Hydrate yourself and remove toxins from your body with these delicious detox drinks.
Hydration is an essential process for the health of your body. When your body receives enough fluid, it regulates your body temperature, lubricates your joints, prevents infections, improves sleep quality, provides nutrients to cells, and promotes proper organ function, indicates the Harvard School of Public Health.
If you want to cleanse your body, we share three easy detox drinks to prepare at home.
Pineapple and ginger juice
Pineapple is rich in flavonoids and phenolic acids, two antioxidant compounds that fight oxidative stress caused by pollution, radiation, poor diet, and abuse of harmful substances. While ginger, for its part, also has antioxidant effects.
Ingredients
4 slices of natural pineapple
A tablespoon of grated ginger
A glass of water
Preparation
Put all the ingredients in the blender, and mix until the pineapple is well break-apart. Serve your juice and enjoy it right away.
Carrot and celery juice
A carrot is a low-calorie option that promotes the feeling of fullness and, therefore, weight loss.
Celery is rich in phytonutrients with anti-inflammatory effects that reduce the occurrence of heart disease and liver problems.
Ingredients
2 carrots
A branch of celery
Half a liter of water
Sweetener to taste
Preparation
Wash and peel the carrots. Then cut them into slices.
Wash the celery stick and remove both the leaves and the white end where the stalks meet.
Add the carrot pieces and two celery stalks to the blender. Pour in the water and sweeten if desired. Mix until you get your detox juice.
Green juice
Apples are rich sources of vitamin C, quercetin, and pectin. This set of nutrients relieves constipation, lowers cholesterol, helps with weight loss, and has anti-inflammatory effects.
As for lemon, parsley, cucumber, and spinach, they share several benefits; for example, they promote hydration, provide antioxidants and improve digestion.
Ingredients
3 green apples
A handful of spinach leaves
A cucumber
A stalk of celery
2 sprigs of parsley
A tablespoon of grated ginger
One lemon’s juice
Half a liter of water
Preparation
Wash all ingredients before starting. Peel the cucumber, remove the ends and cut it into slices.
Chop the apple and celery into chunks; so that they break apart easily in the blender.
Put the cucumber, apple, celery, parsley, spinach, grated ginger, lemon juice, and water in the blender. Blend until the fruits and vegetables are completely mashed.
Give these detox drinks a try and improve your eating habits to keep your body healthy.
