Watermelon Relaxing Day: how to lose weight quickly and "tastefully" on the watermelon diet

One of the most favorite summer berries is a watermelon, because it is not just tasty, but also useful. In this berry contains 90% of water, the rest is allocated for useful substances. Thanks to the fact that this fruit is saturated with fructose, it can be eaten by diabetics.

Watermelon has a huge amount of useful substances. It contains:

• vitamins B9( responsible for the smoothness of the skin, for the structure of DNA and the normal development of the body), C( besides its main functions it fights nitrates in berries), A( improves vision, protein synthesis and metabolism), beta-carotene, PP and group B;
• minerals:
  • lycopene is an antioxidant responsible for the fetus's red color;
  • citrulline is a substance that turns into arginine, which dilates blood vessels( like Viagra);
  • magnesium improves the work of muscles, nervous system, is an assistant in the assimilation of vitamins;
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  • calcium affects the blood vessels( useful to people suffering from pressure);
  • iron increases the amount of hemoglobin and enriches the cells with oxygen;
  • potassium gives a diuretic effect;
  • sodium participates in the movement of glucose and amino acids by cells;
  • phosphorus saturates with energy.
  • mineral salts control the water-salt balance;
  • fiber improves bowel health.

Watermelon promotes the withdrawal of excess liquid, which makes it possible to lose a couple of kilograms( 100 grams of berries contain only 26 kcal).In addition, it quenches the hunger and after it there is no desire to go to refreshment.

Watermelon unloading day can give a feeling of comfort and ease. Dieticians are advised to make such "easy" days for the body at least once every two weeks. They argue that this will help cleanse the toxins, slags that accumulated after eating unhealthy foods.

Purification of the intestine with watermelon

Purification with watermelon is one of the most acceptable and safe ways to get rid of excess substances( provided that the berry is selected correctly and does not contain nitrates) without resorting to some unpleasant actions. In addition to all this, purification with watermelon is a very tasty procedure.

So, the watermelon cleansing scheme has such a schedule: on this day you only need to eat watermelon, at the rate of 1 kilogram berry per 10 kilograms of a person's weight. For example, at a weight of 80 kilograms you need to eat 8 kg of watermelon. If it is difficult to abandon the usual diet, you need to replace one meal( for example, dinner) with 1 or 2 kilograms of berries, but when choosing this option, "unloading" will have to stretch for 10 days, otherwise there will be no result.

It is worth remembering that doctors do not advise combining this berry with other products, as this can cause gases.

For those who want to find out if watermelon helps to lose weight, you can try a diet based on this fetus. The diet is very simple and reminds a day off. The amount of food eaten by the same scheme is calculated, but meals are divided by 6 times. To keep this method of weight loss is about 6 days, during this time there are chances to lose a kilogram of 5. After cleansing the body of toxins it will be enriched with 14 grams of protein, vitamins PP, C, B, A, 184 grams of carbohydrates, iron, pectin, magnesium,potassium and all this will cost 570 Kcal.

With this diet, you need to remember that the body can rebel a couple of days after its onset. If this happens, then you must return to the previous diet.

When purifying the intestines with watermelon, there are contraindications:

• renal failure( excessive use of this berry can cause complications);
• infringement of outflow of urine;
• colitis;
• acquisition of fetus with nitrates, leading to poisoning.

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