Now that the temperatures are heating up just wanted to let you get a virtual taste of my favorite drink to make in the summer.  I don’t know why but mint grows like a weed at our house during the summer, the more mint I pull out, the more mint seems to sprout up.

Healthy Summer Drink of mint, cucumber and lime - refreshingly zesty!

• Just take 2 cucumbers, peel and seed.
• Grab some mint leaves.
• Squeeze lime juice in and puree all together now.
• Zoom,  zoom, zoom!
• Voila.  You have a refreshing and alkalizing drink when the thermometer reaches into the 80s.
• You can throw a few big ice cubes in if you want.
• Give this to your carnivore friends and even they will be yum-yum-ing!
• Garnish with a few mint leaves on top.
• You can also throw in a few kale or spinach leaves if you are so included, although it you are making this for a friend it will be more attractive without the dark green.

If you don’t want to waste the cucumber seeds then you can take them and lay on the floor with a towel underneath your head.  Put the seeds on your eyes and hang out for 10 minutes.  The big dark circle under your eyes will have evaporated.   Great to do before a big event where you have to look good. If you want a bonus to this eye bag tightening treatment then have your legs up on a chair or up on a wall and you’ll feel tensions start to melt away. It’s like a mini restorative spa yoga treatment for a recession wallet.

It’s fun to do this with a friend or family member.  I’ve done treatment with my dad (we had to hide from my step-mom since we didn’t want her to see us getting cucumber juice on the floor and freak out) and also with a guy friend.  Both of them felt and looked so refreshed afterwards.

Another Healthy Summer Drink.

Do you have a ton of mint that grows around your property?  Then take some leaves and just boil with water.  Let it steep a few hours. Now you have your own mint tea.    Throw in your ice cubes and you have another refreshing summer drink.  Squeeze some lemon in if you are so inclined.

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