How Spray Thin Works
One of the more interesting physiological changes that is elicited by scent is hunger/satiety.
Hunger is a biochemical event that is controlled by an area of the brain called the ventromedial nuclei of hypothalamus. When this specific region of the hypothalamus is stimulated, hunger results. When a different area of the hypothalamus, the lateral nucleus, is stimulated, appetite suppression occurs. It’s really that simple.What might be a surprise to most non-biochemists, however, is the undisputable fact that the fastest and most direct method of hypothalamic stimulation is actually accomplished through smell. To the point, there are olfactory stimuli (scents) that can create hunger and others that can suppress appetite.
The Diet Fallacy: Fads versus Physiology
Diets don’t work. This fact is obvious since each and every year a greater majority of the population gains more and more weight. They didn’t work ten years ago when everyone was trying low fat diets, they didn’t work five years ago when everyone was trying high protein diets and they don’t work today when everyone is convinced that low carb diets are the “holy grail” of weight loss.
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that if you are trying to lose weight that you can’t follow the crowd since the crowd is gaining weight rather than losing weight.
Research consistently demonstrates that of all the various target behaviors studied, greatest weight loss doesn’t come from any fad diet. It doesn’t come from eating more vegetables, from eating less fruit, from trimming fat from the table or from planned exercise sessions. The target behavior that results in the greatest weight loss for overweight individuals is portion control. In other words, the D.E.S.M diet. - as in “Don’t Eat So Much.” Simple, logical, true! Eating smaller portions results in less calorie consumption and in greater weight loss.
The problem is how exactly to train yourself to eat less. Anyone who has tried to win the war against weight gain with sheer willpower knows that it isn’t easy. Some say it isn’t even possible. Being able to actually eat less by thinking about “eating less food” all day and night is a no win proposition. It is akin to my repeatedly showing you pictures of an elephant and asking you not to think about elephants.
Nor does structured meal planning work. Sure, at suppertime, it is easy to eat half the mash potatoes that you really want, half the roast beef or half the cooked carrots. But what happens an hour after you leave the table still hungry? That’s right - you make up the calories and then some, through snacking.
The real key to portion control and to losing weight, believe it or not, begins in the nose. That’s right, the nose.
Olfaction and Weight Loss: The Connection
For years, medical doctors have known that when nasal centers are damaged, more often than not, obesity results. In fact, quite contrary to gastronomic logic, there are a number of groundbreaking studies demonstrating that a heightened sense of smell during eating results in faster satiety and less calorie consumption. For example, studies carried out by a neurologist, Dr. Alan Hirsch, have found that overweight individuals lost an average of 34.7 pounds in six months simply by sprinkling a creation of specially scented inert organic crystals onto their meals and snacks. These astonishing results were confirmed and replicated in an independent study of a similar product, Crystal Thin Diet Crystals, in the winter of 2008.
Specially manufactured inert scents, whether crystals or sprays, do not affect weight loss by changing the taste of food; however, they do activate nasal sense receptors that trigger patterns of electrical activity in region of the brain that affects appetite. In other words, during each meal or snack, the scented food triggers your brain to tell you that you are “full” faster. The net result is that you are happy with your meal and you stop eating earlier, ending up with less calories and greater weight loss. Since this feeling of meal fulfillment is relatively enduring, you don’t end up rushing for snacks due to hunger.
Incredibly, all the weight loss occurred totally as a result of the messages that the scents relayed from the nose to the brain. This is reinforced by the fact that all the people studied were allowed to eat the same foods that they normally ate. They were not instructed to avoid any foods or sweets whatsoever nor were they instructed to eat less food. Further, they were not told to increase their activity levels or begin structured exercise programs. Again, all they had to do was eat their favorite foods enhanced by “taste-less” scents.
Who would have thought that it would end up being the nose that changed feelings of food deprivation into satisfaction and ultimately was responsible for reversing the population trend toward obesity and ushering in a new era of sensible food consumption?
Interested in losing weight without denying yourself the foods you like? Without adding another hour of exercise a day? Without risking your health in any way? If so, consider the powerful role that scent has in weight loss and use Spray Thin on your favorite foods.
There is a Savory spray for all regular meal foods and a Sweet spray for desserts and sweet foods
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