Lose weight naturally with ginger(adrak) and honey

Ginger(adrak) is one of the most common spices that can be found in every Indian household’s kitchen but it has other benefits and uses too! It is the go-to home remedy for a number of ailments. In winters, ginger tea keeps us warm while keeping cold, cough, and flu at bay. While it is beneficial for our body, this tea is often sweetened with refined sugar that takes away some of the good qualities of ginger. So, to make ginger tea even healthier, you can use honey instead of refined sugar. This aids in its immunity boosting capability and also reduces calorie intake. Last but not the least, ginger and honey accelerate the body’s metabolism and help in keeping the body weight under control, which is why many people take ginger and honey for weight loss. 

Let’s find out more about using ginger and honey for weight loss. 

Ginger and honey for weight loss – a magical combo

ginger with honey benefits

We know ginger and honey are a good combo when it comes to immunity boosting and weight loss but consuming them raw doesn’t taste as good as it sounds. So here are some of the best ways you can get them inside your system and keep your body fit. 

  • Honey and Ginger Tea
honey ginger tea

During winters, Ginger Tea is one of the most popular drinks in India. You can replace refined sugar in your tea with honey and make it even more healthy! It warms the body while protecting your body from cold and cough. This hot beverage effectively combines the soothing properties of tea and medicinal properties of ginger and honey. Drink ginger and honey for weight loss before your usual workout and accelerate the fat burning capacity of your body by a huge margin. 

Ginger Honey Tea Recipe:

Ingredients

some lemon juice

Direction

Slice the ginger into coins. Heat the ginger, water to a boil in small pot. Add lemon juice to hot water and transfer to a tea pot. Add tea bags to pot and steep. In the end add honey as per your taste. Remove bags and serve tea.

Note: Never boil honey as it looses all it micronutrients and related advantages.

  • Grated Ginger and Honey
ginger and honey

When someone is feeling under the weather, this ayurvedic remedy of a  spoonful of grated ginger (or ginger powder ) mixed with a spoonful of honey to  ease symptoms like sore throat, cold ,dry cough(known to be better than cough syrups), and even asthma(as latest researched suggests). But, it has another use too! This wonderful combo also aids in digestion and thus helps in losing weight by ensuring faster metabolic rate, so those extra calories can be burnt quickly during the intense workout sessions. So, if you’re looking for a home-remedy to protect yourself from flu, cough and various other illnesses while shedding those extra kilos, then start taking ginger and honey for weight loss every night before bed for better results. 

  • Honey Ginger Lemonade
ginger honey water

After a hard day's work nothing cools a person down better than a lemonade. It has loads and loads of Vitamin C and has the ability to break down body fats. If you want to further increase its ability to break down fat then you should make a warm lemonade and mix in a little ginger with a spoonful of honey. Take ginger and honey for weight loss just after getting up and you will be burning all that excess body fat in no time. 

  • Honey Ginger Iced Tea
honey ginger tea benefits

If you are a fan of enjoying summers while sipping cool refreshments, then do try Iced tea which combines the soothing and relaxing ability of tea and lemonade into a single drink. But this cold beverage is laced with refined sugar which decreases its weight loss ability by a lot. But this cold beverage can be improved by replacing regular sugar with honey and mixing a little ginger. It will help in losing weight, building immunity and detoxing the body. You can add a pinch of black pepper to give it a little spicy twist. 

Honey and ginger are a wonderful combo when taken in small quantities and can boost your body’s metabolism as well as your immune system. But if taken in large quantities, they can create havoc, as excess honey can increase your blood sugar level while excess ginger can cause heartburn, gas and stomach ache. So, it's extremely important to take ginger and honey for weight loss in moderation for positive effects on your body!

Check out the different flavours of Eiwahoney and start adding it to your diet along with ginger!