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What is the best thing to pour into this bottle?
Nutritionists recommend drinking plain water. But if you haven't developed the healthy habit of regularly drinking at least two liters of water, you'll have a hard time on a hot day.
What can help? Add lemon, strawberries, mint to the water. A bonus to the pleasant taste will be vitamin C, which helps retain moisture at the cellular level and prevents dry skin.
Fans of a healthy lifestyle will love coconut water. 100% natural product with zero calories. It has a specific taste, of course, but it copes well with dehydration, due to the presence of electrolytes.
If you want to get a boost of energy, I suggest paying attention to vegetable juices or trendy smoothies. In the heat, spinach and cucumber are suitable for making them.
Moreover, nutritionists recommend preparing smoothies rather than juices, since the presence of fiber has a beneficial effect on digestion.
Another exotic product is plant milk. It is made from the same coconut, oats, soy, almonds. Offer it to children, it is nutritious and healthy.
Cold tea is a great thirst quencher. In hot weather, it is recommended to drink green tea or hibiscus with lemon zest and herbs. Or you can brew chamomile, rose hips or jasmine. The mono-infusion can be replaced with a herbal collection consisting of thyme, oregano and mint.
Add honey to the hot drink and let it brew for several hours. Drink the infusion or tea chilled, but never iced.
In the East, it is believed that hot drinks are the best way to quench thirst in the heat. Research has proven that hot tea really does cool the body, due to the evaporation of sweat from the skin. But this only works if there is a draft in the room or wind outside.
What shouldn't you drink in the heat? Of course, carbonated lemonades and beer. Soda contains a lot of sugar, so you won't get drunk. In addition, regular consumption of lemonade has a detrimental effect on kidney function.
Beer helps to speed up the process of removing fluid from the body, as it has a powerful diuretic effect.
Avoid dehydration. This worsens your well-being, leads to decreased performance, increases absent-mindedness, and causes dizziness.
Drink the right fluids, especially in hot weather.
