Being obese is not an ideal condition. It not only affects your self-esteem but also makes you vulnerable to many lifestyle diseases. So, are there simple and easy home remedies which can help in controlling obesity? Yes, and the only requirement is loads of discipline and sincerity in following the remedies at least until you see satisfactory results.
Here They Are:
Salads And Soups
Incorporating salads in your daily routine helps you in reducing fat from undesirable areas of your body. Have salads made of vegetables like onion, tomatoes, cabbages and cucumber. These vegetables help in preventing carbohydrates turning into fats inside the body.
For a more tastier option, you try may soups made by boiling tomatoes and garnished with grated cabbage and coriander leaves.
Sprouts And Brown Rice
Shift your taste from the white rice to the brown rice. Similarly, eat sprouted pulses. Whether it is brown rice or sprouts, they stay longer in the stomach, thus reducing frequent hunger pangs. They take more time to be digested and assimilated in the body. At the same time, they keep you active and fitter.
Always boil sprouts before having them.
Long Pepper With Honey
This is a very old ayurvedic remedy to cure obesity and belly fat. Long pepper and honey are the main ingredients in this home remedy.
After lightly roasting long pepper, it needs to be finely powdered and preserved in a glass jar. Early in the morning and one hour before dinner in the evening, start with a pinch of long pepper powder finely mixed in organic honey. As you continue this practice, increase the quantity of long pepper powder to two pinches during the second and third weeks. This may be further increased to three pinches, after two weeks. Sticking to this regimen until flab is reduced .
Never go overboard on long pepper powder – it may burn your stomach.
Aloe Vera Juice
Make about 25 ml of fresh aloe vera juice. Mix 75 ml of warm water to this and drink this juice, early in the morning. Do not have anything for at least 45 minutes afterwards. Continue this practice regularly, to get satisfactory results.
Aloe vera acts as a laxative. Hence it is important to stick to specific dosage. Aloe vera helps in proper digestion and helps in elimination of undesirable fat from the abdominal region.
Bottlegourd / Ashgourd Juice
Take a few pieces of tender bottlegourd. Else, you may take a few small pieces of ashgourd after removing the seeds. Run these pieces in the mixer and add warm water and a little table salt for taste. Drink this juice on an empty stomach early, every morning.
These juices help in burning of excess fat accumulated in undesirable places.
Lemon And Honey
Warm a glass of drinking water. Squeeze the juice out of half-a-lemon. Add a teaspoonful of honey. Drink this regularly, early in the morning, to reduce unwanted flab. These three ingredients create an alkaline nature in the digestive organs which enables weight loss, gradually.
Warm Water
Supplement your plain drinking water with warm water. Drink at least 10 glasses of warm water, daily. Water helps in detoxifying the body. It helps in eliminating unwanted fat.
Use more Spices
Using more spices and herbs in your cooking not only helps in making your dish tasty but also aids in weight loss. Use spices like ginger, mint, coriander, pepper, cumin and carom seeds while cooking various dishes. They enhance the digestive powers and hence, help in reducing abdominal fat.
Lemon + Green Tea
Sip on some hot and refreshing green tea. Add a few drops of fresh lemon juice and a little honey, instead of sugar, to make the tea tastier. Research has proven that the antioxidants in green tea help in reducing fat and enhancing energy levels in the body.
Some don’ts for effective weight loss:
Avoid oily, fried, processed and canned foods.
Avoid white sugar and white flour.
Reduce your white salt intake.
Never skip a healthy breakfast.
