Level Up your Plain Water
I know I’ve shared with you on several occasions about the importance of water and staying hydrated. Well, now I have some ideas about how you can take it to a new level. In fact, nearly every part of your body is dependent on water. [tweetthis]Water helps break down nutrients you consume and carries them to your cells and flushes toxins out of your body, among other things.[/tweetthis]
When I was recently at Sanoviv, I fell in love with their daily infused waters.
Easy Infusion Recipes
Infusing your water with certain fruits and vegetables can add vitamins and minerals—or even just mix up the flavor—to give your water a boost.
- Combine ½ gallon of fresh water, ½ sliced grapefruit, ½ sliced cucumber, 2-3 mint leaves, ½ sliced lemon, and ½ sliced lime in a pitcher. Let the ingredients steep for a couple hours and then enjoy. Discard the remainder after 24 hours.
- Combine ½ gallon of fresh water, 1 sliced lemon, 1 peeled and sliced kiwi, and 6 hulled and sliced strawberries in a pitcher. Let the ingredients steep for a couple hours and then enjoy. Discard the remainder after 24 hours.
- Combine ½ gallon of fresh water with 2 cups of cubed seedless watermelon. Let the ingredients steep for a couple hours and then enjoy. Discard the remainder after 24 hours. (Source: http://bembu.com/detox-water-recipes)
You can also check out infusedwaters.com for more recipe ideas.
What do you do to make sure you’re drinking enough water every day?
How many of you reached for your water bottle without thinking about it after reading this?
