Did you realize that there are actually particular foods that when used in combination make you give off fat burning hormones for rapid weight loss? Well, it's true. And the interesting thing is that these foods are most effective when eaten at certain key times of the day.

Hormones are like the chemical messengers of your body. They enter your bloodstream and deliver powerful signals to your organs and tissue. While they affect many of the body's functions such as growth and development, what is important for you in your quest for rapid weight loss is the fact that they help control your metabolism.

In that you want to be able to control these fat burning hormones you will be eating more than three meals a day. Not more food, just simply spreading your calories throughout the day.

I don't want to bore you with a science lesson so I'll just list a few of the hormones you've probably heard of:
• Testosterone and Estrogen
• Natural steroid and
• Glucocorticoids such as cortisol

One thing I should mention (and something many of the world's ancient culture already know) is that food is, for lack of a better word, medicine. That's why it is so important to have a specific and well-balanced diet that gives you the exact method of using these hormones in your effort for rapid weight loss.

By well-balanced I mean a proper combination of all three food types: proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. High Protein/Low Carbohydrate diets are all the rage now because proteins have such a great "thermic effect." In other words they have the ability to heat up your metabolism in order to help you burn calories. But the problem with diets such as the Atkin's diet is that they put you in serious risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol.