Technically, any liquid intended for drinking is a beverage so named by a word derived from French and Latin verbs meaning ‘to drink.’ Healthy beverages are beverages with health benefits that attribute by its nutritional value. The use of healthy beverage for promoting health and relieving symptom is as old as the practice of medicine.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Guava Juice

Guava juice squeezed fresh from the ripened fruit and poured over crushed ice makes a delicious and healthy natural flavored drink.

Guava juice is an excellent beverage. Guava are notable for their high content of vitamin C which, in many varieties is 4 to 10 times greater than in citrus fruits.

A study with Taiwan guava showed that guava juice can reduce the blood sugar level by up to 20%, taking 1 g of juice per kg body weight.

Guava is known as an excellent cleanser of body, removes, constipation, regulates movement of bowels. It is carminative, digestive, and aphrodisiac of high value.

The guava fruit and leaves have anti-tumor properties and are particularly useful for breast cancer.

Guava juice are commonly used as appetizer and tasty drink especially in summer.
Guava Juice

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