Foods that fight fat

We've all been there..  Once upon a time, we could eat anything and not put on weight.  It didn't matter what we ate, we would not gain an ounce!  Those were happy days, the days of our youth, and those days, seemingly have gone.  I don't know about you, but there is an object in my bathroom that I have come to hate.  I am sure you have one.  Some call it a scale, I call it the bearer of bad news..

For most us, as we leave youth behind and get caught in the aging process, so does our body's ability to process all these fatty food that we over consumed as effectively as it did before.  And we put on weight. 

This just in . . . Want some smart advice? Eat blueberries. That’s what researchers told the National Institute on Aging's Gerontology Research Center in Baltimore, Maryland. According to their findings, a blueberry-enriched diet prevents an age-related increase in a protein (NF-kappaB) that responds to oxidative stress, a probable cause of brain aging. A second study presented at the same conference found that blueberries can help lessen some of the functional damage caused by brain injury. In the second study, researchers fed one group of young rats a diet supplemented with a 2 percent blueberry extract; another group was fed the same diet, but without the extract. After three months, all the animals received chemically-induced lesions in their hippocampus, a region deep within the brain that plays an essential role in learning and memory. Damage to the hippocampus results in an inability to remember recent events. The researchers then tested the animals' ability to learn a complicated maze task. The rats that had been fed the blueberry extract were significantly less impaired at performing the task than those that did not receive the extract. To boost your blueberry intake, add them to smoothies and blended juices. Or try them for a low-cal, antioxidant-rich dessert. Just place a mixture of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries in a goblet. Cover the berries with sparkling water and serve. It’s a simple, yet elegant dessert that’s healthy as well as delicious.

And thus start the process of yoyo dieting, the obsession to embark on the brand new diet craze, good intentions coupled with our desire to start an exercise program that'll take us right back to where we were when we were 20!

With my advancing years, there is one thing I have come to realize when it comes to dieting:  Diets don't work!  Oh yes, I know, I am not the one who pinned that phrase but hey!  It's true and I'll stick with it.  And now that I am wiser what lessons have I learned?

Instead of relying on a trendy deprivation diet, and obsessing on this and that trend, the quality of the food that I eat is indeed the element that impacts my weight and my general well being the most.  That and of course, how much of it I put on my plate.

We all know that foods high in sugar and fat not only undermine your health – they can quickly put on the pounds. But the following foods can fill you up, boost your nutrient status and help us trim down.

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Great grains:  Packed with fiber they are a great tool in our fight against expa pounds.  For starters they make us feel less hungry and thus less likely to over eat, and in addition, they have been found to be highly efficient as a method to stop the weight gaining process.

Vegetable:  If ever there is something that constantly repeated at the dining table is the phrase:  "Eat your vegetables, they are good for you!"

One last thing . . . Substituting these fat-fighting foods for high calorie junk foods can help fat melt away. But, when it comes to taking off – and keeping off – those excess pounds, diet isn’t everything. Exercise is vital to keep you both healthy and trim. Indulge in at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. The best workout combines 30 minutes of weight lifting and 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. Not only will this routine keep your weight down, your bones strong and your muscles toned, it can reduce the effects of free radical damage by increasing your circulating antioxidant levels.

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Yours in health and happiness

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