When most people are dissatisfied with their weight, they look for fast diets to lose extra kilos, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained that losing weight is not easy, and it requires commitment. .
However, although losing weight is a long process, there are tips that help make it easier, such as consuming natural infusions that help speed up the metabolism, for example, the infusion of cinnamon and laurel.
Thus, to prepare the drink, the Slimming at Home portal revealed that a liter of water must be boiled and when it is at its boiling point, a cinnamon stick and five bay leaves are added.
About consumption, you should drink a cup on an empty stomach, another after lunch and the last one before going to sleep.
In any case, before consuming a drink, the first thing to do is consult a health expert so that he or she can guide the process and indicate what is most appropriate for each person, since the information given above does not way replaces medical advice.
In addition, natural infusions do not work miracles and these must be accompanied by a healthy and balanced diet that includes proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fruits and vegetables.
In fact, Mayo Clinic, a non-profit organization dedicated to clinical practice, education and research, revealed some tips for having a balanced and healthy diet that contributes to weight loss:
- Eat at least four servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit daily.
- Replace refined grains with whole grains.
- Eat moderate amounts of healthy fats, such as olive oil, vegetable oils, avocados, nuts, nut butters, and nut oils.
- Reduce sugar intake as much as possible, except the natural sugar in fruit. Daily intake of free sugars should be less than 10% of total calories, although less than 5% of total caloric intake would be ideal for additional health benefits.
- Choose low-fat dairy products, lean meat, and lean poultry in limited amounts.
For its part, the non-profit entity indicated on its website that in order to obtain better results, physical activity should be increased and the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be followed. They suggest performing moderate aerobic physical activities for at least 150 to 300 minutes or vigorous aerobic physical activities for at least 75 to 150 minutes, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous activities throughout the week.
However, some people exceed the recommendations, do not rest and the consequences, according to experts and according to the Panorama Web portal, are: “risk of muscle injuries and fatigue; lack of replenishment of glycogen stores and reduced production of red blood cells; increased heart rate and blood pressure; abandonment of exercise due to fatigue and accumulated effort”.
For this reason, experts recommend resting from exercise one or two days a week and the other five days working various parts of the body. For example, if you exercise with weights on Monday you can exercise the upper body and on Tuesday these muscles should be rested and preferably the lower body muscles should be trained and on Wednesday the upper body muscles can be reworked.