There is no doubt that high quality green tea is a powerful superfood, but it will be more better for your overall health if you make a small change: lightly sweetened with organic honey and flavored with coconut oil and fresh lemon juice. It’s simple to make:
Lemon Green Tea with Coconut Oil
Ingredients:
- 1-3 teaspoons coconut oil
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 serving green tea, bagged or loose
- Water heated to nearly boiling
- 1 teaspoon raw honey (optional)
Well mixed the honey and coconut oil together in a mug. Add tea, water, and lemon juice and steep for 2 minutes.
Multiple reasons you should drink it regularly:
Green tea:
- Promotes weight loss
- Get rid of excess fluid from the body
- Boosts immunity system
- Helps in Parkinson’s disease
- Good for memory
- Fights cancer-causing cells
- Reduces the risk of heart disease
- Reduces the risk of high blood pressure
- Maintains healthy blood sugar
- Protects skin from sun damage
- Helps hair growing stronger
- Reduces psoriasis
- Prevents wrinkles
- Hydrates the body
- Relieves toothache
- Fights inflammation
- Reduce anxiety and stress
Coconut oil:
- Eliminates dandruff
- Cures cold and flu
- Fights chronic fatigue
- Treats toothache pain
- Prevents heart disease
- Lowers bad cholesterol
- Manages high blood pressure
- Reduces stroke risk
- Prevents damage from free radicals
- Promotes immune system
- Treats candida
- Cures infections
- Promotes weight loss
- Boosts metabolism
- Boosts energy
- Prevents skin damage from sun exposure
- Heals wounds
- Prevents wrinkles
- Reduces inflammation
- Prevents liver disease
- Treats kidney stones
Lemon:
- Alkalizes your body
- Fights against cold and flu
- Prevents liver diseases
- Cleans your bowels
- Treats kidney stones
- Neutralizes free radicals
- Prevents Parkinson’s disease
- Improves eyesight
- Treats high blood pressure
- Anti-cancer
Sources: healthimpactnews.com, bembu.com, greenthickies.com, care2.com
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