These four herbs are known to keep your tummy flat and improve digestion. Losing your gut starts in the kitchen, so add these four herbs to your diet and watch the pounds melt away.
Peppermint Leaf
Peppermint is a natural hybrid of spearmint and wild mint. This herb produces an essential oil called pudina, which stimulates digestion. Pudina also helps improve nutrient absorption from the food you already eat.
Fennel Seed
Fennel is a flowering plant of the carrot family. It is a hardy herb and a rich source of fiber. Fennel helps you stay fuller for longer, preventing cravings and overeating, leading to lesser calorie consumption, resulting in weight loss.
Elder Flowers
Elder is a flowering plant with a long history of use due to its beneficial properties. The active ingredient in elderflower is a diuretic and has a perspiring effect, eliminating water out of your body. Elder works as a natural laxative; it inhibits the appetite and is an excellent aid for weight loss.
Linden Flowers
Linden Flowers come from the lime tree, not to be confused with the citrus limes. The active ingredient of Linden flowers, P-Coumaric Acid, is very beneficial. Because of the diaphoretic properties, Linden flowers induce sweating, which effectively releases toxins from the body and excess salts, fat, water, and foreign substances leading to weight loss.