Monday, November 19, 2012

Plant Superfoods and How They Can Help You Lose Weight...The Natural Way

By Essie Bendolph


When it comes to superfoods, one of the things known about them is that they can help you get to a healthy weight. It's only fairly recently that science is catching up with nature, what with the numerous scientific studies being done. For hundreds of years, people knew exactly what was good for their health and passed that knowledge from generation to generation. Not only can you reach your target weight, but you will be making your entire body stronger and healthier.

In other articles on superfoods, we have mentioned yogurt as an excellent weight loss superfood. Most people don't know that there is an older form of yogurt, one that traces its roots in Russia. It's called Kefir, and while it's not a well-known kind of yogurt, it is actually one of the healthiest around. If this is the first time you're hearing about Kefir, know that it's a yogurt that's not at all like the yogurt you're used to drinking. Kefir's consistency is not at all like the consistency of the yogurt drinks you'd find in Western countries. Kefir is a yogurt drink that's a rich source of minerals, calcium, vitamins, and probiotic bacteria.

Did you know that if your diet is poor and you don't exercise on a regular basis, your body will start storing excess weight in your large intestines? Don't think that's significant? Did you know that when Elvis Presley's body was autopsied, they found more than 45 pounds of accumulated waste in his large intestines? That brings us to kiwi fruit because this fruit is loaded with great fiber. Kiwi also has lots of other nutrients that the body needs. Prebiotic factors are also present in kiwi in high concentrations. Prebiotics are the substances you cannot digest, but the beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract does eat them. Incorporating kiwi to your diet will promote regular bowel movement and keep excess waste from accumulating in your intestines.

If you want a powerful superfood that also helps you lose weight, and then eat more berries. You'll find that some berries are more nutrient dense than others, but overall they're wonderful -- both in nutrition and taste. Berries are rich in antioxidants and other phytonutrients and will provide a level of prebiotic factors for probiotic growth. You can also give in to your sweet cravings by eating berries. It's because berries have natural sugars, which make them so much better and healthier for you than cookies, pastries, candies, and other sweets. In addition, the phenols (antioxidant compounds) in berries kill not just free radicals but the unhealthy bacteria in our digestive system. Berries are an effective weight loss aid because they help with digestion and waste elimination.

If you are looking for a diet in which to incorporate superfoods so you can lose weight, consider the Paleo diet. There are other diets out there but the Paleo diet seems to be a good fit because of it premise. You could imagine our early ancestors eating natural foods with most of these foods being plants. You could do what our early ancestors did and consume plant superfoods for weight loss.




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