Home Remedies to boost Metabolism

There are so many things that can spruce up a slowing metabolism. One of the simplest ways to to add some herbs to your diet. Here are a few of the herbs that are believed to boost metabolism. But be sure to use all these herbs in small quantities and not overdose on any of these.

• Ginger is a herb which is warms the body. It is an excellent digestive aid and helps boost the metabolism.
• Green Tea is high in poly-phenols and is an excellent anti-oxidant. It also boosts the metabolism and helps to burn fat.
• Cayenne Pepper also increases the heat in the body. Red chillies contain a substance called capsaicin that might lead to improvement in metabolism.
• Cinnamon boosts our bodies ability to metabolize sugar and also helps boost metabolism

Home Remedies for Weight Loss

• Drink a glass of hot water with lime and honey first thing in a morning to shed the excess fat and lose weight.
• Eating horse gram dal (lentil found in most Indian Grocery Stores) regularly helps to keep your weight in check and burn fat.
• Drinking barley water helps you lose the water weight.
• Cabbage salad and cabbage soups help you lose weight.
• Eating garlic regularly helps you burn fat and lose weight
• Drinking ginger tea regularly helps you maintain a healthy weight
• Green tea is an excellent fat burner and helps you with weight loss.
• Eating mint helps with weight loss.
• Chewing on curry leaves helps you lose weight
• Drinking Dandelion Tea helps you lose water weight.
• Low fat yogurt helps with lose weight
• Turmeric is an excellent home remedy for obesity. Add it to you diet regularly.
• Eating tomato in empty stomach is believed to help with weight loss.
• Drink lots of water and keep hydrated to maintain a healthy weight

Home Remedy for Morning Sickness

• Drink lots of water and keep hydrated as dehydration aggravates nausea
• Eat small meals frequently. Never leave your stomach empty as it increases nausea
• Avoid foods with strong odors that make you feel nauseated
• Stick to foods that are easy to digest and avoid greasy food
• If you cannot keep down solid food try a fruit smoothie
• Keep a few crackers by your bed and eat them when you wake up before you get out of bed. This is a good remedy for morning sickness.
• Drinking ginger tea provides relief from morning sickness
• Add a slice of lime or lemon to water and keep sipping it to get rid of nausea.
• Sipping on Mint tea helps alleviate morning sickness
• Fennel seed is an anesthetic and helps treat nausea. Sipping on fennel tea provides relief
  from nausea but be cautious to take in moderation as it has diuretic properties.
• Adding curry leaves to your diet also provides relief for morning sickness. Besides curry leaves are loaded with iron which is very important during pregnancy.

Home Remedy for Diarrhea

• Drinking ginger tea helps remedy diarrhea

Home Remedy for Common cold

Here are some effective home remedies to get relief from common cold:

• Drinking plenty of water and staying well hydrated is the best home remedy for common cold.
• Add juice from one half of a lemon to warm water. Add a tsp of honey to add and drink it to get relief from cold. Drink this every 4-6 hours for good relief. Lime juice also works instead of lemon juice.
• Ginger is another wonderful remedy for colds and coughs. Grate ginger and add it to boiling water. Simmer for 5 minutes. Strain the liquid and add honey to it. Drinking this 2 to 3 times a day provides good relief for common cold.
• Turmeric is an excellent remedy for cold. Add 2-3 pinches of turmeric powder to warm milk and drink before going to bed to get good relief from cold.
• Adding Pepper powder to a teaspoon of honey and make a thick paste and swallowing it also helps with common cold.
• Steam inhalation provides immediate relief for common cold especially if you have a stuffy nose. Take boiling water and add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to it. Cover your head with a blanket and inhale in the steam. this provides immediate relief and unblocks the stuffy nose.
• Drink Peppermint tea or Chamomile tea also provides relief from common cold.