This Indian drink helps you lose weight and improve digestion –

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A trend among healthy drinks, golden milk – also known as Haldi Doodh or turmeric milk – has already conquered the menu of fitness muses. That’s because the mixture of milk, ginger, turmeric (or turmeric), coconut oil and pepper helps with digestion and disinflames the body. And the benefits do not stop there. Discover other reasons for you to bet on the medicinal drink, which has been used in India for centuries:

1. Improves digestion
This root (also known as turmeric) is rich in curcumin – a yellow pigment with high anti-inflammatory and antioxidant power – it is good for the skin, protects the liver, facilitates protein digestion and regulates metabolism. Recent studies show that the condiment helps fight gas, bloating and indigestion. Ginger, another ingredient in the drink, is great for controlling nausea and stomach aches. Two substances are responsible for the thermogenic action of this root: gingerol and sogaol. With this, it prevents the formation of gases and calms the body.

Read too: Turmeric helps eliminate fat.

2. Great post-workout snack option
If a glass of warm turmeric milk doesn’t sound appealing, try adding some ice, or better yet, use it as a base for a post-workout smoothie. As turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory agent, it helps relieve joint and muscle pain that occurs after working out. In addition, ginger is antihistamine and anti-inflammatory, i.e. it decreases pain and fights inflammation.

3. Blinds colds and flu
Ginger stimulates our defense cells and controls the production of inflammatory substances. Two recent American studies also showed that the root has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells in the intestine and ovary.

Read too: Ginger speeds up metabolism and curbs hunger.

4. Helps to lose weight
Turmeric (or saffron) has a high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory power. Therefore, it is capable of combating stubborn fat. In addition, she still offers blood irrigation in the adipose tissue, weakening the fat reserve.