Traditional and Combined Buckwheat Diets

Buckwheat diet is considered one of the most popular and fashionable diets nowadays. The reason is in its extreme efficiency for weight loss. Besides, this diet is cheap and doesn't demand a lot of financial expenses. However, buckwheat diet has one minus: traditional buckwheat diet is a strict and not an easy one. It often results in apathy, sleepiness and headaches. Besides, despite the fact that buckwheat is rather tasty, it's not easy to eat a lot of unsalted and unseasoned buckwheat without butter, so it's difficult to satisfy hunger with it. Only those, who possess strong will power and developed self-discipline are able to keep to this diet. Happily, dietitians have found a great way out – they developed several combined buckwheat diets, which are much easier to keep.

Buckwheat and kefir

It's recommended to combine buckwheat diet with kefir diet, as it helps to satisfy hunger efficiently. Daily ration under this diet should include unsalted buckwheat and a liter of low-fat kefir. But it's important to take these products separately; the minimum time period between the meals should be an hour or an hour and a half.

Buckwheat and dried fruit

If you add dried fruit to daily ration during buckwheat diet, it will help to compensate shortage of sugar in the organism, and as a result prevent apathy and tiredness. It's recommended to take dried apricots, prunes and raisins. This diet is especially efficient for weight loss. As a result, during 2 weeks you may lose 7-12 kilos.

General tips for the buckwheat diet

It's better not to boil buckwheat, but to leave it in boiled water for a night;
no butter, salt or other seasonings should be added to the buckwheat;
before going on a diet, try to fast for one day and eat only buckwheat. Thus you would see if this diet is suitable for you and if it help you to lose weight;
don't keep the buckwheat diet longer than 2 weeks, as your organism needs rest;
you may repeat buckwheat diet in a month;
you may drink water during the diet, but amount of liquid consumed a day shall not exceed 2,5-3 liters;
avoid drinking alcohol during the diet;
it's better to go on buckwheat after holidays, when you put on a couple of kilos.

Health Benefits

Buckwheat is a very healthy, even unique product. Buckwheat contains essential for our organism trace elements (magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium,) vitamins (B1, B2, B6, PP), protein and carbohydrates. Buckwheat is especially rich with magnesium, which is healthy for the cardiovascular system. As buckwheat is sugar-free, it lowers blood glucose and prevents diabetes. It also prevents a lot of other diseases, among which are high cholesterol, high blood pressure, gallstones, heart diseases, asthma and even cancer.

So, if you desire to lose several kilos and have enough will power, dont't hesitate to go on the buckwheat diet. You'll see that's it's really one of the most efficient diets for loss of weight.

*The result may be different in each individual case.

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