3 cups unsweetened cranberry juice (100 percent juice)
5 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Optional: 1 star anise. If using this optional ingredient, leave to infuse for one hour then strain.

After mixing all ingredients: refrigerate.

This all-natural homemade energy drink provides a great tasting mix of carbohydrates to fuel your muscles. It also contains electrolytes (sodium and potassium) to help replace what your body loses through sweat.

Source: Jenn

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There are tons of electrolytes out there, but in our bodies they are basically calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium chloride, hydrogen phosphate (a mineral) and hydrogen carbonate (a salt).

Why do we need Electrolytes?

Electrolytes are vital for survival. Not only could we not function if we didn’t have them, if we dilute them too much, it can lead to death by “water poisoning.” They regulate our nerve and muscle function, our hydration, the pH of our blood, rebuilding damaged tissue, and determining blood pressure. One example of their job would be in order for a muscle to contract-from your heart to the tiniest toe muscle- it needs the electrolytes calcium, sodium, and potassium.
Too little and muscles become weak, too much and they over contract.

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• 1 cup of the juice of your choice
• 1 cup water
• 3 TB chia seeds

In this short video, Genevieve tells you more and demonstrates the following steps to make a yummy chia seed drink:

1. Warm your water, put in a cup and add your 3 TB of chia seeds. Stir well till the chia seeds are evenly dispersed and start to swell. Cover and put cup in the refrigerator. Let sit overnight.




2. The next day, get your cup out of the fridge. Your chia seeds should be blown up in size and totally gelatinous. Your “water” should now be a thick gel.




3. Mix 1 cup of your chia seed gel with 1 cup of the juice of your choice and mix well. This recipe serves 2.




4. Enjoy!

Note that you can soak in (warm) fruit juice instead of water if you wish.  Warm juice or water is needed to help hydrate the coating on the seeds so they don’t clump. Stir well to avoid clumping!

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Source: Genevieve

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An Avocado Has More Potassium Than A Banana
A single avocado has 975 milligrams of potassium, while a banana, well-known for being loaded with potassium, delivers just half that, with 487 milligrams per large fruit.

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Cassey admits that she’s obsessed with avocado as she shows 6 different ways to eat this super-nutritious and delicious fleshy fruit. In addition to healthy fats and protein, it’s worth noting that avocados contain twice as much potassium as bananas.


Here are Cassey’s favorite avocado recipes:

1. Avocado Toast

2. Baked Avo-Egg Cups

3. A.B.C. Smoothie

4. Green Dream Wrap

5. Vegan Quesadilla

6. Avocado Pudding

Cassey shows you how to make all 6 unique and exciting avocado treats:

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These drinks will give you a real energy boost whenever you need it. Watch the video, follow the instructions, and take notes for best results!

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Jackie’s Cherry-Lemon Sports Drink

Ingredients: 

• 2.5 ounces tart cherry juice
• 1 ounce lemon juice (this equals about 1/2 of a extra large lemon)
• 2.5 tablespoons of honey
• ~27 ounces of cold water
• ~1/6 -1/4 tsp. salt (1/6 would be just under 1/4 tsp. of salt)

This will make 32 ounces (4 normal servings).

To make this winning sports drink, just combine the tart cherry juice, lemon juice and honey in a 32 ounce bottle and fill to the top with water. Add salt. Shake until the honey is dissolved, then chill and serve.


Each serving contains approximately:

50 calories
0 grams of fat
0 grams protein
14 grams of carbohydrate
0 grams of fiber
112-145 mg sodium
39 mg potassium

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Source: Jackie Dikos, RDN, CSSD, CLT

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#1 – You can’t overeat on them and they stop you bingeing on fatty foods
 
#2 – Excess carbs from bananas are burned up through dietary thermogenesis
 
#3 – They are low in fat so they aren’t fattening & high in carbs so they make you want to move
 
#4 – They are high in potassium and low in sodium
 
#5 – The X Factor.

She provides convincing arguments with conclusions that eating more than one banana every day is good for you in terms of adding fiber to your diet, feeling “full” so you eat less, gaining extra energy and nutrition without extra fat, and numerous other advantages.

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