Rosehip, without exaggeration, can be called one of the most ancient cultures widely used for medicinal purposes. In addition, the berries of the shrub have the property of effectively reducing weight, correcting the shape, which today is a pretty topical issue not only for women but also for men. Various drinks are prepared from it: decoctions, infusions, teas, and whole diet programs are developed.
Can I lose weight if I drink wild rose
Rosehip has recently been recognized as a good adjuvant for weight loss, but is already actively used in the appointment of diets. From berries prepare infusions, decoctions and teas, eating them in compliance with the dosage.
- As a result of intake, such processes as occur in the body:
- activation of fat metabolism;
- intestinal function is normalized, the processes of elimination of toxins and toxins are accelerated;
- rapid burning of body fat;
- dulling of hunger;
- fluid output is enhanced, swelling and stagnation are reduced;
- blood circulation is normalized;
- acceleration of metabolism, due to which excess weight quickly leaves.
All this, of course, confirms the fact that, by taking a rose hip, you can really lose weight. The good news is that this is a fairly affordable product that you can assemble yourself or buy inexpensively.
Useful properties of rose hips
In addition to the fact that dogrose helps to correct the figure for the better, it also has a number of useful properties, including, it has a therapeutic effect on various body systems. People took the fruits of shrubs in ancient times. Even without knowing how many useful vitamins and minerals contain berries, folk medicine men quickly appreciated the healing qualities and treated many diseases with decoctions and teas.
What do these small bright orange berries contain? First of all, it is a complex of vitamins (A, B, C, E), which contribute to a significant strengthening of the immune system, as a result of which the body gains greater resistance to diseases.
Did you know? Rose hips contain a tremendous amount of ascorbic acid, which is 10 times more than in currants and 50 times than in lemon.
Rosehip Infusions - A unique prophylactic for vitamin deficiency, colds and flu. During the diet, when the body does not receive the full complex of vitamins, the plant will help replenish supplies.
In addition to vitamins, the chemical composition of fruits includes such useful biologically active components as:
- carotenes - substances that can significantly increase physical endurance, improve the general condition of the body, help in regenerative cellular processes;
- pectins - have a positive effect on several body systems at once, including circulatory, where they improve blood circulation, and digestive, normalizing the digestive tract, removing toxins, cholesterol (just what you need with a diet);
- tannins - have a bactericidal effect. Due to their presence, rosehip is famous for an excellent adjuvant in the treatment of many diseases, and after recovery promotes rapid recovery;
- iron - the macrocell plays a large role in improving the composition of the blood, in particular, the production of hemoglobin, therefore, decoctions from rose hips are recommended for people suffering from anemia;
- sodium - improves the functioning of the excretory system, establishes a water-salt balance;
- calcium - A well-known bone regenerator. But few people know that this element is able to fight cholesterol, blocking the absorption of saturated fats by the body;
- organic acids (lemon, apple, etc.) - contribute to the restoration of the acid-base balance of the blood, stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, and normalize the daily stool.
Rosehip can be so useful. But this is not all - besides berries, other fragments of shrubs also have useful properties. For example, petals are included in vitamin and tonic tea, infusions from the root help with urolithiasis, and seed oil is an excellent assistant in the fight against inflammatory processes in the oral cavity, with dermatoses.
Did you know? In Russia, wild rose was used as early as the 17th century (during the war with the Turks) to treat wounded soldiers. Infusions were made from the petals, which were applied to the dressings applied to the wounds, and the edges of the wounds were treated with a decoction of berries to prevent the development of gangrene.
Rosehip Diet
Many people are afraid to limit themselves to a diet due to the fact that it can cause weakness and malaise, which at the current active pace of life is completely undesirable. But in the case of rose hips, everything is different, because this product, as noted earlier, is able to significantly enhance physical activity, nourish the body with all the necessary substances. It is also worth noting that the diet lasts a limited time. The most popular are diets for 7 and 10 days.
7 days
The weekly diet for weight loss is based on the intake of low-calorie foods with a daily replacement of breakfast with 2 cups of rosehip infusion. According to reviews of people who have tried the action of such a diet, it is better to start a diet on Monday, when the body is full of energy after the weekend, and constant employment makes you forget about hunger. However, nothing prevents you from starting fasting on any day of the week if you are determined to lose weight.
So, what can you eat for lunch and dinner every day:
- Monday. Lunch - a salad of fresh cabbage with boiled egg, a glass of tomato juice. Dinner - steamed fish (can be boiled).
- Tuesday. Lunch - cabbage salad with a small portion of boiled fish. Dinner - 150 g of boiled beef and a glass of low-fat kefir.
- Wednesday. Lunch - baked zucchini with a small piece of boiled fish. Dinner - 100 g of boiled veal (beef) and cabbage salad with eggs.
- Thursday. Lunch - 2 boiled eggs, grated raw carrots, 100 g of cheese. Dinner - 2 medium sized apples.
- Friday. Dinner - boiled fish and a glass of tomato juice. Dinner - 2 apples.
- Saturday. Lunch - 100 g of boiled chicken with grated carrots. Dinner - 2 eggs and 2 carrots.
- Sunday. Lunch - cabbage salad with boiled beef and 1 orange. Dinner - a portion of fish and 1 apple.
For 7 days of such a diet, you can throw 3-5 kg.
