Weight loss is a challenge, but it can be easier if you have the right tools. This can be confusing, though. How do you choose the right tools for you? New books come out on the topic of weight loss every single day and so do new supplements to support weight management.
The weight loss industry is worth over 60 billion dollars a year. Yet, Americans continue to grow, with close to 40 percent obesity rates according to the Center for Disease Control.
Essential oils are wired for sound in the weight loss department. How do essential oils help people lose weight? Essential oils are the aromatic compounds extracted from plants and are almost universally anti-inflammatory. Inflammation increases the risk of weight gain.
Essential oils, with their anti-inflammatory effects, promote weight loss. Read on to find out more about which essential oils to choose to help support your weight loss efforts. Nothing works in isolation. A healthy diet and exercise must still be the cornerstone of getting healthy.
Here is some expert advice about essential oils from Heidi Moretti, MS, RD, the Diet Detective RD. She has worked in clinical nutrition for 19 years and has a passion for taking research into practice, especially research about natural plants and foods that cut disease rates and obesity.
How to Choose Essential Oils for Weight Loss
First and foremost, with essential oils choice, only choose essential oils that are Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade and safe for oral intake. If you don’t like the idea of taking essential oils orally, that’s ok, but you may not achieve the same results. People do use them topically or diffused and find that they can improve the quality of the skin (cellulite, wrinkles, dimples) and weight.
Why choose Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade? Even so-called “natural” or “organic” essential oils use solvents and less-than-desirable chemicals during the extraction process. Doterra uses only cold-pressed or steam-distilled processes in making their essential oils.
Essential oils should come from plants where they grow best. Doterra also has a very sustainable harvesting policy for their oils and they help support the growth of the communities and lives of the people where they are harvested.
Case reports are important because they can be inspiring, and they also can show us in real life change is possible.
Weight Loss Success
My husband, quite reluctant to try ANY supplement, was willing, finally, to try an essential oil blend called Slim & Sassy. Slim & Sassy is a blend of grapefruit, lemon, cinnamon, ginger, and peppermint oil. He tried it because weight loss had always been a big hurdle for him. He always has had extra belly fat, even when he was 170 lbs. Now, things are different. He gets mad at me if I forget to order the essential oils!
In his life, he has struggled to keep his belly fat down, and using Slim & Sassy has really moved the dial on this. His clothes fit better. His belly fat is noticeably less now than it was, even at age 25. Maybe he’s too sassy. But, it really worked. He still must be careful with what he eats, which he should.
I have had other people tell me they went from a size 16 to a size 10 using this same essential oil blend.
How Do Essential Oils Help Weight Loss?
Let’s break down some components of essential oils and how they work, specifically the oils in Slim & Sassy.
Research supports that plant compounds help with weight loss. The components of the Slim & Sassy essential oil blend are listed here and how they work. Bonus: they are all anti-inflammatory!
1. Ginger:
A review of 14 clinical studies found that use of ginger reduced body weight, waist line, and symptoms of metabolic syndrome.
2. Peppermint:
Peppermint essential oil improves exercise performance, including endurance and strength.
3. Grapefruit:
Grapefruit helps with weight loss in clinical studies. Grapefruit stimulates fat-burning effects.
Even aromatherapy of grapefruit essential oil reduced body weight by reducing appetite and food intake in an animal study.
4. Cinnamon:
Cinnamon reduced weight in people with diabetes. It also reduced BMI, waistline, and improved cholesterol compared to placebo.
5. Lemon Peel:
Lemon peel oil increased fat-burning ability in animals, resulting in leaner bodies.
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Taking Slim & Sassy
Slim & Sassy is available both in drops and in capsules for people who can’t tolerate the taste. Important note: Do not take more than 12 drops orally per day.
If you apply it topically, avoid the sun for at least 4 to 6 hours after application.
Use a carrier oil such as fractionated coconut oil if you apply essential oils topically to prevent skin sensitivity.
A great place to apply topically is the feet, since the skin here is the least sensitive.
This oil blend is also good for digestion tract, energy, mood and more.
Essential oils have a long track record of safety, but as in all things, make sure to communicate with your healthcare provider your use of essential oils.
Find out More
To learn more about essential oils, visit Heidi’s website.