2024-01-17 21:00:00
At the beginning of January is when most people resort to looking for “miracle” remedies to get rid of the calories consumed on the Guadalupe-Reyes bridge. However, have you ever questioned the benefits and consequences of consuming the “natural” remedies that go viral so much on the internet?
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Miracle infusions. Photo: Vegan Liftz/Pexels
Currently, social networks are full of messages that encourage you to lose weight quickly, without much effort and with easily accessible natural products. As a result of this, it is common to find advice, tips and recipes to lose weight, increasing the risk of generating eating habits that are harmful to our health. Ranging from Eating Disorders (ED) to serious damage to the stomach or heart.
These remedies are usually accompanied by phrases that promise “a flat stomach”, “burn fat” or “unpack”, but they often omit to mention real scientific data, and indicate the direct effects they have on our body. As well as warn of the dangers and consequences of its consumption without the supervision of a specialist.
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Miracle infusions. Photo: Erik Mclean/Pexels
“Detox” teas are those that promise to detoxify the body and help fat loss. Many of them are combinations of laxatives, diuretics or satiators.
An example of this is water, which, although its consumption is essential to enjoy good health; Taking it in very hot infusions on an empty stomach can be dangerous for the esophagus and even more so when you opt for “detox” mixtures. These are the most common:
- Ginger infusion: can cause heartburn, nausea, vomiting, gas, stomach pain, arrhythmias in the heart. And the danger increases for people who have kidney damage.
- Hot water with lemon juice: can cause heartburn, damage to the intestinal flora and vomiting.
- Hot water with salt: causes osteoporosis, kidney stones, hypertension and heart failure.
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Miracle infusions. Photo: Toni Cuenca / Pexels
Let us remember that “Everything in excess is harmful” and this case is no exception. Although infusions are not harmful per se, they can become dangerous if consumed in excess, without supervision or when there is previous stomach damage such as gastritis.
Don’t be fooled, there are no miracle remedies that will make you lose fat or lose weight on their own. Excessive use of these home remedies can put your health at risk and lead to problematic eating habits.
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If what you want is to lose weight, it is best to coordinate it with a well-structured eating plan, accompanied by physical activity. You can consult a specialist who will advise you on the correct plan for you and always remember that the most important thing is not kilos or size, but having a physically and emotionally healthy body.
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