The one part of the body that nearly everyone complains about wanting to trim down is, of course, the stomach, the midsection aka your belly.
Getting rid of belly fat can prove to be difficult for many of us.
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Most of us want to try to slim down our belly, but end up losing other parts of our body that we want to keep or vice versa.
However, have you ever heard that abs are made in the kitchen? It’s true.
It’s what you eat that helps build up your metabolism and break down the fat around your midsection.
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So whatever you’re putting in your body is to blame for your gut.
Now there’s a way to slim it down while you sleep. Yes, while you sleep.
Your metabolism works fastest during periods of spontaneous growth, such as during infancy or adolescence.
Additionally, because men generally have a naturally higher ratio of muscle to fat, their metabolisms are often faster than those of women.
One simple way to speed up the metabolism and eliminate belly fat is to put into your body the very thing that does both of those.
Here are 3 weight-loss drinks to drink before bed:
1. Cinnamon Tea
Cinnamon is loaded with various health-benefiting properties. Consuming it in the form of tea during bedtime can give your metabolism a good boost. Cinnamon is loaded with various antioxidant and antibiotic properties. This concoction works as a detox drink and consumption of this wonder potion can provide with a lot of benefits. You can combine it with honey to make it more palatable.
Besides working wonders for weight loss, cinnamon has many medicinal and antibacterial properties, that keeps our body protected from harmful pathogens. Rich in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, it relieves our body of dangerous toxins. Apart from that, it also improves digestive health and can manage blood sugar levels, keeping type 2 diabetes in check.
2. Red Grape juice
A small glass of 100 percent grape juice before bed may help you sleep and burn fat as you dream.
Research published in Cell Reports suggests that insulin secretion at night (caused by consumption of simple carbs, like juice) regulates the body’s circadian rhythms.
And a 2015 International Journal of Obesity study found that resveratrol, an antioxidant contained in grapes, converts calorie-storing white fat into calorie-burning brown fat. It’s a one-two punch.
In case you’ve heard yes, wine is also rich in resveratrol. Unfortunately, alcohol isn’t the best bedtime drink. In one University of Melbourne study, sleepers who drank booze before bed exhibited nighttime brain wave patterns similar to people who received small electric shocks all night long.
Here’s a Grape Juice recipe that has proven to help others with weight loss:
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups Grapes, Red or Green
- 1 Cucumber, large
- 2 Pinky Lady Apples, large
- Thumb Ginger 1/2 Lemon, optional
Directions:
- Cut your produce in the appropriate size for your juicer or blender. Peel cucumber if not organic.
- Use a juicer, if you have one. If not here are the options for both
Juicer: Juice the product in the juicer and strain if necessary.
Blender: Add extra water/coconut water if necessary for blending. Place everything into a blender and blend with the fresh produce until everything is combined. Strain with a nut milk bag or strainer and enjoy.
3. Kefir
Kefir is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture.
Protein has received widespread attention for weight loss thanks to its powerful role in building and maintaining calorie-burning lean muscle and helping to keep hunger at bay. And kefir is an easy way to get it. One cup of kefir provides 9 grams of high-quality protein.
In fact, kefir packs not one but two types of protein, namely casein and whey. While whey protein gets all the glory (whey protein powder, anyone?), casein deserves credit, too. For instance, one study found that consuming 40 grams of casein protein a half-hour before bed promoted better muscle recovery among people who lifted weights in the evening.
Kefir is also a good source of potassium, a nutrient most of us don’t consume enough of.8 You may have already heard that potassium promotes healthy blood pressure. It does this by helping offset the blood pressure–raising impact of sodium.9 In addition to increasing blood pressure, sodium also makes you retain water. If you’re bloated from too much sodium, kefir’s potassium might help flush out some of that extra water weight. While that won’t burn off fat, it might help you wake up feeling a little lighter in the morning.
4. Aloe Vera Drink
You could accomplish this best in mixed drink form.
Using a unique blend of one cucumber, parsley or cilantro, one lemon, a tablespoon of grated fresh ginger, a tablespoon of Aloe Vera juice, and half a glass of water can begin to work wonders on your belly fat.
Cucumbers contain only forty-five calories each, along with a high water and fiber content.
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Parsley and cilantro are also low in calories, and high in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to aid the body in counteracting the deterioration of stored food products.
Put all of these together and you will start to change your body’s reaction to added fat.
Why This Drink Works:
There are three main ingredients that make this work:
Lemon
Lemons help to flush out toxins the body has collected over the course of the day.
Ginger
Ginger prevents overeating and constipation. Various studies have also recognized ginger’s ability to speed up the body’s metabolic rate.
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera Juice works to stimulate one’s metabolism and steadies and decreases the body mass index.
Because the metabolism slows down significantly during rest, it is best to consume this drink just before bed. Increasing metabolic rate during sleep aids in the calorie-burning process.
Pour a glass tonight. This coupled with a proper diet will help shrink the midsection.
Additionally, the drink will curb some of your appetite for the more fatty meals.
