We drink tea and grow thin: 10 natural teas for weight reduction

One of the most favourite drinks of millions – tea. It – one of the most useful to health. Tea helps us to struggle with many illnesses including with a problem of excess weight. But the large role is played at the same time by structure of drink. We offer a top of the best views of tea for weight loss.


Most often excess weight is a consequence of improper feeding and inactive way of life that is characteristic of most of residents of megalopolises. It is necessary to fight against extra kilos by a complex of the physical exercises which are carried out regularly and by means of the correct food allowance. It is useful to include the natural herbal teas promoting healthy weight loss in the daily diet. Intake of such drink can not only improve metabolism of an organism and control appetite, but even to lower cholesterol and more intensively to burn fatty cages. Here 10 best teas for normalization of weight:

1. Green tea

It is considered the most effective tea for weight loss, it contains catechin epigallokatekhin the galatian (EGCG) promoting burning of calories. Besides green tea is a good source of antioxidants in an organism. For the best result drink three-four cups of green tea a day. Instead of sugar it is useful to add to it honey.

2. Mint tea

Tea with mint between meals helps to reduce feeling of hunger and to prevent overeating as mint is the natural means suppressing appetite. Tea from leaves of a peppermint promotes weight loss because of the low caloric content: having entered it into the diet, you will win on calculation of calories. It is necessary to have mint tea no more than three times a day, it is desirable with addition of honey. But do not forget about contraindications: this tea is not recommended to the women trying to become pregnant, expecting the child or nursing.

3. Tea Oolong tea

Tea Oolong tea promotes increase in metabolism and contains catechins. Oolong tea helps to reduce the content of cholesterol with an organism and to burn excessive fat. It is very useful to the people having diabetes and heart troubles. Tea Oolong tea should be had twice a day, and it is possible to make its leaves several times in a row, and it every time will endow you with new aroma.

4. White tea

This type of tea one of very rich in the antioxidants preventing emergence of fatty cages in an organism. White tea slows down process of digestion of fats and accelerates a metabolism. He is capable to suppress appetite, like mint tea and to constrain constant desire to have a bite. It is the best of all to have white tea with juice of a lemon or addition of mint. Honey or other sweetener can and be not added as white tea sweet and in itself. Two, and even four cups of such tea a day will help you to control the weight better.

5. Karkade or tea from a hibiscus

Tea from this beautiful southern flower is also generous on antioxidants. Besides, it contains enzyme under the name fazeolamin, reducing production of amylase in an organism that reduces digestion of carbohydrates and, thereby, accelerates weight loss process. It is useful to drink two-three cups to a karkada with addition of honey or juice of a lemon. However this reddish, fragrant drink is contraindicated to pregnant women or the nursing women.

6. Ginger tea

It is very effective for weight reduction. Only one cup of warm ginger tea after a meal prolongs feeling of satiety till six o'clock. This drink is useful to digestion and a good metabolism in an organism. For weight reduction about 2-3 cups in day with addition of juice of a half of a lemon are recommended to drink. It is better to have tea slow, small drinks.

7. Tea from petals of roses

Pink tea can also brag of a large amount of antioxidants of various types which well influence a metabolism. Fragrant tea from pink petals is capable to reduce thirst for sweet and to dull constant feeling of hunger. Besides tea from roses contains the small number of calories.

8. Tea rooibos

In this type of tea there is a substance under the name aspalatin, helping an organism to struggle with a stress which is inevitable on weight loss time. Tea rooibos successfully fights against excessive weight and reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases. It is rather sweet therefore does not demand sweeteners. It is recommended to drink no more than three cups of drink a day. The people having oncological diseases and accepting a chemotherapy course are strictly forbidden to drink rooibos!

9. Camomile tea

Tea from a camomile – one of leaders in traditional medicine helping will cope with many illnesses. It has strongly expressed diuretic property. But also, it helps to bridle appetite. It is the best of all to drink a glass of camomile tea directly before meal. It is useful to add to it flower honey.

10. Tea from dandelions

One more flower tea which has diuretic properties and suppresses appetite. Very soon it is time dandelions which flowers will appear on fields and hillocks much. They can be made as in fresh, and in a dry form. Such drink promotes reduction of fats and cholesterol, being low-calorie. Tea from dandelions is recommended to drink 2-3 times a day.