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10 Strategies to Slow Down and Slim Down
The Big Secret to Slim Down That Doesn’t Involve Diet or Exercise
by JJ Virgin
I was doing some research recently and stumbled across an interesting article in the Washington Post that revealed some “secrets” of highly obese people. What researchers discovered provided a primer about what not to do for fat loss and fast metabolism.
For instance, obese people begin eating sooner, devour larger portions, skip breakfast, and eat faster than their lean counterparts. That last one really got my attention because I see it far too often.
Welcome to fast food nation, where we engulf double cheeseburgers driving 80 miles an hour on the freeway and mindlessly devour half a pint of double chocolate chip in the kitchen while flipping through gossip magazines.
It All Starts with that First Bite…
If you stayed awake during high school or college anatomy and physiology class, you might recall how amazingly your digestive system performs. Regardless, allow me to recap the highlights.
Digestion begins in your mouth, when that first taste of wild-caught salmon saturates your taste buds. Chewing well helps your tongue recognize the food, alerting your brain to signal your digestive system to release the right juices to break down that food.
Are you with me so far?
Breaking down your food optimally also helps your digestive juices in your stomach coat the food, and consequently your body more effectively assimilate those nutrients.
Except when you engulf your food, your brain doesn’t get that message to stop eating. That’s because it takes about 20 minutes before a hormone called cholecystokinin (CCK) tells your brain to stop eating. Devouring your food doesn’t give CCK enough time to relay the message to your brain, and you eat too much.
The post 10 Strategies to Slow Down and Slim Down appeared first on OMTimes Magazine.
Source: http://omtimes.com/2014/03/10-strategies-slow-down-slim-down/
