A cure that is both helpful during Ramadan and effective in weight loss

Diet and nutrician specialist Dilem İrkin Koçan, who shared a cure recipe to help digestion after iftar during Ramadan and to help reduce oedema before summer, said that the cure will be helpful for those who want to lose weight.

Dietician Dilem İrkin Koçan, who shared a cure recipe that can be prepared with the ingredients found in every home for bloating and indigestion, which usually bothers most people after iftar during Ramadan, said that the cure can also help those who want to lose weight and get rid of oedema before summer.

1 TIME A DAY FOR 1 WEEK, BUT PREGNANT WOMEN AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS BEWARE!

Dilem İrkin Koçan, diet and nutrition specialist from Beykent University Hospital, who said that the recipe should be taken 1 or 1 and a half glasses once a day for 3 days and 1 hour after meals, said that the recipe should be re-prepared at the end of 3 days. Pointing out that the cure should be repeated with a 1-week break after consuming every day for one week, but especially pregnant women and patients with blood pressure problems should be careful, Koçan said, "Especially if you have low blood pressure, you may complain of dizziness because the mixture will reduce your blood pressure even more. Therefore, if you are going to consume, you should consume it carefully. Or you can reduce the portion. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not use it either. It's also not a suitable mix for kids."

INGREDIENTS FOUND IN EVERY HOME

The ingredients for the cure, which is prepared with cucumber, parsley, ginger and lemon, and extra ingredients can be added to taste, are listed as follows:

·       1 cucumber

·       1 lemon

·       1 coffee cup of parsley leaves

·       1 thumb-sized ginger

·       1 litre of water

Preparation:

After all the ingredients are thoroughly washed, the lemon, ginger and cucumber are peeled. In the recipe where the leaves of parsley are used, not the stems, after all the ingredients are taken into a container as well as 1 glass of water, they are then mixed with a blender. It is blended by slowly adding the rest of the water to the homogeneous mixture of ingredients, and it can be consumed in one or one and a half glasses every day after meals for three days. 

"THE AMOUNTS OF INGREDIENTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE"

Dilem İrkin Koçan, who gave information about the ingredients, said, "The mixture consists of healthy foods that we all have in our kitchens. Lemon is both vitamin C and citric acid, cucumbers are already essential in our diets, rich in water content and a food that keeps you full. Ginger is very valuable for us in terms of relieving digestion. But we must be careful with the portion of ginger.  If you have stomach disease, ulcer, gastritis, reflux or burning, you can prepare the cure by reducing the amount of ginger or completely removing it from the recipe. Finally, we have parsley in the mix. And it is already a good edema remover. In the mixture, we use the leaves, not the stems. We definitely do not recommend it for pregnant women." 

DO NOT DRINK THE ENTIRE MIXTURE IN ONE DAY!

Stating that those who do not enjoy its flavour very much can also add pineapple, which is also considered a very good edema remover, Koçan also reminded again that the whole mixture should not be consumed in a single day. She also pointed out that the mixture kept in the refrigerator should be brought to room temperature an hour before drinking and should not be consumed cold, and continued, "If you drink it just before sleep, your sleep quality may suffer as a result of frequent urination due to oedema relief. Therefore, it will be alright to consume it one hour after a meal." 

NOT A STAND-ALONE SLIMMING METHOD, BUT IT CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE