Laura Humphreys Health

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Cool As A Cucumber...

 

The best way to hydrate yourself naturally after the festive season is with super hydrating foods + cucumber is one of them!

Here are some nutritious factoids to get you motivated in getting these little greens juiced up and in your diet! 

  • Helps digestion - gives the jaw a good work out + is great source of fibre.

  • Reduces cholesterol - as they contain sterols which helps reduce bad cholesterol.

  • Great for diabetics - as they contain a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin.

  • Keeps you hydrated - 96 percent water!

  • Flushes out toxins - cucumbers act as a virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your system. Even known to dissolve kidney stones!

  • Lavishes you with vitamins - A B and C.

  • Amazing for your skin - high in minerals: magnesium, potassium, silicon.

  • Aids weight loss.

  • Stabilises blood pressure.

Here's a my Hydration Juice Recipe...

 

HE RECIPE

  • 1 Bunch of celery stalks

  • 1 cucumber

  • 2 apples

  • 2 limes

  • Ginger (an inch or two - dep on how much heat you like)