Recently, tulsi has made the headlines after scientists have discovered its effectiveness in reducing weight when consumed with tea? But is it our regular concoction with doses of sugar and milk? No, tulsi tea has a different recipe. Today, we will learn the advantages of drinking tulsi tea before work and tulsi tea recipe.

Tulsi is one of those natural antioxidants doctors recommend for detoxification of the body. The beta carotene present in tulsi destroys free radicals which damage the skin and organs and make us age faster. The Vitamins A and C present in tulsi work to increase your metabolic rate and aid in better digestion of food. Since working out is necessary for reducing the extra fat through higher metabolism, consuming tulsi tea pre-workout will speed up your weight loss. Suffering from high cholesterol? Quick, include tulsi tea in your daily diet. Studies on rabbits have shown that the rabbits which ate tulsi leaves had lower blood sugar levels and lower LDL cholesterol (which induces heart attack) after 30 days.

How To Consume Tulsi Daily?

• Eat tulsi leaves daily in the morning: Pluck a few leaves from your homegrown tulsi plant. Wash them and swallow in an empty stomach.
• Drink as a juice: Blend one cup of tulsi leaves and half a cup of water in a blender until a smooth paste is seen. Strain the smoothie through a strainer and drink.
• Consume with honey, mint and lemon for a refreshing beverage: Soak a few tulsi leaves on the night before consumption. In the morning, add mint leaves, lemon juice and a few drops of honey to the water before drinking.
• As tea: You can use tulsi leaves, tulsi tea bag or tulsi tea powder for this process. We will explain all three.

Tulsi tea recipe using fresh leaves:

Ingredients: Tulsi leaves, water, too teaspoons of honey.

Process:

• Add tulsi leaves to the water and boil till the water becomes coloured and flavoured. Let the water steep for about three minutes.
• Strain the concoction.
• Pour two teaspoons of honey into the tea and stir well.

Your tulsi tea with leaves is ready!

Tulsi tea with tulsi tea bag:

Ingredients: tulsi tea bag amazon, water.

Recipe:

• Put tulsi tea bag in a cup or tumbler.
• Boil fresh water and pour it into the cup. Let the bag stay in the cup for two minutes.
• Gently remove the bag and allow the drops to drip. Drink!

Tulsi tea recipe with tulsi tea powder:

Ingredients: tulsi tea powder, water, honey.

Process:

• Boil water in medium flame and for 2-3 minutes.
• Remove the vessel containing water from the flame and add the powder (2 teaspoons) and stir well.
• Serve hot after mixing honey.

Tulsi tea is also a stress buster, so that makes it even better as a pre-workout beverage. Do you know any other tulsi tea health benefits? Share with us in the comments!