The number one way?
Drink more water. As easy as that.
Water helps keep everything functioning properly. Your body needs enough fliud to carry out really important tasks like:
normalising blood pressure
flushing out bacteria from your bladder
aiding digestion
keeping the bowels moving
eliminating toxins
maintaining fluid to cushion your bones and joints
carrying nutrients and oxygen to your cells via blood
& regulating body temperature.
If you don’t drink enough water every day you risk becoming dehydrated. Symptoms of dehydration range from feeling tired, weakness, low blood pressure, dizziness, confusion, headaches and can even trigger migraines.
Aim for over 1 1/2 litres a day. Everyone needs a slightly different amount but that is a good guide to start with.
Some tips for drinking more water:
Carry a water bottle with you wherever you go. This way you can drink whenever the need strikes.
Keep track of your intake. Have a jug in the fridge with the amount of water you are aiming to drink in a day, always take from here.
Pace yourself to try and reach half of your consumption by midday. You can always finish about an hour before you plan to sleep.
The second best way to improve your health easily?
Add a green smoothie into your daily diet.
We can stay hydrated by drinking more water, but also by eating foods with high water content, drinking teas... and....having more green smoothies, which conveniently is the SECOND best way to improve your health easily, without making any major changes to your diet!
This shows you the approx quantities fruit vs vegetables content you should aim for.
Greens should be leafy greens, not starchy ones. This makes it easily digestible. The point of a green smoothie is to give you a huge boost of nutritious goodness.
Green Smoothies are
- Nutrient dense
helps us to detoxify our bodies
helps all cells to function properly
range of veg helps combat vitamin and mineral deficiencies
- Fibre packed (vs juice)
keeps you feeling full for longer
helps flow through system
- Easy to digest
already broken down and can be absorbed into the system quicker
- Easy to make
Here are a few recipes for you to try.
