Cha de Bugre - the Secret to Beautiful Bodies that the Rio de Janeiro beach crowd rather you didn't know about ...

Think of Rio and you think of long sandy beaches draped with beautiful Brazilians ... healthy, with beautiful skin and without an inch of fat or cellulite!

Now the secret is out .... and it's nothing to do with their genes, diet or lifestyle.

Pharmacies, health stores, beach-front snack bars, all along Rio de Janeiro's beach fronts are selling to those in the know a local powdered herb that has proven to be a very successful appetite suppressant which is as a side benefit is also believed to help fight cellulite!

In fact, this herb has become so popular as a weight loss aid in Brazil that it is available as tea bags, fluid extracts and tinctures.

The name of this magical herb? Well the Brazilian call it Chá de Bugre.

Chá de Bugre is an unasuming small tree which grows 26-40 feet in height with a trunk diameter of 12-16 inches. Indigenous to Brazil, it is found mostly in the states of Goias, Acre, Minas Gerais, and Bahia, and is commonly called café do mato (coffee of the woods) because it produces a red fruit similar to a coffee bean which can be roasted and made in to a coffee substitute.

Dr. C.L. Cruz in his book, Dictionary of the Plants Used in Brazil, recommends chá de bugre as an excellent diuretic and weight loss aid as well as a good general heart tonic which can help stimulate circulation. It is also used in Brazil and Haiti as a tea to help relieve coughs, regulate renal function, reduce uric acid and externally to heal wounds.

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