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Buckwheat diet is very simple and inexpensive, but its effectiveness is quite high – about 4-6 pounds in 7 days. Buckwheat is a source of vitamins and minerals, it’s easy to digest, helps to eliminate toxins from the body, revitalizes the entire system of the gastrointestinal tract.
Another advantage of the buckwheat diet – porridge can be eaten without restriction, upon the call of the hungry stomach. That’s just salt, sauces, and condiments you will need to avoid. And the porridge must be cooked in the water.
In the buckwheat diet, it is possible to use a one percent yogurt and unsweetened herbal tea. The obligatory condition is to drink about 2 liters of water throughout the day. Not to eat 4-5 hours before bedtime.
Some buckwheat diet, feel tired and weak because quick carbs are not absorbed into the body. In this case, permitted the use of small amounts of dried fruit or a teaspoon of honey, but the result will be smaller.
Vitamin-mineral composition of buckwheat
- Vitamin C – supports the immune system
- B vitamins – to support the work of the nervous system
- Vitamins P and PP (rutin and Niacin) are the sources of the beauty of our skin, hair, and nails. And also strengthen our blood vessels.
- Buckwheat contains a large amount of iron which helps to increase hemoglobin.
- Potassium and Magnesium are also present in buckwheat and is a healthy heart and blood vessels.
- Also in buckwheat contains the following trace elements: boron, cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, calcium, phosphorus, zinc.
How to cook porridge for diet
Buckwheat we do not boil. After all under such conditions, it loses its beneficial properties. In the evening take a glass of buckwheat, rinse it, if necessary, go through. Next, pour hot water in the ratio 1: 2. And all morning the buckwheat is ready!
Out of buckwheat diet should gradually, otherwise the dropped pounds come back very quickly. A week on the buckwheat appetite will be reduced significantly and you will be able to get enough from a smaller quantity of water. Gradually introduce familiar foods in addition to sweets and fat.
Contraindications for diet
- Pregnancy;
- Breastfeeding;
- Diabetes;
- Hypertension;
- Excessive physical loads;
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- The disruption of the internal organs;
- In the postoperative periods.
Be healthy!
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