CLA: What You Need to Know
Introduction
CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) is a type of fat. It’s found in a variety of foods and supplements and has a many health benefits.
Benefits include:
- Reduce bloating
- Decrease water retention
- Enhance your body’s ability to burn fat
- Improve digestion
- Increase bowel movements
- Build lean muscle mass
Food sources include:
- Meat
- Eggs
- Dairy
- Supplements
Keep reading to learn more about this special fat.
Benefits of CLA
If you intend on splurging a little this weekend, CLA will help reduce bloating and possibly increase your body’s ability to burn fat. Additionally, many of my clients have also reported better digestion and increased bowel movements when taking it. That’s definitely a not-so-shitty side effect (sorry, I couldn’t help myself). Besides decreasing water retention and increasing your body’s ability to burn fat, another benefit is that it increases lean muscle mass.
Where to Get CLA
CLA is naturally found in meat, eggs and dairy. I think it’s best to consume it from these food sources. However, the supplement form definitely works too. In supplement form, it will typically be from safflower oil. I recommend The Vitamin Shoppe Tonalin CLA 1000mg or Bronson CLA 3000 supplements, available online and in stores.
IMPORTANT: Don’t purchase any supplement that contains soy, which is a toxic hormone disrupter. (I know we have been brainwashed to think otherwise, but please trust me and don’t put soy in your body).
How to Use CLA
Whenever possible, get this healthy fat from a well-balanced carnivore diet. You can learn more about carnivore diets and supplements here. When you buy the supplements, it will say to take one with a meal. However, if you’re over 100 pounds you can take 2 to 3 at a time.
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