02/04/2017
How to Drink Tea to Lose Weight
Numerous scientific studies have shown that tea drinkers, specifically green tea drinkers, lose weight faster than those who don’t. Time to stow away the gym bag and get your kettle on! Here's the skinny on getting skinny with tea.
How Tea Helps Shed Weight
1: Choose a tea based on its effectiveness and your personal preferences. It is best to have a tea your enjoy drinking, but you should know that certain teas are considered more effective for weight loss than others.
Most effective: Green, white, or oolong
Moderately effective: black
Less effective: decaf or herbal
Harmful in excess: sweet tea, diet tea
2: Drink tea every single day, making it a daily habit. Find ways to create a healthy tea-drinking habit. This is easiest if you make “tea-time” a regular thing. Drink a cup in the morning and one in the afternoon, then have a decaf or herbal tea with bed, as they are still somewhat effective without caffeine. Substitute tea for morning coffee. Brew tea in advance and chill it for iced tea on hot days.
3: Do not add anything to your tea. Cream and sugar will destroy any weight loss benefits earned by the tea. You need to get used to drinking your tea plain, without adornment.
4: Drink tea to fight food cravings. Tea is a great way to help regulate your metabolism. But for the best results, start using tea whenever you feel a craving for something sweet or unhealthy. Often a warm cup of tea will be enough to settle your stomach and avoid temptation...
Don't forget, their is always a warning to everything.
Please note the following:
-Excessive consumption of tea can lead to interference with iron absorption.
Caffeine can interfere with sleep. Don't drink or eat caffeine within three hours of bed.
Excessive tea drinking may stain your teeth. Be prepared to use whitening products if you like a white smile.
-Tea is only fresh for a limited period of time. Avoid drinking stale tea and rotate the tea to ensure the oldest tea is consumed before fresher teas. Buying less tea can help ensure that you're not drinking stale tea.
If you have trouble sleeping, avoid caffeine past four in the afternoon, including more than 1 cup of tea a day.
-If you become a tea enthusiast, space for all your tea can become a bit of an issue. Make room somewhere in your kitchen or pantry and stick to limits.
-Some herbal tea can be harmful to some people, so be sure to know what is in the tea. Avoid tea made from comfrey, which contains Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which harm the liver. Internal consumption of comfrey is banned in many countries.
-With any new diet and fitness plan, consult with your doctor first. Each individual is different in their specific requirements, so you are responsible for finding out your own.
Drinking more than 3 cups of tea per day may cause dental and sleep problems.
