A High Five To Burning Fats

Who says only eating less or nothing can burn fat? You can actually eat more to burn more! Eat more of these top five fat burning foods so you can happily trim down, burn off fat much faster and with less effort.

1. Chili
Eat hot to be hot! Adding hot chili sauce in your diet can help you burn calories. Chili peppers offer many health benefits. They increase perspiration and metabolic rates, both ways of which can help in burning fats. Chili also contains antioxidants and the anticoagulant capsaicin that can help protect your heart. Studies also show that chili lowers the incidence of gastrointestinal diseases, asthma, arthritis, blood clots, cluster headaches and shingles.
One teaspoon of chili sauce in your food can burn 15% more calories, two hours after your meal.

2. Mustard
We often hear, All we need is faith as big as a tiny grain of mustard seed. This is actually true. Just a teaspoon of mustard can already burn fat, boost metabolism and cut calories. Mustard seeds have little protein and fiber but they do contain selenium, the amino acid tryptophan, certain omega-3 fatty acids, manganese, magnesium, niacin, zinc, iron and phosphorus, all of which could not only nourish your body but could also help a lot in burning fats.

3. Ginger
Yet another way to burn fats is to spice up your life with ginger. Ginger helps in burning fats in three ways.

First, ginger helps to lower serum and hepatic cholesterol levels by hindering the absorption of cholesterol, stimulating the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and increase bile excretion.

Second, ginger stimulates gastric enzymes to increase metabolism. It also activates the mechanism of thermogenesis, the process by which the body burns fat to generate heat. Remember that the better your metabolism, the more calories you burn.

Third, ginger improves gastric mobility. Ginger actually regulates peristalsis which is the rippling movement of the muscles in the gastrointestinal tract to push food and waste through the digestive system. When the digestive system is functioning at its best, food is freely moving through the body; bloating and constipation are avoided.

4. Cinnamon
Sweeten your way to a slim body by adding cinnamon in your diet. Just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon per day can lower LDL cholesterol. Cinnamon helps in burning fats by increasing the absorption of blood sugar by the cells. Cinnamon also has other health benefits. Since it has a regulatory effect on blood sugar, it could be especially beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes. Studies also show that cinnamon boosts cognitive function and memory, and helps reduce the incidence of leukemia, lymphoma and arthritis.

5. Yogurt
Crave for a super food for a super body. Calcium and protein derived from eating low-fat yogurt may help burn fat and promote weight loss. Enriched with friendly bacteria called probiotics, yogurt reduces the fat absorbed by the body. Yogurt also stabilizes your appetite and blood sugar levels. With the combination of carbohydrate, protein and fat contained in a yogurt, you can remain full for longer period.

It is indeed tempting to eat when you are not supposed to so treat yourself with these foods and still cut calories. But if you do couple your diet with a good exercise, youd really be more than good to go towards a slim body!