Try This Jeera And Ajwain Tea To Get Rid Of Bloating, Gas And Acidity Once And For All – Doctor NDTV

Jeera and ajwain tea: Constant acidity, gas and bloating giving you a hard time? Give up the pills and try this natural metabolism and digestion boosting drink made with simple kitchen ingredients like jeera and ajwain.

Jeera and ajwain are commonly used ingredients for getting relief from acidity

People who experience acidity regularly know how difficult it can be to cope up with it. Acidity or acid reflux may be caused because of eating large meals or lying down directly after a meal, being overweight, smoking, pregnancy, snacking close to your bedtime, regular consumption of alcohol, caffeinate drinks like tea and coffee, to name a few. The most common symptom of acidity is heartburn-a burning pain or discomfort that can move up to your stomach, to your abdomen and chest. Lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho says that the root cause of acidity, bloating, constipation and other symptoms of indigestion are signs of poor gut health.

In one his recent posts on Instagram, he talks about a metabolism and digestion boosting drink, that can help you get relief from acidity. This drink is simple to be prepared at home. It makes use of some common kitchen ingredients which have been known for their numerous health benefits.

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For preparing this drink, you need to take a glass jar and add 1 litre water to it. Add cumin seeds (jeera) (2 tbsp), coriander seeds (1 tsp), fennel seeds (1 tsp) and carom seeds (ajwain) (1 tsp). Leave it overnight and strain.

Jeera and ajwain tea can reduce bloating and acidityPhoto Credit: iStock

Drink this water jeera and ajwain water every day in morning to improve metabolism, digestion and reduce acidity.

Another alternative of having this drink daily is by boiling the mixture left over night, reduce it to half and then consume it like tea. In order to enhance the taste or add some flavour to it, you can add grated ginger, some parsley or lemon to the drink. These ingredients can also enhance the effect of this drink on your metabolism and digestion.

You can add ginger to the tea for additional flavour and effectPhoto Credit: iStock

If you want to sweeten the taste, add some honey or jaggery powder to the ajwain and jeera water or tea.

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(Luke Coutinho, Holistic Lifestyle Coach - Integrative Medicine)

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