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Home / Wellness / Weight Loss / The Fat-Burning Power Of Green Tea

The Fat-Burning Power Of Green Tea

green tea powderThere are a plethora of supplements available on the market to facilitate with weight loss, but choosing one that will deliver the most benefits with the least amount of side effects can be quite challenging.  When it comes to choosing a supplement for weight loss, it is always best to choose all natural herbs or spices that have qualities necessary for facilitating weight loss, and one of my personal favorites is green tea. Green tea has been used for centuries in eastern cultures in Asia as a daily beverage known to boost brain function, boost the immune system and protect from free radicals and help with keeping the body balanced.  Green tea also helps with weight loss, especially in the abdominal area.

Whether green tea is consumed as a beverage or taken as a supplement (the herb is ground and put into gelatin capsules) the benefits are amazing!  While working out, the body tends to hold on to extra water weight, especially when working out in humid and hot conditions.

 

Green tea is a natural diuretic, so it has the ability to pull off that excess water that causes bloating and show off the shape of the body. Want to stay hydrated and keep the body lean at the same time?  Try putting two green tea bags in your water bottle during your workout.  It truly is a great way to...

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Need help with burning off extra fat?  Take one green tea capsule first thing in the morning and one at night before bed and see the results of an increased metabolic rate in the morning! Studies have shown that green tea helps with getting rid of those stubborn fat cells especially in the abdominal area, and has the ability to reduce the chances of obesity.

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Green tea and all-natural green tea supplements are inexpensive and extremely helpful during the journey towards weight loss (I lost 5 inches off of my waist by using these supplements along with daily exercise and clean eating!).  Make sure to purchase a high grade of green when deciding to incorporate it into your daily diet. Check your local health store or here  for some amazing deals on organic and quality green teas and supplements.

 

Visit the BlackDoctor.org Weight Loss center for more articles. 

By Derrick Lane | Published June 12, 2014

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