Tea Will Help to Lose Weight
January 30, 2007 by
Filed under Weight Loss
Carole Parker asked:
Its an established fact that ordinary tea can help to lose weight. Really you can drink tea for pleasure and unique taste, but also for weight loss. There are many sorts of this ancient drink. Lets look what qualities some kinds of tea have.
Green Tea. Green tea makes fat exchange better. Actually green tea helps to split food fats. This aromatic non-fermented drink is the ideal end of any meal. Take 1 teaspoon tea leaves for 1 cup. Pour it with boiling water and infuse for 5 minutes. Generally green tea improves mood, tones up and can take the place of morning coffee.
Black Tea with Lemon. Black tea with lemon burns fats. Im sure you drink black tea every day. But we shouldnt underrate the classical sort of tea. Thanking its tanning agents, black tea influences on stomach work positively, especially during holiday dinner and improves digestion. Vitamin C, contained in lemon, increases the positive effect from tea. Pour 1 teaspoon tea with hot water and keep for 3-5 minutes. Then add a lemon segment.
Mint with Cardamom. Such kind of tea blunts the feeling hungry. If you worry about your waist and legs, drink boiled mint. Mint tea takes feeling hungry away and helps metabolism. Add cardamom and you will increase effect of mint. This eastern spice has makes metabolism better too. Knead 10 seeds of cardamom and boil in 1 liter of water for 3 minutes. Then add 20 gram mint leaves and keep infusing for 5 minutes.
Nettle tea with ginger. This unusual kind of tea helps cleansing and detoxification of your organism. Of course, you should become used to special taste of nettle. Believe me, it is worth of it. Nettle makes the process of fat incineration more active. Also it cleanses blood and all body. Nettle cares about ideal figure and about clean skin also. Essential oils, containing in the gingery root, help body detoxification and warm in the cold winter time. To make this wonderful drink you should pour 1 tablespoon nettle leaves with 1 liter boiling water and keep for 10 minutes. Grate gingery root into cup with tea.
Rooibos tea with cloves. This sweet drink increases the process of digestion. Thanking its natural sweetness, this tea can help to quench your thirst of sweets. It improves metabolism and nervous system. Rooibos tea doesnt contain caffeine and any other stimulants in contrast to black or green teas. Thats why this kind of tea can be useful even for little children. Tea has the great therapeutic effect. Knead 2 cloves and boil in 1 liter boiling water. Then add 1 tablespoon rooibos tea.
Lapacho tea with anise. It will help to improve digestion. This drink, made from bark of South-American tree Lapacho, has very pleasant taste. And also it has the great number of mineral matters and microelements, strengthening immune system. Combination of lapacho with anise promotes weight loss. Knead 1 teaspoon anise seeds and pour with 1 liter boiling water, then filter. Pour 2 teaspoons lapacho with anise decoction and infuse for 5 minutes. Find more information about weight loss at http://www.idealweightblog.com.
Its an established fact that ordinary tea can help to lose weight. Really you can drink tea for pleasure and unique taste, but also for weight loss. There are many sorts of this ancient drink. Lets look what qualities some kinds of tea have.
Green Tea. Green tea makes fat exchange better. Actually green tea helps to split food fats. This aromatic non-fermented drink is the ideal end of any meal. Take 1 teaspoon tea leaves for 1 cup. Pour it with boiling water and infuse for 5 minutes. Generally green tea improves mood, tones up and can take the place of morning coffee.
Black Tea with Lemon. Black tea with lemon burns fats. Im sure you drink black tea every day. But we shouldnt underrate the classical sort of tea. Thanking its tanning agents, black tea influences on stomach work positively, especially during holiday dinner and improves digestion. Vitamin C, contained in lemon, increases the positive effect from tea. Pour 1 teaspoon tea with hot water and keep for 3-5 minutes. Then add a lemon segment.
Mint with Cardamom. Such kind of tea blunts the feeling hungry. If you worry about your waist and legs, drink boiled mint. Mint tea takes feeling hungry away and helps metabolism. Add cardamom and you will increase effect of mint. This eastern spice has makes metabolism better too. Knead 10 seeds of cardamom and boil in 1 liter of water for 3 minutes. Then add 20 gram mint leaves and keep infusing for 5 minutes.
