Essential oils have many curative abilities when people inhale them, add them to baths, or use them as ointments. Along with their many properties, certain oils can aid in weight loss.
Here are 5 essential oils for weight loss and how to use them.
Grapefruit Essential Oils
Many diets contain grapefruit because it helps people lose weight by burning fat. It’s also a natural diuretic that reduces water retention. The oil from grapefruit is extracted from the rind, and it can increase your metabolism, detoxify the body and act as an appetite suppressant.
The rind contains high levels of nootkatone, which can activate AMP-activated protein kinase or AMPK. This component allows the body to metabolize sugar and burns fat stores.
Breathe in the scent of grapefruit essential oil to suppress cravings. You can also add one to two drops of therapeutic-grade essential oil to a glass of water and drink it first thing in the morning.
Peppermint Essential Oils
Peppermint is well known for its ability to ease stomach issues like upset stomach or nausea. However, peppermint essential oil also gives people an energy boost and reduces recovery time after strenuous workouts.
Along with reducing fatigue, the oil can improve focus, which keeps your mind on your workouts, so you can concentrate on completing them. This ability can help both amateur and pro athletes keep their weight under control.
Put peppermint oil in a diffuser for an energy boost or add one or two drops to a glass of water and drink it in the morning.
Cinnamon Essential Oils
Cinnamon is not only a tasty spice, but it balances blood sugar and reduces cravings for sugary treats. When blood sugar levels are in control, most people won’t feel hungry and reducing sugar cravings can help them lose weight.
To use cinnamon essential oils, put a few drops in a diffuser or take a sniff of them directly from the bottle. You can also put a drop or two in a smoothie or a cup of tea to reap its benefits. To learn more about cinnamon and other essential oils, read this essential oils guide.
Lemon Essential Oils
Using lemon essential oil in a diffuser can help improve the neurological activity in your brain to promote breaking down body fat. The scent is also stimulating and calming at the same time, which can lead to more positive moods.
The most helpful component of lemon is aldehyde citral, which provides most of the odor of the oil. The essential oil also aids in detoxification and digestion through a process that forms carbonates and bicarbonates of calcium and potassium.
Along with diffusing the oil, put two or three drops in water, salad dressing, or a smoothie to take advantage of its benefits.
Orange Essential Oils
If you want to control your appetite for weight loss, use orange essential oil. The scent of the orange oil can improve moods and act as an antidepressant. Depression and bad moods are major factors in weight gain for people who are emotional eaters.
You can either inhale the orange oil by adding a few drops to a cotton ball and inhaling its scent before meals or add one to two drops to a glass of water and drink it before sitting down to eat. These actions can put you in a better mood and suppress your appetite to prevent weight gain.
By learning how to use these and other essential oils, you can prevent gaining weight due to emotional eating. They can also suppress your appetite and control cravings.
So give these five essential oils a try if you are looking for simple and easy ways to lose weight in 2019.
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