Dr. Steve’s Top 3 Fat-Burning and Health-Rejuvenating Super Foods
Hi Dr. Steve here. My passion is to help you Lose Weight and Get Healthy quickly and easily so you can Look and Feel Great!
I have found that one of the best ways to Lose Weight and rejuvenate your health is to eat lots and lots of plants.
And if you know which plants to eat, you can get all the protein you need to build lean muscle. Plus you will get all the right kinds of low-glycemic carbs to assure a steady source of fuel and energy for all the cells of your body.
So I’m often asked which plants are the best fat-burning and healthiest foods to eat.
Many of you know that I’m in my mid-sixties and have the body and health of people half my age-So I feel very qualified to answer that question.
I will give you the answer shortly and tell you what I do to stay so lean healthy and fit even in my sixties. But first-just for fun- let’s “play pretend” for a minute.
So let’s pretend I have a situation like this. Sailing to Hawaii, a storm hits and my boat is disabled. I abandon ship, hop on my raft and drift to a deserted island.
Now suddenly I find myself hungry and ship-wrecked –Aw cr..p I say! I’m stuck on a rock in the middle of the ocean!
Now the good news is that I had just found a magic lamp-Yay-what luck!
To keep things interesting let’s also pretend there’s fresh water on the island but nothing to eat.
So you know how the Genie and the Magic Lamp story goes-You rub the lamp, the Genie pops out, and you get 3 wishes…
…Oh and the hard part is you only get one thing per wish…so you don’t want to blow it!
Ok so remember: I’m stranded on this rock for who knows how long, I’m starving my butt off I need to preserve muscle strength and energy so maybe-just maybe I can make a swim for it and get off the darn rock!
So given those conditions, wish number one is going to be “Please Mr. Genie Sir… …Give me all the spinach I can eat!”
Huh??? Uh…wait a minute you say-Why spinach?
Well it turns out Popeye was right-this dark green leafy low-glycemic veggie is actually chock full of heart protective, anti-aging, diabetes reversing and cancer preventive vitamins, minerals, and flavonoid and polyphenol antioxidants.
Also high in folate spinach blocks the effects of homocysteine- a dangerous by-product of animal protein consumption.
Ok-Still with me?
So what do you think Wish number 2 would be? If you guessed peas, you guessed right!
Why peas? Well turns out that peas have a low glycemic index (the good carbs) are low in fat and excellent for weight management. 3 cups of peas has less than 300 calories but delivers to your body a ton of healthy fiber and micronutrients to prevent cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Peas are also one of the greatest sources of plant based protein. There are an amazing 24 grams of protein in just 3 cups-that is the same amount of protein you get from a chicken breast. Peas contain high amounts of anti-aging, cancer preventing, immunity fortifying and anti-inflammatory antioxidants, including: • flavonoids like catechin and epicatechin • carotenoids • phenolic acids like ferulic and caffeic acid • and powerful polyphenols like coumestrol • vitamin C and vitamin E, and a good amount of the antioxidant mineral zinc • omega-3 fat in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
And the list goes on!
Other benefits of peas in your diet are: Prevention of wrinkles, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, bronchitis, osteoporosis and candida.
Finally for reversing diabetes peas are at the top of my list. Peas’ high fiber and protein slows down how fast sugars are digested.
Their antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents prevent or reverse insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes). All peas’ carbohydrates are low-glycemic natural sugars and starches.
Al-righty then-pretend now we are down to the last wish-I’m no longer hungry but variety is good and I want to stay super healthy and fit so I can swim the 200 miles back to the mainland.
… or maybe just a few miles out to the shipping lanes to be rescued!
Okie-dokie-one wish left-What shall it be?
So my third wish would be for …wait for it…
…Almonds….. Almonds???
And why almonds you might ask?
Almonds are one of my top 3 superfoods because they are an excellent source of all 3 powerful and necessary macronutrients:
1. low glycemic fiber-rich carbs
2. the right kind of fats (omega 3s and 6s)
3. plant-based protein
The benefits of nuts-almonds, pistachios, and walnuts in particular-include a much reduced incidence of cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
Plus almonds will provide plenty of energy and good calories if you’re stuck on a deserted island or anywhere else and in need for a quick healthy and satisfying snack.
In short, these 3 super foods happen to be at the top of my list because they provide a whole slew of powerful phyto-nutrients and a great balance of macro-nutrients to keep you healthy lean and fit.
At the same time eating them consistently means you will burn serious fat off your belly and anywhere else it likes to hang out-I promise!
So here’s to the core of your abundance-your health!
Live Long, Live Well, Stay Lean
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