Ginger root as a remedy for losing weight

Ginger is the name of the genus of perennial herbaceous plants belonging to the Ginger family. He was brought from South Asia to Europe in the Middle Ages. Ginger root was used not only as a spice. The plant has won the reputation of an effective tool that helps cope with a variety of diseases.

Description and properties

The root of ginger looks like a bizarre image of rounded pieces and reminds of the horns of ungulate animals, which is reflected in the Latin name of the plant. The word Zingiber is formed by a combination of Sanskrit words meaning "in the form of a horn". Specific spicy smell of the plant due to its constituent organic compounds - sesquiterpenes. Rhizomes contain essential oils, B vitamins, vitamin C, essential amino acids, trace elements, as well as resinous substances, causing a burning taste of spices.

Ginger root has many beneficial properties for the body. A unique plant has long been used in medicine, and in cooking, and in cosmetology. One of the properties of the root is especially valuable for people with excess weight, before whom the question of how to lose weight is acute. With ginger, getting rid of extra pounds is possible, since it has the ability to normalize the digestion process and speed up ("disperse") the metabolism. However, the process of acquiring a slender figure will require time and observance of two important conditions. Those wishing to gain their former harmony should:

• Remember the importance of physical exercises and not neglect them;
• Healthy food.

If the root diet of ginger is introduced , the diet should not undergo significant changes. The way to a slender figure will still lie through the consumption of food rich in vegetable fiber. In this everyday menu should contain high-calorie foods in strictly limited quantities and completely exclude pastries and sweets.

How to use ginger root for weight loss

The chemical composition of the dry product and fresh root has some differences. For the purpose of losing weight, it is better to use a fresh root, since its properties are more focused on solving problems of the digestive system.

It is useful to drink ginger tea, cooked from a piece of rhizome 4-5 centimeters long, regularly during the day. The root is rubbed on a grater, poured with a liter of water and cooked for 10 minutes over low heat. Decoction filter, cool and add to it lemon juice. To improve the taste of the drink, it is recommended to add a little honey. You can not boil the ginger root, and pour a liter of boiling water and insist for about an hour. Weight loss is also observed with regular consumption of green tea with the addition of a pinch of dry ginger.

On fasting days, nutritionists recommend a salad with the addition of ginger. To prepare it you will need:

• 1 part of the roots of ginger and celery, orange peel;
• 2 parts of beets, boiled or baked in the oven, and lemon;
• 3 parts of fresh carrots;
• vegetable oil.

Before using slimming products that include ginger, you need to make sure there are no diseases in which this spice is contraindicated.