After yesterday, Dr. Zaidul Akbar shared the extraordinary benefits for the body by only consuming tempeh sandwiches with dates at breakfast, this time, he shared back healthy food and drinks for the body, of course with natural ingredients and easy to obtain.
The natural ingredient is young coconut water mixed with dates. How to make it, and what are the benefits for the body? Let's see the following explanation.
As mentioned in the previous article, coconut water, both young coconut water and old coconut water, are drinks that are very beneficial for body health. Especially if you mix it with the right natural ingredients, the mixture becomes a food or drink product that is good for the body.
Dr. Zaidul Akbar mentioned that one of the other natural ingredients suitable for mixing with coconut water is dates. Yes, dates (I want dates :)). The two are mixed and then used as a juice drink. Dr. Zaidul Akbar revealed that combining young coconut juice and dates will benefit the body, especially for digestion.
Consuming natural ingredients such as coconut and dates is highly recommended because it is one way to maintain health, especially the health of the digestive system.
The immune system will be strong if the digestive system is well maintained. And vice versa, if the digestive system is disturbed, it will affect the health of other body organs.
Therefore, maintaining digestive health is very important for us to do. With healthy digestion, the body will avoid various diseases.
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It is known that coconut water has a high carbohydrate and electrolyte content, such as potassium or potassium, sodium or sodium, and magnesium. In its electrolyte content, coconut water is often used to treat dehydration.
Quoted from HealthLine, dates are known to be healthy for digestion, especially preventing constipation if consumed regularly. This is because dates contain high fiber. And here are some of the benefits of the content of dates for the body, namely:
- Source of fiber, one of the important components the body needs.
- Carbohydrates, which are good for increasing energy.
- Polyphenols, these antioxidant compounds, can protect cells from free radicals.
- Source of minerals, in dates, there are potassium and magnesium content. Potassium is an essential mineral that plays a role in maintaining muscle contraction, heart, and nervous system, and can balance the body's metabolism.
- Vitamins contained in dates are vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B complex, namely niacin.
How to make Coconut date juice is straightforward. You must mix the two ingredients and then blend them in a blender. After that, you can filter it (if you only want to drink the juice) or let it settle. And then after that drink.
But if you are confused, you can follow the steps for making date juice below. (I added some additional ingredients)
Coconut Dates juice ingredients:
- 1 Young coconut (water and flesh).
- 3 or 5 dates
- A thumb of ginger.
- 1/4 Himalayan salt
How to make Coconut date juice:
- Pour all the coconut water into a container
- Take coconut meat, preferably coconut meat that is still soft in texture (young coconut).
- Dates, you are free to determine the amount, but I suggest that the number remains odd (as-Sunnah) and don't forget to remove the seeds.
- Put water and coconut flesh into a blender, a thumb of ginger, dates, and 1/4 Himalaya salt blend all ingredients until smooth.
- Pour into a glass. You are free to filter it or not.
Coconut juice benefits for health:
High amino acids from coconut water, prebiotics from dates, and added rhizome (ginger) is a wonderful combination to treat the following ailments:
- Ulcer
- Clean the intestines
- Detox the body in general
- Binds heavy metals
- Anti-cancer
You can drink it in the morning and evening. If consumed regularly, it will provide benefits for digestive health, as mentioned above. In addition, coconut palm juice can facilitate the digestive system and prevent flatulence.
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Especially for those who like to fast, you can consume it at dawn and Iftar. So this coconut palm juice can meet your body's nutritional needs during fasting all day.
People in today's modern era are more obsessed with finding a cure for a disease than learning to find the cause of the disease.
— Zaidul Akbar
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Dr Zaidul Akbar