptin levels so the food cravings will stop and you will be able to lose weight quicker:
Eat More to Stop Food Cravings
Yes, it does sound counterintuitive to tell you to eat more so you can lose weight more quickly. But, if you eat six smaller meals throughout the course of the day, you'll end up being less hungry and you'll keep your metabolism revved up. By eating healthy throughout the day you'll be much less likely to give into food cravings that will hinder your ability to lose weight.
If you think eating junk food and highly processed food in smaller portions will have the same effect and stop food cravings, youre wrong. These foods cause a massive spike in blood sugar (in any amounts) and then drop your energy levels like a brick, leaving you feeling hungry again very quickly and again tempting you with the food cravings youre trying to avoid.
Put an End to Food Cravings with an Inexpensive Supplement
One reason that leptin can be a problem is because of the rampant zinc deficiency in the world's population. Our bodies continually lose zinc in several ways over the course of the day. For example, when you are working out and sweating, your body is losing zinc. Zinc is excreted through bodily waste. As a matter of fact, sexual intercourse can deplete the zinc in your body.
It's unfortunate, but we are unable to replenish our body's zinc with our food supply. Because of over farming and over processing, the food that's available in the grocery store's has pretty much been degraded to the point of being mineral deficient. This means the only reliable way to replenish the body's zinc levels is with supplements.
Believe it or not, studied have shown that zinc supplementation can increase leptin efficiency by up to 142% and has been proven to stop food cravings and help you lose weight. My recommendation is to take in between 15 and 25 milligrams of Zinc Picolinate every evening on an empty stomach. This will help you balance your body's leptin levels, stop food cravings, and lose weight.
Another thing I recommend is to check out the weird little "weight lose" video (it's a short but extremely powerful weight loss tip), then visit Jeff Anderson's site that's filled with more tips and videos on how to lose weight fast.
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