Prolonged stress can cause you to gain weight irrespective of diet or exercise.

In 2002, the National Institute of Health released a statement that prolonged stress can lead to weight gain. Stress affects mood, digestion, blood sugar levels and metabolism and prolonged stress affects these facts in a way that increases the potential to gain weight. The bottom line: no matter how effect your diet program or how much exercise you do, if you suffer from prolonged or chronic stress you may end up gaining weight.

A wonderful fragrant way to fight stress is by using what was traditionally used as mild sedative and relaxant. Jasmine. Jasmine can be steeped or infused as a tea, and it may be added to the bath as a fragrant luxurious addition to evening bathtime.

What the Ultimate Diet Companion Guide says on Jasmine:

Jasmine
Nicholas Culpeper 1653 – “Jasmine warms the womb and facilitates birth ”
Chemical Constituents:
Alkaloids, essential oil, salicylic acid
Botanical name: Jasminum spp.

Weight loss uses: Jasmine tea is said to be a mild sedative and a relaxant. One of the common uses is to combine Jasmine with lemon balm for a calming tea to combat the effects of a stressful day.

Parts of the plant that are used: Flowers – fresh or dried

Where to get it:
Plants can be bought from your local nursery. The easiest use is to buy jasmine tea from your local grocery store.
How to prepare it:
To create one dose of jasmine tea from fresh flowers, pour one cup of boiling water over 2 teaspoons of fresh flower petals and then steep for about 10 minutes. Make pre-bought tea as directed on the packet.
Adding fragrant jasmine blossoms to plain sugar and allowing the sugar to infuse makes a delightful sugar topping for desserts. Decorate the dessert with fresh blossoms.
For Jasmine bath salts: 1 cup of Epsom Salts, 1 cup of Rock salt or sea salt, 1 cup of your Jasmine. Place ingredients into a jar with a tight fitting lid. Allow to infuse for at least a week. Use a handful at night in the bath. The salts soften the water while the jasmine helps to sooth and calm.
Cautions and warnings:
No known warnings

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