Food for the Lazy Dieter

WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALING. THIS POST WAS WRITTEN BY ALAN JOEL, MY SUPER UPLINE IN SIMPLEXITY HEALTH.

D.I.E.T. is a four-letter word. Count ’em. There are four letters in that word and we all know that four-letter words are bad news. Well, to me, a diet is bad news, too. I don’t like to diet — at all. I’m a hedonist at heart, but being knowledgeable about nutrition, I tend to be able to moderate my libertine tendencies somewhat. However, I’m super-lazy when it comes to dieting.

The Food for Super Lazy Dieters
Fortunately for me, I’ve discovered a super food that make losing weight and sticking to a healthy diet a lot easier. This food is blue-green algae, and in this article I break down the essential ingredients in this food, and explain why each ingredient makes it easier to sticky to a healthy diet. It does for me, and I’m a hedonist to the extreme.

Chlorophyll for the Gut
Blue-green algae has one the highest chlorophyll contents of any food around. Chlorophyll helps the dieter by invigorating the intestinal lining, which enhances digestion and assimilation of nutrients. It also increases the peristaltic action of the gut, which reduces constipation, and soothes gastric ulcers and inflammation in the gut.

Carnitine for Burning Fat
Carnitine is basically a fat-transporter. It’s an amino acid our body makes that transports fat molecules across the cell membrane, so the cell can metabolize the fat and give us energy. This allows us to have more stamina for workouts and burn more fat. While blue-green algae doesn’t contain any carnitine, it has all the raw ingredients our bodies need to produce carnitine.
Phenylalanine for Good Mood
Now this is something every dieter needs — a good mood. Blue-green algae contains phenylalanine, which is an amino acid that has been shown to elevate the mood and decrease appetite. So, if you take blue-green algae 30 minutes before eating a meal, chances are that you’ll have a happy meal and not eat as much.

Tyrosine for Decreased Cravings
Blue-green algae contains moderate amounts of this amino acid. Tyrosine is a precursor to thyroxin, which is a hormone associated with reducing symptoms of depression. Having adequate amounts of tyrosine, and hence thyroxin, helps emotional or binge eaters decrease cravings. Tyrosine has been used to treat eating disorders because it is also elevates mood and decreases cravings.

Blue-green algae, in short, is a power-packed food that contains a lot of the basic nutrition our bodies need. It also contains ingredients that elevate our mood, decrease appetite, and reduce food cravings. How’s that for a totally natural food source? Not bad, right? Plus it’s organic, which puts it into the “very healthy” category.

You can read a lot more about — and order — blue-green algae products HERE.  Happy dieting!