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If your nutrition and exercise plans were taken over by the lazy days of summer then you may be gearing up for the great September slim down. As you know, any diet program starts in the kitchen before it can even progress to the gym. However, there are a few key everyday nutrients that are easy to overcook en route to a smaller waistline. Here are few that you should incorporate more often to lose your handles.
1.Make room for magnesium:
This power nutrient plays an important role in how and how much insulin is released. A magnesium-rich diet abundant can substantially reduce the risk of developing 2 diabetes, according to a report from Harvard University.
2. Master your metabolism with Iodine:
Chances are you've heard of iodine in connection with the master of your metabolism, your thyroid. However, it also plays a role in helping you lose your love handles, by improving insulin levels. Research published in the Ukrainian journal Lik Sprava suggests iodine insufficiency plays a major role in type 2 diabetes and insulin control. Another study published in the European Journal of Endocrinology 2009 found a link between metabolic syndrome and iodine deficiency.
3. Reveal a flatter stomach with Zinc:
When you may associate this nutrient with flu season, it can also protect you against diabetes. When zinc-concentration levels drop, so does your level of insulin sensitivity which leaves more glucose in your bloodstream, causing high blood sugar and eventually flat again.
4. See yourself skinny with vitamin C:
To learn that vitamin C has a similar chemical structure to glucose, which means that spending too much time at the donut counter will reduce your body's levels of vitamin C as glucose goes up, Vitamin C goes down.The Indian Journal of Medical Research looked at 84 patients with type 2 diabetes who randomly received either 500 mg or 1000 mg of vitamin C daily for six weeks.
5. Pack yourself in the potasium:
Potassium, an important electrolyte, helps maintain the balance between the contents of a cell and the fluid surrounding it, which is why it can help you shed excess water weight. However, it also has a clinically important effect on your waistline because high blood sugar can use up our stores of potassium and magnesium. Essentially, high insulin can lower potassium levels in the blood and leave you feeling like the Pillsbury doughboy.
6, Lose more with calcium:
At Purdue University found that adequate amounts of calcium slowed weight gain possibly by accelerating the burning of fat for energy. The researchers found that the women who consumed at least 780 mg of calcium either had no increase in body fat or lost body fat over the two-year period. Researchers found that the high-calcium group showed decreased insulin levels and a significant increase in insulin sensitivity.