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Weight Loss

12 Ways to Burn Belly Fat by Nourishing Your Liver

By Debbie Strong

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After you hit a certain age, losing weight is tricky — particularly around the mid-section. Belly fat hangs on pretty tight, and no matter how many crunches you do, the best way to get rid of it is to eliminate toxins and change your diet. You can do it by nourishing your liver, the organ responsible for detoxification and fat-burn. Below, we share 12 liver-healing tricks that can help you shed the muffin top for good.

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    Go with Goji. Look for Goji berries at the health food store. Usually eaten in dried form, they're rich in beta-carotene, which improves liver function, detoxing your body naturally.

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    Add some apple. Fast-track weight loss by sipping apple cider vinegar, which helps switch off fat storage. Add two tablespoons to a cup of warm water, plus a dash each of lemon, honey, and cinnamon. Or consider an apple cider vinegar and baking soda drink for weight loss.

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    Soak your way slim. Add Epsom salt to a hot bath to draw out excess fluids and help you look —  and feel — slimmer. A few drops of grapefruit essential oil can also help rev circulation.

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    Add oats to your smoothie. Fruit smoothies can be a detox dieter's best pal. Add a quarter cup of oats to the blender; a daily serving helps cut between-meal snacking by 81 percent.

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    Rejuvenate with ginger. Fresh ginger, a common ingredient in traditional Chinese and Indian cooking, raises your body heat and flushes toxins from your pores. Add it a steamy, detoxifying bath.

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    Drink tea. Boost your burn with a jasmine elixir tea. The floral brew usually has a green tea base, which rids your body of free radicals while revving your metabolism.

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    Get your C. Loaded with vitamin C, oranges help rid your body of unwanted toxins, and give you an extra energy boost to keep you moving!

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    Add beets to a smoothie. Not only are they loaded with antioxidant-rich betalains, which support detox, but beets also increase the body’s levels of nitric oxide to help you stay energized.

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    Eat white beans. White beans are rich in fiber and protein to help steady blood sugar and curb hunger-triggering mood swings. Add them to soup, pastas, salads, or smoothies.

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    Jumpstart with enzymes. Foods rich in enzymes, like broccoli and kale, boost the liver’s natural detox abilities and allow the organ to focus more energy on fat-burning processes.

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    Heat up with turmeric. Turmeric's active ingredient, curcumin, improves the liver's ability to burn fat by 47 percent. Add it to a hot [tea](, plus honey and a squeeze of fresh orange juice.

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    Nibble on nuts. Energy-boosting brazil nuts are packed with magnesium, potassium, and iron to rid your body of toxins, plus selenium, which helps you fight off infections.

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