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| Lose Weight Naturally! |
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Chaotic & unhealthy lifestyle can have a poor impact on our health which may lead
to increase in body weight or obesity,
heart diseases & strokes, diabetes, hypertension &
a weaker immune system. Of these, weight gain is becoming a matter of
concern among the people. In the era of commercialization, we find various
weight loss pills, anti-cellulite products and expensive fitness gadgets popping
up on the internet and television screens, but these can only cause frustration
and may prove detrimental to our health. Natural
herbal remedies are safe and promising in reducing weight. Let's try some of
such formulations for controlling weight in a healthy manner:
- Mix in a glass of lukewarm water, a tsp of honey with ½ tsp lemon juice. Drink it every morning and evening to lose weight.
- Pound a ginger rhizome & boil the same in water. Add to it, ½ tsp lemon juice and 1/4th tsp black pepper powder. Have it when hot.
- Squeeze a lemon in a glass of bitter gourd juice and have it every morning.
- Having a tomato or two in morning is said to be beneficial in reducing weight.
- Boil about 10 gm of triphala (a combination of equal amount of Amla, Harra & Beheda powder in a glass of water for 10 minutes. Consume it warm in the morning.
- Consuming 2 cups of Green tea is also believed to shed excess fat.
- To keep a check on weight, soak a few leaves of Indian plum/ Jamun overnight. Discard the leaves & drink water in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Take ½ tsp of guggal powder, a tsp of ginger rhizome powder and mix in honey to make it into a paste. Administer it once a day to lose weight.
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balanced diet and any form of
exercise plays a vital role in reducing as well as maintaining a normal weight.
One should eat a diet good in green
vegetables and fresh fruits. Some
of the fat burning spices such as
black pepper, long pepper, mustard, ginger, cinnamon and cayenne should be
added to the meals or used in preparations. Fish like tuna & salmon are high in Lectin, a protein, which helps improve metabolism and aids fat
loss. Reduce
the intake of salt & carbohydrate rich, high calorie foods (eg. rice, potatoes).
Having vegetable soup or
eating papaya at dinner time is helpful
in reducing weight. Eating a cabbage
salad also helps reduce weight as tartaric
acid, an ingredient in the vegetable is known to inhibit conversion of
dietary sugar to fat.
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Along with diet, regular exercise is quite beneficial. Brisk walk, skipping a rope, jogging, aerobics, yoga and pranayam (yogic breathing exercises) are among few exercises that can
be of help to attain a healthy weight. Also, one should eat slowly as it
satisfies hunger with less food, thereby reducing calorie intake. Drink plenty of water (3-4 litres/ day)
as it has no calories and reduces hunger. Losing weight isn’t a mysterious
process… it’s a matter of burning more
calories than we eat.
