In this season of my life, my focus is on living and eating better. I am eating to live, not living to eat. That being said, I am reading the ingredients on foods I purchase to be more in control, if that’s possible, of what I put in my body. I want my body to feel good on the inside so the outside will shine as well.
In this effort, I decided it is better to make my drinks instead of purchasing expensive, artificially flavored ones. I buy fruits like strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pineapples and raspberries, freeze them then add them to spring water. These along with ginger and mint leaves with a touch of agave make a very delightful, less expensive, healthy drink.
Berries boost immunity and help with gut protection. Pineapples contain bromelain which protect your bones. Diabetes and blood pressure, along with a mediterranean-type diet and exercise, are kept in control with ginger. Mint aids in digestion and keep your breath fresh.
Eating and drinking from the earth make me feel good that I am listening to God when he says in 1 Corinthians 6:19, “my body is the temple of the holy spirit.”
By Judi Jones
