If you’ve ever been on a diet and tried to lose weight, then you know the hardest thing is to remove the oily “skin” on your stomach. From a medical point of view, this fat, called visceral fat, is the most dangerous of all: it can cause heart attacks and strokes.
We have already said that how to check the level of visceral fat. Doctors believe you can get rid of it, including adding herbs and spices to your diet.
Turmeric
Turmeric activates metabolism, improves digestion, has a positive effect on metabolism – this is confirmed Research. In one of them, scientists analyzed all previously published articles on the subject and concluded: if you add this Indian spice to food, there is a chance to lose weight without much difficulty.
“Eating curcumin in patients with metabolic syndrome and related disorders correlated with significant reductions in BMI and weight,” the researchers concluded.
By the way, turmeric also has anticancer properties, but it is not recommended for people who have kidney problems.
Ginger
The compounds found in ginger have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Thanks to one of them, ginger was nicknamed fat destroyer – the participants in the experiment, who every day added ginger to their food, admitted that their appetite decreased and their figure improved.
The important thing is to eat it correctly. More than 1-2 grams per day is not worth it – it will only hurt. It is best to drink ginger water once a day: cut a piece of root the size of a little finger, pour it with a glass of boiling water, keep it on the stove for a couple of minutes and strain.
