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The order of your morning activities can play a major factor in your health, not just for the day, but overall. It’s known in the wellness community that if you pace out your morning activities (including what you eat and drink) in such a way, you can actually become “one of those people” who just looks and feels better (including burning more calories, having more energy, and having better health overall). For example, according to one UK study, people who work out before before eating breakfast burn twice as much as fat as people who eat first. We also know that if you drink a big glass of water when you first wake, before doing almost anything else, you’ll be less likely to confuse thirst for hunger at breakfast, and you’ll also let your digestive system know that it needs to get going. And now we know that if you drink kombucha tea first thing in the morning before eating breakfast, you’ll be more likely to burn fat and calories (in addition to numerable other health benefits) than if you skipped sipping this sour tea at all. Here’s everything we know about this super drink:
Weight Loss Benefits Of Kombucha Tea
Kombucha contains four simple, but unlikely ingredients: black or green tea, bacteria, yeast and sugar. The raw, organic version of kombucha tea is unpasteurized and tastes like vinegar. As we know from the countless Kombucha Girl memes, this drink has a surprising, sour-earthy flavor that can be unappetizing to beginners at first (and the smell may be even worse!). But, according to leading health experts, this is one acquired taste that you might want to get used to.
In addition to the weight loss benefits we will outline below, it contains health-boosting ingredients like antioxidants, B vitamins, probiotics, enzymes, glucosamine, and other acids. It has been shown in animal studies to reduce liver toxicity and decrease the risk of heart disease. The evidence-based health benefits of drinking kombucha are the same as green tea: we know it has strong antibacterial properties, lowers the risk of becoming pre-diabetic and may even have anti-cancer properties. Wow!
Now, back to the weight loss side of things. We first learned about this wonder drink from “Naturally Thin” author and Real Housewives of New York alum Bethenny Frankel. “I’m a fan of Synergy Kombucha, a naturally fermented, raw bottled drink,” she wrote in her New York Times bestseller around 2009. “It helps me control my appetite, improves my digestion, and gives me energy. It contains active enzymes and probiotics, which really give your immune system boost and make your whole body work better,” she continued, explaining how she has the drink every morning before eating anything else.
Doctors have since verified the weight loss benefits. Due to the green tea it contains, kombucha can increase the number of calories you burn, reduce belly fat, improve cholesterol levels, help with blood sugar control.
But that's not all. "Kombucha is fermented so it is packed with good probiotics," Dr. Amy Lee, Head of Nutrition for Nucific tells us. "When taken consistently, it could replace some of the bad strains that causes cravings and hunger which can help with how we stay compliant with certain foods as well. This "could make an impact on metabolism and help you burn more calories throughout the day," she explains.
Kombucha also contains a very low number of calories, but also creates a feeling of fullness (thanks to the phenolic and polyphenolic compounds it contains). If you drink kombucha and wait some time before eating breakfast, you're actually creating a negative calorie balance in your body that causes it to burn stored fats. Aka, we're trying this immediately!
