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Food has transitioned from a mechanism that enables us to continue our existence to a form of entertainment. One example of this is that we go to restaurants, not to sustain survival, but primarily to be with friends and to satisfy our taste buds with exotic cuisines. Food has now extended its function by bringing us more pleasure, rather than extinguishing our hunger. Therefore, by limiting this pleasure, we expose ourselves to unnecessary stress. A diet emphasized on generating Endorphins actually promotes one to embrace a temporary limitation of weight- reducing diet.  |
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Food is often our first response to calm stress; therefore, comfort food resembles the function of a sedative agent. How wonderful that ice cream or chocolate might come to the rescue instead of real drugs. However, reducing weight is impossible without rethinking your regular sweet,salty, or simply yummy “tranquilizers”. Endorphins-producing food is a strategy in finding a compromise between short term restrictive diet and its stressful nature. |
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Chocolate is the most popular endorphin-producing food found on our planet. Ancient Greeks considered chocolate as a "food of the Gods,” while Aztecs believed in its ability to bestow wisdom and vitality to the human being. Chocolate contains more than 300 important components, including chemical anandamide, that imitates calming effect of marijuana on the brain. Another healthy ingredient of chocolate is flavanoids, which has antioxidant properties that reduces blood cholesterol. And if you put a tiny piece of chocolate on the middle of your tongue, you will find it 20 times sweeter. Try it now and thank me later. |
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Pepper families are loved by nations around the Globe. In addition to spicing up our food, they have medicinal qualities. Cayenne pepper alone is an ulcer-fighting agent. Not scientific enough? It is used against some microbial infections in third world countries. Do you know that reducing salt in your diet, while sprinkling more pepper, will improve digestion and reduce edema - salt related water retention? Chili peppers are well- researched by the famous scientist, Candice Pert, on its Endorphin-producing qualities. |
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Despite negative connotations of the word "fasting", it actually is a fast, safe and natural weight-losing method. With this method, you will be losing approximately one pound per day. During short term fasting body utilizes fuel in the following ierarchy: sugar, fat, protein.Besides, exhausting cravings will disappear in 3 to 5 days. Your brain gives commands to stop the digestive functions in the absence of food. Special massage and exercise help with making this process easier for the whole body. Additional advantages are the avoidance of the calorie calculations and food preparation. Does it last? Yes. The entire experience is highly educational. During fasting, your stomach will naturally shrink consequently accepting smaller portions of food. Furthermore, gustatory and olfactory systems will direct you toward fresh fruits and veggies. You will no longer crave over-processed, deep fried, salt-preserved and colored foods. You will enjoy this to your own surprise. |
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