Nettle tea with ginger. This unusual kind of tea helps cleansing and detoxification of your organism. Of course, you should become used to special taste of nettle. Believe me, it is worth of it. Nettle makes the process of fat incineration more active. Also it cleanses blood and all body. Nettle cares about ideal figure and about clean skin also. Essential oils, containing in the gingery root, help body detoxification and warm in the cold winter time. To make this wonderful drink you should pour 1 tablespoon nettle leaves with 1 liter boiling water and keep for 10 minutes. Grate gingery root into cup with tea.
Rooibos tea with cloves. This sweet drink increases the process of digestion. Thanking its natural sweetness, this tea can help to quench your thirst of sweets. It improves metabolism and nervous system. Rooibos tea doesnt contain caffeine and any other stimulants in contrast to black or green teas. Thats why this kind of tea can be useful even for little children. Tea has the great therapeutic effect. Knead 2 cloves and boil in 1 liter boiling water. Then add 1 tablespoon rooibos tea.
Lapacho tea with anise. It will help to improve digestion. This drink, made from bark of South-American tree Lapacho, has very pleasant taste. And also it has the great number of mineral matters and microelements, strengthening immune system. Combination of lapacho with anise promotes weight loss. Knead 1 teaspoon anise seeds and pour with 1 liter boiling water, then filter. Pour 2 teaspoons lapacho with anise decoction and infuse for 5 minutes. Find more information about weight loss at http://www.idealweightblog.com.
7 Superfoods for Weight Loss
January 27, 2006 by
Filed under Weight Loss
Sylvia Riley asked:
The 7 superfoods in this article not only have weight loss properties but supreme health benefits that make them ideal members in any healthy weight loss regime.
Bee pollen:
Bee Pollen, around 40% protein with a staggering composition of nutrients, enzymes and phytochemicals, is a virtually complete food. As well as a plethora of health benefits, it is said to stimulate the metabolism, speeding up the burning of calories, and its high content of lecithin can help to flush fat from the body.
Bee pollen also functions as an appetite suppressant, containing the amino acid phenylalanine that is known to effect the area of the brain that deals with feelings of hunger and fullness. Unlike the chemical manmade derivative of phenylalanin called phenylpropanolamine used in commercial weight-loss products, phenylalanin is not addictive and has no negative side effects. Bee pollen also satiates the appetite and eliminates cravings because it is so nutrient-dense.
Chili:
The active ingredient in chilli called capsaicin is a thermogenic agent which helps to increase metabolism and the burning of calories and fat. This is why capsaicin is found in many natural weight loss formulas. Capsaicin is also believed to be an appetite suppressant. Two studies led by the same Japanese researcher (Yoshioka et al., British Journal of Nutrition; 1998, 1999), revealed the ability of cayenne to increase the metabolism of dietary fats in women as well as demonstrate modest reductions in appetite.
In addition to weight loss properties, capsaicin has been shown to relieve pain, sinusitis, psoriasis, migraines and arthritis, improve circulation and stomach conditions and inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Coconut oil:
Dr. Weston A Price, the Darwin of nutrition writes, Replacing the fats you now eat with coconut oil may be the wisest decision you can make to lose excess body fat…You can lose unwanted body fat by eating more saturated fat (in the form of coconut oil) and less polyunsaturated fat (processed vegetable oils). One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight. Yes, there is a dietary fat that can actually help you take off unwanted pounds. Coconut oil can quite literally be called a low-fat fat.’
Coconut oil is unique from animal saturated fats in that it is comprised of medium chain fatty acids which are absorbed directly and used immediately for energy. Raymond Peat MD, author of Coconut Oil and Its Virtues, concludes, The anti-obesity effect of coconut oil is clear in all of the animal studies, and in my friends who eat it regularly.’
Coconut oil has also been found to benefit a myriad of conditions from diabetes, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, digestive disorders, thyroid imbalances, and viral, bacterial and fungal infections.
