Turmeric water, a detoxifying drink that is highly beneficial if consumed early in the morning as it has great properties ranging from weight loss to flushing out toxins from the body. It acts as a weight loss drink and below would like to highlight some of the benefits of turmeric when mixed with water and consumed.
There are many more weight loss drink recipes apart from this such as lemon water for weight loss, ginger water for weight loss, cinnamon water, apple cider vinegar for weight loss, cucumber juice, ajwain water.
About turmeric
It is also called the golden spice. It appears yellow in color and it is a yellowish root used widely in India. It has great medicinal properties as well as is used effectively for Indian cooking.
Spice in Cooking
It is one of the widely used ancient spices in Indian cooking and most of the recipes are incomplete without using this spice. The yellow root is highly effective and a wonderful spice that has many uses in medicine mainly used in the Ayurveda...
It has become a popular spice not only in India but due to its great properties, it is now a widely known spice all across the globe.
Uses of turmeric
- Turmeric is used both internally and externally that is it can be consumed or applied.
- Turmeric is used in many cuisines of India.
- The golden spice is effectively used to treat many skin ailments and used to treat common ailments like cold and flu naturally.
- This ingredient also works wonders for losing weight.
The main purpose of writing this amazing article or a recipe is to show how useful a simple drink like turmeric water can bring to our bodies.
Benefits for weight loss
- Normally, water is a great detoxifier, but by adding turmeric into it gives even more better results for suppressing the fat.
- There is an active ingredient present in turmeric called as 'curcumin' and that works wonders for weight loss.
- It is an ingredient which has good properties of weight loss.
- Curcumin in the golden spice is not absorbed highly and one best way to let it absorb in the body is to mix turmeric in water along with the black pepper powder.
- These two ingredients (turmeric and pepper) mixed will help in losing weight and cutting the fat inside the body.
- It cleanses the body and helps to detoxify the body.
- This drink should be consumed on an empty stomach every morning for good results.
- It also helps in good digestion as the turmeric helps in producing bile in the body.
- Also, check out other turmeric recipe drinks such as haldi doodh, turmeric coffee, turmeric weight loss tea, nighttime smoothie for weight loss which also contains slight amount of turmeric etc...
Benefits of Turmeric
- Turmeric has got good anti-inflammatory properties and is an effective anti- oxidant.
- Turmeric is used to treat ailments like cold and is highly used in many kinds of home remedies.
- It is used in many skin problems such as it is known to reduce acne probletms which is a common problem in teens.
- It fights and slows down the ageing process and is known to delay ageing due to its free radicals.
- It is mixed with milk and applied on skin to treat other skin problems such as dark spots as well as protects the skin from damaging.
- It helps to reduce the sugar levels in the body gradually.
- It gives a bright color to the skin.
- It also reduces the risk of causing cancer as well as helps those suffering from arthritis to a certain extent...
Below is a simple recipe for a turmeric water drink which is put in simple steps and a great drink to consume during the morning times.
Step by step procedure
- Take a utensil or a saucepan. Pour 1 glass of water and bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat and pour the water into a glass.
- Let it turn lukewarm. Then add half a teaspoon of turmeric powder into the water.
- Stir it well.
- Add a quarter teaspoon of black pepper powder into the water.
- Add honey to it.
- Stir all the ingredients well.
- Consume it regularly early in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Follow it thrice a week or daily if possible and see good results in terms of digestion and fat loss.
- Check out the video below.
Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 glass water
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder/ haldi
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder/ kali mirch powder
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Take a utensil.
- Pour 1 glass of water and bring it to a boil.
- Switch off the stove.
- Pour the water into a glass.
- Let it turn lukewarm.
- Add half a teaspoon of turmeric powder into the water.
- Stir it well.
- Add quarter teaspoon of black pepper powder into the water.
- Add honey into it.
- Stir all the ingredients well.
- Consume it regularly early in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Follow it thrice a week or daily if possible and see good results in terms of digestion and fat loss.
Nutrition
Note: This information is just general information and not provided by a medical practitioner and please consult a medical expert before following any of the diets mentioned above.
People suffering from severe health issues should avoid using these drinks and also women need to be cautious of using any sort of drink in case of pregnancy.
Faq's
Yes, there is no harm in drinking it at night. Having it between meals or during bedtime helps in improving health and mainly digestion as well as also works for cold and other common ailments.
Yes, but watch out for any nausea-like symptoms or any other uncommon signs and stop drinking immediately if you do observe any signs after drinking this water.
Bhavana mali says
Found the must needed recipe in this pandemic. Turmeric and milk have there own health benefits and taking them will surely increase my immunity. thank you for this recipe.