5 herbs to speed up weight loss

Ever seen your grandma preparing effective herbal remedies for health issues ? Well, this is because herbs serves various medicinal, aromatic and culinary benefits. The leafy green or flowering part of plant (either fresh or dried) is commonly referred to as herbs.

Herbs and their health benefits

Many herbs and spices have been known to add flavor and aroma to your food. But are you aware that apart from satisfying your taste palatte , herbs benefit your health in a number of ways. They help to reduce blood clots, have anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor properties. Consuming herbs may also help you prevent and manage health issues like heart diseases and diabetes.

Herbs and weight loss

While you maintain a healthy maintain, what’s being put on your plate is a super important factor. Although a lot of people do realize the need of a healthy diet but what they don’t realize is the importance of adding herbs in their diet and do the mistake of ignoring it’s importance. Herbs make your light and plain food tastier without making you gain any calories. Including some herbs that we use on daily basis, there are many herbs that help you speed up your weight loss, boost your metabolism, improves your digestion, relieves gas and restore hormonal balance.

Below is the list of 5 amazing herbs that you add to your diet and that can help you boost your weight loss journey:-

1. Black Pepper

One of the common indian spices, black pepper is well known for turning dull dishes into spicy and finger licking. But do you know, black pepper is also a major storehouse of health benefits, major one including weight loss. Black pepper contains a compound called piperine that helps in improving digestion and helps you loose weight by acting as a natural metabolic booster. The metabolic performance thus help cutting the fat accumulation in body. Black pepper’s praise includes the reference from Ayurveda. Ayurveda regards black pepper as a hot pungent herb that stimulates digestive fire supporting the circulation of fluids and circulation of blood in GI tract. Some people also prefer adding black pepper in tea to promote weight loss.

2. Ginger

Ginger is a flowering plant that is used in cooking and is majorly cultivated for its root. Ginger contains thermogenic (fat burning property). Studies link ginger with healthy weight. Ginger not only helps in stimulating digestion but reducing appetite and decreasing inflammation as well. The powerful components present in ginger helps regulating the production of insulin, lowering blood sugar levels and preventing heart diseases and treating diabetic patients. Studies also suggest that it’s properties can help promote weight loss well. You can add ginger to tea, curries, salads and fruits. Some people also use ginger in baking cookies and pastries to extract it’s benefits. One can have a combination of ginger and lemon tea to give an extra boost to body for keeping it healthy.

3. Turmeric

The regular consumption of this vibrant yellow indian spice famous for its medicinal properties, turmeric is a great component to add in your routine if you are looking to loose some weight. Consuming turmeric in the morning preferably as a turmeric water can help you combat inflammation. Turmeric prevents insulin resistance and regulates sugar levels not allowing the excess fat to retain in the body. It is attributed to curcumin, the compound that has strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidants properties. Curcumin can help suppressing the growth of fat tissue and play a major role in weight loss.

4. Peppermint

An effective remedy for treating irritate bowel syndrome (IBS), peppermint is low in calories and helps curbing the unwanted hunger pangs. Peppermint soothes digestion, treats gas as well as acidity. It’s appetite reducing property has direct relation with weight loss.

It is also used by some people to treat abdominal pain. Peppermint oil is good for circulation and is a booster of immune system. It can be garnished on fresh lemonade drink, any dish, salad, soup or the extracts could be taken by adding it in your daily tea.

5. Fenugreek

Fenugreek is commonly used spice that supports weight loss by reducing appetite and reducing calories intake. The usage of fenugreek has its trace from older times as it has been used to treat various health related conditions like high cholesterol and diabetes. A study also suggested that intake of fenugreek helped in increasing the feeling of fullness thus leaving little less space for unnecessary eating. Fenugreek seeds are often used as a sprinkle over cooked greens, sauce and curry powder. Fenugreek as an ingredient is used with other spice blends and is extensively used in indian cuisines with it’s seeds acting as flavor enhancer.

Wind-up

Adding herbs and spices in your food might be the smallest of all efforts from all efforts put together for weight loss. But adding them in your food can really put you time forward in reaching your desired weight. The powerful properties of various herbs and spices like black pepper, ginger, turmeric, pepper and fenugreek are great weight loss promoters. Apart from that, you don’t have to spend a lot of bucks and waste a lot of time searching for these herbs in the market as they can be easily be found in your kitchens, especially the kitchen’s of Indian homes 🙂

So, what are you waiting for!