- Properties
- Restrictions and contraindications
- Preparation method
- Additional recommendations
- Recipes
- Frequently Asked Questions
Ginger could be called the king of modern nutrition. Diets based on other products are often characterized by overly difficult regular calorie counting, precise adherence to the daily regimen, a strict menu, and other nuances created by carefully thought-out recipes. All of this requires a lot of effort, patience, and time, which we often do not have. People look for something simpler, cheaper, and more effective. The horned root satisfies all these requirements.
Many people especially love slimming ginger tea, which can be brewed in half an hour and helps you burn fat in the most problematic areas. What is more, it does not require significant financial investment and has a special, yet pleasant, bitter and spicy flavor and an unforgettable aroma. If you have the problem of excess weight, you should definitely try this wonderful drink.
Properties
Why has it been ginger tea that has earned such unprecedented popularity in nutrition along with other recipes? How does it benefit the body of a slimming person? It is all about its thermogenic effect. It makes the blood flow faster, improves metabolism – and all these processes warm up the cells, tissues, muscles, and the entire body. After consuming ginger tea, a slight increase in body temperature can even be observed. All these are signs that the fat burning process has been launched.
The thermogenic effect is increased if you consume hot ginger tea – thus, its benefits for the slimming process are increased. Unlike a drink that needs to be brought to a boil, here, the root is simply poured with boiling water, which contributes to maximum preservation of all the necessary nutrients.
Ginger tea diet implies regular consumption of a large amount of this liquid during a week, or even longer. Its effect changes your body beyond recognition. Judge for yourself what happens to it:
- appetite decreases noticeably;
- the feeling of hunger stops being tormenting;
- stressful situations are much easier to handle, because ginger reduces the amount of cortisol – a substance that increases anxiety and fear, and it is because of these emotions that we tend to eat a lot at any time of day, which leads to obesity;
- according to research, if you drink ginger tea for a week, metabolism in the body accelerates by 20%, which leads to significant changes in metabolism and lipid processes, which are active participants in fat burning;
- digestion starts working much better: you will stop feeling heaviness in the stomach, because food will be digested faster;
- after eating, you will not feel sleepy anymore, because all food will be used to produce the necessary energy, and not to store fat for a “rainy day”;
- all nutrients from the products you eat will be well absorbed, which will improve the functioning of many organs and systems;
- overeating will no longer be an issue, because the feeling of fullness will come very quickly;
- intestinal microflora will return to normal, which is very important for those who want to lose weight without harm to their health.
These are the beneficial properties of ginger slimming tea if you prepare and consume it correctly.
But before you start studying and choosing recipes, it makes sense to first familiarize yourself with the list of contraindications, which, unfortunately, will not allow you to enjoy the process of getting rid of extra pounds. If ignored, your well-being may worsen, and the entire diet will go down the drain.
Historical note. In Tsarist Russia, ginger root was irreplaceable in the preparation of kvass, sbiten and various pastries. The famous gingerbread cookies with this spice were later called “pryaniki”, which became almost a national dish.
Restrictions and contraindications
If you drink a cup of hot spicy tea from time to time, it will not cause any harm to your health. But ginger root is used in huge amounts for weight loss. It will not be just one glass a week, but as much as one and a half liters per day. Accordingly, the full force of its chemical composition will fall on the body systems and make them work at maximum capacity. This will give the results that make this diet so popular.
But, unfortunately, overweight people are rarely absolutely healthy. And if they get sick with something, ginger tea in such quantities can aggravate the situation, putting too much stress on the organs.
Therefore, slimming in this way is contraindicated in the following cases:
- any problems related to the work of the gastrointestinal tract: ulcers, hypertension, gastritis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, enterocolitis, duodenitis, colitis, etc.;
- tumors;
- liver diseases: cirrhosis, hepatitis, cholestasis, etc.;
- stones in the gallbladder may start moving through the ducts;
- hemorrhoids, complicated by bleeding, can worsen under the influence of ginger tea;
- heart and vascular diseases: stroke, heart attack, hypertension, ischemia, defect;
- feverish condition is fraught with the fact that the body temperature will increase even more;
- skin problems, which may react too aggressively to a large amount of spice in the body: dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, folliculitis, lymphoma, etc.;
- individual intolerance;
- frequent allergies.
Ginger tea for weight loss is not recommended while taking a certain group of medications that:
- reduce blood pressure;
- affect the functioning of the heart;
- are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus;
- reduce blood clotting.
So, the intake of the listed medications should be discontinued if you want to lose weight with this drink. If this is not possible, you will have to look for another diet. It is best to obtain permission from a doctor in advance, who will give recommendations and monitor your health condition throughout the diet.
In order to achieve the desired results and at the same time maintain good spirits and well-being, you need to be able to prepare the right ginger tea for weight loss and distinguish it from other similar drinks.
From all over the world. For a long time, ginger root has been included in the medical reference book in England as a remedy for many diseases.
Preparation method
The easiest way to brew this drink is with tea bags, which are sold in pharmacies. However, their contents are of very dubious composition, as well as their benefits. Therefore, you need to be able to prepare ginger tea for weight loss at home from a natural product – the root itself:
- Wash, dry with a paper towel, and peel the ginger root.
- It is better to grate it, because in this case, molecular bonds will not be broken, its natural structure will be preserved, and together with it – the beneficial properties of the product. When grinded in a blender, it becomes more porous and airy.
- Put 30 g of the resulting mass into a thermos.
- Bring a glass of water (any) to a boil and pour into a thermos.
- Close the container and leave for half an hour.
- Strain the brewed tea through a sieve.
- Add additional ingredients (cinnamon, turmeric, chamomile, garlic, etc.) to it, observing the proportions specified in the recipe. Ginger tea with lemon and honey is especially popular, which is very tasty (the bitterness disappears) and effective (all products actively contribute to weight loss).
- Drink in small sips, keeping the drink warm.
If you are going to brew ginger tea in bags, then one bag is enough for a glass of water. It will be much easier to strain such a drink by simply removing the tea bag from it. If it is powder (ground spice), take just one teaspoon. If the taste is too bitter, either reduce its amount to half a teaspoon, or add a little honey for sweetness.
In any case, the preparation
