All they did was take 150mg of this ancient extract while maintaining the same diet and exercise level – and they shed an average of 28 pounds (the placebo group shed just 3 pounds).* What kind of insane weight loss is that? Moreover, it dropped the caloric intake of rats by almost half…
Have you ever wondered why – despite all your dieting and exercise efforts – you keep gaining weight? As you age, it becomes more challenging to keep excess inches off your abdomen. Abdominal fat is fat you don’t want hanging around. Also called “Belly” fat, it’s the same fat that surrounds your organs.
Abdominal fat promotes the release of “cytokines” – cell-signalling protein molecules associated with less-than-optimal health. Belly fat can be the most difficult fat to lose, being resistant to many of the best diet and exercise programs.
Now, breakthrough research has finally discovered a way to help reduce this stubborn belly fat.
Perhaps you’ve heard the expression “middle-age spread”. As you reach middle age and beyond, your body begins to store and release fat differently. And this all happens out of sight at your body’s cellular level. Your fat cells control their size and number by secreting three different ‘command signals’:
These command signals tell your brain whether to stop or to continue to eat. And you’ll soon discover that it’s because of these three substances that many young, physically active people can consume what seems like endless calories without packing on pounds.
No more starvation diets.
Have you ever noticed that when you’re trying your hardest to control your weight, all you can think about is food? What if you could go about your day (and evening) focused on things besides dieting and eating Wouldn’t that constitute a major personal breakthrough? And, best of all, healthy signals to your brain regarding eating would just happen, without undue thought or action. You’d help reduce some of the distraction. Ideally, you would simply sit down at the table and eat only enough to satisfy yourself.
Here’s the thing… When you allow your brain — and your body – to go about its normal task of controlling your eating, it becomes easier to achieve and maintain your normal body weight. And this can happen without excessive willpower or starvation diets.
Meet Leptin, your best friend when it comes to eating. This hormone is key for helping your body maintain its lean composition. Basically, the fat cells in your body secrete leptin, which works as a chemical signal in your blood that tells your brain you have eaten enough. When things are working optimally, you “hear” that message and you stop eating. Your body really doesn’t want to pack away more pounds than it needs. Your body naturally seeks to stay within your ideal weight zone.
Not only does leptin help shut down your hunger, it also helps you burn more calories. It does that by stimulating the breakdown of stored triglycerides from your fat cells. But it doesn’t always work perfectly.
Here’s the problem…Most overweight individuals already have high levels of leptin circulating in their bloodstream. And because of this overload, their fat cells become less sensitive to leptin – that is, cells do not receive and respond to leptin signals optimally.
Researchers now understand how leptin resistance can lead to weight gain and stubborn weight loss.
When you’re overweight, your fat cells also increase in size. They pump more and more leptin into your bloodstream in an attempt to better get their message through to your brain. But, unfortunately, your brain does not “hear” the message in an optimal way.
In response, three things happen.
We’ve talked about leptin and how it’s an important chemical signal that commands your brain to cease eating.
The second signal produced and released by your fat cells is adiponectin – a hormone that helps to maintain your body’s normal insulin sensitivity. As the amount of fat tissue increases, the level of adiponectin decreases. That’s because larger fat cells naturally produce less adiponectin. They also appear to be directly related to belly fat. Essentially what this means is that levels are lower in overweight people and higher in lean people. When you lose weight, more adiponectin is available to promote health, so your cells don’t get resistant to insulin.
Last but not least, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is the third command signal that your fat cells produce. This is an enzyme that helps convert starch and sugar calories to stored body fat.
I probably don’t need to state the obvious, but I’m sure you’re beginning to see why maintaining healthy, normal levels of these three substances may be helpful for not just a lean and trim body, but for total health.
Just to summarize how these three substances can help contribute to maintenance of your ideal weight, the perfect weight loss tool would help:
There are several things you can do to help promote your cells’ ideal sensitivity to leptin and support the second two important command signals:
If you’re not accustomed to exercising, I advise you to start slowly. Even something as simple as rebounding on a mini trampoline or a brisk walk or bike ride around your neighborhood will help you get started.
