Extra pounds is not only an aesthetic defect, but also a direct threat to human health. Another thing is when the representative of the fair sex is excessively critical of herself - in this case, even the extra five hundred grams becomes the cause of unbearable mental torment. But when it comes to five or even, unfortunately, fifty kilos - it's time to tighten the belt, and pick up the carrots.
Carrot diet is not only a fashionable way to lose weight, but also extremely useful. It contains a large number of trace elements and beauty vitamins - A, B, D, E, ascorbic acid, essential oils and lecithin. Ordinary carrots are a source of a huge amount of beta-carotene. Her rival can only be sweet pepper. Beta-carotene strengthens the immune system, and this, as you know, is the key to good health and long youth. In the liver, this substance turns into a well-known antioxidant - vitamin A. Antioxidants prevent the development of atherosclerosis, hypertension, cataracts and even malignant tumors. Excellent metabolism and mental development are also due to the influence of these essential vitamins.
Carrot diet is recommended for lovers of fast fasting days or short-term hard diets, and for those who approach the process of getting rid of excess weight thoroughly and without rushing. Before you talk about what kind of diet foods are recommended by leading experts, you should learn about some of the features of this vegetable.
Under the skin of carrots there are many vitamins and minerals. If this orange root vegetable is young, it is not necessary to peel it at all, it is enough to wash it thoroughly. If you can’t do without removing the skin, you should clean off as thin a layer as possible. It is not recommended to eat raw carrots whole - it will be difficult for the stomach to digest this rough fiber. It is better to grind it in a blender or on a grater. Heat treatment robs this beneficial root of many vitamins.
Carrot diet, reviews of which indicate excellent results, not only helps to reduce weight, but also restore health and improve skin. Its “short” version involves the use of freshly squeezed carrot juice and a special salad. To prepare the latter, grate a couple of carrots and season them with lemon-honey sauce. You can add one fruit, for example, an apple. Carrot salad will be the main and only dish for breakfast, lunch and even dinner for three days. Mineral water and green tea can be drunk in unlimited quantities. And do not forget about the obligatory glass of freshly squeezed carrot juice. You can start normal nutrition on the fifth day, and the fourth should be devoted to getting out of the diet - add baked potato or bread to carrot salad. A “fast” carrot diet will help get rid of three kilograms and, unlike other mono-diets, will improve health and nourish the body with vitamins.
Another popular option for such a diet is a ten-day one. The main dish for her will be grated carrots seasoned with sour cream. You should resist the temptation to cook "sour cream with carrots." Sour-milk ingredient should not be much, but a little bit. Boiled carrot salad is allowed, but only once a day. A real expanse awaits those who love juice from this root crop - it can be drunk in an amount of three glasses with a ten-day diet. Nutritionists claim that after 10 days, five kilograms will disappear from your body.
Carrot diet is especially recommended in fasting and in winter, when the body needs vitamins, as well as in the beach period - for an even and beautiful tan. Remember that a diet, even as useful as the one described above, should not turn into the main way of eating. Still, the body needs a complete and balanced diet.