When you want to lose weight, it is not necessary to resort to pills or medications. You have everything you need to be able to lose weight naturally at home. Tea is perhaps one of the best to choose from.
Weight loss teas are an excellent homemade and natural option to complement a balanced diet, not only for those who intend to lose weight, but also for those who intend to lose belly fat.
Some options to complement the diet are ginger tea with pineapple, mate tea with lemon or green tea with blackberries, as they help to reduce fluid retention, satiate appetite and increase metabolism, thus burning more calories and body fat.
Another good strategy is to add a pinch of red pepper to tea, since this is a thermogenic food that helps increase metabolism, favoring the decrease in accumulated fat in the body.
Let us see in detail how to prepare the 5 types of teas that you may try to lose some extra fats:
1. Ginger tea with pineapple
Ginger tea with pineapple is excellent for weight loss, as it increases the metabolism, helping the body to burn more calories, produces a feeling of satiety and helps to improve intestinal functioning, since it is rich in fibers.Ingredients:
- 1 half pineapple pulp;
- 1 orange pulp;
- 1 tablespoon of carqueja;
- 1 tbsp ginger
Preparation Mode:
Add the pineapple and orange pulps and the tablespoon of ginger to 1 liter of water and boil for 3 minutes. After boiling, turn off the heat and add the spoonful of carqueja. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes, it must be strained before drinking.
It must be taken throughout the day between meals, and to achieve better results it is recommended to make a healthy diet and physical activity regularly.
Contraindications:
Ginger should not be used by pregnant or nursing women, without a doctor's advice.
2. Green Tea with blackberries
Green tea with blackberries is good for weight loss, as it helps to decrease appetite, increases metabolism by burning more energy and calories, and helps to improve fluid retention, thanks to its diuretic properties.Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon dried blackberry leaves;
- 1 tablespoon of dried green tea leaves.
In 150 ml of boiled water add the dried blackberry leaves and green tea leaves. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes, it must be strained before drinking.
This tea should be taken before the main meals such as lunch and dinner, for 2 to 3 weeks.
3. Jamaican Tea with Cinnamon
Hibiscus tea or better known as Jamaican water is good for weight loss, since it helps with fluid retention by deflating the body for its diuretic action, increases metabolism by burning more calories. And in addition to these, it helps for better digestion by having cinnamon in its composition.Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon dried hibiscus;
- 1 tablespoon horsetail leaves;
- 1 cinnamon stick
Preparation Mode:
To a liter of boiling water add the dried leaves of hibiscus and horsetail with the cinnamon stick, let stand for 10 minutes. Strain before drinking.
This tea should be taken 3 to 4 times a day, half an hour before the main meals.
4. Mate tea with lemon
The mate tea with lemon helps to lose weight, since it increases the feeling of satiety and increases the metabolism favoring to burn more calories.Ingredients
- 1 or 2 tablespoons of matte tea;
- 1/2 squeezed lemon
In a cup of tea, place the dried leaves of the matte tea and half a lemon, then add 150 ml of boiled water. Cover and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
Contraindications:
Mate tea for contains caffeine, it should not be used by pregnant or lactating women. In addition to this, it should not be used by patients with heart disease, peptic ulcers or with gastroesophageal reflux.
5. Fenugreek Tea with Artichoke
Fenugreek tea with artichoke helps in weight loss, as it generates a greater sensation of fullness and relieves constipation, thanks to its fiber content. Another benefit is that it increases the metabolism by helping to burn fat and in turn, by the diuretic action, it helps to improve fluid retention.Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds powder;
- 1 teaspoon dried artichoke leaves.
In a cup of tea, add the fenugreek powder seeds, a pinch of pepper and dried artichoke leaves and then add 150 ml of boiling water. Let it for stand 10 minutes and strain before drinking.
This tea should be taken 3 times per day between meals.
Contraindications:
Fenugreek and artichoke tea should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women, or by children who have not reached puberty.
Good idea, loosing pounds with refreshing drinks!
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