5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Reduce Belly Fat
It is important to do what we can to reduce belly fat and the good news is that there are things you can do with your diet to accomplish that.
1. Eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup. There are few products out there that exclude fructose which is in most everything. High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the main things that drives fat production in the mid-section. Just eliminating something as easy as fructose from the diet, at least in the industrial form will help reduce belly fat. There is nothing wrong with getting fructose in the form of an organic apple.
2. Add coconut oil. Three human clinical studies, one in men and two in women, show that just one tablespoon a day can significantly reduce mid-section fat in just a matter of a month or so. Fat actually burning fat. If you pick the right kinds of fat, coconut oil probably being the best, It can actually burn belly fat. Add it to your shakes or cook with coconut oil. Coconut oil is converted in the liver for energy.
3. Pomegranate. Pomegranate is the most powerful thing that has the ability to support the ovaries. For women specifically when they get to the end of their ovarian reserve, around their mid-forties, certain substances can help to address the hormonal component that can lead to mid-section fat. Pomegranate has the ability to support the ovaries by providing actual steroid hormones, including estrogen as well as testosterone. Pomegranate can also reverse arterial plaque build up. Start incorporating pomegranate into your diet by adding one tablespoon, either by the actual pomegranate seeds or in the concentrated form.
4. Chocolate. Chocolate has a real satisfying effect on the appetite. Compounds in chocolate like polyphenols are information containing molecules that activate genetic pathways in our body that supports longevity. Choose dark chocolate, exclude the dairy, sugar reduced, 60% cocoa or higher. Start with a few ounces a day, preferable 60% cocoa and then gradually increase the amount of cocoa to 72%, 85%, 90% until your palate is used to the dark chocolate. You will find after you are accustomed to dark chocolate and go back to milk chocolate, it doesn’t taste good. Raw chocolate has much higher levels of these polyphenols. You can add raw chocolate to smoothies and use it in recipes.
5. Eliminate MSG. MSG is obesogenic and can induce metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, mid-section adiposity and hypertension. Where does it sneak in? It is everywhere and in everything. When you go out to eat, you really have to ask whether they include MSG and then often times you are not told the truth. It is a highly toxic drug-like compound. Exclude it wherever possible. Ask the Health Expert, JJ Virgin Podcast Ep. 75 with Sayer Ji at Greenmedinfo.com. “Health Hacks to Lower Your Belly Fat.”