In general, this diet can not be called very debilitating. The presence of ingredients such as fish, meat, cheese and vegetables gives the body all the necessary nutrients without oversaturated.
Important! If the diet was easy enough, do not get carried away, be sure to give the body a rest. You can repeat fasting no earlier than a month later.
10 days
Adherence to this super strict diet with the participation of a rosehip decoction for 10 days will allow you to lose up to 10 kg. Do not forget to reinforce the effect of exercise. The first 8 days, a rosehip broth is taken three times a day, 100 g each between meals, and the products that should be consumed on these days are as follows:
- The first day - 1 boiled egg 3 times a day.
- Second day - steamed, small chicken (without salt or with a minimal amount), divided into several parts.
- Day three - Fat-free cottage cheese without additives and sugar 100-150 g.
- Day four - boiled fish, preferably marine, cooked with a small amount of salt and without spices (no more than 1.5 kg).
- Fifth day - vegetable salad (any) seasoned with olive oil (if this is a problem, you can use lean).
- Sixth day - low-fat cheese. Between receptions, it is recommended to use, in addition to a decoction of wild rose, green tea.
- Seventh day - any fruit in unlimited quantities, but divided into 3 doses.
- Day eight - steamed veal (600-800 g).
If you steadfastly survived these 8 days of a strict diet, abandoning the other two will be a crime, although they will turn out to be the most difficult. On the 9th day, you need to drink alternately nonfat kefir and rosehip broth, and on the 10th - exclusively rosehip broth.
At the end of the diet, you can not abruptly break down and try to catch up, consuming in large quantities products that had to be abandoned for 10 days. Also, do not take sweets. Food should continue to be taken in small portions, it is advisable to add less salt, and if possible completely refuse sugar.
Slimming Recipes
Over the entire long history of the use of rose hips as a healing, restorative, and also an ingredient that promotes weight loss, many recipes have been compiled. Each of them is quite realistic to apply at home.
For preparation, fresh berries of the plant are used, as well as frozen or dried, so you can make tea, syrup or broth at any time of the year.
Rosehip tea
On the basis of wild rose you can make an excellent fat-burning tea. Often, other herbs or berries are added to it for taste. Please note that the first 2 weeks, the obvious result may not be noticeable - do not be disappointed, it should be so. The real effect will come a little later, when the body is reorganized in a new way.
To make tea, you need to take 2 tbsp. l berries and 1 tbsp. l chopped mint and hay herbs. All ingredients are poured into a container, pour 1.5 liters of boiling water and left overnight.
Tea should be taken in 0.5 cups 3 times a day before meals. The product has a strong laxative effect, so it can be used if long journeys are not planned.
Rosehip Syrup
This is perhaps the most concentrated tool that is taken in small doses. Since preparing syrup is quite difficult, in comparison with other drugs, you can make it once in larger quantities, put it in clean jars and put in the refrigerator. In pharmacies you can buy ready-made rosehip syrup “Holosas”, which also helps to lose weight - it is taken in its pure form or added to other drinks.
Video: rosehip syrup
To make syrup, you need 1 kg of berries, peeled stalks and seeds. The fruits are crushed using a blender or meat grinder, placed in a pan and pour 5 cups of water. After boiling, the product is left to languish over the smallest fire for 10 minutes, then 1 kg of sugar is added and boiled for another 15 minutes. When the cooking process is over, the syrup needs to be cooled and filtered. Take syrup before meals for 1 tbsp. 3 times a day.
Rosehip broth
Rosehip broth is recognized by nutritionists as an effective tool that helps to lose weight. To cook it, you need 2 tbsp. fruits and 500 ml of water. Berries need to be chopped beforehand, pour into a saucepan.
Next, add water and put on the stove. After the water boils, you need to reduce the heat and simmer the mass for another 15 minutes. Now the broth can be removed from the stove, cover and leave for another 1.5–2 hours to insist. After the specified time, the broth is filtered and proceed to reception.It is important to take the broth correctly - you need to drink it an hour before meals 3 times a day, 100 g, for 3 weeks.
During this time, the body will get rid of toxins, toxins, excess fluid. By the effect on the body, the decoction can be compared with a cleansing enema. Another plus is that after you stop taking, the lost kilograms will not come back, since the metabolic processes will be restored.
Contraindications
Like any effective medicinal product, saturated with a mass of biological substances, rosehip has some contraindications for use. Do not abuse infusions and decoctions, as this can adversely affect a particular system of the body.Before you go on a diet with the participation of its fruits, it is recommended to consult a doctor, as well as adhere to the norms established in the recipes.
A large number of acids contained in the berry can provoke increased acidity, therefore their use is not recommended for people suffering from peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, hyperacid gastritis (inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract due to increased secretion of acidic gastric juice).
Important! Due to the increased acidity of rose hips, decoctions and infusions prepared from berries of the culture, recommended to take through a tube so that the acid does not have a destructive effect on tooth enamel.
Rosehip makes the blood composition more viscous, so you should exclude its use for those who have a tendency to thrombosis (blood clotting). Its use is also not recommended for hypertension, since the property of berries to lower pressure can bring its indicator to a critical level.
People who have not yet used the product should start with small doses, checking the reaction of the body. If there are signs of an allergy (redness, itching), you need to stop taking it.
Summing up, we can say with confidence that taking decoctions, teas and infusions from rose hips, you can not only lose weight effectively, but also comprehensively heal. But remember - product abuse is not safe for the body.