How to Prepare Tonics That Help You Lose Weight

Mix fresh vegetables and fruit in a tonic to lose weight.

If you're attempting to shed unwanted pounds you may have used several different strategies to lose weight, from over-the-counter diet pills to Grandma's home remedies. A great-tasting, inexpensive way to get rid of weight is to make and drink a homemade weight loss tonic. These tonics contain ingredients, from apple cider vinegar to carrots, for instance, that will pump up a person's metabolism and help her get to a healthy weight, without restoring to fad diets or dangerous weight loss strategies.

Things You'll Need

• 1 tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar
• Large glasses or mugs
• 8 ounces water
• Honey
• Spoon
• 8 large carrots
• 2 large apples
• 1 large cucumber
• Sharp knife
• Fruit juicer

Instructions

Apple Cider Vinegar

1. Pour one tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar into a large glass or mug.

2. Add eight ounces of water and two tbsp. honey to the glass.

3. Stir the ingredients with a spoon and drink. The apple cider vinegar is a weight loss tool, while the honey will help sweeten the taste.

Apple Carrot Cucumber Tonic

1. Peel and rinse eight large carrots, two large apples and one large cucumber. Cut the apple and cucumber into quarters with a sharp knife.

2. Place the vegetables into the fruit juicer. Place a large glass under the juicer's spout to catch the juice.

3. Stir the juice that is created and add one tbsp. honey before drinking.

Tips & Warnings

• Speak to your doctor before consuming these tonics on a regular basis.

References

• The Healthy Eating Site: Apple Cider Tonic Drink
• Raw Food Info: Apple Cider Vinegar
• Carrot Juice: Apple Carrot Juice Detox Tonic
• The Natural Path: Juicing Recipes