The liver is one of the largest and most important organs in the body, and without it, we would be filled with toxic substances that we would be unable to digest. The liver is responsible for creating bile that breaks down fat to convert into energy. It plays an important role in balancing our blood sugar levels. It even takes toxic substances that we put in our bodies and either converts them into things our body can use, or it breaks them down enough for our bodies to dispose of them in the form of waste.
However, we often take our livers for granted by putting harmful substances in our bodies like excess amounts of alcohol. There is even a condition known as Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease that can be caused by consuming products with added sugar, fried foods, excess salt and red meat. These things have been shown to cause liver damage over time, and are things that people consume frequently without thinking of it.
Your liver could very well be in need of some spring cleaning without you even knowing it. One way to do this is through drinking raisin water.
Raisins, as we know, come from dried-out grapes. And grapes are loaded with fiber and antioxidants (bioflavonoids and vitamin C) that play a key role in digestion and in ridding the body of harmful toxins and free radicals.
But, did you know that raisins may actually have more nutrients than grapes? That’s right. According to information published by the University of Barkley (Barkley Wellness), ounce for ounce, raisins have nearly three times the antioxidant capacity of red and green grape, and are one of the richest sources of antioxidants of all foods. This is because when fruits are dried, the compounds are greatly concentrated.
And with all those concentrated nutrients, experts have found that soaking them it water is also extremely beneficial. When added to water, those nutrients are put into liquid form, allowing the body to absorb them more quickly — even enhancing the antioxidant content.
Drinking raisin water heightens the grape and the raisin’s ability to cleanse the liver as it moves quickly through the digestive system loaded with antioxidants that clear the toxins out.
How to make raisin water
Clean 150 grams of raisins thoroughly using a strainer. Then add the raisins to 2 cups of water that you then boil for 20 minutes. Leave the raisins in this water for overnight. In the morning, while still on an empty stomach, strain the water from the raisins and drink the water.
You can also eat the raisins with some oatmeal or alone. Do this for a few days, and your liver will be clear of toxins, and ready to do its very important job.
Weight gain and water retention often go hand-in-hand, simply because when you are holding on to excess water, your body will be heavier. Many overweight individuals also suffer from water retention mainly because of the excess amount of unhealthy calories that often contain higher amounts of sodium which contributes greatly to water retention.
While there are several ways to lose weight and decrease water retention, including key ones like eating healthy and exercising regularly, there are some extra things you can do to help things along. One of those things is drinking parsley tea.
Parsley tea?
Yeah, you may be scratching your head wondering what food garnish like parsley can do to help. After all, isn’t that all this plant is used for?
Actually, no. Parsley has not been given its due credit. This herb is loaded with vitamins A, B (folate), C and K as well as the minerals iron and potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and a flavonoid (antioxidant) known as quercetin. If that’s not awesome enough, parsley is also natural (and mild) diuretic that can help rid your body of excess fluid in a way that doesn’t deplete your body of important nutrients.
Parsley has also been shown in several research studies, including this one by the Department of Biology at Istanbul University, found that parsley reduced blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. And when glucose levels are healthy, it helps with long-term weight balance by keeping the liver healthy and able to keep the digestive system going strong.
But, parsley is hard to eat, which is why it’s often used as a small garnish.
Due to parsley’s often unpalatable nature, and the fact that benefits come from consuming large amounts, this is where parsley tea comes in.
How does it work?
Just as the parsley plant does, parsley tea has diuretic properties to help flush the system of some excess fluid. This could jumpstart the weight loss process, but it’s only part of it. Parsley tea can be used as a vegetable broth supplement to help cut calories while still providing all of those amazing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. You can also use it as a drink in place of sugary juices or beverages. If you do, you will find that you will lose both the water weight packed on in other ways.
How to make parsley tea
Add 5 tablespoons of chopped parsley to 1 liter of water. Heat the water, then add parsley to water and let it sit for 20 minutes. When done, strain the parsley, leaving behind just the water. If you want to sweeten the tea just a bit, add some honey to taste.
You may be able to shed the pounds, but not that stubborn belly fat. In fact, women name this as one of the most challenging parts of the weightloss process. The reason behind residual belly fat is because the stomach and hip areas contain a higher amount of fat cells that don’t respond as easily to lipolysis, which is the fat-breakdown process.
But, what if there was a simple solution to this all-too-common and frustrating problem? What if there was a natural drink that you could make yourself that would play a key role in getting rid of your belly fat? And what if it would show quick results?
Well, there is a drink and it contains 5-6 simple and very common ingredients that you may very well have in your fridge if not at your local corner grocery store. This drink contains cucumbers, parsley or cilantro, lemon juice, ginger and aloe vera juice, and if consumed before bedtime, can speed up your metabolism during those slow-metabolism hours of the night.
Why it works:
Cucumbers have been shown to help lose stomach fat because they have a high water content as well as fiber that are key in the digestive process. They are also low in calories, with one cucumber containing only 45 calories.
Parsley/cilantro are both low in calories and full of antioxidants. They also contain important vitamins and minerals, and are natural diuretics that reduce water retention, in turn helping you to lose weight.
Lemon juice contains Vitamin C which acts as an antioxidant to help flush out toxins. And when these toxins are flushed out, you will feel better and have more energy to do exercise which is critical in losing belly fat.
Ginger boosts the metabolism, helping to melt away belly fat and prevent constipation as it keeps the body working the way it needs to. Compounds in ginger help to regulate blood sugar, which in turn prevents overeating.
Aloe vera juice contains many antioxidants that delay the growth of free radicals (toxins) within the body, keeping you feeling healthy and being healthy. It has also been found to help regulate digestion and free you from constipation, while at the same time normalizing the healthy bacteria in your gut.
