Turmeric tea is a natural way of losing weight. The benefits are amazing and you can see the results within days! We’ll tell you why it’s so effective and how to make your own turmeric tea for weight loss!
Turmeric itself is a type of spice native to Southeast Asia. It is a popular spice used all around the world mainly for its anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties.
If you are looking at some of the best teas for weight loss, turmeric tea may be a good option. In this post, we will take a look at
- the benefits of turmeric tea,
- the best time to drink turmeric tea for maximum benefits,
- a turmeric tea recipe,
- and turmeric tea variations.
What is Turmeric?
Turmeric is a yellow-orange spice that comes from the Curcuma longa plant. It is native to Southeast Asia with over 75% of turmeric grown in India.
Curcumin is a core compound of turmeric and provides the most powerful health benefits turmeric has to offer.
Turmeric and curcumin offer a number of health benefits, including potentially helping to prevent cancer due to its high number of antioxidants.
Benefits of Turmeric Tea for Weight Loss
We know turmeric is often a key ingredient for making curries, but did you know it is actually popularly consumed as tea? Turmeric tea aids and supports weight loss due to its key compound, curcumin. Here are 3 benefits of turmeric tea for weight loss:
Helps with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition that impacts 1000s of people’s daily life. IBS targets your digestive system leading to cramping, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. When sufferers experience these symptoms, they often find their stomachs appear a lot larger in size due to bloating and in a great deal of discomfort and pain.
The curcumin found in turmeric has been linked to decreasing how long it took for food to pass from the stomach to the small intestine. This study suggests it may help to reduce the inflammation and bloating often caused by IBS, helping sufferers feel much more comfortable.
Benefits against depression
Curcumin in turmeric has been linked to acting as an antidepressant.
Often when people are experiencing depression, thoughts of eating healthily go out of the window. Many suffer often binge eating, eat very minimal amounts, or eat lots of processed food due to its convenience.
Supporting an individual’s mood, also helps someone feel more active and in control of their decisions. Hence they are more likely to make healthier food choices. Read more about this study using turmeric in regards to depression.
Supporting weight loss
A number of studies have suggested that incorporating turmeric into your diet can support weight loss and also a lower BMI.
One study of 44 participants who were unable to lose weight before the study, had lost weight after taking curcumin twice a day for 30 days.
For maximum effects of turmeric, it is best when taken alongside a healthy diet and regular exercise.
Turmeric Tea Recipe for Weight Loss
Drinking turmeric tea helps to ensure you are consuming enough turmeric to gain health benefits, but also supports you to drink more fluids each day.
There are a number of times turmeric tea is recommended to be consumed:
- At night before bed. Due to its mood-boosting properties, it can help alleviate feelings of anxiety or depression supporting an improved night’s sleep
- With a meal that’s high in fat. Curcumin within turmeric helps to break down and dissolve fat.
It is best when making turmeric tea to use raw ingredients so you can gain maximum effects without the worry of additives.
Here is an easy and simple turmeric tea recipe for you to make to support weight loss:
Ingredients:
Golden Turmeric Powder (this is more concentrated than fresh turmeric)
Ground Black Pepper (contains piperine, an ingredient enhancing the absorption of curcumin by 2000%)
Water
Directions:
Step 1. Mix 2-4tsp of turmeric powder and a pinch of black pepper together.
Step 2. Add 4 cups of water in a pan and add the turmeric and black pepper.
Step 3. Let is simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 4. Take the pan off the heat and strain it into a cup.
Step 5. Let it cool and enjoy.
Turmeric Tea Recipe Variations for Weight Loss
Turmeric tea alone has a strong earthy and sometimes peppery taste. It isn’t always a favorite when it comes to drinking tea.
So to aid the test of turmeric tea without compromising its health benefits, there are several ingredients you can add:
Honey
Honey is a natural sweetener and much healthier for you than white sugar. Depending upon the brand of honey used, it can contain antioxidants supporting your body to fight free radicals.
Milk
Milk provides a creamy taste and texture to tea. It helps to thicken tea whilst providing a good source of calcium beneficial for bone health and growth.
Black pepper
In the recipe above, we have already included black pepper due to it containing a key ingredient, piperine. Curcumin on its own in turmeric is not easily absorbed by the body. But when combined with piperine, it increases absorption by 2000%.
Lemon
Lemon is another natural ingredient full of health benefits. Adding lemon to your turmeric tea can offer a sweet yet sour taste. Lemon helps to boost your digestive function as well as detoxifying your body, so makes a great combination for potential weight loss when added to turmeric tea.
Ginger
Ginger is a spice that comes from the same plant family as turmeric so is very complimentary in taste. Ginger can offer a fiery flavor to your turmeric tea with a warming kick.
Similar to turmeric, ginger can aid digestion and is anti-inflammatory. It has also been suggested in a number of studies to aid appetite control and hence may support weight loss.
Turmeric offers a number of health benefits that would suggest turmeric tea can be a benefit to support weight loss. When its key ingredient, curcumin, is combined with black pepper, it aids your body to absorb the nutrients curcumin provides and assists with breaking down fat.
Alone, turmeric tea doesn’t offer a particularly flavorful tea. However, when combined with additional ingredients such as honey, ginger, or lemon, it gives turmeric tea the wow factor in both taste and benefits to your body.
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