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Top 5 Drinks That Help You Lose Weight

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Can you lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks? Sounds impossible right? Exercise and diet plans hardly work. And it is quite tough saying No to tempting food cravings in events such as birthday parties or family functions. But today I am going to reveal the weight loss secret of most celebrities and fitness gurus. And mind you, it’s no big deal. The process is all about drinking weight loss boosting drinks accompanied by healthy foods and workouts. We have done a thorough research and made a list of the 5 best weight loss drinks that help boost metabolism, improve digestion, and are easy to prepare. Your body will become slim, toned, and your energy levels will soar sky-high. The best part is you can achieve all this without even having to forego parties and get-togethers. So, without much ado, let’s jump right in!

1. Belly Shrink Citrusy Drink

What You Need
  • ½ cup grapefruit
  • ½ cup pomegranate
  • 1 teaspoon organic honey
  • Pinch of salt
How To Prepare
  1. Throw in the grapefruit and pomegranate into Nutribullet or a blender.
  2. Give it a spin and pour it into a glass.
  3. Add honey and a pinch of black salt.
  4. Stir well before drinking.
Benefits
Grapefruit is very effective for weight loss. It does so by improving insulin sensitivity and post-glucose insulin levels (1).
Pomegranates help reduce inflammation, regulates blood pressure, lowers bad cholesterol, hyperglycemia. All these directly or indirectly lead to weight loss (2).
Organic honey helps to prevent gut problems, improve cardiovascular health, and reduces inflammation (3).

2. Metabolism Boosting Pineapple Drink

What You Need
  • 1 cup pineapple
  • ½ teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon powder
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice
  • Pinch of black salt
How To Prepare
  1. Toss in the pineapple into a blender and blend well.
  2. Pour the blended pineapple into a glass.
  3. Add cinnamon powder, lime juice, and black salt.
  4. Stir well.
Benefits
Pineapple contains bromelain, which is a mixture of many enzymes that helps digestion, cuts inflammation, and prevents blood clot (4).
Ceylon cinnamon helps to lower blood glucose, suppress appetite, and improves lipid parameters (5).
Limes are rich in vitamin C, has antioxidant activity, boosts immunity, regulates satiety and body weight (6).

3. Ginger And Lemon Gut Cleanser

What You Need
  • 1 inch ginger root
  • ½ a lime
  • 1 cup cold water
  • ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
How To Prepare
  1. Chop the ginger and toss into a blender.
  2. Add cold water and give it a spin.
  3. Pour out the blended ginger water into a glass.
  4. Add lime juice and roasted cumin powder.
  5. Stir well before drinking.
Benefits
Ginger contains an active compound called gingerol that helps to prevent various gut problems such as gastritis, diarrhea, stomach upset, irritable bowel syndrome and also helps to alleviate joint pain and migraine (7).
Limes are rich in vitamin C, has antioxidant activity, boosts immunity, regulates satiety and body weight (8).
Cumin has been found to have anti-diabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticarcinogenic, and diuretic properties (9). Therefore it not only keeps your gut problems away but also helps in weight loss.

4. Active Weight Loss Coffee

What You Need
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed
  • ½ teaspoon grated dark chocolate
  • 1 cup hot drinking water
How To Prepare
  1. Put 1 teaspoon coffee in a cup and add hot water.
  2. Stir well and add the ground flaxseed.
  3. Stir well and top it off with grated dark chocolate.
Benefits
Coffee contains caffeine, and a recent study shows that caffeine can induce weight loss (10).
Flax seeds aid weight loss by decreasing insulin resistance and inflammation (11).
Dark chocolate can increase satiety and prevent synthesis, digestion, and absorption of fatty acids. Therefore you can have dark chocolate, instead of milk chocolate to lose weight (12).

5. Slimming Green Tea And Mint

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon green tea leaves
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 mint leaves
How To Prepare
  1. Add mint leaves to a cup of water and bring it to a boil.
  2. Let it boil for 5 more minutes.
  3. Add green tea leaves and let it soak for 5 minutes.
  4. Strain and pour the boiled water into a cup.
  5. Stir before drinking.
Benefits
Green tea contains a catechin called epigallocatechin (EGCG) that aids weight loss by mobilizing fat (13).
Mint helps to prevent gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome, has antioxidant properties, prevents allergies and protects from common cold (14).










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