Summer is here, and many women have started wearing cool shorts and skirts. However, there are also some friends who are hesitant to show their thick thighs and flabby bellies. So, what are some quick ways to lose weight? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends three types of diet therapy that can help you easily slim down.
Summer Weight Loss Diet Therapy
1. Winter Melon and Lotus Leaf Soup
Ingredients: 20g lotus leaf, 500g winter melon, salt to taste.
Instructions:
1. Peel and remove the seeds and pith of the winter melon, then cut it into pieces.
2. Wash the fresh lotus leaf and cut it into strips.
3. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
4. Add the winter melon and lotus leaf strips and cook over high heat until boiling.
5. Reduce the heat and simmer until cooked. Season with salt.
Benefits:
1. Winter melon: Moistens the lungs, generates fluid, eliminates phlegm, quenches thirst, and has a diuretic and anti-inflammatory effect. It is a type of vegetable that helps eliminate dampness and heat from the body.
2. Lotus leaf: Relieves heat, eliminates dampness, invigorates the spleen and raises yang, promotes diuresis, and has the functions of promoting fat digestion, eliminating stasis, and stopping bleeding.
3. Winter melon and lotus leaf soup: Has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, invigorating yang, cooling blood, diuresis, and weight loss.
2. Honey Lemon and Mint Water
Ingredients: 4 slices of lemon, 2 mint leaves, honey to taste, cool water, ice cubes.
Instructions:
1. Wash the lemon and mint leaves. Take the ice cubes out of the freezer to thaw.
2. Cut the lemon into thin slices, removing the seeds.
3. Put 4 slices of lemon into cool water and add honey to taste. Stir well.
4. Add mint leaves and ice cubes as desired.
Benefits:
1. Honey: Detoxifies, nourishes the skin, and treats constipation.
2. Lemon: Relieves heat, stimulates appetite, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.
3. Mint: Regulates the stomach, stimulates appetite, aids digestion, and helps with weight loss.
4. Honey lemon and mint water: Has the effects of clearing heat, regulating the stomach, and promoting weight loss.
3. Hawthorn and Lotus Leaf Congee
Ingredients: 15g hawthorn, 1 fresh lotus leaf (or 15g lotus leaf), 100g glutinous rice.
Instructions:
1. Wash the hawthorn and cut it into slices. Cut the fresh lotus leaf into shreds.
2. Pour an appropriate amount of water into a pot and add the above ingredients.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer until the congee is cooked.
Benefits:
1. Hawthorn: Stimulates appetite, promotes blood circulation, and has anti-aging effects.
2. Lotus leaf: Relieves heat, eliminates dampness, invigorates the spleen and raises yang, promotes diuresis, eliminates fat, and stops bleeding.
3. Hawthorn and lotus leaf congee: Has the effects of invigorating the spleen, stimulating appetite, and promoting weight loss.
If you want to look beautiful in the summer, try these three weight loss diet therapies! They are not only effective for weight loss but also delicious.
