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Summer is in full swing and with rising temperatures comes the need for everyone, to stay well hydrated. Helping to prevent headaches is only one of the benefits to drinking plenty of water. Water helps with controlling calories, energizing muscles, and keeping your skin looking good. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, water helps keep your body temperature normal, lubricates and cushions joints, protects your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues, and gets rid of wastes through urination and perspiration.
Your body needs more water in hotter climates, on hotter days and when your more physically active. If you think you are not getting enough water, carry a water bottle with you throughout the day. Choose water over other beverages when eating out and freeze water in a freezer safe bottle for icy cold water all day long. To jazz it up a bit, make your own fruit infused water.
Fruit Infused Water
Making your own fruit-infused waters is a great alternative to drinking sugary sports drinks and sodas with additives and dyes.Fruit infused water doesn’t really require a specific recipe. You can experiment by making small or large batches and adding as much or as little fruit as you would like to increase flavor and sweetness. Let your concoction stand for 2 to 8 hours then enjoy!Popular fruits: raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, mango, pineapple, oranges, lemons, limes, and cucumbers.Popular herbs: mint, basil and rosemary. Add your favorite ingredients to a 1/2 gallon pitcher of water, cover and let sit overnight in the refrigerator. Or make by the glass.
Mango-Ginger Water
This is a delicious drink that boosts your metabolism, acts a natural pain reliever for migraines to menstrual cramps, aides in digestion and boosts your memory.
Ingredients: 1 inch Ginger Root, peeled and sliced + 1 cup Frozen Mango (or fresh)
Drop into a pitcher of water and cover with 3 cups of ice. The ice is important to hold down the ingredients to help infuse the water. Chill 1-3 hours and enjoy!
OTHER GREAT FRUIT AND HERB COMBINATIONS FOR FLAVORFUL WATER
Ginger-Lemon-Mint Water
1 lemon slice, 2 sprigs mint, slice of fresh ginger (2 oz)
Strawberry-Lemon-Basil Water
4-6 strawberries, 1/2 lemon sliced, and a small handful of basil, scrunched.
Blueberry Orange Water
2 mandarin oranges, cut into wedges, handful of blueberries.
Squeeze in the juice of one mandarin orange and muddle the blueberries to intensify flavor.
Raspberry-Lemon
1 cup of raspberries and 1/2 lemon sliced.
Mango-Pineapple
1 cup cubed mango and 1 cup cubed pineapple.
Cucumber-Lemon
Cucumber slices and lemon wedges.
Rosemary-Grapefruit Water
1/2 grapefruit sliced, several springs of rosemary.
Lemon-Jalapeno-Cilantro Water
1 lime sliced, 1 halved jalapeno, and fresh cilantro to taste.
Cover and let sit over night in the refrigerator.
Watermelon-Mint-Lime Water
1 lime sliced, 2 sprigs mint, 1 cup watermelon chunks.
Watermelon-Mint Water
1 cup watermelon chunks and 2 sprigs mint.
Stay cool and enjoy!
Many stores carry various “Infusion Water Bottles” but any container may be used.
