Coffee, fruit juice, sodas have become an essential part of our lives…let me rephrase. We have come to believe these stimulating drinks are an essential to our lives. But the only drink we truly need is H2O.
Our bodies have become riddled with disease and sickness of varying degrees. To some, it has become way of life and accepted as reality. But once we change some of our existing habits which we do not realize is bad for us, our bodies will tell us that it is getting better.
General Rule of Thumb: all liquids is best 1-hr before meals, 2-3hrs after meals, so as to not interfere with health digestion of our foods
Drinks
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Life-giving Water
Purpose: Besides the obvious, of all the drinks, water is all we need. We have other drinks for different purposes due to the disease state most of us humans are in. But pure neutral water is the best for the body’s health!
When not sick
Neutral pH7 water is best!
Half your weight.
Change lbs to oz (do not convert, just change the unit)
Convert oz to cups
This is how much water is needed for each person
When sick
Alkaline up to pH9
drink similar volume of water as usual and a little more if possible
go back to pH7 neutral water once well
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Soothing Lemon Water
Purpose: detox every day
half a lemon (slices or wedges)
1-2cups of water
squeeze juice and drop into water for 30mins-overnight or all day
drink in empty to alkalize the stomach and gut
To protect the teeth enamel, best not to sip all day. Have in the morning, and consider cucumber infused water if needing something for sipping.
Use of a straw also helps to prevent frequent direct contact over the teeth enamel.
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Fresh Vege Juice
Purpose: supplement our meals which may lack vitamins and minerals due to poor soil quality of the produce during farming.
Slow masticating juicer
Enough for 1/2-1cup
Non-sweet for Diabetic
Cucumber, kale, spinach, celery, lemon, ginger
Sweeter for non-Diabetic
Carrot + the above
Other greens options: swiss chard, romaine lettuce
Other anti-inflammatory boosters: turmeric root
Juice and Drink right away without storing.
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Refresher Drink
Purpose: alkalize and fight infection
1 lemon - juice
2 cloves garlic
pinch of mineral salt (Celtic, Real, Himalayan, Pure Sea)
1 cup or more water
Mixer/blender
Add all in mixer, blend until garlic is fine enough
Serve!
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Comfort Drink: Onion Broth
Purpose: boost of anti-inflammatory ingredients to fight sickness
1 onion cut
ginger root sliced, keep peel
4 cloves garlic smashed once, keep peel
fresh turmeric root sliced, keep peel
3-5cups water
pinch of mineral salt (Celtic, Real, Himalayan, Pure Sea)
Pot
Boil all in pot high then simmer medium low for minimum 1hr
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Tasty and Crisp Herbal Replacer
Purpose: For those who want to enjoy a nice nutritious and anti-inflammatory herbal drink and those wanting to break free from a bad drink addiction (caffeinated sodas, zero calorie sweet drinks, etc)
Your favorite herbal tea leaf non-caffeine
Chamomile
Lavender
Peppermint
Hibiscus
Rooibos
Other Ingredients or Materials :
Honey
Lemon Slice/Wedge
Orange Slice/Wedge
Refrigerator
Method:
Steep tea leaves up to 20minutes.
Add honey.
Cool down in fridge.
Add fresh squeezed lemon or orange juice to your liking.
Either store many jars of this in fridge or one large batch.
When using smaller mason jars that you can grab and go, it can feel similar to grabbing a soda and have the effect of replacing this part of the habit that gratifies the want of a soda.
The Effects:
Honey is nutritious and replaces the fake artificial sugars and gives energy replacing caffeine.
Citrus (lemon or orange) and coolness combined replaces the crisp refreshing feeling of the carbonated drinks
Overall depth flavor is amazing and REAL! Replaces the flavor artificial of the sodas.
Goal: Eventually, it is best to work toward room temperature drinks. But for those who are used to cold drinks, at first, starting with the refrigerated herbal drink is a big step forward.