Effective Home Remedies for Weight Loss: What Works?

While the most common home remedies to lose weight include eating less and exercising more, there are a number of concoctions and home therapies that have helped some people lose weight. As with most weight-loss programs, various home remedies work for some people and do nothing for others.

Drinks

• Fasting on a liquid diet is a common home remedy. One popular diet drink for this home remedy is to drink fresh honey and lime juice at regular intervals throughout the day.

Herbs

• People more comfortable with herbal remedies mix a variety of naturally grown plants such as acai berry and flaxseed oil.

Cabbage

• The cabbage diet is decades old. The vegetable, when eaten raw or cooked in a soup, provides the chemical tartaric acid, which inhibits sugar and carbs from converting into fat.

Tomatoes

• Some people swear they lose weight by eating 2 ripe tomatoes for breakfast every morning.

Vinegar

• Apple cider vinegar is believed by some to increase metabolism. Mix about 2 tbsp. of the vinegar in 16 oz. of water and sip on it throughout the day.