Water an underrated factor

              Water is the most underrated factor for weight loss. In the last post I spoke about the energy balance equation,today I want to highlight how water can help you stay on the right side of the energy balance equation.
If you recall the energy balance equation we need to ensure that our calorie consumption is more than the calorie in take. Water can help us achieve this. How is that ? In the following ways:
           
   
  Drinking 8-14 glasses of water per day ensures that:

• Your metabolic rate is higher than if you did not drink 8-14 glasses of water
• Helps you avoid water retention
• Helps you stay fuller and fight  food cravings
• Many times body confuses thirst and hunger so you might actually be thirsty but you end up eating food. By drinking adequate water we can avoid this.
• You do not drink other caloric beverages
• Your body flushes out toxins
• Skin can breathe and radiate 
• Avoid breakouts on the face
• Ultimately lose more weight than those who don't drink adequate amount of water

Now, that we have reminded ourselves how important water is for health,wellbeing and weight loss, let us explore other herbal waters and water infusions that can help us in losing weight, feeling refreshed and have other benefits as well.

Lemon-Honey Water

Lemon honey water is recommended by many people to help in weight loss. Read on to know more benefits.

• Aids in digestion
• Aids in flushing out toxins
• Aids in clearing pimples
• Aids in losing weight
• Is a diuretic and helps in losing excess water
• Relieves constipation and acidity

Barley water

 Did you know that Barley water is served to athletes at Wimbledon as a orange flavoured hot refreshment during summers in England? According to Ayurveda, Barley water is an excellent diuretic which helps to fight Urinary Track Infections and keeps the body cool. Other benefits of Barley water are as follows:

• Helps in losing excess water as its a diuretic ( when ppl retain water due to gas,hormonal changes or BP changes they can get relief with barley water)
• Helps in losing weight as it helps you stay full for longer
• Helps in increasing metabolism
• Helps in digestion and fight acidity
• Aids in detoxification
• Regulating blood sugars

Jeera Water

Jeera or Cumin is a common Indian spice found very easily in our kitchens. Jeera has several wonderful properties which help us when used to make Jeera water.

• Aids in fighting gastritis and acidity
• Aids in digestion
• Regulates blood sugar and BP
• Helps in fighting diarrhoea

Detox drinks or Infused Waters 

Sometimes we don't like drinking plain water at that time drinking Infused water or detox water is a great way of giving our body benefits of water along with lots of minerals and vitamins.

Detox or Infused waters have similar befits i.e., 

• Help in fighting constipation
• Help in losing weight
• Flush out toxins
• Help avoid drinking other soda beverages
• Help in releasing fat cells for water weight loss 
• Fight muscle fatigue
• Aids in recuperating faster from workout

Some of the famous Detox waters are : 

• Cucumber Mint Ginger Detox water
• Apple Cinnamon Detox water
• Apple Cider Vinegar Detox water

Please find the recipes for the detox waters from this website:  https://www.loseweightbyeating.com/infused-water/

Source of information:

1. NDTV food and travel
2. https://www.loseweightbyeating.com/infused-water/
3. https://www.loseweightbyeating.com/detox-water-recipes-fast-weight-loss/
4. Women's health 
5. Naturehealz 
6. http://www.naturallivingideas.com/11-reasons-drink-glass-lemon-honey-water-every-day/