Resisting cravings for unhealthy food is often the biggest hurdle people face when trying to lose weight. The solution: eat more protein to feel full and satisfied.

Research by the journal Obesity in 2007 found that eating protein-rich foods can help suppress the appetite by effectively reducing the amount of the the hunger-stimulating hormone ghrelin in your body.  With this hormone suppressed, the body will communicate with the brain that it is full. High-protein foods also take longer to leave your stomach and make the body work harder to digest and metabolize, which means you are burning more calories in the process.

In other words, eating protein makes you feel fuller, faster! When you feel satisfied, you are more likely to stick to your diet and ultimately lose weight.

Studies generally suggest consuming 25-30% of your calories from protein is the ideal percentage for weight loss. A study published in Nutrition Metabolism found that those who increased their protein intake to 30% of their diet lost an average of 11 pounds over a 12-week period.

If you feel like your diet is constantly depriving you of your favorite foods, it might be time to try protein shakes. Protein shakes are the ultimate solution because they offer the flavors you crave in a protein-packed, nutritional package. Some shakes are so yummy, you’ll feel like you are cheating on your diet!

Visalus offers a nutritional protein shake that tastes so amazing, we call it “the shake mix that tastes like a cake mix!” This sweet-cream flavored shake was created with protein-rich nutrition that curbs hunger and contains 23 vitamins and minerals.

In addition to this core Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake, we offer a variety of tasty Shape Up™ Health Flavor Mix Ins to keep you satisfied.  Strawberry Phtyo-Power, Banana Energy Charge, and Chocolate Cardia Care are just a few of the yummy mix in flavors we offer!

At ViSalus Products Online, we care about your total health.  Along with our shakes, we also recommend taking another natural Superfood–pine pollen.  It is packed with bioactive vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidants and other super nutrients.  It is best to take the purest form of the herb and we recommend Lost Empire Herbs Pine Pollen brand.