Category: Healthy Drinks

Alcohol tends to get a bad rap. However, most people don’t realize that an occasional drink can be beneficial to your health. The key is in choosing your drinks wisely and exercising moderation.

Research in the last few years indicates that drinking wine, particularly red wine, may have heart protective benefits. Much of the research has focused on a anti-oxidant found in wine called resveratrol. This compound is believed to help prevent artery blockages caused by fatty deposits.

Other studies, not just that on resveratrol, have found that alcohol taken in moderation may increase high density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called good cholesterol; reduce blood clot formation and aid in the prevention of arterial damage caused by low density lipoproteins (LDL), the so-called bad cholesterol.

You wouldn’t think beer would be healthy, but you would be surprised. Some research indicates that beer might help prevent bone loss as well as aid …

Is there really such thing as a healthy alcoholic drink? While no one considers alcohol to be healthy, there are some ways to get your vitamins and minerals while drinking an alcoholic beverage. Here are a few drinks that have some nutritional value.

Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Red wine – Good wine, especially good red wine, has a lot of health benefits (due to its antioxidant properties), but it is also high in calories. Look for low calorie wines and stick with one glass a day.

Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Screwdriver (vodka and orange juice) – Orange juice has a ton of Vitamin C but it also has a ton of sugar. There are about 150 calories per glass of OJ. But at least you will be getting an essential vitamin.

Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Strawberry daiquiri or margarita – If there is real fruit in it, you will be getting some of …

Few people would argue that soda isn’t all that healthy- all that sugar, all those calories. But boy, soda sure tastes good! That is, until you realize what soda can ultimately do to your health over time. Knowing that soda is more than just empty calories is a real eye-opener, and can persuade an individual to make healthier beverage options. Here are just some of the consequences that may be paid by drinking soda in excess.

Soda can be devastating on the liver, almost as bad as drinking alcohol can. With the liver fighting so hard to expel all that fructose, sucrose and other unsavory components of soda, from the body, a person can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver, never having had an alcoholic beverage.

Your kidneys can suffer as well. Cola type beverages seem to have a greater impact on kidneys than non-cola drinks do, but nevertheless, …

Yes indeed, summer time drinks are delicious and very enjoyable, but the flavor for enjoying these healthy drinks does not end with the summer season. Healthy drinks can be enjoyed all year long; this is the first in a series of my greatest healthiest drinks for all the seasons. The rule of thumb – is one that I must make perfectly clear, do not add ice with these specialty healthy drinks. The drinks should be served cold, either in a frosted glass, or freshly mixed with the simple two step method, in return – will be a part of a daily regime for the betterment of overall health.

Serves 4 to 6

The Tree of Life Cranberry Drink

1 Half-Gallon of Turkey Hill Raspberry Tea

1 oz. of the Tree of Life cranberry concentrate, or favorite concentrate

1 ½ lemon

1. Add 1oz. of Tree of Life cranberry concentrate to 1

For any mothers and fathers who are looking for alternative healthy drinks besides using kool-aid products, there are a plethora of resources when it comes to incorporating concentrated cranberry juice drinks as a healthy alternative. American families can choose a healthy way to serve wholesome and nutritional drinks to their children without all of the unwanted additives that have become a part of our mainstream society.

Not only does cranberry juice fight off many infections, but these little berries offer a stream of powerful antioxidants for growing children and adults who seek optimum health. You can never get enough of these natural flavonoids, cut the unwanted sugar with using concentrated cranberry juice as an alternative to laboratory chemical compounds.

Serves 4 to 6

Any one gallon of Minute Maid fruit punches

2 oz. of Tree of Life cranberry concentrate or any 100% bottle of cranberry concentrate

1 ½ slice of …

In recent years, more and more people are becoming interested in healthier lifestyles and part of that is eating organic foods. What’s “organic” signify? The food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers are synthetic; there are no hormones or antibiotics given to livestock.

Interestingly, Jon Cadoux, the founder of Peak Brewing Co, said this about this organic movement: “Organic is not a new movement. Our grandparents grew up eating organic foods, although it wasn’t called that.” It’s just going back in time.

Brewer’s are also taking this trip backwards and tapping into the health conscious members of society by brewing organic beer. This, of course, is my favorite organic food, and it’s really a drink.

What constitutes an organic beer? Ninety-five percent of its ingredients must be grown organically, that is, free of the use of chemicals and pesticides. Beer is comprised of nearly that much grain: barley, …