Can Your Fat Cells Multiply By 10?

Capsaicin, the pungent portion of hot peppers which gives them their heat, has been pinpointed as a key component in weight loss.

Through three specific steps, capsaicin may have the power to destroy your fat cells, FOREVER.

Let me explain…

Capsaicin Can Stimulate Adrenaline Release

Capsaicin plays an integral role in stimulating lipolysis or fat breakdown.

How does it do this?

Capsaicin stimulates the release of norepinephrine and epinephrine from your adrenal glands.

This release of adrenaline activates a specialized system, which can release fatty acids to be used for energy.

By stimulating your sympathetic nervous system, increased adrenaline starts a chain reaction that re-routes stored energy to your muscles.

Let me break it down for you.

Better known as your fight or flight system, your sympathetic nervous system responds by sending blood away from non-essential organs and redirects it to your muscles for more activity and calories burned.

It also stimulates your body to release fatty acids and glucose into your bloodstream to be used for energy.

As a result, you then have less stored fat, which may translate into more weight loss.

But capsaicin does not stop there.

Releasing epinephrine and norepinephrine may also stimulate specialized receptor sites, which may cause EVEN MORE fat to be used and calories burned.

Capsaicin Activates Specialized Receptor Sites

Epinephrine and norepinephrine bind to β-cells located on your fat cells and other areas of your body.

And this may create the perfect cascade of events for weight loss.

Stimulating β-cells can activate and free fatty acids so you can use them to burn them off as calories.

When epinephrine or norepinephrine binds to β-cells, it turns on a powerful enzyme which starts the process of releasing your fat.

So here is how it works:

When β-cells are stimulated, it increases adenylate cyclase in your cells.

And increased levels of adenylate cyclase may increase intracellular levels of cAMP. 

Increased intracellular cAMP, in turn, brings your fat cells even closer to destruction.

Increased cAMP levels causes an increase in PKA levels in your cells.

I know that was very technical, but the jist of it is that this reaction I just described starts the release of fatty acids to be burned for energy.

Make sense?

But there is one more thing…

Capsaicin Can Control Your Appetite

By activating the TRP-V1 receptor sites, your body may increase thermogenesis and heat production.

It activates the TRP-V1 by increasing your sympathetic nervous system.

This increases the potential of stimulating powerful hormones responsible for burning up your stored fat.

Capsaicin may also increase satiety after eating, which enables you to EAT LESS at other meals.

This will reduce your energy intake and increase the possibility that your FAT will start burning off and disappearing!