0045. Lavender and Mint water

 Spa Water with Lavender and Mint- 0 calories

This entry originally appeared at http://tonetiki.com/2012/03/01/french-day-spa-water-with-lavender-and-mint-0-calories/

Having tummy trouble? Mint and Lavender both will cure a upset stomach and help flush your system. No wonder many Day Spas use both in their water, food and of course aromatherapy massages, facials and scrubs. You can have your own spa day at home with this delicious tummy calming, cancer fighting water. Your breath will be fresher, your tummy happy and your skin glowing after a day of drinking this water. If you don’t have a fancy little bag like the one shown just use a coffee filter, take a string off a tea bag and tie it up, easy right?!

You can keep re-using the bag of spices until you no longer taste them. I like to re-fill my pitcher of water when there is about 1/3 left, this way the flavor is evenly distributed.

Makes one bag-

1 tbsp Lavender dried or fresh

1/2 tbsp Mint dried or fresh

Tea bag or coffee filter and string from tea bag

Large Pitcher

Place Lavender and Mint on the baggie or coffee filter, tie up and place at the bottom of a large pitcher, cover in ice 1/3 full then fill the rest up with water. Place in fridge for 10 minutes before serving, pour into a favorite glass, I like wine glasses, I feel like I am indulging even though my drink is Zero calories.

Need some good Lavender, I love all things local so I hit up the Farmers Market. If you are not lucky enough to have a Lavender vender at your Farmers Market try out Central Coast Lavendertheir products are all natural and very reasonable. Make sure to try out my Day Spa Cucumber Lemon Water too, it is great to detox after a weekend of too much drinking or eating… or both 

0044. cucumber lemon water

Day Spa Cucumber Lemon Water- 0 calories

This entry was first posted at http://tonetiki.com/2012/02/27/spa-style-cucumber-lemon-water-0-calories/

Have a few too many cocktails last weekend? Feeling a little bloated or uncomfortable in your clothes? Try this immunity boosting, anti-inflammatory drink that will fill you up, flush your system and make you feel better in no time. Make a big pitcher of this, run yourself a hot bath and relax you will be feeling better in no time.

Makes a Pitcher-

1/2 Lemon thinly sliced

1/4 Cucumber thinly sliced- save 2 slices to place on your eyes

Ice

Water

In a large pitcher add the lemon and cucumber, then the ice and then water. Let sit in the fridge for a few minutes before serving. Pour into a large wine glass, put your feet up and relax. Once the water is down to only 1/4 full refill with water. You can do this several times, keep in the fridge.

The cucumber acts as an anti-inflammatory and the lemons boost immunity. Once you are done with your bath pop in your favorite Yoga DVD, you will be feeling back to yourself in no time.