Five Easy Foods to Add for Fast Fat Loss

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JJ Virginia hey, it's JJ Virgin, author of the New York Times bestsellers the Virgin Diet and the Virgin Diet Cookbook. One of my favorite sayings in nutrition is to add before you take away. For example, add in more non starchy veggies, add in some green tea, up your fiber and today I'm going to share with you what you can add to lose five foods to cut the cravings, stop your hunger and fuel fuel your metabolism. And these are not the usual suspects. I'm betting there are a few in here that you may never have considered before and you're going to be rushing to add in. So the first one is lemon juice. You may have heard of having hot water with lemon in the morning to support good digestion. This was something I started doing when I was living in Japan years ago. Well, it turns out that a few tablespoons of lemon juice just before or during a meal make sure may also help lower your blood sugar response from that meal. Now this is an easy one to add into your diet. You could either have a glass of sparkling water with lemon juice during your meal or squeeze on some lemon onto your salad or your fish. Another great way to lower your blood sugar response is by using cinnamon. And cinnamon also helps improve insulin sensitivity, which is huge for helping you burn fat and stop the hunger. When your body can hear and respond to insulin better, you don't have to pump out as much of it in response to a high rise in blood sugar. This means that you have lower levels of fasting insulin, so your body is better able to access stored fat for fuel. Plus, cinnamon is naturally sweet, so it's a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth. Now if you're battling your sweet tooth, here is another great food to coconut, kefir water or other sour cultured foods. There's a whole bunch of good happening here. First of all, the sour taste of cultured or fermented foods kills.

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