IGNITE weight loss with this fat-burning ‘pumpkin cousin’
We may be approaching the fall season, but there’s a cooling drink from India – one of the HOTTEST countries in the world – that you should know about for ANY time of year.
That’s because it could help LIGHT A FIRE under your efforts to lose weight…
And even MELT extra weight you may be carrying around your middle!
Friend, if “dieting” on your own hasn’t worked… it’s not your fault.
And it may have NOTHING to do with how much willpower you’ve got.
It’s time to get a little extra help in TORCHING those extra pounds…
And I’ve got a funny-looking vegetable that might provide just the SPARK you need.
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) may SOUND like an ingredient from a tropical fruit salad…
But it’s actually more closely related to squashes and pumpkins… which is why it’s also sometimes called “bitter gourd.”
Traditional medicine has used it FOR AGES to help lower blood sugar and improve insulin…
And we know how it can trigger the enzyme AMPK — a.k.a. the “master regulator” of metabolism – which is CRUCIAL to managing type 2 diabetes.
So, it comes as no surprise that it also could offer a little extra oomph to your weight-loss efforts!
Despite its bitter taste, some folks around the world actually eat bitter melon… which is LOW in calories and HIGH in fiber, which helps you feel full.
In India, folks drink its juice – a.k.a. karela juice – either on its own or as part of a metabolism-boosting smoothie.
But you don’t have to taste bitter melon at all to reap its benefits…
Because in studies, folks have lost weight and inches simply by taking its extract!
Bitter melon extract appears to work by HALTING the formation of fat tissue and by INHIBITING the action of an enzyme called fatty acid synthase.
Fatty acid synthase works to help your body metabolize fat…
And researchers have found that LOWERING its activity helps SUPPRESS appetite and actually REDUCE weight.
In studies on both animals and real people, bitter melon extract has also helped SHRINK belly fat…
Making it both a fat BLOCKER and a fat BURNER!
Look for bitter melon juice or tea (a.k.a. “gohyah tea”) at your local Asian specialty market or online – but if you need it to taste a little sweeter, don’t add sugar. Add salt! (That is, if it’s safe for you to do so.)
A certified Chinese herbalist will know bitter melon as “Ku Gua”… which is used as a cooling, detoxifying herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
You can also find bitter melon extract in capsule form offered by many quality supplement makers at your local health food store or online.
Because it could lower your blood sugar, don’t combine it with any diabetes meds (or other blood sugar-lowering supplements) without checking with your doc first.
To fanning the flames,
Sarah Reagan
P.S. In Japan, bitter melon is known as “goya” – and it’s one of the STAPLES of the longevity-promoting Okinawa diet. To find out what other foods might help EXTEND your lifespan, just click right here.
