Alkaslim Review

 

We are currently working on our review of Alkaslim, but this much can be said... It is a soy protein based weight loss shake, which includes a number of common weight loss supplement ingredients including lecithin, spirulina, apple pectin and numerous other herbal ingredients. Soy protein shakes and snacks have become a popular weight loss alternative. The Alkaslim program instructs you to eat two meals a day, drink lots of water and substitute your other regular meal with one or two Alkaslim shakes.

 

Information about Soy Protein for Weight Loss

Let's examine the facts about Soy Protein

Soy is naturally a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate food, but doctors at Iowa State University have recently documented two key properties of soy protein that help with weight loss independent of calorie content. In other words, soy has inherent medical properties, apart from low calorie content, that help with weight loss!

This Iowa State study shows that consumption of soy protein rich in isoflavones decreases fat deposition (storage) while increasing muscle mass. The researchers concluded that, "Isoflavone-rich soy may attenuate the increase in fat deposition and prevent loss in lean tissue during menopause." This is extremely important as lean muscle tissue even at rest burns up to 17 times more calories than the same amount of fat tissue.

Let's examine these two concepts more closely:

1. Soy helps decrease the amount of fat your body stores. With soy you convert less calories into fat from the food that you eat. Soy protein is also good at controlling insulin levels. Reduced insulin fluctuations results in fewer "sugar cravings". Binge eating due to sugar cravings often defeats the heroic efforts undertaken by millions in their diets.

2. Soy helps increase your muscle mass. Your muscles burn energy (in the form of calories) for daily maintenance and during exercise. Increased muscle mass burns more calories on a daily basis even if you are not exercising. This means that you lose even more weight while just sitting around! Soy can also improve energy levels (which you can use to start a regular exercise program).

Other weight loss properties of soy protein:

Soy increases the rate at which your fat cells burn stored fat. Other studies have shown that soy protein increases activity directly inside of fat cells. Another way of saying this is that soy protein stimulates your metabolism!

Soy is a low-glycemic index food and thus minimizes insulin fluctuations. This helps keep sugar cravings to a minimum and helps you to feel more satisfied and less hungry until your next meal.

Commentary: Realize those who lose weight and keep it off almost always follow the same strategy: balanced nutrition with portion control, daily exercise and especially important, they find a long-term motivation to change their lifestyle. Well, common sense dictates that if you restrict yourself to two meals a day plus an Alkaslim shake, your caloric intake will decrease substantially, hence weight loss. With or without these expensive bottles of protein powder you will lose weight by decreasing caloric intake. As long as you are choosing to decrease your meal and calorie intake while adding soy protein to your diet, doesn't it make more sense to save your money, find a basic food plan with an emphasis on including more soy protein and begin a long-term daily exercise program?

The conventional wisdom is that soy protein is healthy and is effective at lowering cholesterol, but is best consumed in foods rich in them.