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I love pineapples and the tropical flavours remind me of holiday. They are also a great sweet snack, with health benefits, as you can see below. In this water, mint is definitely the stronger flavor but make sure to eat the pineapple chunks after as they have a lovely mint flavor to them.
Hawaiian Healer ½ Pineapple Small handful Mint Jug of water
Cut ½ pineapple into cubes and finely chop mint leaves. This one definitely needs leaving over night as the pineapple flavor is much more subtle and needs time to develop.
Health benefits of Pineapple: Pineapples contain bromelain, which is a natural anti-inflammatory and digestive promoter. Studies have shown that bromelain helps modulate the immune system and can also be great to use if you suffer with hay fever or allergies. It contains high levels of vitamin C, which is an immune booster and important in allergies, colds and hay fever.
Health benefits of Mint: So having already featured mint once this week, here are some different health benefits (if you missed Day 2 – Liver’s Livener, take a look). Mint is effective for respiratory orders, especially clearing congestion of the nose, throat and lungs. Mint can cool and soothe and hence why so many cold balms are based on mint.