Water is life. Human just needs drinking to live and feel good. But you should know what you should drink!

Green tea

Benefit: reduces risk of osteoporosis, cancer, cardio-vascular diseases development. Green tea contains many flavonoids, polyphenols and antioxidants protecting cells from harmful influence and neutralizes free radicals. Tea also contains fluorine that makes bones stronger and affects teeth positively. Calories: 0.

Mint tea

Benefit: helps coping with disordered stomach, relieves gripes, promotes digestion, helping food moving through alimentary canal. Mint has a spasmolytic effect, relieves muscular pain and tension. Calories: 0.

1% milk

Benefit: milk contains complex carbohydrates, proteins and some fat, that is why this product is slowly assimilated, and you feel satiety during certain time. Due to complex carbohydrates, sugar level in blood remains stable. Milk contains calcium together with vitamin D, so it is assimilated well. Besides, calcium helps cells burning fats, thus, milk promotes normal weight loss. Calories: a glass of milk (250 g) contains 120 calories.

Soy milk

Benefit: reduces risk of cardio-vascular diseases development. Dietary fibers and proteins soy milk contains lower level of “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides. However, if you want to replace cow’s milk by soy one completely, you will feel lack of vitamins A and D. In such case you can buy soy milk, enriched with these microelements. Soy contains phytooestrogens that are probably connected with risk of breast cancer development. If there were cases of this disease in your family, then you should better discuss the question of soy milk consumption with your doctor. Calories: 81 kcal in 250 g

Hot chocolate or cacao

Benefit: improves mood and protects from cardio-vascular diseases development. What provides this food with its health-giving benefit? Cacao contains lots of polyphenols protecting cells from free radicals action. Hot chocolate consumption increases serotonin production, which low level affects mood negatively. Calories: about 195 kcal for 250 g ready product and 115 g in powder.

Salt free tomato juice

Benefit: protects from many cancer forms. As it is known, foods of fresh tomatoes processing contain lycopene in bigger concentration, than vegetables themselves. Lycopene is associated with lowering of following organs’ cancer development: mouth cavity, lungs, stomach, liver, mammary glands, uterus, colon and rectum. Besides, lycopene protects heart from free radicals influence, this way lowering risk of cardio-vascular diseases development. Calories: 43 kcal for 250 g.

Cranberry juice

Benefit: prevents gum diseases, helps coping with urinary tracts infections. However, juice most often contains sugar, so you should either choose 100% sugar free juice, or drink no more than 1 glass per day. Calories: 140 kcal for 250 g.

Orange juice

Benefit: vitamin C orange juice contains strengthens immunity, protects from many diseases, including cataract, cancer. Orange juice is an excellent source of folic acid, necessary for prevention of fetus’ defects’ development. Calories: 115 kcal for 250 g.