Our metabolism is the most important function in our body. It is the body’s continuous process of breaking down nutrients from the foods we eat into units of energy (calories) for use to build and repair our cells and for life sustainment. The recommended daily calorie intake for most adults is 2,000 to 2,500 per day, however recent studies show that the average American consumes more than 3,600 calories daily, far above the USDA recommended daily number. Unfortunately, when we consume more calories than we use up through physical activity, our body stores the excess as body fat.

The good news is, mushrooms, which are natural prebiotics, have been extensively studied and used as foods, nutraceuticals, and medicines in many cultures in the developed and developing countries and by different ethnicities, races and cultures. In a NCBI publication, mushrooms are recognized as one of the most important nutraceuticals for their vital bioactive compounds that have anti-obesogenic effect by regulating appetite, nutrient digestion and absorption, and function of the gut microbiota, which can help the body maintain a strong, efficient metabolism.

Another reason why mushrooms are invaluable to a healthy metabolism is that they are low in calories but high in nutrients and metabolites that can lower triglyceride levels and boost leptin in your body. Leptin, along with ghrelin are two hormones that have been most recognized to have a major influence since they are chemical messengers that control hunger, satiety and body fat distribution. Leptin is the satiety “full” hormone that tells your brain when it is time to stop eating once it has had enough food and can start burning fat to create energy. It is thought to be the more significant hormone out of the two in terms of appetite, energy production, weight gain and weight loss. Ghrelin is the “hunger" hormone released by your stomach signaling to your brain that it is time to eat. It stimulates appetite, can cause overeating and is at its highest late at night, when we first wake up in the morning, and when there have been many hours since we last ate.

With a perfectly functioning metabolism Leptin levels should be boosted during the day, and Ghrelin levels should be controlled. Our Skinny Botanicals Metabolism Prep Mushroom Blend  combines seven of the most metabolism-friendly mushroom prebiotics and adaptogens working synergistically with probiotics to renew metabolism and control hunger hormones. Taking it first thing in the morning is an effective way to boost the Leptin levels in your body and prolong satiety after food intake, which prevents excess calories throughout the day, especially when not burning enough calories through exercise.

 

Selected Sources:

 Anti-Obesity Effects of Medicinal and Edible Mushrooms

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6278646/

Mushroom Polysaccharides: Chemistry and Antiobesity, Antidiabetes, Anticancer, and Antibiotic Properties in Cells, Rodents, and Humans.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5302426/

Physiology, Obesity Neurohormonal Appetite And Satiety Control.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555906/

How Your Hunger Hormones Control Weight Loss.

https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/63844-how-hunger-hormones-control-weight-loss