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those who drank less. 14. Rooibos Tisane
How to drink it: Taking black tea as part
of your weight loss regime should not be
overdone. You should also make sure to
keep the drink as pure as possible and shove
aside anything fattening or sugary.
Pour boiling water over a teaspoon of black
tea leaves. Let it steep for 3 to 4minutes.
Drink it in the daytime or before work out;
45 mins to an hour after meals; and drink it
hot.
Rooibos tisane is made from the leaves of the
13. Ginger Tisane “red bush” plant, grown exclusively in the
small Cederberg region of South Africa, near
Cape Town.
Rooibos is a caffeine-free alternative to
black tea, with a sweet, delicate and rich,
earthy flavour.
Rooibos contains polyphenols, including
flavonoids, which are directly linked to
combatting obesity. What makes rooibos tea
particularly good for your belly is a unique
Ginger is traditionally used to ease and powerful flavonoid called Aspalathin.
stomach pain, and reduces bloating and According to South African researchers,
inflammation. polyphenols and flavonoids found in the
The current evidence for the effects of plant inhibits adipogenesis–the formation of
ginger on certain weight loss markers is new fat cells–by as much as 22 percent. The
promising but mixed. According to a 2017 chemicals also help aid fat metabolism.
review, compounds called zingerone and How to drink it: Add boiling water to a
shogaols in ginger may help with weight teaspoon of rooibos leaves. Let it steep for 3
loss. These compounds may be beneficial in minutes. Rooibos is naturally sweet, so you
the complex bodily processes that burn and won’t need to add sugar.
store fat.
Overall, ginger intake reduced the 15. Yerba mate
participants’ body weight, waist-to-hip
ratio, and some markers that reflected blood
glucose metabolism.
How to use it: Add fresh root ginger or
powdered ginger to make tea, by boiling it
in water for up to 5 minutes. Avoid ginger
chai with milk and sugar of you want to
lose weight, instead add a spoon of honey to
sweeten your ginger tisane

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