Brush Away the Pounds

Posted on Jul 14th 2009, 09:54 am, under Losing Weight

The concept may sound irrational at first, but clinical studies have  proven that frequent teeth brushing decreases those intense cravings for junk food, thus resulting in a lower overall calorie intake.  In short, brush more to weigh less.  Its pretty simple and healthy.

Here is how to lose weight by brushing your teeth:

Step one: the second that you start to feel the craving for snacks head to the sink and load up your toothbrush with some of that minty paste.  Similar to Pavlov’s dog when he used classical conditioning, your brain is ‘programmed’ to think you are finished eating.  If you can trick your brain into thinking your done eating then you will consequently eat less.

Step two: repeat step one. It is really that simple  to implement portion control.

You know what else is interesting about brushing your teeth?  If you brush for six minutes per day (3-4 brushing sessions to stave off snack attacks) you will lose one pound of fat per year due to the calories burned.  Awesome!