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Throughout history herbs have been used in remedies to cure ailments. Centuries ago before drugs, natural herbs were used not only in cooking but also for medicinal purposes. Now here we are in the 21st century and yes we use herbs to flavour our culinary delights but how many of us know just how good most of them are for us?
Very few I’ll wager! For those of you trying to lose weight you may be wondering if there are effective weight loss herbs? Well, the answer is yes if used in conjunction with healthy eating and regular exercise. However, herbs as wonderful as they are cannot lose weight for you on there own. It’s up to you to make the effort.
Obesity is now a worldwide problem and many diseases are caused by being grossly overweight including the No.1 killer, heart disease. Others are diabetes, arthritis and cancer. Therefore it is of paramount importance that each one of us takes responsibility for our own body and if we need to lose pounds then we need to take action.
Herbs come from different parts of plants such as the flowers, leaves, stems right through to the roots. Natural herbs benefit us in so many ways; to start with they make you feel better both mentally and physically without those horrible side-effects like depression that you tend to get with manufactured chemical based supplements.
Effective weight loss herbs stimulate the body by speeding up the metabolism which in turn burn off more calories. Also the fiber content keeps you feeling fuller for longer so it acts as an appetite suppressant. Here’s a quick weight loss tip; by using ginger regularly in your cooking it acts as a cleansing agent for your digestive system and being a natural healer it also controls your stomach acidity. Even more than this it helps lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Ginger juice sweetened with honey is beneficial particularly to people with heart problems. Ginger has so much going for it that I highly recommend you always have some fresh ginger to hand.
Another effective weight loss herb is oolong tea which comes from the plant Camellia Sinensis. All tea is green when first picked but the difference between oolong and green tea is in the processing. In the case of green tea, it is heated which causes oxidation of the leaf. After the leaves are dry they are rolled to break up the cell structure. It is quite a different process with oolong tea leaves. They are plucked and left to oxidize in carefully monitored conditions. Even though both these teas come from the same plant the processing differences mean that beneficially they differ.
Both these teas help you lose weight by increasing the metabolic rate and include flavonoids and antioxidants, the same as in fruit and vegetables but I prefer oolong not only because of the taste but because of the results. It definitely gives me more energy and maybe that’s partly because it has more caffeine than green tea. Anyway, I work out regularly and I do believe that I am burning more calories than before.
Here are more effective weight loss herbs to name but a few: Garlic, Cinnamon, alfalfa, hawthorn, dandelion root, cardamom, ginseng and guar gum. A quick weight loss tip – Guar gum is great for weight loss because of its fiber content which reduces your appetite and stops you eating too much.
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