Hello everyone, hope all of you are doing good and are keeping healthy and happy. Made with just four simple ingredients, this winter morning drink or juice helps detoxify the body. Apart from this, this juice has innumerable health benefits. Apart from assiting in weight loss, this drink helps remove free radicals, rejuvenates the skin and digestive system and stimulates the liver and kidneys. This winter detox juice recipe incorporates seasonal ingredients that will nourish your cells and fight off common cold all winter long.
Ingredients
- 30 ml aloe vera juice or pulp (pulp of one large fresh stem washed nicely)
- 2 small or 1 large amla (Indian gooseberries)
- 1/4 tsp organic turmeric (start with two pinch)
- 2-3 black pepper corn / pinch of powder
- 30 ml plain water (room temperature or slightly warm)
- Wild pure honey (optional)
If you’re buying aloe vera juice from the store, ensure that you look at the ingredients before buying it
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth
- Strain the mixture
- Use the pulp in salad or sabzi
- You can strain and drink it or you can drink it without straining
Benefits of this ayurvedic morning drink
- This drink is a power house of nutrients
- Help in alkaline and detoxifying of the body
- Keeps the body hydrated
- Helps in improving diegstive health
- Improves the absorption of nutrients from food
- Is rich in vitamin C, iron, calcium, zinc, potassium and phosphorus
- Helps manage diabetes
- Helps control cholesterol levels
- Prevents respiratory problems
- Is good for healthy skin and hair
- Is high in laxative properties
- Supports blood pressure and overall circulation
- Promotes stomach lining
- Helps in maintaining hormonal balance
Some important pointers
- Start with small quantity if you’re consuming this drink for the first time
- Avoid consuming this drink for extended period of time
- Take a break after 3-4 weeks of continued use
- Don’t add extra water to this juice, extra water will damage the potency of the juice and may cause side effects
- Women should avoid consuming this juice during periods
- Pregnant women and nursing mothers should avoid this juice as well
- Consult a physician if you’re on medication
- Don’t add honey if you’re consuming this juice in the fasting window (if you’re following intermittent fasting)