Having This Drink May Help Too!

Have you been trying to lose weight? You must hear this out. If the findings of a future study are to be believed, weighing yourself daily could prove fruitful. The findings, led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California in the United States, have shown that they do not weigh themselves.

People who have weighed themselves in the past to have a significant weight loss (1.7 per cent) in 12 months.The scientific revealed, monitoring your behavior or body weight can help you increase your impact. The results will be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2018 in Chicago.

The team examined the self-weighing patterns of 1,042 adults (78 per cent male, average age 47) and whether there were differences in these self-weighing patterns over 12 months. The participants weighed themselves at home as they normally would, without interventions, guidance or weight loss incentives from researchers.

The team identified several categories of self-weighing adults, from those who weighed themselves daily or never used at home. People who never weighed themselves or only weighed ounce in the following year, the scientists noted.

Ginger water for weight loss

Ginger water is one of the best drinks to pump up metabolism and weight loss. Dr. Shikha Sharma in her book '101 Weight Loss Tips' writes, "Drinking adrak in water early in the morning is good and it reduces water retention and helps in digestion, especially for kapha and vata constitution people."
Ginger is an excellent herb to promote digestion. Digestion and weight loss are very closely interlinked. Poor digestion can lead to slowing down of the metabolic rate. Consuming ginger water right in the morning may be wonders for your metabolism and digestion. According to The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies by Dr. Vasant Lad, "The first key to prevention of indigestion is to enhance the digestive fire.

How to make ginger water:

1. Take half teaspoon ginger and boil it in 3 cups of water. Let the ginger steep in water for about ten minutes.
2. Use a strainer and for the water in glasses.
3. Consume lukewarm.
If you are a bitter ginger, you can also make this delicious lemon-ginger detox water.

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(With inputs IANS)