Find something you like to do – and commit to doing it regularly.
An extract from a West African herb called Irvingia gabonensis may help support optimal leptin sensitivity in overweight people. And by promoting your body’s ideal sensitivity to leptin, you can better know when your body has eaten enough food. In a recently published study, Irvingia demonstrated positive effects upon leptin blood levels and resulted in weight loss and inches off the waistline.
Over a 10-week period, one double-blind study group received 150 mg of Irvingia extract twice daily while maintaining the same diet and exercise level. This group lost an average of 28 pounds whereas the placebo group lost less than three pounds [1].
The Irvingia group also maintained healthy blood glucose, cholesterol, and LDL levels that were already within the normal range, and experienced a significant reduction in C-reactive protein levels. Plus, there was a significant reduction overall of circulating leptin and a significant increase in adiponectin.
Irvingia targets the important factors that I mentioned above that may be involved in age-related weight gain, such as responding to your fat cells’ command signals.
In addition to supporting healthy leptin sensitivity, Irvingia also helps:
Of course, I must carefully caution you that if you eat more calories than your body can utilize, weight loss can’t occur. Excess calories are stored as fat in your fat cells. It’s just that simple. In my opinion, you simply can’t consume unlimited calories and expect to shed fat pounds by taking a product that might happen to show weight loss in a research study.
Fucoxanthin is one of the most exciting substances to hit the weight loss market in quite some time.
A natural carotenoid (natural pigments found primarily in plants and algae), Fucoxanthin exists naturally in brown seaweed, a type of kelp. Preliminary animal research performed in Russia and Japan suggests that fucoxanthin may help burn fat.
Also, here’s a huge plus for you and others searching for an effective yet natural option that doesn’t disrupt your activities and sleep. Fucoxanthin revs up your metabolism without stimulating your central nervous system. Although it’s not fully understood how fucoxanthin works, it appears to target a protein called UCP1 that increases the rate at which belly fat is burned.
Evidence is emerging showing that the fucoxanthin component is a powerful antioxidant that can protect your cells from free radical damage. It also may support your:
Garcinia Cambogia (also known as “gambooge”) is a small fruit resembling a miniature pumpkin. Naturally found in India and parts of Asia, it has a long and popular history as a condiment. The dried rind is used as a flavoring in many dishes.
Preliminary research suggests that its biologically active compound, hydroxycitric acid (HCA), can inhibit the body’s ability to store lipids and fatty acids. This natural extract may also inhibit conversion of excess calories to body fat. Additionally, it may suppress appetite by signalling your brain that enough food has been eaten, possibly through its effect on neurotransmitters.
Capsaicin in fiery cayenne pepper may deliver metabolism-boosting benefits. The powder from the cayenne pepper has been honored as both a food and for its health-promoting properties for over 9,000 years. Scientists believe that cayenne may act as a Health-promoting catalyst when combined with other herbs.
Some animal and human studies suggest that cayenne may increase the body’s production of heat for a short time. This increase in body heat is due to increased metabolism which may possibly burn more calories.
Moreover, research is ongoing about whether cayenne can help regulate blood sugar and break down carbohydrates after a meal.
What else might cayenne do for you? It is reported to:
All of the above four herbs are now contained in the new White Knight Super Fat Burner Caffeine Free 120 caps.
Many people turn to diet drinks and foods when they want to shed extra pounds and inches. However, research has suggested there are long term side effects of these substances. In fact, they may worsen obesity and are not the answer to weight loss.
Aspartame in particular is of extreme concern. Also known as Equal™ or NutraSweet™, its use has been linked to cancer, premature birth, and developmental and cognitive problems in kids.
While artificial sweeteners are recommended for diabetics, the reason for this is simply because it doesn’t cause a spike in blood glucose levels. As with many other foods, not consuming excessive amounts is key to good health.
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