3 Drinks you should add to your daily diet!

By CANDACE ROBERTS

1. Water…and lots of it. Drink a gallon of cold filtered water everyday. Try using the Brita water bottle, buy today on www.Amazon.com for about $10. Water helps you lose weight, not to mention it has zero calories. Drinking a gallon of water a day keeps your system flushed, reducing fat deposits. When you drink cold water your body has to warm the water to body temperature, as a result, you burn calories! If you drink water 30 minutes before eating and during meals, you’ll feel full quicker. Additionally, water hydrates your skin, making your skin clearer.

2. Tea. I have grown to love hot teas of all kinds. Using Ideal, a no calorie sweetener instead of sugar. Green tea has a wealth of benefits, for instance, it has a powerful antioxidant called, Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which is known to kill cancer cells. Green tea has also been known to aid in burning fat and lowering cholesterol and can possibly help you burn 266 calories a day. There are many flavored green teas, my favorites are: strawberry & pomegranate. One day I was searching for teas with specific benefits and came across this website: www.4allvitamins.com They have tea’s for sugar control (removes sugar from blood and urine), eyesight improvement, cranberry tea (to cut water weight gain and support the bladder), and many others. White tea is also another one of my favorites, boosting your body’s immune system and preventing the growth of dental plaque.

3. Coconut water. My preferred brand is Zico. It hydrates faster than water, has no added sugar, and has a lower acidity than sports drinks. Zico has more potassium than a banana. It hosts several electrolytes including; magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus. You can also try it in unique flavors like; pomberry, passion fruit, and mango! Visit www.Zico.com