What would you say if I told you that one of your most powerful allies when it comes to weight loss isn’t the newest cardio science or a complicated diet, but … water? That’s right.
H2O can rev your metabolism, help you lose serious weight, and maintain that flat belly.
Also read: Best Way to Drink Water for Weight Loss
Detox water is a fantastic way to look and feel healthier, as it can wash away harmful toxins in your body and help you lose weight.
What Is Detox Water?
Detox water is any infused water recipe that helps flush your system of toxins and improves your health. Some detox water recipes have beneficial ingredients which help your body in some ways (like boost metabolism), but the main beneficial ingredient is water.
What does detox water do?
Although the jury is still out on exactly how much these drinks help remove toxins from your body, we can be sure that by drinking them, you are pumping your body full of vitamins and nutrients that will make you healthier, more beautiful and increase your energy.
Thus, it is true that some drinks will help you not only burn fat more and better, some may also help you achieve blood sugar regulation, decrease body mass index, build a balanced gut, and reduce inflammation.
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Health Benefits of Detox Water
• Helps regulate a belly fat burning hormone
• Targets the release of fat cells to break down more fat – Aids blood sugar balance
• Improves digestive system
• Includes anti-inflammatory properties
• Is a natural diuretic, preventing too much water retention
• Provide a clear skin
Combine plain water with proven fat-burning superfoods to create detox water and you’ll have an elixir that energizes you, fights bloating and helps you achieve your weight loss goals.
You may want to prepare a stock of these refreshing fruit and vegetable infused waters in advance, to carry them with you when you step out in the heat.
1.Apple Cinnamon Detox Water
This apple cinnamon detox water recipe helped jump-start the infused water popularity! It boosts metabolism and curbs appetite!
This classic detox water recipe not only tastes delicious (the apples and cinnamon in this recipe help make any day feel like Fall), it also has a lot of health benefits. The phytonutrients and antioxidants in apples may help reduce the risk of developing cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.
And the cinnamon also has a lot of great health benefits, too, making this an ideal detox water recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
• 1 Apple thinly sliced I like Fuji but pick your favourite (Cut away the seeds)
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
2.Blueberry Orange Detox Water
This detox drink is so delicious it will help you meet your water goal each day, you’ll naturally increase your metabolism and flush your system. This fruit water recipe was made to simply make water taste more delicious, and we can get behind that. But that doesn’t mean the other ingredients don’t do their part as well.
The mandarin oranges are packed full of Vitamin C which is known to increase metabolism and help tone up skin. The blueberries are packed full of antioxidants and fiber making them a superfood that makes you healthier, more beautiful and best of all, they naturally curb appetite.
INGREDIENTS
• 2 Mandarin Oranges cut into wedges
• Handful of blueberries
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
3.Mango Ginger Detox Water
The taste is amazing! The ginger and mango give this infused water recipe a terrific flavour while providing some beneficial ingredients to make you feel good.
Mangos are not only known to boost metabolism, but they also aid in digestion, help boost your memory and can even help increase your libido!
This Mango Ginger Detox Water will do a lot of good things for your health, so make a big pitcher today and enjoy.
Also read: 7 Healthy Mango Recipes That are Good for Your Gut
INGREDIENTS
• 1 inch Ginger Root peeled and sliced
• 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Mango
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
4.Strawberry Lime Mint Detox Water
Strawberries are a hugely popular detox water ingredient, and this recipe combines them with the best ingredients ever! The delicious sweetness of the strawberries is balanced with the tartness of the lemons, and the cooling mint flavour rounds it out perfectly.
This is one of my favourite detox drinks for weight loss! It’s simple and elegant, and so easy to make!
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lemon thinly sliced
• 15 strawberries quartered
• 5 mint leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour
5.Pineapple Orange Detox Water
This tropical drink tastes like a vacation, but acts like a fat-burning powerhouse! Pineapple and oranges pack this drink full of Vitamin C, naturally increasing metabolism, flushing fat and toning up your skin!
I love to drink this during and after a workout, it keeps your body burning fat long after your workout is over and also helps your body repair itself, reducing muscle soreness.
INGREDIENTS
• 1 orange thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pineapple thinly sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
6.ACV Detox Water
Apple Cider Vinegar removes toxins from the blood and liver and aids in digestion making it ideal for a detox drink. This drink takes the super ingredient to the next level with bloat reducing cucumber, metabolism-boosting lemon and headache relieving mint.
I’m a big fan of the flavour of vinegar, but don’t let that scare you off, I recommend you start slow, adding in just a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, working your way up after you get used to its taste.
INGREDIENTS
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 lime
• 1 lemon
• 5-6 mint leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
7.Citrus Cucumber Detox Water
This drink boosts liver cleansing and clears the digestive tract in the vitamin C packed lemons and oranges (vitamin C also naturally increases metabolism!), along with breaking down body fat and toxins. Mint also aids in digestion and breaks down fat, all while cooling your body.
Lastly, the cucumber helps reduce bloat and works together with the mint to help you cool off naturally… so next time someone tells you to “chill out” take their advice and make yourself a glass of this refreshing detox water.
INGREDIENTS
• 2 large oranges sliced
• 1 lemon sliced
• ½ large cucumber sliced
• 1 handful of fresh mint
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
8.Lemon Ginger Detox Water
This is one of those detox water recipes that not only taste good but has some very special qualities that may help you feel better and cleanse your body as well.
The lemon provides the sweetness in this recipe, while the ginger provides a unique flavour that makes this recipe special.
Ginger is known to have a long history of providing relief for nausea, pain, inflammation, motion sickness, loss of appetite, and many more healthful benefits.
Also read: 8 Spices With Most Powerful Health Benefits
INGREDIENTS
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 2-inch knob of ginger root
INSTRUCTIONS
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a pitcher or fruit infuser bottle.
• Cover with ice about 1/2 way through then fill to top with water.
• Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
• You can refill the container 2-3 times before it begins to lose flavour.
9.Cucumber Melon Detox Water
Our Cucumber Melon Detox Drink combines these flavours along with lime and mint into light-infused water. There are so many health benefits to this drink!
It flushes out toxins from our bodies, stimulates digestion, breaks down fat, and hydrates body cells.
Our Cucumber Melon Detox Drink combines these flavours along with lime and mint into light-infused water. There are so many health benefits to this drink! It flushes out toxins from our bodies, stimulates digestion, breaks down fat, and hydrates body cells.
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INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup cucumber with peel, cubed
• 2 cups seedless watermelon
• 8 mint leaves fresh, lightly chopped
• 1/4 cup lime juice fresh
INSTRUCTIONS
• In a large juice pitcher, combine cucumber, watermelon, and mint leaves. Gently smash ingredients. Add lime juice and water.
• Allow steeping for at least one hour. Pour water through a strainer into a separate bowl or juice pitcher to remove chunks.
• Pour over ice and serve.
Different combinations of these weight loss efforts will yield varying degrees of results for everyone.
Now that you have 9 detox water recipes to choose from you don’t have any excuses not to drink your water. I recommend a gallon of water, or fruit infused water a day for optimum health benefits.
So drink up, and please be sure to comment below and tell us which were your favourite, other readers will be counting on you to share which of these 9 is the yummiest.
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