Eat Honey and Lose Weight in your Sleep

Honey and weight loss walks hand in hand, have you ever noticed why honey is an irreplaceable part of all sorts of weight loss diet? for those who are planning on any weight loss diet, first thing you should know, there is no short cut for weight loss. If you are not waiting for a magic pill that help you burn all your extra calories over night, here is some facts you might be interested in.

Nutritionist Mike Mclnnes, the author of the book "The Honey Diet" says, two major factors lead to obesity is excess consumption of sugar and poor sleep, he also adds a spoonful of honey before bed time balance blood sugar level and help you sleep. He further explains how blood sugar and brain functions are associated, our brain requires a steady supply of fuel in the form of glucose, when brain cells detects deficiency in blood sugar level, it triggers appetite hormone, which result in hunger and we feel the need to eat again. On the other hand when blood sugar level shoots up, brain releases insulin hormone, which filter excess sugar and stores as fat. Each brain cells are surrounded by feeder cells with microscopic pump (ipump) to monitor and control sugar level in blood, which make sure right amount of fuel reaches the brain cells. Modern days foods like chocolate, biscuits,pizzas,noodles etc... overload blood sugar level, as an emergency measure ipumps shut down to prevent brain damage. For long period of sugar overload due to unhealthy eating habits brain cell suffer from fuel deficiency, as negative effect hungry brain craves for more food, which is the reason why people eating modern foods have a insatiable craving for food. Both hyperglycemia and hyper insulin suppress the cerebellar glucose pump, eventually your ability regulate blood sugar level breaks down and you become diabetic.

We all are very fond of sweetness, table sugar is our first choice when it comes to sweetener, because most of us actually doesn't know it cost our good health. Refined sugars lack vitamins and minerals and are often called empty calories. They draw upon the body's nutrients to be metabolized into the system, and when these nutrients are all used up, metabolizing of cholesterol and fatty acid is impeded, contributing to higher cholesterol and promoting obesity due to higher fatty acid on the organs and tissues. Honey on the other hand, a natural sweetener, rich in minerals, vitamins and organic acids which improves metabolism and prevent obesity. Natural enzymes in honey helps to break sucrose into glucose and fructose which is easily absorbed by body, this makes digestion easy, where as in case of sugar our body has to put an extra effort to break sucrose into glucose and fructose. Honey also regulate blood sugar level and facilitate proper brain functions.

Mr Mclnnes, sports nutritionist basically from pharmacy background also claims that exclusive fat burning happens only in sleep, physical workout burn both glucose and fat, which includes muscle fat too. A study by BBC shows one could burn 49 g of fat while sleeping compared to 19 g during 90 mins workout, half out of it was muscle fat so actually the effective fat burning was 9-10 g. The reason is simple, recovery physiology is highly expensive and exclusively fueled by body fat. another interesting fact is that recovery and amount of glucose storage in liver are inter related, when there is not sufficient fuel left in liver to supply brain overnight, this force brain to activate stress and it triggers appetite hormones, thus recovery process is interrupted.

Fructose is the major sugar to replenish liver, where it is converted to glucose and stored as liver glycogen. Honey is easily digestible and rich in fructose, which makes it the perfect food for liver, a spoonful honey before bed time replenish the liver, this means steady supply of fuel for brain throughout the night. honey is not just fructose, it is a complete package of minerals, vitamins, organic acids and lot more. Anti-microbial property and its amazing health benefits makes the honey the best food ever.

Honey and Lemon in the morning with warm water has proven result in increasing body metabolism, which serves as an energy source and detoxifying agent for lymphatic system. Cinnamon tea with a spoonful honey in empty stomach before breakfast also shows remarkable effect on weight loss. The bottom line is a spoonful honey in the morning and at night (before bed time), either as a warm drink or straight from the jar promises to help us sleep and lose weight at the same time by fueling the liver, speeding up fat-burning metabolism and easing stress hormones.

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