A refreshing tea with ginger and lemon
To prepare a liter of refreshing drink with ginger and lemon for this recipe you will need:
- green or white tea (2-3 teaspoons),
- ginger root (a piece about 4 inches),
- a half of a lemon,
- peppermint and lemongrass to taste – optional.
With half a lemon to remove the zest and chop it with ginger root peel and slice into thin slices. Pour ½ liter of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add the mint and lemongrass, sliced lanikai lemon, then allow to stand for 10 minutes. Drain.
In a separate bowl to brew green or white tea, allow to steep for a couple of minutes, drain and combine with the ginger broth.
This drink can be drunk in small portions, in small SIPS. You can use it hot or cold. In hot weather you can drink tea of ginger lemon with ice.
Hot health tea with ginger, lemon and honey
You will need:
- ginger root (a piece about 4 inches),
- the juice of one lemon,
- ground cinnamon – 2 teaspoons,
- honey – 2 teaspoons.
Ginger root peel and chop on a fine grater. Add ground cinnamon, start a liter of boiling water and insist in a thermos for an hour, then strain.
Squeeze the juice from lemon and add to the ginger infusion, allow to cool slightly. Before use, add a honey – about ½ teaspoon per Cup.
Ginger-lemon drink this recipe warms and tones, gives strength, helps to cope with colds and flu, relieves runny nose. However, one should not use it concurrently with aspirin or other blood thinning drugs without prior consultation with the doctor.
A simple recipe of ginger tea with lemon - recipe for the day
This drink is good because it can be prepared in the morning and drink throughout the whole day. To prepare a half to two liters of ginger-lemon tea you will need:
- grated ginger root – 2 tablespoons,
- freshly squeezed lemon juice – ¼ Cup,
- honey (optional) – 2 tablespoons.
Pour the crushed ginger with boiling water and let steep for 15-20 minutes. Strain the infusion, add the lemon juice and two tablespoons of honey (optional). Pour into a thermos (if you plan to drink drink hot), if you're going to drink it chilled – let cool. This drink can be taken with you to work or for a walk, he is drunk in small portions throughout the day.
How to drink ginger with lemon for weight loss
Slimming ginger tea drink between meals and half an hour before eating – this reduces appetite and speeds up metabolism.
A day is not recommended to take more than one and a half liters of ginger tea.
With caution should drink a drink from ginger in the evening, 3-4 hours before bedtime, it can not be used – ginger tones perfectly, so there is a danger not to fall asleep.
Not worth actively drinking ginger for losing weight permanently – the course should not exceed two weeks.
Don't forget that ginger is very effective to lose weight, but he has a lot of contraindications, including:
- gastritis,
- peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum,
- tumors in the gastrointestinal tract,
- inflammatory bowel disease,
- acute or chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis,
- cholelithiasis,
- hemorrhoids,
- uterine or nose bleeding
- instability of blood pressure,
- the tendency to allergies
- pregnancy.
In such cases, use ginger can be dangerous for your health. So before you take ginger with lemon and other remedies based on ginger, it is better to consult a doctor.