How to Reduce Sugar Cravings with Lemon-Honey Tea
Sugar cravings sabotage weight management and threaten health. Consumption of more than 10 to 12 teaspoons of table sugar, known as sucrose, per day may result in weight gain and changes in body chemistry. Eating processed sugar leads to a sudden drop in blood sugar resulting in hunger and cravings for more sugar. However, there are natural flavorings that stabilize blood sugar and reduce sugar cravings. Raw honey, lemon juice, ginger and cinnamon all have sugar-stabilizing and craving-reduction qualities. When combined as a tea and consumed once or twice a day, sugar cravings can be reduced or terminated. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Fresh water
- Fresh ginger root
- 1/2 fresh lemon
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1/4 tsp. powdered cinnamon
Instructions
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Ginger reduces cravings and imparts many health benefits for your body. Grate fresh ginger until 1/2 tsp. grated ginger is produced.
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Boil one cup of water. Pour the boiling water over the 1/2 tsp. grated ginger. Allow the water to cool to luke warm.
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Lemon juice alkalizes the body as it reduces sugar cravings. Squeeze half of a fresh lemon and pour the liquid into a teacup. Two to three tsps. of bottled lemon juice may be used if fresh lemon juice is not available.
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Honey is a source of quick energy without the rapid drop in blood sugar levels resulting from sucrose. Add 1 tbsp. of raw honey to the cup. Do not use pasteurized honey, as this honey has been subjected to heat.
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Pour the ginger water into the cup with lemon juice and honey. Stir until the honey is dissolved.
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Cinnamon reduces blood sugar levels for days or weeks after consumption. Add 1/4 tsp. cinnamon. Powdered cinnamon will not dissolve. Stir the tea from time to time during consumption to keep the cinnamon in suspension.
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Tips & Warnings
Drink plenty of fluids because dehydration leads to feelings of hunger when the body strives to acquire the water it needs.
Do not boil or heat honey. High temperatures change the structure of honey molecules and the health benefits are lost.
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