Drink to Your Health : Delicious Juices, Teas, Soups, and Smoothies That Help You Look and Feel Great
by Anne Mcintyre

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Book Review: Drink to Your Health
Summary: 5 Stars

McIntyre starts with an explanation of why water is so important-our bodies are seventy-five percent water. We lose 3 quarts of water every day through normal functions like breathing, perspiring, and urinating. All that liquid must be replaced, and she offers healthy and delicious alternatives to simply drinking lots of plain water.

The next section includes a discussion of the primary ingredients used in the recipes. She describes each one completely, including a brief history of its use, the nutrients it contains, and all the good things it can do for the body. Spices, grains, nuts, fruits, and vegetables all have a page in this section.

Recipes, classified by benefit offered, fill the rest of the book. McIntyre includes drinks for looking and feeling good, drinks for recovering from illness, and drinks for healing the soul and spirit.

Losing weight, clear eyes, great skin and hair, raising energy, stimulating the immune system, and boosting the brain are part of feeling good. Illnesses include clearing coughs and other cold symptoms, flu-busters, headaches, fevers, insomnia, arthritis, PMS, and many others. Drinks for relieving anxiety and stress, renewal, and helping depression round out the healing recipes.

I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of Nero's Nectar, a very simple recipe for relieving chest congestion due to a cold!

McIntyre ends with an appendix offering tips on things like selecting blenders and juicers, and choosing ingredients. (Yes, canned foods can be used if fresh isn't available.)

McIntyre says that "the recipes in [Drink to Your Health] are not just boring alternatives for teetotallers or health fanatics, but have been selected to stimulate the senses and scintillate the taste buds, at the same time improving health and vitality." Readers will find that her recipes provide an easy and delicious way to look and feel good.

Summary of Drink to Your Health : Delicious Juices, Teas, Soups, and Smoothies That Help You Look and Feel Great

From juices and teas to soups and smoothies, this imaginative collection of delicious drinks from around the world has been compiled to help you look and feel great. These luscious and easy-to-prepare recipes will help lift your spirits and soothe your soul, and warm you up and cool you down, as well as recover from a wide range of illnesses and ailments. Features include:

* In-depth profiles of the healing qualities and benefits of twenty-five key ingredients -- from almonds and apples to barley and beetroot, and from garlic and ginger to oats and onions

* More than 120 recipes from sources around the world -- from China and Russia to North and South America, the Caribbean, and Europe

* Specifics for vegetarians, vegans, and people suffering from certain food intolerances

* Traditional wisdom married with discoveries from modern medical science

* Gorgeous full-color illustrations and detailed step-by-step instructions

Beautiful, informative, and comforting, Drink to Your Health will show you simple ways to make yourself feel a lot better.

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