4 Powerful Hot Smoothies

Table of Contents

Introduction

#1: Antioxidant

#2: Goodbye Constipation

#3: Looking Younger

#4: Goodbye Water Retention

Introduction

Eating a whole fruit is more beneficial than fruit juices.

Therefore, I’m recommending smoothies for anyone who would like to drink your fruit in a cup yet more beneficial than juicing.

Why smoothie is better than juice?

It:

• maintains the fiber that slows sugar absorption

• has been pulverized but the fiber still helps to slow down the absorption of fructose, which is the sugar in the fruit.

• doesn’t cause a spike in blood sugar as much as juice, which cause the biggest spike. In this aspect, eat the fruit as a whole is still better than smoothie and juice

• doesn’t oxidize as fast as juice

• maintains the majority of their nutrients for longer period of time

• makes you feel fuller

• can be made it into a meal by adding other ingredients such as avocado, nuts or milk

Making your own smoothie is healthier as store-bought smoothie has added sugar and they are mostly super-sized.

To have smoothie as an healthy beverage, make sure you do not have an all-fruit smoothie but rather, have one with a good mix of fruit and vegetable.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice, drinking a glass of hot or warm water helps to kick-start your digestive system because its temperature aids in blood flow that further helps to detoxify your body and reduce contractions of muscles.

TCM practice explains that the normal internal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C), which keeps a smooth blood flow in tune with normal body functions. When drinking cold water, the internal body temperature gets interrupted. And, iced water causes the fat in food to get clogged in the stomach. Your body must consume more energy to make up for a drop in temperature in order to maintain the regular operation of organs. If the body is too weak to warm up itself, some symptoms will appear, such as a contraction, indigestion, and thrombus.

Therefore, these 4 powerful hot smoothie recipes aim to provide the benefits of smoothie and TCM practice.

Wishing you good health!

Cheers!

#1

Antioxidant

Ingredients:

1 tomato

1 tablespoon ground almond

4 oz (100 ml) milk

Black pepper

Directions:

1. Cut the tomato in small cubes.

2. Warm up the milk.

3. Scald the tomato cubes in boiling water, remove after a short time interval.

4. Blend the tomato cubes, ground almond, pepper before adding the milk to continue to blend until smooth.

Enjoy your smoothie!

#2

Goodbye Constipation

Ingredients:

1 spinach

7 oz (200 ml) milk

1 table spoon black sesame

1 table spoon honey

Directions:

1. Cut the spinach into smaller parts of 4 or 5.

2. Warm up the milk.

3. Scald the spinach in boiling water, remove after a short time interval.

4. Blend the spinach, milk, black sesame and honey until smooth.

Enjoy your smoothie!

#3

Looking Younger

Ingredients:

2 green pepper

½ apple

1 tablespoon lemon juice

4 oz (100 ml) hot water

Honey

Directions:

1. Cut the green peppers and apple in small cubes and soak the apple in salt water

2. Fill a cup with the lemon juice.

2. Scald the green pepper cubes and apple cubes in boiling water, remove after a short time interval.

4. Blend the green pepper cubes, apple cubes, hot water and honey until smooth.

5. Pour the blended smoothie into the cup with lemon juice and mix well.

Enjoy your smoothie!

#4

Goodbye Water Retention

Ingredients:

7 oz (200g) watermelon

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 small knob fresh ginger

4 oz (100ml) hot water

Directions:

1. Remove the skin and seeds from the watermelon and cut into pieces.

2. Remove the skin from the ginger and slice it.

3. Scald the watermelon and ginger in boiling water, remove after a short time interval.

4. Fill a cup with the lemon juice.

5. Blend the watermelon, ginger and hot water until smooth. Pour the smoothie into the cup with lemon juice and mix well.

Enjoy your smoothie!