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The Magic Spoonful

Michael Massey | October 4, 2017

Taking better care of our bodies is about small, incremental steps. If you want to start on a healthier path in life, or boost your already-healthy one, the most sustainable way is to consistently stick to little changes in diet and activity. To support those changes, especially when we want to lose weight, there are a number of super-substances that both make you healthier and help you lose weight quickly and safely. Just a spoonful of these a day can work wonders

For much needed antioxidants and vitamins: A spoonful of thyme

When we’re trying to get healthy, it’s important to find substances that are full of benefits while at the same time not repulsive to our sense of taste. Thyme is a perfect example of a seasoning you can cook with or add to a beverage like tea. It’s delicious when coupled with chicken breasts or lean turkey breast. Thyme will enhance the flavor of these simple proteins while adding a boatload of antioxidants as well as helping you to lose weight.

Thyme is not only tasty, but contains many of the antioxidants, minerals and vitamins your body’s cells need to stay protected from damage. In addition, it’s a diuretic, which will help release stored up water weight and flush out toxins. What’s not to love?

For Blood Sugar Balance: A spoonful of apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has many uses, not only around the house but also for the body, inside and out. By adding a teaspoonful to a 300ml glass of water you’ll be adding a great array of nutrients as you quench your thirst. This will also help to keep your blood sugar levels in check.

For proper digestion: A spoonful of raw organic honey

Honey, namely unprocessed honey, has many antioxidants and important enzymes that help boost our health. Sadly, these are stripped away from most honey brands found worldwide when raw honey is made into processed honey. Raw, organic honey provides the body with thousands of different digestive enzymes that have a significant effect on our digestive system. When you look for this honey, make sure it says both raw and organic on its label.

As well as making sure your digestive system is in great working order, the enzymes in raw organic honey helps the body to lose weight.

To Suppress the Appetite: A spoonful of coconut oil

Coconut oil has been heralded as incredibly helpful for weight loss. It’s funny, because it has a relatively high level of saturated fat, but it’s not the bad kind, and it also contains many healthy fats our body requires. The fatty acids will help you feel full while your metabolism actually increases so you naturally burn fat.

Coconut oil is also an excellent source of nutrition for diabetics as Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFA) richly found in coconut oil can penetrate the mitochondria’s double membrane even in the absence of insulin.

It doesn’t matter whether your pancreas is producing enough insulin or your cells are insulin-resistant. MCFA-loaded coconut oil can still nourish your cells.
Because MCFAs can easily keep cells nourished, capillaries and blood vessels are kept alive and healthy. For this reason, they improve the circulation and cardiovascular health of diabetics. Unlike other fats and oils, coconut oil does not block arteries. It even opens them up!

To Aid in Weight loss: A spoonful of ginger

This is a spice that targets fat specifically, not just boosts weight loss. That’s important because, when losing weight, you want to know you’re burning excess fat and not just water weight.

Just a teaspoon or tablespoon of ginger added to a dish will give you the benefits you need from it. It can add some spice to a bowl of chili or soup, and adds zing to your fresh juice or smoothie.

Ginger works in two ways. The first is that it improves digestion, which alone helps losing weight. The second is by boosting your natural metabolic rate, which means you’ll be burning more calories per hour – leading to weight loss.

For a double-shot of Antioxidants: A spoonful of Turmeric

Turmeric is usually seen used in Indian cuisine, especially in curry. It is known for its bright yellow/orange color and has a distinct flavor. It also contains an active ingredient called Curcumin, which holds incredible health benefits.

A spoonful of turmeric (or better yet, a spoonful or curcumin powder) will add many antioxidants to your system, burn fat, help your heart and blood flow, and is an incredible agent in the fight against disease and infection, as well as being an anti-inflammatory agent. Add it to lean meats to enhance both flavor and health.

For essential Omega-3: A spoonful of flaxseed

Flax not only helps you feel full, able to wait patiently for your next meal, it also contains fiber you need to lose weight. But the most important part is the omega-3 flaxseeds are full of. You’ll be surprised how better you feel with these in your system.

Omega 3 reduces the amount of dangerous fats in your blood, lowers depression (or boosts the performance of anti-depressants), has anti-inflammatory properties, helps with asthma and helps to prevent cognitive degenerative such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.

To Boost the Immune System: A spoonful of Lemon Juice

Known for their astringent properties as cleaning products, this same power to clean can also help you lose weight, feel good and be healthier.

A spoonful of lemon juice added to some hot water first thing in the morning will give you a vitamin C blast that will carry you well throughout the day, cleansing while energizing you. It does wonders for your overall health and boosts your immune system to stay more active. It also helps weight loss because vitamin C directs your body to burn fat rather than store it.

For essential healthy fats: A spoonful of mashed avocado

Avocado is a refreshing and tasty fruit, and, when added to a breakfast smoothie can be an incredibly healthy snack or garnish. Since it is soft, mashing it will make it very easy to munch and a spoonful will put you ahead on the amount of fiber you need for the day. Avocado is filled with healthy fats that help you burn fat faster as well as lots of potassium, which is great when trying to lose weight.

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