Delicious Summer Drinks That Are Good for Your Heart
Heart Healthy Drinks for the Summer
We all know the importance of staying hydrated for your health. Especially in the summer and at higher altitudes, keeping your heart healthy is about more than what you eat and how much you exercise. Believe it or not, even what you choose to drink in these hotter months can impact your cardiac health. Thankfully, heart healthy drinks don’t have to mean you are banished to the land of flavorless water all day, every day. As your Denver heart doctors, we rounded up some delicious heart healthy summer drink options to keep you cool, refreshed, and hydrated even on the hottest days.
Iced Tea
From classic sun-tea to flavorful fruit and herb infusions, there are endless options for delicious iced teas to quench your thirst this summer. Choose a green-tea based sipper to amp up your metabolism or a chamomile iced tea with honey to promote relaxation. Or, if you need a boost of caffeine, reach for an iced black tea.
Fruit-Infused Water
There’s no getting around it – water is extremely important to your overall health. A dehydrated body goes downhill fast. But there’s also no getting around the fact that, quite frankly, water can get boring. Try infusing a pitcher of water with strawberry and mint or oranges, lemons, and lime. The options are endless, try experimenting with different infusions until you find a few staple flavors you love. That way when you reach for your water bottle, it’s never boring.
Smoothies
Filled with antioxidants and fiber galore, homemade fruit smoothies are a great option to shake up your summer drink game. Try including greens for an added nutrient boost that won’t affect the flavor profile of whatever yummy fruit combination you can dream up. In place of ice, use half of a frozen banana for a single smoothie.
Spritzers With a Twist
Who said tonics have to be reserved for pairing with gin? Create your own spritzers with soothing ingredients like cucumber and mint and mix things up. Even without alcohol, these carbonated refreshers will keep your thirst at bay in the most delicious way.
Downing a few less alcoholic drinks by the pool and keeping some kind of hydrating drink by your side at all times will help make this your best summer yet. After all, it’s hard to enjoy that beautiful Colorado weather when you’re holed up in the doctor’s office with symptoms of dehydration or worse.
How to Use This Information
If you’re trying to improve your heart health this summer, give these heart healthy drinks a try. When you’re ready for more in-depth information on what your heart and body needs to be in tip-top shape, or areas where you may need to make some lifestyle adjustments to ensure you can live life to the fullest without worrying about whether or not your ticker is operating at optimum capacity, contact us at 303-744-1065 or visit us online to schedule an appointment today.
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