Foods that switch on your fat burning hormones
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Foods can help you to burnmore fat by switching on the fat burning hormones. For that, you need to consume the essential foods which has the capacity to balance and improve levels of your fat burning hormones.
Red wine
A glass of red wine can help you to burn more fat by switching on your fat burning hormones. Red wine contains resveratrol which is a potent anti-inflammatory polyphenol. It can increase healthy hormone production. So include red wine into your drink list and try to consume a bit of this good drink which not only tastes good but will also help you to burn more fat from your body. Two glasses a week should be good enough for you to get all the benefits.
Flaxseeds
Flaxseeds are good for you because it will help you to burn more fat by providing beneficial service for your hormones. It contains lignans which are phytoestrogens that can regulate estrogen levels in women and men. It is also beneficial because it can prevent breast and prostate cancers. You just need one or 2 g of flaxseeds daily. You can get that by simply sprinkling some into oatmeal, bland into a smoothie or bake into a bread.
Shrimp
Shrimp can also help you to burn more fat. It contains vitamin D. If you have less than necessary amount of vitamin D, it will cause hormonal imbalances. Shrimp can provide you with the necessary vitamin D. For better hormone health, you need regular consumption of shrimp. Simply adding 5 to 10 medium shrimp a week into your diet will help you to get the necessary amount of vitamin D, which will help you to balance your hormones and these fat burning hormones will help you by burning more fat from your body.
Apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is useful in many situations. It will help your body to convert the proteins available in foods into usable amino acids. Amino acids are very essential for your body because they are needed in different bodily processes which includes creation of hormones. It will also help you to get rid of any imbalances between estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.
Healthy fats
Healthy fats are very much essential for you when you're trying to lose body fat and weight. There are different hormones present in your body which are doing different jobs. There are many factors and variables associated with these processes. In all the hormones something is common and that is fat. Dietary fat is important for your body for synthesising hormones and specially sex hormones. So your diet should include adequate healthy fat or otherwise there will be hormonal imbalances. Such imbalances will not only hamper your efforts to lose fat but can in fact add more fat to different parts of your body.
However, you should be careful to include only the healthy fats because if there is excess fat in the diet and that too unhealthy kind, it can also in balance your hormones. The healthy fats that you need for your body for burning more fat include healthy and essential fats that are available in olive oil, egg yolks, avocados, nuts, seeds and fatty fish like Salmon. All of these healthy fats will promote your hormone function. About 30% of your total daily calories should come from healthy fat.
References
1. The 4 Week Diet By Brian Flatt
2. Can you boost your metabolism?
3. Metabolic adaptation to weight loss: implications for the athlete