The Orange Diet for Weight Loss and Health

You already know a lot of the benefits contained in oranges: for example, it’s that citrus fruit that’s packed with vitamin C to keep you from getting sick during the winter time.

But this delicious fruit can also help you lose weight and feel much healthier. As if that weren’t enough, it’s perfect for the summertime!

Find out more in today’s article.

Why the orange diet?

There are so many benefits of oranges that to name them all we’d run out of space on the page.

With that characteristic balance between sweetness and acidic flavors, along with a striking and invigorating fragrance, oranges are a highly valued fruit.

It’s arguably the most “indulgent” member of the fruit kingdom (if there even is a fruit kingdom), and this is thanks to several reasons.

Not only is it a delicious fruit – it provides a lot of benefits for the body.

Do you want to know what the main benefits of eating oranges are? Let’s find out now:

Oranges clean your gums and tongue

Orange juice can help prevent dry mouth, treat swollen gums (it’s excellent if you have gingivitis), heal wounds, and promote good oral health all around.

You can also rub the inside of the orange peel on your teeth after you brush them, or apply the white part to heal any mouth sores.

It fights throat infections

Orange juice helps clear any waste, toxins, and bacteria that accumulate in the throat and the area around your tonsils in particular.

There’s no need to strain it – the pulp will help wash everything down.

It boosts your immune system

Yes, this is the best-known property of oranges. “Drink your orange juice so you don’t get sick,” you mother probably told you. And she was absolutely right.

This is thanks to the vitamin C that’s contained in the orange. Drinking one glass of juice or eating one fruit a day can stave off the flu, coughs, nasal congestion, and more.

It cleanses the intestines

Little by little we’re making our way to the main subject for today’s article, which is using oranges for weight loss.

One of the reasons this fruit is so good for weight loss is because it helps remove all the toxins that build up in your intestines, preventing constipation, for example.

Be careful not to consume too much, however, because you can trigger the opposite effect and suffer from diarrhea. The important thing is that you get rid of the waste material that “sticks” to the walls of your intestine.

Losing weight with the orange diet

Now let’s turn to the reason why you’re reading this article: how to lose weight with the orange diet. There’s no need to spend a month eating only oranges.

All you need to do is drink two liters of orange juice a day (one in the morning on an empty stomach, and the other in the afternoon). Wait a half hour after the first liter before eating breakfast, and wait at least two hours after your lunch before drinking the second liter.

Another essential component of this diet is that the juice must be freshly squeezed. That means you can’t prepare it all in the morning for your afternoon liter. Using a good juicer it will only take you five minutes to prepare one liter.

Depending on the size of the fruit and how much juice they contain, a liter is about 16 to 18 oranges. Take advantage of any sales in the grocery store! And remember, you don’t need to go to the store every day.

Never use orange juice that’s been packaged or bottled, even if it claims to be the most natural product on the planet.

And what else should you be eating?

Obviously drinking orange juice isn’t enough. You need to keep a healthy and balanced diet, get exercise, and maintain other habits for good health. With respect to food, remember:

• Eat lots of raw fruits and vegetables
• Don’t forget beans
• Eat nuts
• Choose whole flours and raw sugar
• Avoid sweets like desserts and pastries
• Don’t drink soda, coffee, or alcoholic beverages
• Choose tea over coffee

For exercise, try to work out for half an hour, two to three times a week. You can go for a walk or a bike ride, jog, play with your kids, go dancing, climb the stairs, or swim. There’s no need to sign up for a gym membership!

Finally, regarding healthy habits, remember:

• Sleep 8 hours a day (in a row)
• Stop smoking
• Eliminate stress
• Practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, or whatever you prefer
• Reduce pressures and obligations

In addition to losing weight and helping you feel healthier all around, with this orange diet you will:

• Cleanse the bloodstream
• Improve liver function
• Have better skin
• Heal stomach ulcers
• Prevent or cure infections
• Heal wounds
• Treat pancreatitis
• Improve the production of bile and gastric juices
• Fight constipation
• Improve hemorrhoids
• Cleanse the colon
• Remove mucus
• Strengthen your immune system
• Reinforce kidney health
• Treat cysts, tumors, and ulcers
• Reduce bladder inflammation