Detoxification is necessary for all of us to take pollutants out of our body. Also, an affordable and popular ingredient – green tea is proven to be highly beneficial to your health thanks to its special components.
Have you ever thought about combining a detox plan with green tea as the main substance? If not, I am sure that you will become one of its fans because today post will introduce you 7 simple homemade green tea detox drinks. Trust me! They are easy, not taking too much time and more importantly, having a lot of fun
Green tea powder or Matcha (Photo Credit: Akuppa via Foter.com )
Originated in China, green tea is often known as a sort of tea that produced from something called Camellia sinensis. When mentioning green tea, people usually think of matcha, which is green tea leaves ground down to a powder. Thus, in this article, every time I say ‘green tea,' it means green tea powder or matcha, not green tea leaves.
Why Green Tea?
Apart from bright color and distinctive flavor, the reason why a huge number of individuals fall in love with matcha is due to its amazing health benefits that users could gain.
#1. Reduce The Risk of Cancers
The powerful antioxidant in green tea – EGCG that could give you a hand with neutralizing the negative influence of free radicals that cause cell mutation leading to cancer. A detoxification unit with green tea will keep you refreshed and much healthier.
#2. Improve your skin
Remember this rule: what you feed your body, your skin will show it! If your body is full of toxins, your skin will never glow. After a detoxification unit, your skin will be improved a lot as you are healthier from the inside.
#3. Weight Loss
In the beauty industry, green tea has always been on the list of priorities because of the effectiveness in fat burning. The metabolic will increase, for sure, that helps you burn more fat. At the end of the process, you could reduce some weight.
#4. Better Brain Functionality
Enhancing your neurological functions is one of the most well-known benefits of using green tea. If you take it on a daily basis, your concentration, as well as mental health, will be much greater.
7 Green Tea Detox Drinks
As I promised, now I am going to walk you through my favorite green tea detox types which are very tasty.
#1. Green Tea with Cinnamon
Require ingredients
- 1 apple that is thinly sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick or cinnamon powder (1 tsp)
- 1 cup of green tea (brewed)
How to make
- Mix your green tea with plain water (about 2 cups)
- Pour that liquid into a glass or something like that
- Add your cinnamon powder/stick and apple into the glass
- Wait for at least 2 hours before use
#2. Frappe
I think this recipe will remind you of a Starbucks drink, but the one that I am going to introduce is a much healthier version of it because this is a detox plan
Require ingredients
- Green Tea Powder (1 tsp)
- Coconut milk (1 cup)
- Ice (1 handful)
How to make
- Blend all of them perfectly
- Pour what you get into a big glass and enjoy it!
#3. Green Tea with Lemon
Require ingredients
- 2 lemons
- Salt
- Green tea (1 cup)
- 2 cups of coconut water (optional)
How to make
- Mix your green tea with coconut water or plain water (about 2 cups)
- Pour the mix into your big glass
- Add salt and sliced lemons into the glass
- Wait for at least 2 hours before use
#4. Tropical Smoothie
Although this drink has more ingredients than those mentioned above, all you need to do is to make use of your blender. Let me show you!
Require ingredients
- Green tea powder (1 tsp)
- Fresh mango (1/2 cup)
- Papaya (1/2 cup)
- Banana (1/2 cup)
- Coconut milk (1 cup)
- Ice (1 handful)
How to make
- Blend everything away in your blender
- Put it into your glass and have fun
#5. Green Tea with Mint
Mint with Green Tea is a popular combination (Photo Credit: Foter.com)
Require ingredients
- Mint leaves (10 – 15 pieces)
- A cucumber
- 1 cup of green tea (brewed)
How to make
- Mix your tea with plain water (about 2 cups)
- Pour that liquid into a glass or something like that
- Divide cucumber into different small pieces and put them into your glass
- Add mint leaves and crush them into your glass
- Wait for at least 2 hours before use
- You could add more water when the process finishes
#6. 3P Green Tea
The name is quite strange, right? All the ingredients will start with the letter ‘P, ’ and that is why I called it 3P green tea.
Require ingredients
- 1 cup of green tea (brewed)
- Sliced pear (1/2 cup)
- Cubed pineapple (1/2 cup)
- Cubed papaya (1/2 cup)
How to make
- Put all prepared ingredients into your blender and let it do the job
- Wait until you get a very smooth mixture without any chunks
- Pour it into your glass and enjoy it!
#7. Fruity Detox Water
To be honest, I like the process of making this recipe mostly because I feel like I was playing with little tiny fruits.
Require ingredients
- Sliced grapes
- Chopped strawberries
- Chopped cherries
- Green tea (1 cup)
How to make
- Mix your green tea with plain water (about 2 cups)
- Pour it into your big glass
- Add all prepared tiny fruits into the glass
- Shake it slightly
- Wait for at least 2 hours in the fridge before use
I did not give you the exact amount of fruits that you need because I think with this recipe, it depends on your fruit preference. One thing you should remember is they contain a lot of juice inside. Try to keep the balance!
Tips
- Add sea salt or black salt into the green tea drinks to improve the benefits as well as flavors
- You could use cumin water, fennel water or coconut water instead of plain water
- In case you could not find fresh ingredients or might be in hurry, frozen veggies or fruits are still fine
Conclusion
I hope that the list of green tea detox drinks helps you have a wiser choice when you decide to detoxify your body. All of them are simple, tasty and a wise choice for summer. To maintain good health, I often go into detox every 6 months.
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