Once again, thanks to our friend the juniper berry, gin can help remove unpleasant toxins from the body due to the increased need to urinate. Often, when we consume too much sodium, the body retains excess water. Gin can help solve this problem because of its medicinal properties and its main ingredient. Gin is made from juniper berries, small dark purple nuggets with supernutritional powers.
These berries can help fight infections and prevent heart disease, improve blood circulation, and even help fight kidney and liver disease. Many people avoid gin because of its slightly bitter taste, but that pursing taste helps the digestive system. The herbs used to create gin can increase both stomach acid secretions and digestive enzymes; this increase in the fluids needed to break down ingested food allows for better digestion. Being rich in antioxidants, gin can help more than just your skin.
Some studies show that the anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties of juniper berries can improve health and potentially lead to a longer life by improving blood flow and removing toxins from the blood. Not to mention that Julia Child was convinced that gin was one of the secrets of longevity, and who are we to discuss it? The word “gin” actually derives from the older English word genever and from the Latin word for juniper, juniperus. This berry native to Scotland's rugged landscape fights infections thanks to its high levels of vitamin C and flavonoids, a group of plant chemicals found in almost all vegetables and fruits. If you're traveling to a country where malaria occurs, you might want to order a gin and tonic when you get there.
Juniper berries also act as natural diuretics and, doubly badly, the herbs used to make gin are known for their role in aiding digestion. Whether you drink gin every night in a martini or mix it with tonic water, you may be wondering what this alcohol does to your body. While gin may contain other natural ingredients, such as wheat and rye, juniper should be the most commonly used plant. Gin has NO special properties due to the trace elements of the herbs used in its production (except taste and smell).
Gin may be the base for some delicious low-calorie cocktail concoctions, but you should pay attention to the type of gin you order, especially if you want to maintain or lose weight. It's easy to confuse endrine gin or, as it sounds to your ears, slow gin as a preparation method, the famous James Bond milkshake martini, not stirred. So stand in line with those gin and tonics or martinis and tell anyone at the bar who wants to hear that you're drinking for good health. Gin is generally mixed with tonic water, which is also relatively low in carbohydrates, with only 15 g of sugar per 8-ounce beverage.
Sam Carter, senior ambassador for the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery, told Good Housekeeping that gin is made and flavored with juniper. Sam Carter, senior ambassador for the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery, explained to Good Housekeeping that this gin variety contains only 0.01 grams of sugar per liter. And since it is not allowed to add flavorings or additives to the gin after distillation, it is very clean.