Nettles:
Nettles contain serotonin, a mood enhancing neurotransmitter with a calming influence. Serotonin also plays a role in the feelings of satiation one experiences after eating, hence functions as an appetite suppressant. It is for this reason that serotonin supplements have been designed to tackle food cravings and aid slimming.
Studies have shown a direct link between obesity (due to overeating) and decreased brain levels of serotonin. This is no doubt one reason why the nettle has a traditional reputation for improving weight-loss. The late naturalist and wild-food forager Euel Gibbons claims, stinging nettle is very efficacious in removing unwanted pounds!’.
Nettles are incredibly mineral dense and cleansing and detoxifying for the body. They are also great for skin, hair and nails as they contain the beautifying mineral sulphur.
Chocolate:
Cacao (aka pure chocolate), contains chemicals that increase levels of serotonin in the brain, and as such has appetite suppressing properties. The reason serotonin levels are raised on eating chocolate is because of the action of monoamine oxidase enzyme inhibitors (MAO inhibitors). These decrease our body’s ability to break down serotonin so that more of this neurotransmitter remains in the brain remains, creating feelings of fullness for longer.
Cacao is also exceptionally high in antioxidants, has potent aphrodisiac properties, healthy minerals and mood-boosting compounds such as PEA the love chemical’.
Pure, unrefined chocolate contains none of the detriments of commercial products such as sugar, hydrogenated fats, milk, additives, agro-chemicals and solvents.
Green Tea:
A study published in the December 1999 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, led by Dr. Dullo at the University of Geneva, indicates that substances in green tea extract may actually promote weight loss. Men given a combination of both caffeine and green tea extract burned more fat calories than those given caffeine or placebo alone.
The scientists believed that the catechin flavonoids in green tea may alter the body’s use of norepinephrine, a chemical transmitter in the nervous system, to increase the rate of calorie burning. They concluded, Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content per se’.
Green tea is a potent antioxidant rich superfood that lowers cholesterol, reduces the risk of stroke, protects against cancer, prevents teeth cavities and has anti-inflammatory action.
Omega 3 Fish Oil:
Omega-3 oils serve numerous bodily processes and are particularly good for the immune system and heart as well as arthritis, skin conditions, pre-menstrual tension, mental function, improving memory and reducing depressive symptoms. Omega 3 oils also play a role in burning fats within the body and as such can aid weight-management.
This is due to its effects on insulin, reducing levels in the body. Insulin promotes the use of fat for storage and reduces the use of fat for fuel, hence lower insulin levels mean greater conversion of fat for energy rather than storage.
The best Omega-3 oil sources are oily fish like sardines, salmon and mackerel. Plant sources include flaxseeds (the richest plant source), walnuts, pumpkin seeds, green leafy vegetables, evening primrose oil, wheat germ and spirulina.
Discover the World’s Ultimate Superfoods:
http://www.miracle-superfoods.com
The 7 superfoods in this article not only have weight loss properties but supreme health benefits that make them ideal members in any healthy weight loss regime.
Bee pollen:
Bee Pollen, around 40% protein with a staggering composition of nutrients, enzymes and phytochemicals, is a virtually complete food. As well as a plethora of health benefits, it is said to stimulate the metabolism, speeding up the burning of calories, and its high content of lecithin can help to flush fat from the body.
Bee pollen also functions as an appetite suppressant, containing the amino acid phenylalanine that is known to effect the area of the brain that deals with feelings of hunger and fullness. Unlike the chemical manmade derivative of phenylalanin called phenylpropanolamine used in commercial weight-loss products, phenylalanin is not addictive and has no negative side effects. Bee pollen also satiates the appetite and eliminates cravings because it is so nutrient-dense.
Chili:
The active ingredient in chilli called capsaicin is a thermogenic agent which helps to increase metabolism and the burning of calories and fat. This is why capsaicin is found in many natural weight loss formulas. Capsaicin is also believed to be an appetite suppressant. Two studies led by the same Japanese researcher (Yoshioka et al., British Journal of Nutrition; 1998, 1999), revealed the ability of cayenne to increase the metabolism of dietary fats in women as well as demonstrate modest reductions in appetite.
