The combination of pineapple and aloe vera is used as a natural remedy and gains more and more importance in the world of dieting. Moreover, its health properties are well known; it detoxifies, heals and takes care of our digestive system … This diet is an opportunity that deserves to be taken into consideration, allowing us to be confident in that we are taking good care of our body. Want to try it? We will explain it!
How can pineapple and aloe vera help me lose weight?
A recently a bioenergetic medicine study determined the great properties of these two plants. They are cheap and easy to get and great natural wonders well worth knowing:
- They have many benefits for digestive system problems, such as colitis, gastritis, colonic irritation … they heal and detoxify.
- The combination of pineapple and aloe vera soothes inflammation, reduces pain and heaviness.
- They are an excellent remedy for constipation.
- In addition, the mixture of these two ingredients has large diuretics properties, cleaning the kidneys and also the blood.
- Drinking smoothies with aloe vera and pineapple also strengthens our nails and our hair, thanks to their many vitamins and minerals.
- They prevent thrombosis and improve circulation.
- They help to lower cholesterol and uric acid.
- With regard to combining these two elements to lose weight, their ability to gradually reduce cellulite little by little stands out. It is a mixture that favors cleansing our body and its detoxification. Our intestines are cleansed, and at the same time we purify our kidneys. All these are going to help us lose weight and burn fat easier. As you know, pineapple is an excellent fruit, present in all diets. We can consume any quantity of pineapple we wish, with the effect of a satiating feeling and helping us to digest each meal that includes it.
- The aloe vera, which as you know has almost no flavor, is astringent, purifying, it eliminates waste and reduces abdominal swelling.
Why not try these two wonderful plants together?
Losing weight with pineapple and aloe vera diet
Great, now that you know the many benefits of pineapple and aloe vera, we will add this ideal losing weight tonic in our daily life. This is basically a cleansing and detoxifying diet, hence it is recommended to follow it ten consecutive days a month, especially following a low-fat nutrition (but make sure proteins are not missing). We will explain how to do it, in what follows.
Aloe vera and pineapple smoothie to start the day
What if we started the day with a nutritious and healthy aloe vera and pineapple shake? It is perfect to start the day with energy and also purifying our bodies and improving our intestinal health. Note down:
We will need the following ingredients:
- 2 large slices of pineapple
- 1 tablespoon of aloe vera pulp
- 1 tablespoon linseed or ground linseed
- A glass of water.
- Good, in order to drink this excellent smoothie in the morning, first thing to do is to prepare the pulp of aloe vera. You need just a tablespoon of translucent gel from the aloe vera. We will add it in the blender and also introduce the pineapple, a tablespoon of flax seeds, a glass of water and that’s it. You will get a quite homogeneous juice and you will finally pour the glass of water when it is all blended.
- Remember to drink it during these ten consecutive days, this way we will obtain an excellent cleansing effect and at the same time we are burning fat. If you prefer, you can include a couple of ice cubes to get a refreshing smoothie that you’ll love.
How to follow the pineapple and aloe vera diet for the rest of the day
It is very simple. Remember that, as we have already said, you will follow this diet for ten days each month. We start the day with the previously mentioned pineapple, aloe vera and flaxseed smoothie. Then you must follow the guidelines that we will indicate you here:
- After your lunch and your dinner, you should drink a glass of aloe vera juice. In this way we will digest food better, purifying the body, eliminating toxins and burning fat. It is recommended that these days you avoid all kinds of fats, fried food, industrial foods, refined flour … perfect if you prepare a healthy salad in which you add fruits. For example: combine spinach with bits of pineapple or orange with nuts, and with bits of turkey breast. This way you get protein, vitamins and minerals.
- And, as you already know, after lunch and dinner, prepare a glass of aloe vera juice. To do this you just have to take one teaspoon of aloe vera pulp, a glass of water, and if you prefer a little honey. Add them in a blender and mix well.
- Dinner should be light, baked aubergines, for example, or artichokes with oil, vinegar and lemon … a small salad of pineapple and papaya, and then another glass of aloe vera juice. Remember to have dinner two hours before bedtime. And when you will do it, before going to sleep, end the day with another glass of pineapple juice.
Little by little you will see the results. Do not forget to have a healthy and active lifestyle, doing regular physical exercise. Half an hour a day is enough!