🌺 Hibiscus: the cool 🧊 drink with benefits

Forget all those sugary/artificially-sweetened overpriced soft drinks this summer ...get into the habit of making this (it's as easy as boiling a kettle)

You can keep some hibiscus you made earlier in the fridge door for whenever you fancy a drink with benefits

If you aren’t an alcohol drinker, or trying to cut down this summer, are you finding you’re bombarded with high-sugar alternatives?

So many commercial options these days from posh glass-bottled ice teas to “organic” colas can be problematic.

Eg if you are socialising, it’s easy to find yourself standing around for several hours drinking several bottles/cans which can add up to more sugar or artificial sweeteners than is healthy.

So recently I’ve been making an iced hibiscus infusion - which is high in polyphenols with antioxidant powers plus you get a fruity flavour without a fructose sugar or aspartame dump.

Suddenly if you’re sipping this…you’re doing something positive for your health and microbiome (gut bacteria) while you socialise. Win win.

Here’s how to make it…and what the potential benefits may be…