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Weight management. This is a dream that has
become a billion dollar industry, touting miracle and quick-fix
schemes across the world. We would all like to believe that
trimming pounds and inches can be that easy. Yet, long-lasting
health habits are not an over-night magical formula. Knowledge
about nutrition, exercise and adapting these areas to your
individual lifestyle are the essential factors that will
determine success in weight management, and overall health. This
is why we feel committed to give you as much information as
possible regarding how the body works, the nutrients it needs
and how to blend these concepts into your present habits.
How Flax seed Assists
with Weight Management
Fat
In the quest to trim pounds, people often decide to eliminate a
lot of the fat from their diets. The theory seems to make sense,
yet the mistake is made in the types of fats that are eliminated
and usually replaced with foods of little to no nutritive value.
Also, total elimination of fats in the diet can essentially
cause you to gain weight in the long run. As we reviewed in the
section
Health Benefits of Flax, a certain amount of fat in the diet
acts as the ignition for burning calories and maintenance of the
metabolic processes.
Omega-3 essential fatty acids can aid weight loss by enabling
each of the body's cells to function in the optimal manner.
Accumulation of fat is the body's response to a surplus of
energy over needs. When the reverse occurs, as in a weight loss
diet, the stored energy (fat) should be liberated and burned.
However, some people appear to have a problem with this
mechanism, and it has been suggested that a part of the reason
for this is that the membranes which surround each of the body's
cells are not functioning in the way they should because their
composition is out of balance. Cell membranes are made up
largely of polyunsaturates. We now know that there are two
families of polyunsaturates which are important in the make up
of cell membranes: the omega-3 family found in MegaOmega™ Organic Sprouted Flax Products,
and the omega-6 family from vegetable oils like sunflower seed
oil. Over the past 50 years, diets in the West have changed, to
supply about twice as much omega-6, and only half as much
omega-3. Thus the balance has changed. Cell membrane composition
has changed too, and some scientists think that this change in
membrane composition has made it more difficult for cells to
lose the accumulated fat they contain. Evidence recently
published showed that weight loss was greater on a
calorie-restricted diet when a small amount of Omega 3 essential
fatty acids were added to the diet, compared to the same diet
when olive oil was added instead.
Thermogenesis & Oxygen
Other attributes linked to essential fatty acid intake and
weight management include thermogenesis and increased oxygen
uptake at the cellular level. Thermogenesis is the result of
activated brown adipose tissue. These specialized fat cells,
which comprise roughly 10% of total body fat, are capable of
burning approximately one fourth of calories consumed. A
breakthrough came when it was discovered that gamma linolenic
acid (GLA), a special fat nutrient, was shown to activate brown
fat. GLA is metabolized from the linoleic acid found in flax.
Increased oxygen uptake is experienced when greater utilization
of oxygen occurs in our cells. This precipitates an accelerated
production of the cellular energy catalyst adenosinetri-phostate
(ATP). ATP is important because it is necessary to supply the
energy for all the work the body must do. For these reasons and
more, competitive athletes have included essential fatty acids
in their diets to facilitate athletic performance. Alaskan sled
dog mushers have added flax to their dogs' diets for the same
reasons. Increased energy production is associated with
accelerated caloric burn.
In seeking a dietary supplement of essential fatty acids, insist
on MegaOmega™ Organic Sprouted Flax. The levels,
stability, and bioavailability of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids
are unmatched.
Fiber
It also helps to give you that “satisfied” feeling when you have
completed a meal. Nutritionists term this as satiety – the
feeling of fullness. Foods with minimal nutritive value or what
is know as “empty calories” leave you still craving food, even
though you may have consumed many calories. No one can maintain
a diet when they are constantly feeling deprived.
Learning what is “good fat” and “bad fat” for your body’s health
is essential for long-term weight management. The omega-3
essential fatty acids and fiber content in flax seed will assist
you in your weight management. Refer to the sections on
fiber
and
omega-3 essential fatty acids for more information about
their important qualities. Link also to the page on flax seed
nutrition and flax
recipes to see how you can reap the helpful benefits of
MegaOmega™ Organic Sprouted Flax Products.
What about the Low Carb
Lifestyle and MegaOmega™ Organic Sprouted Flax?
If you are on the low
carb lifestyle plan MegaOmega™ Organic
Sprouted Flax will provide you with many nutrients you require. The plan is lacking in vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, lignans and Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids all
of which are provided in each serving of MegaOmega™ Organic
Sprouted Flax along with 2 g of
protein and
only 1g net carbohydrates.
See Low Carb
Lifestyle for more information.
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