If you suffer from inflammation and bloating, then you know how uncomfortable and unflattering it can be. Luckily, there are natural solutions that can help put you back on track. Nutrition expert Cherie Calbom, a.k.a. The Juice Lady, offers her expert advice: “Sizzle isn’t just about summer weather or the patio grill. Inside your body, where you can’t see the “smoke and fire,” there may be an internal slow simmer or a rolling boil at work called inflammation. It is the engine that drives the most feared illnesses of middle and old age.” Read ahead for more insight from Cherie along with drink recipes that are quick and easy to make.
3 Natural Beverage Recipes for a Flatter Tummy
by Cherie Calbom, MSN
“It is estimated that more than half of all Americans are inflamed, with most people not knowing they are. Most ailments associated with chronic inflammation, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, fibromyalgia, atherosclerosis, inflammatory bowel, chronic pancreatitis, obesity, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease, could be helped with an anti-inflammation diet.
If inflammation has been turning up the heat inside your body, you can cool the simmer with a few key changes to your diet and lifestyle.
Certain foods, such as dark red cherries, ginger, dark chocolate, berries and hibiscus, offer superior anti-inflammation properties. The following delicious recipes not only spark your taste buds, they dial down inflammation.”
Berry Power Smoothie: Berries help prevent damaging effects of free radicals and inflammation by turning off the inflammatory signals triggered by cytokines (cells that regulate the immune system’s response to inflammation) and COX-2 (an enzyme responsible for inflammation and pain) making them an ideal part of your anti-inflammation diet.
Ginger Twist Juice: Ginger has been shown in scientific studies to have anti-inflammatory properties.
Hibiscus Iced Tea Refresher: Hibiscus has powerful antioxidants, even more than green tea. It has been shown to lower high blood pressure and uric acid for people with gout. It also helps to quench the fires of inflammation.
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