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Infused Water: The Ultimate Detox and Weight Loss Secret

           One of my favorite weight loss topics to talk about is infused water! Studies have shown that drinking water naturally boosts your metabolism, and drinking fruit infused water for weight loss can be an easy way to increase your water intake. These simple infused water recipes are inexpensive, have almost zero calories, and taste great too!

          Also called detox water, fruit flavored water, or fruit infused water; infused water can generally be any combination of fruits, vegetables, and herbs immersed in cold water. While infused water has the benefit of being full of flavor, it also has no calories, making it a very powerful tool in your efforts to lose weight and gain better health. For a full one week detox plan, check out my Detox Diet Week post and give your weight loss a kick start.

I began making infused water back in April 2012 with my first flavored water post Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Water. That recipe turned out to be really popular, and went viral on Pinterest with over 2 million views within the first year. Since then, I have created a lot more infused water recipes, and written a book called Fruit Infusion: A Collection of Day Spa Inspired, Fruit Infused Waters.

You can make a serving of infused water in a single glass, or use an infusion pitcher to make a large batch. I like to keep a large pitcher of infused water in my refrigerator at all times.

My family loves the taste and I’ve found I can get them to drink a LOT more water when I have a pitcher already made up and available. You can refill your infused water pitcher several times without losing a lot of flavor, and the pitchers also look really nice on a kitchen table.

What Are The Benefits of Infused Water?

Besides tasting great and having zero calories, infused water has many additional health benefits, including:

• Improves your mood.
• Flushes toxins from your system.
• Fills you up so you don’t eat as much junk.
• Naturally helps your body release fat cells.
• Keeps food moving through your system.
• Keeps your organs healthy while you’re sweating.
• Reduces muscle fatigue while working out.
• Helps you recuperate faster from a workout.
• Keeps you from feeling groggy in the afternoon.

Top 5 Most Popular Infused Water Recipes

Everyone has their favorite fruit infused water ingredients, but some are more popular than others. Lemon, lime, strawberries, apples, and oranges and the most popular fruit ingredients, while cucumber, mint, basil, cinnamon, and ginger are the most popular vegetable ingredients.
Here is my list of the top 5 fruit infused water recipes:

#1 – Lemon Water with Mint

When it comes to popularity, the Lemon Water with Mint recipe is the undisputed king of them all. Also called Lemon Detox Water or Lemon Water, this recipe has the benefit of being really simple and tasty. Even though this recipe has only two ingredients, lemons and mint, the sweetness and sour from the lemons create a delicious flavor while also providing lots of Vitamin C and the mint adds a refreshing taste. Drinking lemon water for weight loss is a great idea that you can do cheaply and easily

#2 – Apple Cinnamon Water

This Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Water recipe has been my most popular personal recipe of all time. I originally wrote the Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Water recipe on a blog post back in April 2012, and it got picked up on Pinterest right away. Within 2 weeks I was getting 40,000 views a day on my website for this recipe! Also called Detox Apple Cinnamon Water, this recipe is delicious and has the benefit of being metabolism boosting.

#3 – Mango Ginger Water

Did you know Ginger and Mango both boost your metabolism? This Mango Ginger Water recipe has been at the top of the charts since it was first introduced. Along with boosting your metabolism ginger also is a natural pain reliever, from migraines to menstrual cramps ginger heals a lot of pain. It also helps reduce morning or motion sickness and banishes heart burn! It’s no wonder this recipe is so popular!

#4 – Tangerine and Strawberry Infused Water

This refreshing Tangerine and Strawberry Infused Water recipe contains fruits that are high in Vitamin C and are big metabolism boosters! Strawberries and tangerines one of my favorite combos, and both hot and cold this is a delicious drink. This year-round favorite will have you drinking more water quickly.

#5 – Lemon Cucumber Water

This is the classic day spa water recipe you’d find everywhere, and in the top 5 for good reason. Lemon Cucumber Water is the ultimate detox drink. It’s got the great taste, the health benefits of the cucumbers and lemons flush your system and help you feel better. Drinking cucumber water for weight loss is also very popular recently because it works well.