Gorge on 12 Indian Food Items to Shed Those Extra Kilos

Turmeric

Ayurveda suggests that turmeric has Curcumin as an active component, which help you in switching off certain genes that lead to scarring and heart enlargement. If turmeric is included in food on a regular basis, it would help you in reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL), as well as bad cholesterol and high blood pressure. Further, turmeric is also known for increasing blood circulation and preventing blood clotting, thus avoiding even the slightest chance of having a heart attack.

Chilies

Chilies are considered to the best food item for burning fat from your body. These contain capsaicin, which is again a thermogenic food and helps boost metabolism rate. Being a thermogenic food, it burns calories that you have taken within 20 minutes of the chili intake.

Cabbage

Cabbage in raw or cooked form prevents the sugar from being converted into fat, thus helping with weight reduction. 

Curry leaves

Curry leaves are known for removing extra fat and toxins from your body, thus decreasing the fat deposits adding to the extra weight of your body. Experts advise that an overweight person should use eight to ten curry leaves in his or her diet.

Garlic

Garlic is best ingredient of any dish as the sulphur compound, allicin, its component has anti-bacterial effects and helps in reducing cholesterol and unhealthy fats from your body.

Millets

Millets, such as jowar and bajra are foods rich in fiber and helps in absorbing cholesterol, thus increasing the secretion of the bile for emulsification of facts. 

Mustard oil

Generally mustard oil is extremely fatty in nature. Contradracting the myth, Ayurveda prefers this natural oil over other cooking oils as it contains antioxidants, essential vitamins and helps in reducing cholesterol.

Cinnamon and cloves

Used as spices, these are known for improving insulin’s function and lowering cholesterol level. It is an ideal diet ingredient for individuals who are suffering from type 2 diabetes. 

Moong dal

Moong dal or green gram pulse is a mine of several nutrients. Having bean sprouts of Moong dal would provide an ultimate source of Vitamin A, B, C and E and minerals, such as calcium, iron and potassium. Low fat content make it an ideal choice of the dieticians who use it as a food replacement in their slimming programs. Apart from this, being a rich source of protein and fiber, it helps in lowering blood cholesterol level.

Cardamom

For increasing the metabolism of your body and burning fat at a faster rate, make cardamom a regular ingredient in the food items you prepare. This thermogenic helps in soothing the digestive system, which in turn processes the food more effective.

Honey

Taking 10 grams of honey in the morning with water will help you dissolve the extra fats deposited in the body, which would later be used as energy. 

Buttermilk

This sour liquid is a left over residual once the butter is churned and contains just 2.2 grams of fat and about 99 calories. Consuming buttermilk on daily basis provides all the required nutrients without adding fats and calories to the body.