Fitfully Yours

The Fitter side of Me…

There are probably two ways to lose weight. We can either reduce our calorie intake or we increase our body’s energy consumption. The great thing about green tea is that it does both… yes both! ; )

 The green tea diet probably being one of the easiest diets to follow increases one’s metabolic rate and reduces appetite at the same time. Green tea can help curb hunger so having a cup before meals (never order meals on an empty stomach; we tend to over order) and another cup after meals. Preferably, have it hot especially after meals.

Studies show that having cold drinks after meals is very bad. However, that’s another topic. Now, how does green tea extract help with these two things?

• Green tea regulates blood sugar levels by reducing the amount of insulin produced. This will keep our appetite under control and help prevent fats being stored.
• Green tea extracts contain EGCG which increases our metabolism and give energy expenditure.

 

Green tea has been used for centuries by the Chinese and as medicine. Green tea can supposedly treat everything from headaches to depression. More recent studies have found it to be somewhat helpful in conditions like:

• cancer
• arthritis
• high cholesterol
• heart diseases 

To reap maximum benefit, drink 4-5 cups a day. Have it without sugar if possible. You can probably add some honey, lime juice and ice for a nice cool drink in the hot summer.

 

Fitfully Yours: We like the Green Tea diet. Even if it does not help us lose weight, it still has a lot of other health benefits. In modern society, we tend to give excuses for being to busy but we can’t be too busy for tea can we?

Fitfullyours Ratings on the Green Tea Diet:

• Executable: 9.9/10
• Effectiveness: N/A
• Fun Factor: 8/10

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