Don't make a mistake with your daily intake!

The recommended daily fluid intake is 2.5 litres. Since a large proportion of fruits and vegetables are made up of water, juices and smoothies are a great way to contribute to your total intake, while providing a host of other nutrients. Similarly a cup of green or herbal tea will increase your water intake without dehydrating you like coffee.

It is also better to drink on an empty stomach. To extract the maximum nutrients from juices and teas, it is best to drink them on a relatively empty stomach, ideally before meals. That way, the liquid passes straight through the stomach and goes into the intestine where the nutrients get absorbed into the body while they are still alive. If there is food in the stomach, then it has to queue behind it and the nutrients start dying. Imagine being in a queue to see a celebrity you absolutely love. There's so many people in front of you that by the time you get to the beginning the celebrity has had to leave and you don't even get to see them. This is the same thing, you need your juices and herbal teas to be first in the queue to get what you want, the nutrients!

Once again, more helpful hints to ingest, see you again next week!