Dispose of heaviness e winter toxins, purify, hydrate, start preparing the body for a new season of fitness. From decoctions to infusions to aloe juice, plant of immortality and beauty. And then fermented tea and a lot of tap water: here are some practical tips to wash away stagnations and excesses with the right liquids.

We start right fromwater, from pure and simple water, which we have the privilege of obtaining, good to drink, with a simple movement of the wrist from the sink of our kitchen. Drinking; start the day just drinking. A nice glass of warm, warm water with half juice or a lemon and a teaspoon of oil is a good morning! perfect for our body. It soon becomes a welcome habit that gives us a 'brushed tooth' effect in the intestine, and puts our bowels in useful motion in good time.

Let's fall in love with the water that flows in our house! Pan on fire, let's do it simmer gently large quantities adding simple ingredients that make the drink more pleasant and at the same time officinal. Important to start from cold water and bring only at the beginning of the boil, after which cooking can continue, but without the bubbles becoming large and coarse. A great recipe is laurel + ginger (to which you can add the lemon, peel and juice then). Of the laurel you can use both the leaves (three or four for half liter of water) that the berries (one teaspoon).

This is in this case a decoction, which should be boiled gently for a quarter of an hour with a lid, and then left to rest a little before filtering and drinking. Decoctions are generally used for the hard parts of plants, such as roots and berries, unlike the infusions which are those obtained by pouring boiling water on the selected ingredients, which are usually the tender parts of the plant, such as fruits and leaves – and let stand for about ten minutes before filtering and serving.

Then there are many on the market herbal teas, where the components are combined and dosed according to precise indications. Berle regularly is a good habit, but you should not exaggerate. Excellent for give strength to our liver they are for example quelle based on dandelion (or dandelion) or of milk thistle.

Then there are various purifying juices, like the one with the sap of Birch, a supplement that promotes kidney function (but you can also make the infusion at home buying the leaves of the plant, a different but valid way to benefit from it) or aloe, choosing the one of aloe vera obtained only from gel.

aloe, medicinal plant par excellence that contains 200 principles for beauty and well-being, you can learn to use at home and do not need to have large and beautiful plants from which to prevent the leaves: now they are also found on the market, for example at some of the distributors online that bring boxes of vegetables & fruit and organic products home. There fresh gel juice aloe – which is a good part of the "flab" of its leaves – is very rich among other antioxidant elements and enzymes very good for our metabolism and good digestion. And it really is easy to prepare: just cut the leaves lengthwise, extract the gel and then blend it quickly with water and any other ingredients chosen – especially citrus juices. It should be consumed on an empty stomach, from 1 to 3 tablespoons a day and can be stored in the glass in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks.

Finally we do not forget the fermented teas, the best known of which is the kombucha – that you can very well prepare at home. They support our wellbeing because, thanks to the slow action of yeasts and added bacteria that has caused fermentation (and that particular "sparkling" typical of the drink), as well as fermented foods are a powerful source of probiotics, help digestion, to absorb nutrients and rebalance the body.

therefore let's get inside with the drink! But at this lap, non-alcoholic and detox.

Carola Traverso Saibante
April 2018
updated in February 2019

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