| eady for some startling news! This will astound you! | | | | caffeine is combined with carbohydrates – the |
| We have tended to think of caffeine in rather limited | | | | sugar you dump in – the majority of |
| terms, while it’s medicinal properties have gone | | | | caffeine’s fat-burning potential is blunted |
| unrecognized and under appreciated. The purpose of | | | | because of the subsequent rise in the fat-storing |
| this report is to expel the myths and expound on the | | | | hormone insulin. The effects of caffeine usually last |
| facts. Some of these finding are no less than amazing. | | | | three to four hours. The effective dosage varies |
| Weight loss | | | | greatly from person to person – anywhere from |
| There are four ways to lose weight, not two. When | | | | 50 to 500 mgs. Start with 50 mg. and increasing the |
| people are confronted by the singular choices of | | | | dose until you experience the benefits without the side |
| eating fewer calories or exercising more, the decision | | | | effects. Following are a number of sources of caffeine |
| for most is neither. Such options are too intrusive into a | | | | and their content: |
| style that they have become accustomed to over | | | | Source-Caffeine (mg) |
| many years, or even decades. There are, in fact, four | | | | Coffee, drip, 6 oz.- 80-175 |
| ways to lose weight: | | | | Coffee, instant, 6 oz.- 60-I00 |
| 1)Exercise | | | | Coffee, decaffeinated, 6 oz.- 2-5 |
| 2)Eat fewer calories | | | | Tea, 5-rninute steep, 6 0z.- 20-100 |
| 3)Boost metabolic rate which raises core temperature | | | | Concerns |
| and causes more calories to be burned (thermogensis) | | | | So what’s the down side? Black coffee |
| 4)Promote fat burning (lipolysis) | | | | contains zero calories. But when you add whole milk, |
| Now, what if there were a substance that was both | | | | half and half, sugar or whipped cream, a large latte can |
| thermogenic and lipolytic? And what if this substance | | | | contain from 250 to 700 calories. Further, sugar, |
| also triggered the release of a hormone that signaled | | | | whipped cream, and whole milk interferes with |
| the brain to shut down the eating process? One might | | | | coffee’s ability to burn fat. Use non-fat |
| consider this a miracle substance; or one so rare and | | | | additives and Naturlose instead of sugar. Some people |
| expensive as to be out of the reach of those most in | | | | complain of the “racy” effect of drinking |
| need. Well, this miracle substance is probably in your | | | | coffee. While some are more sensitive than others, |
| cupboard right now: It’s coffee. | | | | the body readily adapts to caffeine if the dosage |
| Caffeine plays a key role in weight management and | | | | starts at 50 mg. and is slowly increased to a point |
| weight reduction. Caffeine stimulates the release of | | | | when its medicinal properties become effective. There |
| CCK, an appetite suppressant hormone. CCK delays | | | | have been no contraindications reported, even at high |
| the onset of hunger and promotes a feeling of fullness. | | | | dosages. |
| Caffeine mildly increases core body temperature | | | | Tid Bit: Spirulina .. . miracle element? |
| (thermogensis) causing more calories to be burned | | | | Researchers in the Soviet Union are using spirulina, the |
| during the day. Caffeine also promotes lipolysis – | | | | blue-green algae, in an attempt to save many of the |
| which promotes fat burning. When dieting, | | | | 160,000, children suffering from radiation poisoning. A |
| thermogensis often declines. Caffeine reverses this. | | | | number of studies show that spirulina may be useful in |
| In fact, just three regular cups a coffee a day will | | | | treating radiation sickness. In one laboratory experiment |
| result in the burning of 100 to 150 calories a day. And | | | | the Zhongkai Agriculture and Technology College in the |
| that translates to a loss of ten to fifteen pounds per | | | | People's Republic of China and the University of |
| year. To maximize the benefit, consume one medium | | | | Stockholm. Sweden. Spirulina brought a significant |
| cup of coffee fifteen minutes before eating. | | | | reduction of the micronucleus frequencies caused by |
| Sources And Dosages Of Caffeine | | | | gamma-radiation, according to Toxicology Letters. The |
| Caffeine is not like other drugs that require increasingly | | | | researchers reported that an extract of the algae can |
| greater amounts to achieve the previous results. | | | | reduce radiation-induced damage in the bone marrow |
| Caffeine requires about fifteen minutes to enter the | | | | of laboratory mice.Spirulina may also reduce total |
| system and begin working. But take note. When | | | | cholesterol. |