7 Detox Water Recipes For Weight loss, Anti aging and Beauty

Post written by Payal Singh.

I am a working lady, I do write my blogs in my free time and do my kitchen's work as well. So, I get very less time for myself. The time I save, I utilize it in a healthy way, as I am a fitness freak I prefer detox drink and healthy food which keep me energetic!

Whether you’re a college student, a working woman, a housewife, a busy mom or turning 50; you must be healthy and active. Save a minimal time for yourself, prepare and drink detox water and stay young!

Healthy benefits of drinking detox water:

• Liver and Kidney Cleanses
• Toxins removal
• Better digestion
• Refreshment
• Hydrate body
• Weight loss
• Increased energy level.
• Hair Growth
• Acne free glowing skin.

Better to take these drinks in the morning after your run or exercise. Then you can enjoy your break breakfast. Even you can take another detox drink in the night before go to sleep.

Here, I am sharing 7 Detox Water Recipes with easily available ingredients and their benefits.

1. HONEY, LEMON AND GINGER

Ingredients?

• 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 tablespoon crushed ginger
• 1 glass warm water

Direction?

1. Heat a glass of water. Do not boil it.
2. Add the lemon juice, crushed ginger and honey to the glass of water.
3. Drink it warm in the empty stomach.

Benefits?

• Honey contains vitamins, and minerals like calcium, magnesium, copper, potassium and zinc. It metabolizes cholesterol an fatty acids and improves digestion.
• Ginger is a good source of antioxidant, it soothes the gastrointestinal tract.
• Lemon helps to burn body fat. It balances ph and metabolizes the flow of bile. 

2. AVOCADO, CUCUMBER AND FLAX SEEDS SMOOTHIE

Ingredients?

• 1/2 ripe avocado (brownish color)
• 1/2 cucumber
• A few flaxseeds
• A pinch of salt

Direction?

1. Cut the avocado in half, take the seed out and scoop out the creamy part.
2. Slice half cucumber.
3. Grind both the ingredients with flaxseeds.
4. Add a pinch of salt and spine it till it becomes smooth.
5. Keep it in fridge for a while or add ice cubes to it.

Benefits?

• Avocado has a rich source of vitamins(C, E, K and B-6), minerals, healthy fat(omega - 3 fatty acid) and fiber. They provide lutein and beta carotenes.
• Cucumber is high in nutrients and low in calories, helps to remove toxins and rehydrates the cells.
• Flaxseeds helps to detoxify the body and it also aids weight loss, helps prevent cardiovascular diseases and decreases insulin resistance.

3. A MAGICAL GLASS OF DETOX WATER

Ingredients?

• 1 green apple
• Apple cider vinegar 
• Cinnamon
• Honey
• Water

Direction?

1. Add 2 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon powder, 1 tablespoon honey and a glass of water.
2. Keep it in fridge overnight.

Benefits?

• Apple cider vinegar boosts immunity power, it regulates insulin, controls blood pressure and aids weight loss.
• Honey contains vitamins, and minerals like calcium, magnesium, copper, potassium and zinc. It metabolizes cholesterol an fatty acids and improves digestion.
• Cinnamons has antioxidant properties and it controls blood sugar level, protect against heart disease. 

4. TOMATO, LEEK AND CUCUMBER SMOOTHIE

Ingredients?

• 1 middle size chopped tomato
• 1 stick of leek 
• 1 small size chopped cucumber
• Mint leaves

Direction?

1. Grind the chopped tomato, cucumber and stick of leek.
2. Add a mint leaves and give it one more slight spine.
3. Keep it in fridge for a while and drink.

 Benefits?

• Tomato works as an anticancer agent. It also has lycopene and antioxidant. It is a great source of vitamin C. It is good for your heart, bone and skin.
• Leek is rich in vitamin A, C, k, B-6, B-9 sodium and protein, fiber. It protect against cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and obesity. It detoxifies your skin and protect your skin from ultraviolet ray of sun. It protects blood vessels too, improves vision, promotes hair growth and weight loss aids digestion. It's very much beneficial during pregnancy.
• As I have told before, cucumber is high in nutrients and low in calories, helps to remove toxins and rehydrates the cells.

5. TENDER COCONUT WATER AND KIWI SMOOTHIE

Ingredients?

• 2 cups of tender coconut water
• 1 big size or 2 baby kiwis
• 3 - 4 crushed mint leaves

Direction?

1. Peel the kiwi(s) and blend them.
2. Pour the kisi juice into a glass and add the tender coconut water.
3. Add the crushed mint leaves.
4. Keep it in fridge for 10 - 15 minutes and drink it.

Benefits?

• Kiwi is full of nutrients like vitamins C, K, E. It contains folate and potassium which are source of antioxidants. Kiwi is a good source of fiber too. It controls the blood sugar level and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
• Tender coconut water works as a natural electrolyte. It helps to prevent kidney stone. It hydrates body and skin as well.

6. FENUGREEK SEEDS, CELERY LEAVES AND CUCUMBER

Ingredients?

• 1 tablespoon Fenugreek seed
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 english cucumber
• 1/2 lemon
• A pinch of salt
• 2 - 3 crushed mint leaves

Direction?

1. Fenugreek seeds need to be soaked into a glass of water for overnight.
2. Roughly chop the celery and cucumber and blend them.
3. Take all the fenugreek seeds out from the glass and filter the water.
4. Pour the smoothy into that glass and mix juice of lemon.
5. Add a pinch of salt.
6. Add the crushed mint leaves.
7. Add  ice cubes and the drink is ready!

Benefits?

• Fenugreek seed is highly nutrients. It balances cholesterol, soothes digestion, reduces menstrual cramps, helps relieves symptom of PCOS.  It has high fiber and mucilage content. It promotes hair growth, weight loss and enhances breast growth. It's beneficial during breastfeeding. It aids diabetes treatment and it treats acne too and makes skin glow.
• Celery is a great source of important antioxidants and phytonutrients, which reduces instances of inflammation in the digestive tract, celles, blood vessels and organs. It has a slow steady effect on blood sugar and reduces high cholesterol and the risk of urinary tract infection, it treats high blood pressure, prevent ulcers, liver diseases and aids in weight loss too.
• Cucumber is high in nutrients and low in calories, helps to remove toxins and rehydrates the cells.
• I mentioned before as well that lemon helps to burn body fat. It metabolizes the flow of bile. 

7. BITTER GOURD AND AMLA JUICE

Ingredients?

• 1 small size bitter gourd
• 1 amla
• A pinch of black salt
• A pinch of black pepper.
• 2 - 3 mint leaves

Direction?

1. Seed the bitter gourd and amla and blend it well.
2. Add mint leaves and spine it one again.
3. Strain the juice into a glass.
4. Add black salt and black pepper. Stir well.
5. Add 1 - 2 ice cubes and drink it.

Benefits?

• Though the bitter in taste, but bitter gourd has polypeptide will help you to lower the risk of diabetes and heart diseases. It has powerful antiviral property. It also stimulates the immunity power aids in digestion.
• Amla is one of the most important fruit in the Ayurvedic medicine. It's a great source of vitamin C, it prevents and cures sore throat and cold, reduces constipations. It improves eyesight and metabolism, boosts immune system and regulates blood sugar and lipid, It has anti aging properties which is good for your skin and it also good for your hair growth.

THE ENDING NOTE

You can block your 7 mornings or nights for different drink, so that you don’t need to repeat the same drink like a medicine!