Staying healthy and fit in the giant-sized power shake that is Washington does not come naturally. Something always interferes with counting your reps. Whether you work out under the supervision of a personal trainer or you prefer to pretend to play tennis in front of your television, getting and keeping the body you want is really, truly possible.
Cocktail parties are a potential culinary nightmare. These days, though, party organizers know that someone is always on a diet and more likely than not, there will be healthy choices. Stick to carrot sticks instead of pretzel sticks. Make sure you can still say that last sentence by interspersing coffee or club soda with the cocktails; this has the dual benefits of keeping down your calorie count and retaining the willpower to hold back the devil on your shoulder who keeps telling you to delve into the crab puffs.
To help slither into that LBD, why not consider adding a few milliliters of coconut oil to your daily diet? A double-blinded study published in the scientific journal, Lipids, in 2009, showed that a group of overweight women between 20 and 40 years of age who supplemented their reduced calorie diets with 30 ml coconut oil managed to reduce their waistlines compared to a similar group who used soybean oil instead. All study participants were instructed to walk 50 minutes each day.
Additionally, the soybean group showed increases in both total cholesterol and Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL – ‘bad’ cholesterol), while their ‘good’ cholesterol levels (High Density Lipoproteins) compared to the coconut oil group, who showed the opposite effects.
It’s true, adding coconut oil to the diet is not the first change that springs to mind when teetering on the brink of a new health kick. It’s 90 per cent sat fat, for heaven’s sake! When you stop to consider that Lauric Acid, making up half the saturated fat in coconut oil, is one of the essential fatty acids (EFAs) is a saturated fat, there is no escape. EFAs by definition have to come from the diet because they cannot be synthesized in the body. A certain amount of fat is also necessary to maintain the fat-soluble Vitamins A, D, E and K. Capric Acid and Caprylic Acid, both EFAs, are also found in coconut oil.
Coconut oil has other recognized health benefits. It is good for your hair and skin. It aids stress relief and helps keep microbial diseases at bay that are caused by certain bacteria, viruses and protozoa.
Coconut oil has also been shown to promote the body’s absorption of calcium, important in bones and teeth. It has also been demonstrated to help prevent tooth decay.
So, it’s 12 weeks later and you slide effortlessly into that little black dress. Time to allow yourself a little guilt-free pleasure in the form of healthy, all natural, gluten-free, low-sugar chocolate. Spread a little peanut butter on top. Try it chopped up as a home made low-carb topping for home made ice cream (add a little fiber supplement). You deserve it! [I:http://www.naturmeds.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/JosefBrandenburg2.jpg]
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