REBOOT — Soupure

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Craving another healthy water alternative without artificial sweeteners and preservatives?  Try our REBOOT alkalized water delicately infused with pear, yuzu and shiso leaves. It not only tastes great, it also offers the alkalizing and cleansing benefits of yuzo (Japanese grapefruit), pear, and shiso leaves to reboot your system. There’s no better way to reach that hydration goal throughout the day. 

There are so many nutritional benefits in pears, they all cannot be set forth here.  Let’s star with the fact that they are an excellent source of water-soluble fiber. They also have anti –oxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties (making them great immune boosters, blood pressure stabilizers, and anti-cancer).  The high pectin in make them useful in helping lower cholesterol levels.  And, the high level of boron in pears helps the body retain calcium, an, therefore, perfect for osteoporosis prevention.  Now that’s a powerfood.

More commonly known as the Japanese grapefruit, is a great source of antioxidants that can help retard skin aging and make the skin look fresher and youthful.  These benefits come mainly from the vitamin C that is found in it.  It also has a long tradition and believed to ward of winter colds and flu. 

Shiso is a herb that has been used in Eastern natural medicine for centuries for its ability to make the skin look healthier, boost your immune system, and help prevent cancer and heart disease.   This all has to do with all the natural vitamins and minerals that are found inside of the leaves themselves.  These tea leaves are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and are loaded with different properties such as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergenic components. And, there can be no easier way to ingest this powerful herb than in one of our soups!

Lemon contain most of the known vitamins and minerals, and the phytochemical limonene, which increases the level of enzymes that detoxify carcinogens. The concentrations of citric acid and other vitamins make these citrus fruits also well suited for relieving jaundice, menorrhagia and the symptoms of gastric or peptic ulcers.

Alkaline water is said to help your body maintain an appropriate pH balance and to prevent numerous types of diseases and slow down the aging process.  It is believed that when people eat an acidic diet, the body has to balance blood pH by leaching important minerals, like magnesium, potassium and calcium, from blood, tissue and bones.  High alkaline diets have been used to prevent and treat degenerative diseases, like arthritis, heart disease, kidney disorders and cancer.  It is also said to be better at flushing the body of toxins and hydrating the body because it penetrates cells more effectively.  That’s good enough for us!