Hibiscus Tea - a Naturally Delicious Weight-Loss Aid

Since the 1980s, the epidemic of obesity and related disorders, including adult-onset diabetes and cardiovascular disease, have become a real problem in the industrialized world. Drug corporations were quick to respond by developing a number of medications and chemical supplements designed to help people lose weight. Unfortunately, like any other laboratory-produced drugs, most weight-loss pharmaceuticals have been proven to cause a whole range of side effects, including psychosomatic disorders and malabsorption.
Manufacturers of natural supplements have also tried to address the growing obesity problem, for example, by flooding the market with naturally-derived products that increase metabolism or inhibit the absorption of fats and carbohydrates. However, many of these substances have shown to produce undesirable side effects, as well. Certain natural supplements contain ingredients that can cause cell mutations and contribute to the development of cancers.
Therefore, everybody searching in the marketplace for drugs, supplements, and other products that promise miraculous weight-loss results, should be extra-careful not to get spammed and, most importantly, not to harm their health while in quest for slimness.
Which weight-loss products really work without producing dangerous side effects? Hibiscus tea, as well as humble and inexpensive green tea, are potent supplements that can successfully contribute to the weight -loss process without making you cranky, dizzy, tired, or even seriously ill. Although the health-promoting and slimming benefits of green tea are well-known, most people are not familiar to the same degree with wonderful weight-loss qualities of hibiscus tea. Let us shed some light on how this natural product works to contribute to your health and help you get rid of excess weight.
Hibiscus tea contains a number of powerful enzyme inhibitors and affects the absorption of dietary fats and carbohydrates. It is known to block the production of amylase - the enzyme that breaks down starches and other complex sugars. When added to a diet, isolated amylase inhibitors, such as phaseolamin, have shown to reduce the metabolism and absorption of dietary carbohydrates, thus helping treat overweight and obesity. However, in hibiscus tea amylase inhibitors are contained in their natural, unadulterated form and are much safer and more beneficial for the body than laboratory-produced concoctions. The same form of amylase inhibitors is present in kidney beans and other hard-to-digest legumes.
In addition to blocking the absorption of sugars, this traditional tea has cleansing and anti-bloating properties, helping the body rid of excess fluids and therefore further contributing to weight loss, especially in menopausal women and other susceptible individuals. Hibiscus tea is caffeine-free and has a high vitamin C content, which adds to its health-promoting qualities. Hibiscus infusions are also praised for their ability to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. In folk medicine, they are used to prevent and treat heart and liver diseases.
Cold or hot infusions of Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, the main component of hibiscus tea, are very popular in Central American, African, and Middle Eastern regions as inexpensive everyday drinks. Hibiscus tea is even believed to have been the most favourite beverage in ancient Egypt, savoured with relish by both nobility and simple folks. Hibiscus tea is slightly tart and unquestionably delicious, with a mildly acidic, cranberry-like taste.
If you suffer from obesity, hypertension, or bloating, several cups of tasty hibiscus tea a day after meals are a great way to lose weight and regain back your health!
Wayne Hammel
Posted on March 19, 2008
Filed Under Weight Loss Products and Supplements, Weight Loss Tricks
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