25 Refreshing Drinks To Keep You Hydrated

No matter the season, it is important to be well hydrated. Water helps clear toxins, stimulates metabolism, helps lose weight, improves digestion, keeps skin healthy. But not everyone likes to drink water, so the various additives that can enrich the water and make it both more pleasing to the eye and tastier come to the rescue. Here are 25 refreshing drinks that caress the eye and palate, and are also very useful.

1. Refreshing water with mint

Required products :

• 10 mint leaves
• 1 liter of cold water

Method of preparation :

You can cut the mint leaves or keep them whole. Put them in a jar or your favorite glass, fill with cold water and enjoy the freshness of mint.

Health benefits : Peppermint leaves have a cooling effect and support proper digestion, in addition they have antitumor, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

2. Apple-cinnamon water

Required products :

• 1/4 red apple
• cinnamon stick
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Soak the cinnamon stick in water overnight. Cut the apple into thin slices and add it to the cinnamon water in the morning. Allow to stand for 20 minutes before eating to taste the water from the apple.

Health Benefits : Apples are rich in phytonutrients that help reduce bad cholesterol levels and help fight cancer, some cardiovascular diseases and asthma.

Cinnamon promotes weight loss, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It also lowers cholesterol levels and lowers the risk of heart disease.

3. Orange water with ginger

Required products :

• 1/2 orange
• 2 cm ginger root
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Peel a squash, grate it and crush it in a mortar.

Without peeling the orange, cut it into thin slices. Put the ginger and fruit in a large jar and fill it with water. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Health benefits : Orange is rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, which prevent DNA damage and protect the heart.

Ginger reduces inflammation and muscle pain, protects against cardiovascular disease and diabetes, stimulates the health of the gastrointestinal tract.

4. Water with grapes and lime

Required products :

• 10-15 berries of black grapes
• 1 lime
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Cut the grapes in half and cut the lemon in four.

Put the grapes and lemon in a jar and top up with filtered water. Allow the drink to stand for 20 minutes before consumption.

Health benefits : Black grapes prevent the formation of cancer cells, lower cholesterol and suppress the appearance of platelets.

Lime is a great source of vitamin C. It helps relieve arthritis, stimulates digestion and prevents hair loss, strengthens the immune system.

5. Water with strawberries and cucumber

Required products :

• 5 berries
• 15 slices of cucumber
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Cut the strawberries into thin slices. Put them together with the cucumbers in a jar and pour the water. Leave for 5-7 minutes, after which you can drink it.

Health Benefits : Strawberries help reduce inflammation, can prevent diabetes, insulin resistance and help fight various cancers.

Cucumbers are low in calories and high in water, lower cholesterol, reduce skin rashes and clear toxins.

6. Grapefruit with rosemary

Required products :

• 1/2 grapefruit
• 1 sprig of rosemary
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Put rosemary and water in a jar and leave overnight in the refrigerator.
Cut the grapefruit into slices as desired and add them to the water in the morning. After 10 minutes you can consume the refreshing drink.

Health benefits : Grapefruit helps reduce weight and increases cell sensitivity to insulin.

Rosemary helps reduce neurodegeneration and inflammation of the brain.

7. Aromatic lavender with lemon

Required products :

• 10 slices of lemon
• 1 sprig of lavender
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Mix all products in a jar and refrigerate for 1 hour. Then it's time to enjoy a refreshing drink.

Health benefits : Lemons are rich in vitamin C, which helps remove toxins from the body, strengthens the immune system and promotes weight loss.

Lavender reduces stress, helps treat intestinal parasites, relieves spasms.

8. Strawberries with basil

 
Required products :

• 5 berries
• 5 basil leaves
• 1 liter of water

Method of preparation :

Thinly slice the strawberries, roughly chop the basil.

Put them in the water and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Health benefits : Strawberries help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, protect against obesity-related diseases.

Basil is rich in antioxidants that suppress the spread of cancer cells and clear toxins from the body.