Five Reasons to Include Chia in your diet:
- High Fiber Content – helps to control weight
- High in Protein – great source of plant based proteins especially for vegetarians/vegans
- Regulates blood sugar levels – this is great for diabetics
- Source for calcium, magnesium, phosphorous – women tend to be vitamin D deficient this is another option for getting calcium
- High content of Omega 3 fatty acids – helps to reduct inflammation
Make Healthier Food Choices When Losing Weight Over 40
Losing weight over 40 requires not only a fat burning, muscle toning workout but also requires feeding your body the essential nutrients for superior health and well being. Shakeology has over 70 whole food ingredients which includes the most potent superfoods and essential nutrients. There is no other shake that contains the world’s most powerful superfoods. This is why Shakeology is considered “The Healthiest Meal of the Day”. Of the many ingredients found in Shakeology one of those ingredients is the Chia Seed.
The Chia seeds were made famous by the Chia Pet plants. Chia is the Mayan word for strength. Chia seeds is an ancient superfood and is considered one of the most nutritious and powerful superfoods in the world. It was used by the Mayan, Incan and Aztec cultures as a source of energy. The chia seed was used by ancient cultures as a “super” energy food especially for running messengers and Aztec warriors. By eating an amount equivalent to a teaspoon, chia seeds provided enough energy to sustain messengers when running or warriors during times of war.
In addition to giving you energy, chia seeds are very high in omega 3 and omega 6 which are essential fatty acids that’s necessary for your overall health. These essential fatty acids are not produced by the body so you must consume them in your diet. They promote healthy brain function and development, stimulate skin and hair growth, maintain your bone health as well as regulate your metabolism which helps when you’re trying to lose weight after 40. If you follow a diet that is high in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids you are also less likely to develop heart disease.
There are many other benefits to eating chia seeds. They have three times more iron than spinach. Chia seeds are high in antioxidants and have twice the amount of potassium as bananas. They have five times the calcium as milk and twice the protein of any other seed. Chia seeds also regulate the digestive system. So when you add all the benefits of eating chia with the other ingredients in Shakeology, you’re feeding and fueling your body with all the nutrients it needs to perform at its optimal best. Just consuming chia seeds alone provides you with great health benefits so imagine the benefits gained when you combine this powerful superfood with the sixty nine other ingredients in Shakeology. You will dramatically change your health which will have a greater impact on your success of losing weight after 40.
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I am going to town tomorrow, will definitely pick up some Chia Seeds.
Who knew that chia seeds could be a source of such an important nutrient? Great find!
Great information. Thank you. I knew that chia seeds were good for you, but I did not know all of that. They are going in my Shakeology shake today.
Shakeology include 500 mg of Chia Seed. I’m unsure what 500mg looks like but I’m sure add a little extra to your shakes won’t hurt. I didnt realize all of the health benefits you get from eating chia seed until i started doing the research. I just heard that I should add it to my diet because it was good for you. I know that Whole Foods carry it.
Interesting! I didn’t know all of that about chia! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks for the great article Angela! I’ve been adding Chia to my iced tea now too – love ’em!!!
I used to always buy my kids those chia pets! never dreamed that we could actually eat the seeds! thanks for sharing!
I really had wondered about Chia and all of it’s wonderful properties. Thank you for such a great article! Very informative.
Yeah, who wld have thought the Chia pet was nutritious also! LOL Thanks for stopping by!
Really good info. Did not think I could love my Shakeology any more than I already do!! Cool!!
I know it’s amazing learning the history behind a lot of these ingredients. It makes drinking Shakeology that much enjoyable! Thanks for stopping by!
This is a great article about an awesome nutrient I’m going to check this out when I go shopping tomorrow. Thanks for explaining this in understandable terms.
Thanks! I’m glad you found the info useful!
You’ve sold me! I have to go get some Chia seeds ASAP! Definitely adding these miracle seeds to my diet. Thanks for enlightening me!