How to make it
Ingredients
Combine all ingredients together and blend them. Drink half of it before bed and in the morning after waking up for a lighter, more energetic, belly-fat-less you.
However, we often take our livers for granted by putting harmful substances in our bodies like excess amounts of alcohol. There is even a condition known as Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease that can be caused by consuming products with added sugar, fried foods, excess salt and red meat. These things have been shown to cause liver damage over time, and are things that people consume frequently without thinking of it.
Your liver could very well be in need of some spring cleaning without you even knowing it. One way to do this is through drinking raisin water.
Raisins, as we know, come from dried-out grapes. And grapes are loaded with fiber and antioxidants (bioflavonoids and vitamin C) that play a key role in digestion and in ridding the body of harmful toxins and free radicals.
But, did you know that raisins may actually have more nutrients than grapes? That’s right. According to information published by the University of Barkley (Barkley Wellness), ounce for ounce, raisins have nearly three times the antioxidant capacity of red and green grape, and are one of the richest sources of antioxidants of all foods. This is because when fruits are dried, the compounds are greatly concentrated.
And with all those concentrated nutrients, experts have found that soaking them it water is also extremely beneficial. When added to water, those nutrients are put into liquid form, allowing the body to absorb them more quickly — even enhancing the antioxidant content.
Drinking raisin water heightens the grape and the raisin’s ability to cleanse the liver as it moves quickly through the digestive system loaded with antioxidants that clear the toxins out.
How to make raisin water
Clean 150 grams of raisins thoroughly using a strainer. Then add the raisins to 2 cups of water that you then boil for 20 minutes. Leave the raisins in this water for overnight. In the morning, while still on an empty stomach, strain the water from the raisins and drink the water.
You can also eat the raisins with some oatmeal or alone. Do this for a few days, and your liver will be clear of toxins, and ready to do its very important job.
Weight gain and water retention often go hand-in-hand, simply because when you are holding on to excess water, your body will be heavier. Many overweight individuals also suffer from water retention mainly because of the excess amount of unhealthy calories that often contain higher amounts of sodium which contributes greatly to water retention.
While there are several ways to lose weight and decrease water retention, including key ones like eating healthy and exercising regularly, there are some extra things you can do to help things along. One of those things is drinking parsley tea.
Parsley tea?
Yeah, you may be scratching your head wondering what food garnish like parsley can do to help. After all, isn’t that all this plant is used for?
Actually, no. Parsley has not been given its due credit. This herb is loaded with vitamins A, B (folate), C and K as well as the minerals iron and potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and a flavonoid (antioxidant) known as quercetin. If that’s not awesome enough, parsley is also natural (and mild) diuretic that can help rid your body of excess fluid in a way that doesn’t deplete your body of important nutrients.
Parsley has also been shown in several research studies, including this one by the Department of Biology at Istanbul University, found that parsley reduced blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. And when glucose levels are healthy, it helps with long-term weight balance by keeping the liver healthy and able to keep the digestive system going strong.
But, parsley is hard to eat, which is why it’s often used as a small garnish.
Due to parsley’s often unpalatable nature, and the fact that benefits come from consuming large amounts, this is where parsley tea comes in.
How does it work?
Just as the parsley plant does, parsley tea has diuretic properties to help flush the system of some excess fluid. This could jumpstart the weight loss process, but it’s only part of it. Parsley tea can be used as a vegetable broth supplement to help cut calories while still providing all of those amazing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. You can also use it as a drink in place of sugary juices or beverages. If you do, you will find that you will lose both the water weight packed on in other ways.
How to make parsley tea
Add 5 tablespoons of chopped parsley to 1 liter of water. Heat the water, then add parsley to water and let it sit for 20 minutes. When done, strain the parsley, leaving behind just the water. If you want to sweeten the tea just a bit, add some honey to taste.
You may be able to shed the pounds, but not that stubborn belly fat. In fact, women name this as one of the most challenging parts of the weightloss process. The reason behind residual belly fat is because the stomach and hip areas contain a higher amount of fat cells that don’t respond as easily to lipolysis, which is the fat-breakdown process.
But, what if there was a simple solution to this all-too-common and frustrating problem? What if there was a natural drink that you could make yourself that would play a key role in getting rid of your belly fat? And what if it would show quick results?
Well, there is a drink and it contains 5-6 simple and very common ingredients that you may very well have in your fridge if not at your local corner grocery store. This drink contains cucumbers, parsley or cilantro, lemon juice, ginger and aloe vera juice, and if consumed before bedtime, can speed up your metabolism during those slow-metabolism hours of the night.
Why it works:
Cucumbers have been shown to help lose stomach fat because they have a high water content as well as fiber that are key in the digestive process. They are also low in calories, with one cucumber containing only 45 calories.
Parsley/cilantro are both low in calories and full of antioxidants. They also contain important vitamins and minerals, and are natural diuretics that reduce water retention, in turn helping you to lose weight.
Lemon juice contains Vitamin C which acts as an antioxidant to help flush out toxins. And when these toxins are flushed out, you will feel better and have more energy to do exercise which is critical in losing belly fat.
Ginger boosts the metabolism, helping to melt away belly fat and prevent constipation as it keeps the body working the way it needs to. Compounds in ginger help to regulate blood sugar, which in turn prevents overeating.
Aloe vera juice contains many antioxidants that delay the growth of free radicals (toxins) within the body, keeping you feeling healthy and being healthy. It has also been found to help regulate digestion and free you from constipation, while at the same time normalizing the healthy bacteria in your gut.
How to make it
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon aloe vera juice
- A bunch of cilantro or parsley
- ½ glass of water
Combine all ingredients together and blend them. Drink half of it before bed and in the morning after waking up for a lighter, more energetic, belly-fat-less you.