What's the fastest way to lose weight? Let me give you a few convenient methods you can try. However, I think exercise is the best option.
Three Chinese Folk Remedies for Weight Loss
Maintaining a slim and graceful figure is a dream for women throughout history and across the world, including our ancestors. Perhaps traditional Chinese weight loss methods are more effective because they are better suited to our national conditions? Ditch the imported Western methods and try these Chinese folk weight loss "treasures."
1. Peach Blossom Weight Loss
Yang Guifei, the concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, was plump, while Zhao Feiyan, the empress of Emperor Cheng of Han, was slender. Both were famous beauties in history, hence the saying "Yang's plumpness and Zhao's slenderness." However, being too plump or too thin is unattractive. Excessive obesity not only makes one lack elegance but also affects health, thus weight loss is necessary. Historical records say that Yang Guifei used a single ingredient, peach blossom, for weight loss, a very simple method. Soak 10 grams of Sichuan peach blossoms in water and drink it frequently; this not only helps with weight loss but also makes the complexion fair and rosy—a double benefit. This formula is recorded in *Zhouhou Fang* and *Qianjin Yaofang*, both stating that it can "slim the waist," indicating its significant weight-loss effect. The reason peach blossoms can help with weight loss is because they have the effect of clearing phlegm and turbidity, allowing it to be excreted through bowel movements. Li Shizhen believed that "it promotes downward movement and is very effective in relieving constipation; it is effective and harmless in treating edema, bloating, and obstruction of the large intestine in people with qi stagnation" (*Compendium of Materia Medica*). It's clear that peach blossoms have the effect of reducing water retention and aiding weight loss. (Personally, I think this method is quite effective.)
2. Using a towel for exercise and weight loss
Soak a towel in cold tap water, wring out most of the water, and then rub it in turn on the upper limbs, lower limbs, waist, back, neck, abdomen, and chest, rubbing each area 10-20 times. Repeatedly soak the towel during the rubbing process to maintain a certain low temperature and humidity.
Cold water can burn off most of the body's heat energy. Heat energy is converted from sugar and fat in the body, so burning heat energy means burning sugar and fat, promoting sugar and fat metabolism, and thus having a skin-beautifying effect. (It's winter now ^-^ I don't know if you can stick to it. It can also help fight colds.)
3. Bristle brush for slimming
Naked, use a bristle brush to brush your body in the following order: outer and inner sides of the left upper limb, outer and inner sides of the right upper limb, outer and inner sides of the left lower limb, outer and inner sides of the right lower limb, as well as the buttocks, lower back, back of the neck, abdomen, and chest. Brush each area repeatedly until it feels warm and the skin turns slightly red. You can also wet the bristle brush and brush your body for better slimming results.
Besides weight loss, this method can also prevent colds and high blood pressure. With continued practice, it can make the skin smooth, rosy, and elastic, making it an excellent method for health and beauty.
