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Ever notice how quickly just a sliver of ginger can cleanse your palate after a big meal? Well, this spicy root can actually have the same effect on the rest of your body.
Whether you love or hate the taste, many health experts suggest adding ginger to as many of your meals as possible.
But, what’s so special about it? Ginger plays an extremely important role in digestion, gastrointestinal health, satiety, and last—but not least—weight management.
How Ginger Helps You Lose Weight
Boosting Metabolism:
- Several different studies have found that ginger acts as a thermogenic agent that can help speed up the fat burning process.
- As your metabolism speeds up and starts burning more fat, your cholesterol and triglyceride levels may start to decrease as well.
- One particular Dutch study suggests that ginger should be recommended to treat obesity to help overweight people burn fat faster. Some reports even say that ginger can speed up metabolism by 20%.
Enhancing Satiety:
- Researchers from New York Obesity Research Center and Columbia University conducted a study in which they gave 10 overweight adult men a cup of ginger tea with a standard breakfast one day and only one standard breakfast the next.
- The results of the study showed that the group felt far more satisfied with their meal after drinking the ginger tea than they did without it.
- By suppressing appetite, the researchers suggest that ginger is an extremely effective way to promote healthy weight loss.
Digestive Aid:
- Not only is ginger very high in fiber, but it also increases the pH of the stomach and stimulates digestive enzymes. This can help relieve constipation and bloating in most individuals.
- Because it is such an effective digestive aid, ginger can help your body quickly absorb essential nutrients and excrete waste that causes bloating.
- When your body digests food properly, it can get better use out of the energy it’s taking in. So, the processes involved in digestion can also help use up the glucose in the blood—and stored fat.
Best Way To Ingest Ginger
All you need is ½ tsp. of crushed fresh ginger root or ginger powder and hot water to make your own ginger tea. You should drink this powerful tea about 3 times a day to help burn fat and flush out toxins fast. If you really can’t stand the strong taste of ginger, try adding a little honey to sweeten the tea.
Have you ever tried ginger to speed up weight loss? Let us know in the comments!
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