On the eve of spring, most girls are trying to correct their figure at least a little. And now a subscription to the fitness room has been purchased, the diet has been revised and adjusted, and new items are already being looked at in stores. Everything seems to be great, but the feeling of hunger due to restrictions in the diet just drives you crazy, not giving you the opportunity to go about your daily activities.
Despite a full breakfast, lunch and dinner, between meals you still feel hungry and your hand reaches for something forbidden. To avoid unnecessary calories and moderate your appetite a little, you can drink a cup of herbal tea or infusion. The use of such drinks has a positive effect on the functioning of the digestive tract, speeds up metabolism, and eliminates the feeling of hunger. Herbs and preparations for making these drinks can be purchased at the pharmacy or collected by yourself.
Nettle leaf decoction
Nettle tea helps to remove excess fluid from the body, has a diuretic and choleretic effect. Regular use of such a decoction helps to improve the functioning of the digestive organs, has a slight laxative effect.
To make tea from nettle, you need 2 tablespoons. Pour herbs with a glass of water, bring to a boil and leave for 15 minutes. Take a decoction of 2 tablespoons. 4-5 times a day 15 minutes before meals.
Nettle tea is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women, as well as for people with kidney and gastrointestinal diseases.
Blackberry
Blackberry leaves and berries are a natural antiseptic. Regular use of decoctions based on them helps to moderate appetite, put in order the microflora of the stomach and intestines, improve digestion, get rid of edema (due to a slight diuretic effect).
To prepare a decoction of 3 tablespoons of dry blackberry leaves, you need to pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Then bring the broth to a boil and cook for another 15 minutes. Cool the solution for another quarter of an hour. Consume 2 tablespoons. 15 minutes before meals 3 times a day.
Currant
Currant leaf tea does not speed up metabolism, it improves digestion, helping to cleanse the intestines.
To prepare the infusion, you need 1 tbsp. pour 300 ml of hot water over currant leaves and leave to infuse overnight. The drink should be consumed between meals, 3 times a day for 1/2 cup.
Chamomile
A decoction from pharmacy chamomile stimulates the production of gastric secretions, improves digestion, and has a beneficial effect on the work of the digestive tract. You need to drink a drink from chamomile just before a meal, 1/2 cup 4-5 times a day.
To make tea, you need 3 tablespoons. chamomile pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave for 15-20 minutes.
Most herbs can cause allergies, so people prone to this condition should take herbal drinks with caution.