5 Great Natural Substitutes for Soda
There are many ways you can avoid sugar-laden and artificial, ‘diet’ sodas that also contain carcinogenic caramel coloring.
1. Make your own flavored water – Simply by adding some fresh fruit or squeezed lemon and lime to ice cold water, and storing it the refrigerator for something quick and easy to grab when you are thirsty can help you kick the Coca-Cola and Pepsi habit. You can also freeze fruit juice in ice cube trays and flavor your water this way. Stay away from Vitamin Water and other drinks made by Coca-Cola – it isn’t natural and they’ve been sued over its contents. Drinking pure water is also alkalizing (cancer-reducing) and helps you to boost natural immunity.
2. Try cucumber water – If you just don’t like the taste (or lack of taste) of plain water, cucumber slices or spears added to water can make it taste even more refreshing, and can reduce heart burn, improve your skin with high levels of magnesium and potassium, and even help you recover from dehydration more quickly after an intense work out. Those are just some of many health benefits of cucumbers.
3. Make your own seltzer – Simply mix 100% organic, freshly squeezed juice with a little uncolored seltzer water (also known as carbonated water, pop water, or club soda) and you have a delicious, more nutritious substitute for carcinogenic soft drinks. (Just be sure to get natural club soda, not the kind with ‘extra’ ingredients that are also unhealthy).
4. Replace soft drinks with green tea – You can drink it hot or cold. Green tea boosts your metabolism and is known to have some of the highest antioxidant levels of all types of tea. Matcha green tea has the highest nutritional value and is even considered to be medicinal in many cultures. It also combats many cancers, specifically guarding against cancer of the digestive system.
5. Just juice! – Juicing fruits and vegetables is one way to not only minimize cancer, but defend against it – all while boosting your overall health drastically. Many people have lost weight, improved poor complexions, increased their energy levels, and treated diseases simply by juicing. If you miss drinking brown colas, simply add a little red beet to your green juice, and you’ll have something close! If you don’t like juice, you can also try a green smoothie. They can be a delicious replacement for unhealthy soft drinks.
Source: consciouslifenews.com
