Starting your day right is just as important as finishing your day right, so eating or drinking the right ingredients is a good way to make sure you get the most out of your food. Different types of fruit and vegetables will react differently to your body, if you eat your fruit and vegetable tactilely you can really optimise all of the nutrients.
A great way to kickstart your day is by increasing your Metabolism, as this is the chemical process that keeps all of your organs functioning by releasing energy. Instead of looking to your morning coffee, why not try a lemon and ginger shot in the morning which will certainly wake you up.
Ginger and Lemon
Drinking Ginger and lemon in the morning will help your metabolism by causing the stomach to produce more acid, which causes your body to burn more calories and fat. But Drinking a lemon and ginger juice will only aid your metabolism so far. It’s important to understand that the more muscle you have the faster your metabolism will be. This is because muscles need a lot of energy to keep them functioning, keeping active will have more of an effect on your metabolism.
Even-though, lemon is classed as acidic, it can actually help with balancing your acidic levels. When your body’s pH levels are in balance, you have more energy and clearer skin, another great reason to drink lemon in the morning.
Tomato
Tomato juice doesn’t appeal to everyone but one of the biggest benefits of tomato juice is its purifying qualities. Tomatoes get rid of excess liquids and toxins that can often make you feel lethargic and heavy. The juice of a tomato is also handy for cholesterol as it stimulates blood circulation preventing blood clots. The best tomatoes for juicing are ripe organic tomatoes as these will be free from pesticides which mainly linger on the skin of the tomato.
Citrus
Citrus fruits are the most common beverage in the morning, especially orange juice. Just like other citrus fruits oranges help with heavy stomachs and headaches. Our favourite juice recipe for the morning is our citrus blast which is delicious and will help give you that kick you need in the morning.
1 orange
1/2 lemon
1 carrot
1 apple
As you can see, there are so many health benefits to drinking juices in the morning and they are the perfect addition to practically any diet. Drinking a mixture of fruit and veg can lead to increased energy, better digestion and increased immunity. It is important to note that just drinking a juice in the morning isn’t advised. You should always incorporate juice INTO your diet, so we suggest having a bowl of oats and a fresh juice in the morning. To see the benefits of these juices they need to be consumed most days to see an improvement. We know store-bought juices are easy, but you need to watch out, a lot of juices bought from the supermarket contain hidden ingredients such as sugars and preservatives.