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5 Teas That Melt Belly Fat

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To burn belly flab, turn up the heat. Think of your body as teapot on the stove and the water inside as your belly fat. Chances are the pot is sitting there over a low flame, not doing much of anything. The water inside may be warm, but it’s not boiling. If you want the pot to whistle—and attract a few whistles yourself—you need to crank up the heat. Well, that’s exactly what will happen if you take that teapot from metaphor to reality. Tea—at least, certain types of tea —can rev up your body’s ability to melt fat as quickly and easily as turning a stove from low to high. New research, included in my book  Zero Belly Diet , reveals that tea can reset your internal thermometer to increase fat burn by up to 10 percent without exercising, or dieting, or sitting in a sauna dreaming about a Nestea plunge. Why not give your body every advantage it can get in the battle against fat? Here are the five brews to start sipping for a slimmer, sleeker, more efficient fat-burning you. FAT-MELT...

The Weight Loss Benefits of Green Coffee Bean

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Green coffee bean extract, produced from the green beans of the Arabica plant, is a relatively new ingredient to weight loss products that has been getting strong attention; even being featured on the Dr. Oz program. This attention is not unfounded, green coffee bean extract has a number of health benefits , in particular as a weight loss aid . How Does Green Coffee Bean Work? Green coffee bean contains polyphenols, including chlorogenic acids, which, like grape seed extract and green tea , have  antioxidant  that help the body neutralize harmful free radicals. Research has also shown that the chlorogenic acid in green coffee bean has an antihypertensive effect on rats and humans that promotes normal blood pressure   [ 1-3 ] . Unlike coffee beverages, green coffee bean extract is low in  caffeine  and is not a stimulant. Chlorogenic acids are also destroyed when coffee beans are roasted and their benefits are not available in coffee drinks. Chlorogenic acids s...