Natural Appetite Control: Unraveling the Power of Herbs, Supplements, and Fasting

Ever wondered how you could control your appetite and manage your weight naturally, without resorting to medication? Our guest, Demiris Maria Grossman, unravels the mystery by introducing us to a range of herbs and supplements known for their properties in blood regulation, cholesterol reduction, and appetite control. From fenugreek and glucomen to berberine and gemini, learn how these work in the body, their potential side effects, and the recommended intake amounts.

The conversation takes an interesting turn as we examine the role of 5-HTP in decreasing carb intake and hunger, discussing the importance of gut health in weight loss, and the effects of serotonin levels on eating habits. We also touch on the impact of green tea extract and coffee in appetite suppression and how you can integrate these into your daily routine. We wrap up the episode discussing the role of hormones in regulating appetite and the concept of intermittent fasting. Tune in for enriching insights on how you can improve your health in mindful ways, each and every day.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:26

So, hi Hori, This is Demiris Maria Grossman and I'm just going to kind of come on a quick call for my part two of natural appetite suppressants to help you lose weight as opposed to medical weight loss of medications. And my first one is an herb called fenugreek and it's in the bean kind of family. It's kind of grounded up, it's a plant, it has a little fiber And it's really good about blood regulation and cholesterol reduction and appetite control. So these are herbs and supplements or things in nature and natural that I recommend as opposed to just taking some of the medical weight loss medication. It has been shown through many studies as being very effective in capsule form or eating and helps with side effects that are usually great for fiber and fullness. Another one that's called glucomen. It's another fiber intake kind of thing. Think about, like the more you kind of close off that belly from extra eating, the better off you are to the feel. So here it helps with controlling your appetite Again, a lot of that comes into losing weight, you know, drinking and modifying your diet and helps with decreasing the food intake. This is really good with water and it comes into kind of like a viscous, very similar to like chia seeds and when you put them in water they become a viscous kind of jelly like And again it helps with help the laying, the stomach emptying, just like medications would put. In this way you're using food intake And it's helpful. You know it's an option that people can use. It's not very common but it also is helping with cholesterol reduction. It's called glucomen and it's helped the tolerated mostly pretty well for individuals, but recommended that they take food intake or about one gram a day.

Speaker 1: 2:20

Next one is an herb called for antidiabetic purposes. I've talked about berberine and then this one is called gemini And it's for reducing the sugar in the mouth and the sugar cravings and helps with the overall fasting found. Compared to those that didn't have that supplement, these individuals found that they were able to lose a little bit of body weight and fat absorption Capsules are about 100 milligrams give or take, and sometimes there's teas that are available. Another one that people may have heard of it's called 5-HTP or jifani and sibling phallus folio. I might not agree with the pronunciation but basically this is a natural one. It's good serotonin, so it's good for depression, anxiety and relaxation, but it also helps with decreasing the carb intake and hunger within the body. So again, this is still kind of in that same time, like your gut, when your gut is happy, you're not eating as much, you're not craving and you're not looking and you're not just forging for things. But this one you kind of have to watch out a little bit, for You want to make sure that you're eating or drinking water, but someone can have a tiny nausea upsets and it's not something that I want you to add in with an age person without following the health care provider, because you just want to make sure that you're not over thinking and having a serotonin uptake which can be quite dangerous. So I want you to really want to make sure you're unconscious with this.

Speaker 1: 3:49

Other herb is called kaluma fimbriota. It is think of it as print. Fimbriota has a lot of fiber. You can take it for 500 milligrams. Helps with weight loss, appetite and also with fiber as in the body. I haven't really given that one, but I've heard about it.

Speaker 1: 4:11

Green tea extract that's a pretty big one that most people have heard about and it's shown to help with weight loss And then again that's it's a similar effect that you would hear that you'd see in people that talk about Fetermine Fetermine into the clinical contraves and medications of that nature And it's helpful. It kind of that caffeine high stimulant effect work. It's not something you wanna have all the time but it will help decrease the appetite because you are kind of consuming a little bit more caffeine and that's not recommended for those that don't need excess caffeine. But it does help with detoxifying and helping with the metabolism and burning fat. Conjugated or aphelopaic lennic acid, this one helps in a few things but it's very good for the natural fatty products helping with cholesterol weight loss overall, that burning research is shown that helps with like with that fullness, that appetite suppression And it's really good for cholesterol management. Recommended to us around six grams total per day And it can be like good for a lot of that fat blocking.

Speaker 1: 5:22

And another big one people have heard of and they think that that's like the go-to is carcinia cambigio or carcinin cambibogia. I say it incorrectly but basically this is a fruit with a high concentration of hydro hydroxy citric acid. Helps with weight loss purposes. Again, it's like that fat blocking breaks up, decreases the weight, helps with the serotonin levels uptake again when the gut is happy, you have more fiber, you kind of get it through. You're then more full and then you're eating less. So it kind of goes in the brain and the gut. You know you have to always understand that it's put together so you don't have as much upset And you wanna eat this around 30 minutes before meals never take.

Speaker 1: 6:11

There's a really cool one called herbimotics. I like this, one for energy, another one for boosting your metabolism and it will be great in the like decreasing appetite food. It has a GLP component in the sense of again helping with the appetite suppression, making you feel full. It helps regulate the left in hormone, which is that hunger hormone And you know, not the ghrelin, but the left in whore. It makes you feel full. Ghrelin is where you're feeling hungry and you wanna eat more. It's a lot of the regulation. Everything kind of comes down to the hormones and regulating your appetite. And last one is actually coffee.

Speaker 1: 6:53

You know when people talk about their intermittent fasting and I talk about fasting. I try to do at least 10 hours of fasting for obese fichines, because your buddy does not need food all the time, every single minute. If you could do at least 10 hours a day, that would be great. 16 hours is not always recommended for everyone. I'll talk about intermittent fasting in another time, but 16 hours maybe once a week, a one 24 hour a month, and you know something of that nature. But every day if you can do 10 hours of fasting, maybe that nighttime eating, really kind of avoiding it, or waking up early and eating, that is where those extra calories and those hormones just lie. So that's using my big ones.

Speaker 1: 7:37

Talking people will take more like the green tea ask things, because that is very helpful in appetite suppression. You have any other questions for me? I know that's one of the quick podcasts, but I kind of wanted to do a part two in the series of appetite suppressions and things that we can do for ourselves without just taking medicine. You know I'm an integrative, so I'm a very big believer on approaches in integrative health and how we can have a whole way of thinking. So thanks again. If you have any questions, reach out anytime and I'm here to help you be mindful ways each and every day. Thanks again.