Benefits and properties of orange water
The oranges they are citrus fruits that are obtained from sweet orange, bitter orange and other species of oranges (or hybrids), especially from ancient Asian hybrids, mainly from India, Southeast China and Vietnam. Within the citrus family we can also find other highly known fruits, such as lemon, tangerine and grapefruit. All of them stand out for their richness in vitamin C, while in the particular case of orange it also provides a total of 60 types of flavonoids and 170 phytochemicals.
With the orange you can make the popular Orange juice, a natural drink with incredible benefits and properties: it helps us recover when we have a cold or aggravated, it is useful to control blood pressure (especially when we have high blood pressure), helps reduce high levels of fats in the blood, and also It is a drink very rich in antioxidants.
On the other hand, in recent years certain natural beverages have become very popular, due to their nutritional and curative qualities, they have become natural options to include in healthy and balanced diets: this is the case Orange water, very easy to make and with incredible health benefits.
Benefits of orange water
High content of natural antioxidants
Orange water is a natural drink very rich in antioxidants, so its regular consumption is a very good option when it comes to providing our body with the antioxidants that it needs so much to 'fight' against the negative effects of free radicals (as you surely know, unstable molecules that are very dangerous for Health).
And is that as we discovered in a previous article in which we answered the question what are free radicals, antioxidants are substances that release electrons in our blood, which are captured by free radicals, making them stable.
Helps reduce cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure
A regular consumption of orange water helps reduce bad cholesterol levels and triglycerides, which as you surely know, are the main 'culprits' of cardiovascular diseases, heart attacks and other related disorders, mainly because they tend to accumulate in our arteries, plugging them.
In the particular case of orange water, it is a beverage capable of reducing the levels of LDL (or bad) cholesterol, while increasing the levels of HDL (or good) cholesterol. Those responsible for this important quality are found in its flavonoid content.
Further, in case of high blood pressure the orange water is a very interesting natural drink, since it helps lower blood pressure because it helps control the balance of fluids and sodium.
It is an excellent diuretic, very good for the kidneys
Whether you want to purify the kidneys or simply want to clean and stimulate them to perform their functions normally, Orange water is an excellent diuretic, so it's very interesting when it comes to eliminate toxins accumulated in the body, purify the blood and detoxify it.
A good substitute for sugary soft drinks
The truth is that there is nothing worse for health than the regular consumption of sugary soft drinks, which are very rich in empty calories; that is, they provide many calories (due to their high sugar content), but nevertheless their content of essential nutrients is practically nil. The result is more than obvious: increased cases of overweight and obesity, with the risk of suffering from related diseases, among which we can highlight diabetes.
Orange water accompanied with ice and a slice of fresh orange becomes a good alternative to sugary soft drinksEspecially when these unhealthy drinks is replaced.
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