We try everything to lose weight from fad diets to rigorous workouts to consuming supplements, but did you know some of the best remedies to lose weight naturally are hidden right in your kitchen.

One such day-to-day staple used in almost every household is Ajwain also known as Carom seeds in English. With an increasing inclination towards health and fitness, ajwain has turned out to be a holy grail for most health enthusiasts and mindful eaters due to its amazing therapeutic properties that also help in losing weight naturally!



Why Ajwain?

Ajwain has been used since ages for its medicinal properties, which has been used as an active ingredient in several ancient Ayurvedic and Siddha medicines.

The tiny and slightly bitter seeds have small amounts of oil and are rich in thymol, a phenol that gives these seeds a thyme-like smell. Thymol has great therapeutic properties that can heal digestive ailments, improve metabolism and has antifungal and antibacterial properties.





How Ajwains help in losing weight?

Ajwain helps in losing weight by improving metabolism and digestive system. The regular intake of ajwain seeds help in better absorption of nutrients, which further improves digestion and helps in effective weight management over a period of time.

Adding ajwain to your daily diet can help in eliminating toxins and waste buildup in the digestive system caused due to indigestion.





Daily intake of ajwain or ajwain water or ajwain tea helps in increasing the metabolic rate, which not only improves digestion but at the same time by increasing the metabolic rate that helps in burning consumed calories. According to most health experts, high metabolic rate helps in accelerating the weight loss process and this is how ajwain seeds have turned out to be a holy grail for weight watchers. Here’s how you can include it in your diet!





Best remedies to lose weight with ajwain?

Take a glass of water and soak 25 grams of ajwain seeds.

Next morning, strain the carom seeds and drink the water.

You can also prepare it in the form of Ajwain tea by following the similar process of soaking the ajwain in a glass of water, then boil the water along with the ajwain seeds, strain it and squeeze half a lemon and add 1 teaspoon of honey, mix it all together and enjoy.

Lastly, you can also take 2 cups of water and add 1 teaspoon ajwain and 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, along with two basil leaves, boil and reduce the drink to half and enjoy it with lemon and honey to lose weight and improve immunity and metabolism naturally!



The right amount ajwain

Making ajwain water is one of the easiest recipes. Take 25 grams of ajwain and soak them overnight in a glass of water. Next morning, strain the ajwain and drink the water on an empty stomach. You can add a teaspoon of honey in your ajwain water to make it taste better. You can have this water regularly for 15-20 days to boost your metabolism and lose weight.