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How To
Burn Fat - Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secret
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by:
Katrina Kern
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Let
me ask you a personal question. As you read these words, right now--
are you burning fat?
If you don't know the answer, you need to know about a simple,
inexpensive way to make sure. Every time. Every day. And I'll show you
why and how this simple, doctor-proven technique can be your most
powerful weapon in your fight against fat.
No matter what weight loss program you are currently on, wouldn't you
like to know whether your plan is producing results? Most of us step on
the scale, or wait until our clothes fit more loosely, before we really
know whether our latest miracle diet pill or plan is working. And as a
veteran dieter, you know that can take many days or weeks.
But there is a way to know for certain-- within hours-- whether or not
you're burning fat. To see if the food, or the pills, or the exercise
is really returning benefits. Immediate benefits.
Are you starving?
There are really only two ways your body loses weight (by non-surgical
means). You are either burning fat, or "burning" muscle. If you are
burning muscle, watch out! You have actually begun to starve. For safe,
healthy weight loss, you must preserve your muscle tissue (including
heart muscle) and burn fat instead.
Here are the medical facts: any time your body burns fat, chemicals
called ketones are produced. Ketones are byproducts of burning fat.
Robert C. Atkins, M.D., the famous low-carb diet expert, states it
clearly. "When your body releases ketones," says Dr. Atkins, "it is
chemical proof that you're consuming your own stored fat."
And burning your own stored fat is exactly what you want to do. Dr.
Atkins goes further. "If you're not in lipolysis (ketosis), you're in
glucosis." It's one or the other, period. Your body is either burning
sugar, from simple and complex carbohydrates you are eating, or burning
your own stored fat. Both produce energy. But only one will help you
lose weight!
Prove it to yourself
You may have heard about this simple method of testing for ketone
release before. But have you actually used it? It really is a marvelous
tool to help you see the biological proof of your diet program, quickly
and easily.
Ketone test strips are available at any pharmacy. Originally developed
as a testing tool for diabetics, they are sold under various brand
names, including KetoStix, LipoStix, Keto-Thin, and others. They all
work essentially the same way.
The test strips are simple to use. Just place the tab end of the test
strip in your first morning urine stream, and note the color change.
Match the color to the chart on the bottle, and know immediately
whether you are burning fat-- or not.
The beauty is- it’s all about you!
Perhaps the best part of this test method, aside from the ease of use,
is that you get to see what is really working for you. Everyone’s body
is a little different, and now you can customize your food and
supplement intake from specific results of your unique body and
metabolism.
The other very important benefit of this easy test method is that it
can help protect your health. As stated earlier, loss of muscle can be
dangerous, and eventually even fatal. If you are dropping pounds but
you are not burning fat, you are risking your health. And the ketone
test strips can provide this valuable feedback.
To recap Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secret #1: test for ketones daily.
If the reading is too dark, you can increase carbohydrates to balance
into the “trace” to “small” range. If you see too little or no change,
decrease your carbs, increase your protein intake.
Whether you are low-carb dieting, trying a new fat loss supplement, or
starting a new exercise regimen, this simple, inexpensive test method
can be the most important tool you have to make sure your program is
safe, effective, and actually burning fat. Katrina Kern is an author,
women's health counselor, former nurse and Director of Medi-Bolic
Weight Loss Clinic. Get more exciting health and fat-loss discoveries,
and 10 more Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secrets, in her free e-book,
"How to Absolutely, Positively Know When Your Body is Burning Fat," now
at http://www.applepoly.com/report
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