Detoxing is a common trend followed by people to drop kilos quickly. It is nothing but total rejuvenation or cleansing of your body through the intake of fruit and vegetable concoctions and herbal teas, accompanied by short-term fasting. It asserts to eliminate toxins from your body to support weight loss, but its long-term effects are not scientifically proven. You can try out these simple natural detox drinks to enhance metabolism and boost your weight loss journey. Homemade Detox Drinks 1. Lemon Cucumber Mint Detox Water Ingredients 1 lemon 1 cucumber Mint leaves A pinch of salt Water Recipe Cut the lemon into wedges and slice the cucumber. Toss the pieces into the jar. Add a few mint leaves and a pinch of salt. Pour water into the jar. Drink this water throughout the day. How it Helps to Lose Weight Cucumber is a low-calorie food with high water content (95.2%…
Fruits and vegetable juices are a tasty and healthy option to drop a few sizes. Substituting a few meals of the day with juices in your daily diet will aid in weight loss without affecting your health. Fruit and vegetable juices have anti-inflammatory properties and are a good source of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and antioxidants. However, they lack in proteins, carbs, and fats that our body needs to function normally. Therefore, it is not advisable to stay on an all-juice low-calorie diet as crash dieting can make you gain weight instead of the other way around. Healthy Juices for Fat Burn and Weight Loss 1. Fat Burn Fusion Ingredients 2 carrots 6-7 watermelon cubes 1/2 apple 2 kale leaves 1/2 grapefruit A pinch of black pepper Recipe Throw in the roughly chopped carrots, apple, kale, and grapefruit into a blender. Add the watermelon cubes and spin it. Add a…
Extremely popular with the younger lot, detox diets are the new cool! But are they really beneficial or is it all hype? Even though no health benefits of detox diets have been proven scientifically, people these days prefer these over the regular diets. What happens is that a period of fasting is followed by a diet of fruits, raw vegetables, fruit juice, and water. This has to be followed very particularly for proper detoxification. Moreover, some detox diets also use herbs and supplements with colon purifying enemas in order to flush the toxins out of the intestines. A detox diet is best at removing highly processed foods that constitute of solid fats and sugar from the body. But this can also be done by simply avoiding the high-calorie foods for some days. Following a different diet altogether that does not really have additional benefits can also backfire. Some detox diets…