Spices May Be Good for Diets
I had always heard that adding lots of spice to your foods, that is, spices with flavor but not with a lot of sodium in them, such as jalapeno or other hotter spices, can rev up your metabolism, and I did think it made a little sense, if not it was a little overly simplistic. Now, research is proving that adding spice to your diet can not only boost your metabolism as well as curb your hunger naturally and work as a natural appetite suppressant, but it can also boost your mental capacity and incline you more toward a healthier, less caloric and more diverse diet that is more likely to leave you thin and happy, not heavy and sad.
Researchers found that women who added hot pepper to their meals and added things like hot sauce to eggs in the morning, at less than those that ate foods with little spice on them. On a personal note, I notice that when I add spiciness to my food, my natural appetite suppressants kick in, and for some reason, I do eat a heck of a lot less than I would have without that spice on my foods. I’m not sure if it’s because of the extra flavor, your appetite shuts off sooner and is more satiated more quickly, or because the hotness of the spice causes the stomach itself to feel fuller simply because it is a hot, and feels like it is taking up more room, so to speak.
There are also a few Indian spices that are said to have excellent anti inflammatory properties, and are also rumored to be beneficial in cancer prevention of several sorts. I really love to spice up my meals with a little curry powder, cumin and other Indian spices. They really add a unique flavor to your meals and also they do tend to make you feel fuller longer when adding them to meals such as brown rice based meals, or different types of low fat white meats that tend to, in themselves, not be very fulfilling.
It’s true what they say, the variety is the spice of life. Or am I trying to say the opposite? Boy, I need to go to bed, gettin’ tired!
