Sunday, July 19, 2015

The wonderful benefits of lemon water!

HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING LEMON WATER
Five health benefits of drinking lemon water:
1. Helps your Liver get rid of Toxins and Waste Products: the liver plays various roles in the body including detoxification, protein synthesis, and more to help with digestion. Lemon water increases the livers detoxifying enzymes and helps the liver carry out these functions more efficiently.
2. Lemon Water is Alkalizing: the body functions best in a more alkaline state and cancer cells tend to breed in an acidic body. Unfortunately due to the foods most people eat, the things they expose their skin to, and the environment they live in, most people’s body’s are very acidic. Lemons are very alkalizing to the body and blood (although lemons are actually an acidic fruit).
3. Rich Source of Vitamins and Minerals: rich in vitamin C (anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, & helps immune system), vitamin B (energy production), riboflavin (tissue repair, growth, & development) and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium (these minerals all help build strong bones & teeth).
4. Terrific for Skin Care: Lemon water can act as an anti-aging remedy by removing wrinkles and improve the overall appearance of your skin. Your skin can’t look healthy if your body is holding onto toxins.
5. Good for Weight Loss: Lemon water can help burn fat faster. When the liver is full of toxins it can’t metabolize fats as efficiently.
http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/ask-diet-doctor-hot-lemon-waters-real-benefits may also be of interest
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Friday, July 17, 2015

Organic Whole Raspberry Margarita's

Last weekend, my boyfriend and I made these delicious drinks after dinner. Since we love having a whole fruit margarita, we wanted to change it up a bit. We had some fresh raspberries on hand and decided to make a raspberry margarita! YUMMY!!! The flavor was amazing and using the fresh raspberries made it taste much more natural then using a mixer. Whether you want to make a yummy cocktail one evening for friends/family, or make this to go along with a yummy grilled dinner this summer, this is simple and bound to be a hit!!
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries
  • 3 oz Patron Silver Tequila
  • 1 oz Triple Sec
  • 1 lime, peeled
  • 3 cups ice cubes
  • 1/4 cup sugar
Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients into blender.
  2. Place lid on top and blend on high for about 30 seconds, or until smooth.
  3. Pour into a margarita glass (rimmed with sugar or salt if desired) and serve!!