Every girl at least once in my life tried to lose weight through various diets and experiments. And today one of the most popular ways is the kefir diet based on the use of a cocktail of kefir, ginger, cinnamon and red pepper.
Because of the work, many do not have time for an active lifestyle and those extra pounds are accumulated, then you can resort to this drink.
This article will look at the benefits of healthy ingredients and recipes.
Chemical composition
Let us examine the features of each component included in the cocktail:
- Kefir - fermented milk product, which helps to improve the digestion and the state of the microflora, cleanses the body of toxins.
- Ginger - anti-inflammatory agent, it can be used for coughing, for sore throat, but ginger also has a positive effect on the digestive system, is able to break down adipose tissue and a positive effect on the immune system.
- Red pepper because of the severity can reduce appetite, also increases the metabolic rate and energy.
- Cinnamon accelerates the breakdown of sugar in the body and metabolism, a positive effect on digestion, improves mood.If you add cinnamon in food, you can reduce the consumption of sugar.
The principle of the fat-burning cocktail
Separately, each of the ingredients has a lot of advantages, and if you mix them, you will get an extraordinary drink that can significantly speed up the metabolic processes in our body and get rid of a couple of extra pounds. The advantages of this cocktail:
- Minimum calories.
- Well digested.
- Eliminates the feeling of hunger.
- The availability of ingredients.
Indications and contraindications for use
Indications:
To achieve the desired result in weight loss, in addition to a cocktail, you need to play sports, drink your water rate per day and, if possible, adjust your diet. And only then the result will be noticeable. Cocktail will help to lose weight without harm to the body, because its composition does not consist of various additives and preservatives.
Contraindications:
- Fat burning cocktail of kefir with ginger is contraindicated for people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. For example, gastritis or gastric ulcer. That's because red hot pepper and ginger, which are among the main components of kefir cocktail, can only exacerbate existing problems with the stomach.
- It is also contraindicated to use a fat-burning mixture during pregnancy, during lactation, during exacerbation of allergies and internal bleeding.
- Intolerance of any components is possible, in this case, too, you can not use this drink.
Cooking recipe and reception course
List of ingredients:
- a glass of low-fat kefir;
- half a tablespoon of ground cinnamon;
- a half tablespoon of ground or grated ginger root;
- a pinch of red pepper.
Cooking:
- Pour a glass of kefir into a glass or bowl of a blender, then add red pepper, ginger and then cinnamon.
- Next, you need to thoroughly stir until smooth.
- Drinking a cocktail should be immediately after preparation, otherwise it will not cause much effect.
Important! Do not overdo it with red pepper, otherwise you will not be delighted with the taste of the resulting cocktail. If you can not sugar or want something tasty, you can add bananas or honey.
Reception course:
Opinions about when to drink a fat burning cocktail were divided. Some believe that you need to drink kefir with ginger before meals, because it reduces the appetite.
Others, on the contrary, believe that after a meal, because the cocktail speeds up the metabolism. There is also a "golden mean" - half of kefir to drink before meals, and half after. This mixture can also replace the evening meal, if you take it at night, and some can use a cocktail all day instead of food, arrange a so-called fasting day. But do not abuse the fasting days, they can be done as much as possible once a week.
How long to wait for the result?
To achieve a positive result most importantly - drink regularly. Maybe in the first days you will not see the effect. But if you drink a cocktail twice a day for a month, then the result will amaze you. For a month, you can lose from 4 to 6 kg. This is a very good result, given that you do not particularly restrict yourself in eating and do not spend the night in the gym. And during the unloading day you can lose about 1 kg.
A mixture of kefir and ginger is in any case useful, it will not only help to burn off extra pounds, but also improve the skin, saturating it with useful antioxidants and rid the body of toxins and toxins. After the results are achieved, you will already be more careful with your diet in order not to recapture the departed kilograms. Therefore, this drink also motivates to lead a healthy and proper lifestyle.
