Thursday, April 17, 2008

Honey and Weight Loss

Honey and Weight Loss
Honey and weight loss are often associated. Why is honey a
smarter choice than table sugar if you are watching your
weight and what you eat?

Refined dietary sugars lack minerals and vitamins and are
often called empty calories. They draw upon the body's
nutrients to be metabolized into the system, and when these
nutrients are depleted, metabolizing of cholesterol and
fatty acid is impeded, contributing to higher cholesterol
and promoting obesity due to higher fatty acid on the
organs and tissues. The good news is that honey, the
natural sweetener, on the other hand, contains 22 amino
acids and a variety of minerals essential for its
metabolism and hence is helpful in preventing obesity. It
is believed that drinking lemon juice with a little honey
the first thing in the morning is an effective anti
cellulite treatment as it helps to increase body
metabolism. If you are determined to shed weight and speed
up your sluggish metabolism, try this honey and lemon diet
tip. If you like, another very popular recipe associated
with honey and weight loss is a drink that uses honey and
cinnamon as ingredients. Many people have found this home
remedy very effective in losing pounds. The steps are easy:
mix a teaspoon of honey and half a teaspoon of cinnamon
powder (or ground cinnamon) into a paste in a cup and pour
a cup of boiling water. Stir and cover for half and hour.
Filter away any big particles before consumption. Take it
in the morning with an empty stomach about half an hour
before breakfast.

For people who tend to overeat or feel discomfort in the
stomach after meals, honey can be taken for better
digestion. Honey is a simple carbohydrate that one safely
take during fasting because it contains easily digested
sugars. Foods that are rich in sugars or complexes of
sugars are carbohydrates. How the sugars are arranged will
determine whether we call a food a source of simple or
complex carbohydrates. When sugars are bound into rows, as
they are in starches such as whole grains and legumes, they
are called complex carbohydrates. It takes the body much
longer to digest the sugar from a complex carbohydrate.

The latest theory based on the hibernation diet also builds
a link between honey and weight loss. It suggests taking a
generous spoonful or two of honey at night, either as a
warm drink or straight from the jar, and promises to help
us sleep and lose weight at the same time by fuelling the
liver, speeding up fat-burning metabolism and easing stress
hormones.

And if you are considering artificial sugar or sweetener
like Aspartame to help you lose weight, you are completely
on the wrong track. It might get you off from a few
calories but it gives you a bunch of other serious health
problems.


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Ruth Tan is the owner of the website Benefits of Honey at
http://www.benefits-of-honey.com which is an immensely
rich, quality resource on honey and its benefits, and a
plethora of health-related issues.

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