Healthy Drinks to Refresh Healthily
It’s time to drink to your health with wellness beverages that taste good, help you feel great and can be sipped whenever you need a refreshing pick-me-up.
Smoothies
They’re not just for breakfast anymore. Smoothies can be a great afternoon refreshment, or even a light dinner substitute during the warmer months. Eating a heavier breakfast, a decent sized lunch and actually having a lighter dinner, hence digestion isn’t taking away from great sleep, is not a bad idea. We are likely to be busier in the summer, also, so a smoothie can be a quick and easy option in the evenings.
Whatever time of day you select to down a smoothie, ensure your blend contains a healthy fat, as well as fibre and protein, for a balanced, drinkable meal—or even dessert— that offers maximum benefits.
Elixirs
Technically, elixir is a pharmacological term for a sweet flavoured liquid that’s used to manage bioactive medicine. But in the world of wellness, we’ve come to understand elixirs as hot drinks full with good-for-you ingredients. These beneficial beverages have been popping up at juice bars and health food restaurants across the country.
Elixirs tend to have a base of steamed milk, or an almond or cashew beverage, combined with an infusion of superfoods like Reishi, Lion’s Mane or other mushroom powders. They often also contain herbs, spices like turmeric (which has major antioxidant properties) and macronutrients. Try one in the morning as an alternative to coffee, or in the evening before bed.
Cold-Pressed Juices
Unlike the regular OJ at the supermarket, cold-pressed juices aren’t treated. Instead juices are extracted through hydraulic press, which results in a bigger nutritional punch.
They may be a great way to support your daily nutritional intake, but there is a possible disadvantage to juices if they’re not mixed correctly. When you remove all the fibre from fruits and vegetables, it speeds up the delivery of glucose and fructose to cells and you get an insulin spike. To avoid the sugar bomb effect, opt for juices that are loaded with veggies but lighter on fruit, and favour ones with fruit that have a low-glycemic profile, like pear and lime.
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