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CLEANSE ~ YOUR BODY ~ Yes another post abut water lol. But if you really want
to cleanse then DRINK, DRINK, DRINK. Here are 5 home made vitamin water recipes
to help you keep the water flowing!
As a
rule, you should try to avoid as much as possible industrial food and beverages
1) The
classical : lemon/cucumber:
Mix in
a pitcher: 10 cups of water + 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced + 1/4 cup
fresh finely chopped basil leaf + 1/3 of finely chopped fresh mint leaves.
Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
2) The
granite : Strawberry/Lime or Raspberry/Lime
Mix in
a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 6 strawberries / 0r Raspberries and one thinly
sliced lime + 12 finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight
before serving.
3) The
digestive : Fennel/citrus
First:
infuse 1 to 3 grams of dried and crushed fennel in 150 ml of boiling water for
5-10 minutes. Allow to cool.
Mix in
a pitcher: 10 cups of water + lemon juice (put the leftover lemon in the mix) +
a small thinly sliced orange + 12 fresh chopped mint leaves + the infusion of
fennel seeds. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.
4) The
antiOX : Blackberry/Sage
Note
that a part from the berries, sage leafs is the herb that has the highest
antioxidant content.
Mix in
a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of blackberries that have been very
slightly crushed + 3-4 sage leaves. Leave in refrigerator overnight before
serving.
5)
WATERmelon : watermelon/Rosemary
Mix in
a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes + 2 rosemary
stems. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.