In addition to weight loss properties, capsaicin has been shown to relieve pain, sinusitis, psoriasis, migraines and arthritis, improve circulation and stomach conditions and inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Coconut oil:
Dr. Weston A Price, the Darwin of nutrition writes, Replacing the fats you now eat with coconut oil may be the wisest decision you can make to lose excess body fat…You can lose unwanted body fat by eating more saturated fat (in the form of coconut oil) and less polyunsaturated fat (processed vegetable oils). One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight. Yes, there is a dietary fat that can actually help you take off unwanted pounds. Coconut oil can quite literally be called a low-fat fat.’
Coconut oil is unique from animal saturated fats in that it is comprised of medium chain fatty acids which are absorbed directly and used immediately for energy. Raymond Peat MD, author of Coconut Oil and Its Virtues, concludes, The anti-obesity effect of coconut oil is clear in all of the animal studies, and in my friends who eat it regularly.’
Coconut oil has also been found to benefit a myriad of conditions from diabetes, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, digestive disorders, thyroid imbalances, and viral, bacterial and fungal infections.
Nettles:
Nettles contain serotonin, a mood enhancing neurotransmitter with a calming influence. Serotonin also plays a role in the feelings of satiation one experiences after eating, hence functions as an appetite suppressant. It is for this reason that serotonin supplements have been designed to tackle food cravings and aid slimming.
Studies have shown a direct link between obesity (due to overeating) and decreased brain levels of serotonin. This is no doubt one reason why the nettle has a traditional reputation for improving weight-loss. The late naturalist and wild-food forager Euel Gibbons claims, stinging nettle is very efficacious in removing unwanted pounds!’.
Nettles are incredibly mineral dense and cleansing and detoxifying for the body. They are also great for skin, hair and nails as they contain the beautifying mineral sulphur.
Chocolate:
Cacao (aka pure chocolate), contains chemicals that increase levels of serotonin in the brain, and as such has appetite suppressing properties. The reason serotonin levels are raised on eating chocolate is because of the action of monoamine oxidase enzyme inhibitors (MAO inhibitors). These decrease our body’s ability to break down serotonin so that more of this neurotransmitter remains in the brain remains, creating feelings of fullness for longer.
Cacao is also exceptionally high in antioxidants, has potent aphrodisiac properties, healthy minerals and mood-boosting compounds such as PEA the love chemical’.
Pure, unrefined chocolate contains none of the detriments of commercial products such as sugar, hydrogenated fats, milk, additives, agro-chemicals and solvents.
Green Tea:
A study published in the December 1999 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, led by Dr. Dullo at the University of Geneva, indicates that substances in green tea extract may actually promote weight loss. Men given a combination of both caffeine and green tea extract burned more fat calories than those given caffeine or placebo alone.
The scientists believed that the catechin flavonoids in green tea may alter the body’s use of norepinephrine, a chemical transmitter in the nervous system, to increase the rate of calorie burning. They concluded, Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content per se’.
Green tea is a potent antioxidant rich superfood that lowers cholesterol, reduces the risk of stroke, protects against cancer, prevents teeth cavities and has anti-inflammatory action.
Omega 3 Fish Oil:
Omega-3 oils serve numerous bodily processes and are particularly good for the immune system and heart as well as arthritis, skin conditions, pre-menstrual tension, mental function, improving memory and reducing depressive symptoms. Omega 3 oils also play a role in burning fats within the body and as such can aid weight-management.
This is due to its effects on insulin, reducing levels in the body. Insulin promotes the use of fat for storage and reduces the use of fat for fuel, hence lower insulin levels mean greater conversion of fat for energy rather than storage.
The best Omega-3 oil sources are oily fish like sardines, salmon and mackerel. Plant sources include flaxseeds (the richest plant source), walnuts, pumpkin seeds, green leafy vegetables, evening primrose oil, wheat germ and spirulina.
Discover the World’s Ultimate Superfoods:
http://www.miracle-superfoods.com