If summer has you hot, dehydrated, and low-energy, try these Keto Zone Summer Drinks! There’s nothing flavorless or boring about them.
Each one packs antioxidants, health-promoting nutrients, and more while keeping your body youthful and hydrated.
No need to succumb to sugary drinks to keep it delicious, Keto Zone Summer Drinks to the rescue:
10 Healthy Keto Zone Summer Drinks
1.Keto Zone Lemonade
Our delicious low-carb Keto Zone Lemonade offers a refreshing delicious flavor and many health benefits. These benefits include:
- Immune System Support. Vitamin C from lemons has been linked to immune health, and a reduction in inflammation and oxidative stress. In fact, one review showed that adequate vitamin C could reduce the duration of common colds and respiratory infections (1).
- Reduced Risk of Kidney Stone and Recurrence: Natural Citric Acid is a kidney stone fighter.
- Loads of Antioxidants to fight oxidative stress
- Improved skin condition and appearance
- Cancer Cell Fighter
- Heart Health Support
2. Creamy Iced Coffee with Dutch Chocolate MCT Oil Powder
This decadent, chocolatey cold-brew coffee is just what the doctor ordered for a summertime Keto Zone caffeine pick-me-up. What’s more, you’ll get:
- MCTs for Heart Health – Medium chain triglycerides in MCT Oil Powder have been shown to improve cholesterol profiles by decreasing LDL cholesterol, decreasing the number of LDL particles, and increasing HDL cholesterol (2, 3).
- Balanced Blood Sugars from healthy fats
- Improved Energy and Focus – MCTs are wonderful brain fuel and cellular energizers
3. Keto Zone Sweet Tea
Sweet tea is a Southern favorite that can be enjoyed on Keto Zone. And, there’s more to black tea than meets the eye. In fact, it can:
- Improve Cellular Detox – Black tea offers cellular detoxifying benefits that protect cells from free radicals, the damage that can lead to blood clot formation, atherosclerosis, and cancer. In fact, both green and black tea block DNA damage associated with tobacco and other toxic chemicals in studies (4).
- Flood the Body with Antioxidants to fight summer oxidative stress from sun exposure
- Reduce Cortisol – In studies, drinking black tea has been associated with a significant reduction in cortisol levels in comparison to placebo. What’s more, the black tea consumers reported a higher “sense of relaxation.” Lastly, these black tea drinks had lower blood platelet activation, lowering their risk of a heart attack.
- Reduced Risk of Cancer
- Heart Health Support
4. Ice Water with Cucumber and Lemon
There are many benefits to drinking ice-cold water. Not only does it cool you down, it requires your body to warm it up. By doing this, you actually burn calories.
In fact, studies show a calories burn from 60 calories to several hundred per day from drinking 8 glasses of ice water.
What’s more, ice water exposure has many other health benefits such as:
- Skin appearance and health: Very cold water activates the skin cells, shrinks pores, and promotes a better complexion (when used in the shower on your skin).
- Brain Activity: Cold showers can actually increase brain activity and even reduce stress and depression according to studies (6). It may also reduce chronic fatigue.
- Immune function: Cold showers likely improve immune function, a system that tends to decline with age. A recent study from the Netherlands found that cold showers significantly reduce sick days. In fact, 30 seconds or more of cold showering per day reduced sick days by 29%. What’s more, more than half the participants decided to continue the cold-shower practice after the study since they were convinced by the results (5).
5. Green Tea
Green tea is an ancient drink that goes far beyond hydration.
In fact, its antioxidants are known to promote health, reduce cortisol, attack free radicals, reduce cancer risk, and promote healthy weights.
6. Stevia-based Commercial Drinks
While it’s imperative to always read ingredients lists and nutrition labels to determine what’s in your drink, there are a few good ones out there.
One option is True Lemon Lemonades (this brand contains natural ingredients and can be found online and in many grocery stores). Unlike powdered drink mixes such as Crystal Light that contain food colorings, aspartame, and other harmful additives, these mixes use natural fruits for flavoring and stevia as a sweetener.
7. Raspberry Mint Lemonade Morning Detox Drink
Skip the highly processed, sugar-laden lemonades and try this detox drink instead.
This recipe is perfect for those participating in Dr. Colbert’s 21-Day Detox! It will prime your digestive system and alkalize your body for the day ahead while providing valuable probiotics.
8. Kombucha
Kombucha provides gut health benefits with its natural probiotics and enzymes. Plus, the fizziness makes it a great sub for sugary sodas (which you should avoid).
As always, if buying commercially, check out the ingredients and nutrition label to make sure it’s made of good stuff and is low-carb for Keto Zone.
9. Sparkling Mineral Water
Sparkling (carbonated) mineral waters like Perrier is another good alternative to soda, which is typically loaded with sugar or cheap sugar substitutes.
Sparkling mineral water is typically just carbonated water – no added junk ingredients.
10. Cold-Brew Chai
If you want to take black tea leaves to the next level, try adding these health-promoting spices and making chai.
It’s a wonderful drink both warm and cold. And best of it, it offers all the amazing benefits listed above from black tea leaves PLUS antioxidants and nutrients from cinnamon, cloves, and other great spices.
Bottom Line
Summer drinks need not be sugary or boring – you can have it all. These 10 healthy Keto Zone summer drinks will deliver health benefits and great taste. Don’t let yourself feel dehydrated, low energy, headache-prone or otherwise this summer. Stay hydrated and healthy.
