Performance-enhancing Taste?

A lot have been made about the efficacy and legitimacy of dietary supplements. If you purchase a fitness magazine you'll see that 90% of the print is supplement based which generally leads to a conflict in interest in the actual fitness articles themselves. Personally, I believe that food is our number one supplement, as a sound diet filled with nutrient-rich foods is the only thing needed to achieve one's fitness goals. Now its safe to say that some foods are healthier than others, but are there certain foods that can give us the same results that are promised by the supplement companies?

It stands to reason that just like modern day pharmaceuticals, today's dietary supplements are based from organic ingredients/compounds. The two powerful compounds that I'll refer to today are cinnamon and sesame seed oil.

Cinnamon or Cinnamomum verum, is generally know for its association with sugar and raisins in many latin desserts. Ground cinnamon provides a pungent taste that greatly compliments that flavor of chocolate and sugar. Luckily cinnamon can also prove to be a powerful vasodilator and digestive aid. Furthermore, cinnamon has the capability of regulating blood sugar levels and is a useful supplement against type II diabetes. Regardless of how you choose to use cinnamon, understand that it is not just used as a flavor enchancer but can also help improve blood flow while maintain blood homeostasis.

Sesame seed oil is a very misunderstood and under utilized compound that can do a world of good for you fitness goals. If you inspect all of the latest fat-loss supplements, they all contain either gugglestones or sesamin. The later is a sesame seed derivative and is found in high-concentrations in the oil. This compound is thought to enhance B-oxidation in the mitochondria, leading to enhanced fat utilization for energy production.

I hope you will experiment with these two foods as they will certainly help your fitness efforts. Compounds like these further support the notion that food is our number one supplement and that our number one supplement can be delicious.

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