Can’t lose weight in cold weather? Bath salt bath increases metabolism

The weather is getting cooler and colder. Are you feeling sleepy and lack of energy all day long? Be careful that your body's basal metabolic rate will decrease. The rate at which excess fat and old waste are excreted from the body will also "doze off," causing the weight loss effect to decrease or even stagnate. In order to improve metabolism and lose weight, bathing is a good way, but in addition to adding flower-scented bath salts, Chinese medicine practitioners say that Chinese herbal medicine plus coarse salt is also a good choice.

As the weather turns colder in autumn and winter, the body's ability to metabolize excess fat and old waste also slows down, but hot spring bathing can warm up the body and metabolic function, thereby helping to lose weight.

More than just a hot tub! Adding salt and flowers to reduce weight is more effective

Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan said that taking a hot bath can speed up blood circulation throughout the body, promote metabolic rate, and thus help with weight loss. If you want to enhance metabolism and eliminate edema, you can add 15 to 20 grams of coarse salt to half of the bathtub, and then take a half-body bath to the waist; if it is inconvenient, you can also soak your hands to the wrists and your feet to the ankles. It should be noted that you do not use ordinary table salt when taking a bath. Using bath salt will make the skin smoother and less dry.

Some people use bath salts with floral scents for bathing, but bath salts flavored with artificial flavors only have scent, while bath salts made from natural flower extracts may contain volatile essential oils. People with sensitive skin or wounds should use them with caution.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rose flowers enter the liver, so they can soothe the liver and regulate qi, and help with relaxation. They are suitable for bathing, but people with sensitive skin should use them less or choose dried flowers.

In fact, Chinese medicine practitioners often use floral scents for bathing, such as roses, silver flowers and lilies. The scent can soothe and relax tense emotions, thereby maintaining normal metabolic function. The essential oil ingredients in the flowers can lubricate the skin, help people lose weight and beautify their skin. However, the volatile essential oil concentration of fresh flowers is high and is not suitable for everyone. It is recommended to use dried flowers to reduce irritation to the skin.

Chuanxiong has the function of promoting qi and blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can enhance the metabolism when used as a bathing ingredient. (Photo/Database)

Metabolize fat without hibernation! Bathing with Chinese herbs can help you lose weight

If you want to avoid your metabolic function "hibernating" and thus ruining your weight loss plan, Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan suggests that Chinese herbal bath salts are a good choice. On the basis of coarse salt, adding appropriate amounts of Chinese medicinal materials such as angelica, Chuanxiong, safflower, cinnamon twig, red peony root, and Chinese rhizome that help promote qi and blood circulation and remove blood stasis can promote qi and blood circulation and metabolism, reduce the accumulation of excess fat, and improve complications of cold weather such as cold hands and feet, and joint pain.

【Chinese herbal slimming bath salt】

• Ingredients: 5 qian of Angelica sinensis, 5 qian of Chuanxiong, 3 qian of Red Peony Root, 3 qian of Cassia Twig, 2 qian of Safflower, 3 qian of Rhizoma Cynoglossi, and appropriate amount of salt.

• Method: (Choose one of the two)

  1. Put the above-mentioned Chinese medicinal materials into gauze and wrap them tightly. Add water and put them in a pot to boil for about 20 minutes. Then pour them into the bathtub or foot basin, add water to dilute them, and then soak them. You can also add 15 grams of coarse salt to enhance metabolism. The medicine bag can be boiled and used repeatedly until it has no medicinal effect at all.

  2. Mix the above-mentioned Chinese medicinal materials according to the proportion and grind them into fine powder. Then mix in 3 times the weight of coarse salt and mix well. Each time you take a bath, take 20 grams and put it into warm water, then soak.

• Note: These Chinese medicinal materials have the functions of promoting qi and blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which can increase the basal metabolic rate, accelerate the discharge of old waste and excess water, and enhance the weight loss effect. Among them, the slimming effect of cinnamon twig is more focused on the upper body and hands, while that of Rhizoma Cynoglossi is more focused on improving obesity in the lower body.

Strengthen the elimination of edema! Scallion whites replace expensive dried ginger

In addition to flowers and Chinese medicinal herbs that can be used in bathing to help lose weight, Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan said that dried ginger is a hot ingredient that has the effect of inducing sweat and promoting metabolism, and is also suitable for bathing. However, due to the recent tonic season, dried ginger has become popular and expensive, so it is recommended to use green onions instead. Scallion whites are also a hot food, and they are also effective in promoting urination and reducing edema.