“Fat Flush Water” – sounds too good to be true right? I know. While this is not the answer to your weight loss prayers it definitely can assist with your efforts – read below for the recipe and how each ingredient does in fact affect your body – you can click here to read more about FFW
The Fat Flush Water Recipe -And How It Works
2 Liters (64 oz.) Purified Water
1 Tangerine, sectioned
1/2 Grapefruit, sliced
1 Cucumber, sliced
4 Peppermint or Spearmint Leaves
Ice, (made from purified water) optional
Mix in a pitcher before bed and drink throughout the entire next day. Please consider using organic produce for this, if it is unavailable to you, thoroughly wash the produce before adding it to the water.
- The tangerine increases your sensitivity to insulin, stabilizes blood sugar and because they are high in vitamin C, you increase the fat burning during exercise
Tangerine increases your sensitivity to insulin, stabilizes blood sugar, and stimulates genes to burn fat. – See more at: http://rawforbeauty.com/blog/fat-flush-water.html#sthash.uB4BsHaw.dpuf
- The grapefruit will increase metabolic energy, burn fat and increase energy
- The cucumber helps you to feel more full, and acts is a natural diuretic which means less bloating and water retention
- The mint leaves aid in digestion
There you have it! Please be advised that drinking water alone or even this recipe for the water provided above is unlikely to burn fat on its own. This is considered a fat flush, meaning that you will still need to do the exercise that is required to break down the fat, so that it can then be eliminated by the body. Proper nutrition also plays a huge role, its not about restricting calories, but making sure to get enough calories for your body from healthy, lean, whole foods. At the very least, this tasty water recipe will give you some added nutrients throughout the day, and help to ensure that you are drinking enough water. Enjoy!
Sources
credit this post and its lower wording to this site
http://www.livestrong.com/article/545311-how-does-water-flush-fat-out-of-your-system/
http://rawforbeauty.com/blog/fat-flush-water.html
http://www.womenfitness.net/grapefruit_weightloss.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diuretics/HI00030
-LDM