Natural juices have the capacity of giving us, through its nutrients and vitamins, the energy we need without having to resort to harmful energetic drinks. That is the way how in our refrigerator or cabinet we find natural products that work as energetic boosters for our body; fruit and vegetables like carrots, oranges, lemons, spinach, and beets offer a great many of combinations to create the best energetic drinks, that you must learn how to prepare.
¿Do you want a big charge of energy to start your day? Well, you must prepare this drink with a base of ginger, lemon, cinnamon and honey. Boil in a pot, a cup of water with the ginger and some sticks of cinnamon from 10 to 15 minutes, then let it to chill for a couple of minutes, add some lemon juice and honey to sweeten, and ¡ready! To enjoy this energizing drink.
Another excellent option, is the coconut and spirulina energetic drink. Spirulina is a blue greenish alga, that has proteins, vitamins, minerals and fat acids essential for our body, it can be found as capsules in drugstores or in supermarkets; when this alga is mixed with the nutrients of the coconut it will make another super drink. Add a capsule of spirulina in a glass of coconut water, mix very well, and then you will easily obtain a drink rich in nutrients and full of energy.
Likewise, when combining oranges and linseed we will get a great energizing drink; this combination has big amounts of potassium, vitamin C and magnesium, which purify blood and grade our pH. To prepare this juice, you will have to extract the juice from two oranges and add 2 spoons of linseed, either as seeds, powdered or oil, then mix it a blender, and let it settle during 15 minutes in the refrigerator before drinking.
Spinach is another great ingredient when preparing energetic drinks as well, this has an explosion of nutrients, it is rich in vitamins A, C, E, K, B1, B2, B6 and folic acid; and if we combine it with a plantain or a banana that has potassium, proteins, fiber, vitamin B6, carbohydrates and vitamin C; we will get a super drink. To prepare it, pour a glass of cold water into the blender, add the spinach, after being washed properly, with the peeled plantain, then liquidize until the ingredients get together, and drink. ¡Yummy!
To start a great day, without tiredness, an energetic drink of carrots and oranges is what you should consume before leaving home. The carrot itself has vitamin A and an amount of antioxidants, when combine it with the orange rich in vitamin C, B6, calcium, potassium, magnesium and other nutrients, you will get a powerful drink. Its preparation is simple, liquidize a glass of cold water with the juice of a fresh orange and a middle-size carrot until a homogeneous mix is formed, this must be consumed immediately.
All in all, these energizing natural juices are great substitutes for those industrial ones, since they will give us the same or more energy than the ones in the market will, besides we eliminate the risk of suffering any disease due to the components they have.
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