Remember the old movies where everyone who came home from work would go the "drink cart" and mix up some martinis, an old fashioned, or even straight bourbon and have a cocktail before dinner?
By simply everyone it was usually men who came home from the office and their doting wives would have a cocktail ready and waiting. And the men would grab the paper and sit, fully suited, mind you, in the overstuffed chair waiting to be called to the meal?
Things are a bit different today!
Rushed lifestyles, women working and the entire family's schedule to keep straight has certainly diminished those oh-so-leisurely rituals.
Time to sit and chat with a pre-dinner cocktail? Every night?
Not quite.
However, an old cocktail item has resurfaced as a wunder-fix for revving up sluggish metabolisms and cutting cravings.
READ: Helps you lose weight!
What is it?
Bitters! I've you've never heard of them, do a little research. They are essentially a concentratted flavor extraction of herbs, seeds, roots and bark that originiated in the 1800s as a medicinal elixir.
They are often used in flavoring cocktails and come in a variety of flavors.
Having a soda water or seltzer with a few dashes of these intensely flavored liquids are what researchers now are finding help stimulate the flow of bile (ick) which helps break down dietary fat, detoxify the liver and support thyroid function.
And, as a nice little bonus, they can help cut sugar cravings and keep your appetite under control.
Plus, they rev the metabolism up to 53%.
I'm all for revving a metabolism in such a simple and unique (healthy, too?) way.
Sip this mocktail 30 minutes prior to meals.
Sitting with your partner and discussing their day while in heels and pearls is optional.
Bitters:
Angostura bitters are extremely concentrated, not drunk alone and though 44.7% alcohol by volume, bitters are not normally ingested undiluted, but instead are used in small amounts as flavoring. Angostura bitters are a key ingredient in many cocktails.
Benefits:
- Cut sugar cravings
- Relieve gas and bloating as well as occasional heartburn
- Encourage digestive enzymes, bile & HCL production
- Calm upset stomach and relieve nausea
- Increase absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K
- Help maintain healthy blood sugar levels
- Balance appetite
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