Dr. Oz’s total-body reset works like keto to spike fat burning
America’s favorite doctor reveals a new plan that fires up metabolism, balances blood sugar and shuts down all-day hunger more effectively than keto to get you little-black-dress ready fast. And we’ve got the soup that makes it even easier!
Wouldn’t it be great to melt away pounds without depriving yourself of your favorite foods and boost your metabolism, mood and overall health at the same time? The good news is, you can! Earlier this year, Mehmet Oz, M.D., host of The Dr. Oz Show, rolled out a new diet plan that he describes as “a comprehensive science-based health overhaul you can actually live with.” Dr. Oz and his team worked on it for months, pulling ideas from the latest research and current trends to create a plan that allows cocktails and cheat days—perfect for the holidays!—while promising steady weight loss as well as improvements in mood, energy and blood pressure.
Dr. Oz’s new slimming plan includes a powerful upgrade to the popular trend of intermittent fasting. In addition to eating meals within a set window (enjoying your first meal around 11 am and finishing dinner by 7 pm), Dr. Oz’s System 20 (branded for the year 2020) calls for eating at least 1⁄2 cup of beans twice a day. Why that’s smart: Regularly eating beans improves insulin levels by 73% and spikes fat burning by 25%— and eating meals within a set window gives the body ample time to use up excess blood sugar and switch to burning stored fat for fuel. As Dr. Oz explains, it’s a similar effect to “what happens when people go on the keto diet.” The difference? You don’t have to give up carbs!
What’s more, there’s an easy way to supercharge weight loss on Dr. Oz’s plan: It’s as simple as eating at least one bowl of soup each day. And the more soup you eat, the faster you’ll lose. That’s because soup gives the body a break from sugar and processed foods while flooding it with easy-to-absorb nutrients that heal tired cells and “help you burn fat and elevate your metabolism,” says Dr. Oz. The end result? “A total-body reset that helps you lose weight and gain energy!” The payoff: In a study published in the journal Obesity, women who enjoyed two servings of soup each day lost 50% more weight than those who didn’t regularly enjoy broth-based fare.
Combining these two strategies also alleviates hunger, a common problem for women who try fasting.
“Studies show consuming soup is a healthy and effective strategy for weight loss because soup makes you feel full so you take in fewer calories,” Dr. Oz has said. That’s because soup activates stretch receptors in the stomach that send satiety signals to the brain more effectively than water or solid food—an effect Penn State researchers report helps soup eaters eat 20% fewer calories at their next meal. The proof is in the results: Women report that combining intermittent fasting with soup speeds weight loss—and many of those lost pounds come from the belly. Just ask 47-year-old Holly Jenkins. The Texas wife and mother lost 150 pounds and 24 inches from her waist by spooning up soup regularly while eating all of her calories during a set window each day. “I never felt deprived. Not even once,” she raves. “Now I’ve got my 15-year-old body back!” Other women FIRST spoke to reported losing up to 16 pounds each week.
Just as nice as the shrinking number on the scale are the health benefits, including reduced body bloat, glowing skin and sunnier moods. Plus, studies at the University of California, San Diego, show that this plan helps women feel 23% more well-rested—even when they only sleep 3% longer—because fasting resets the body’s circadian clocks. “This is actually a program that you could theoretically stay on forever,” Dr. Oz has said. “You’d feel energized so you’d feel like you control your destiny again.” Ready to start? Read on!
“This total-body reset helps you lose weight and gain energy. It’s going to help you burn fat and elevate your
metabolism”
—Mehmet Oz, M.D.