Weed Water

We drink "weed water," as my husband likes to call it. 

Since we don't live in Iceland and have access to pure wonderfully tasting water, we filter our water (shout out to our Clearly Filtered water filter!). We've become water snobs and even travel with our filter now. I don't like all the chemical taste in our tap water, and it grosses me out to think of the many contaminates you can't even taste.

To help our bodies absorb and use water more effectively, it is good to add something to your water - a pinch of salt, a squeeze of lemon juice, or our favorite, some herbs. I can't remember, let alone repeat, all the chemical and physical reasons why this is a better way to drink water. You can research it.

​​We grow and dry a lot of herbs in our garden, but our favorite in drinks is peppermint and lemongrass. Sometimes we boil the water and add the herbs, then drink it hot (hot herbal teas in the cold winter months are our favorite), or pour it into pitcher  and put in the fridge for a cold refreshing drink. Often, however, I skip the boiling step and just infuse the herbs in the water, leaving them in there for days - hence why my husband calls it "weed water." 

I've been doing this for years, but recently my husband has become a "convert" to drinking "dirty water." Try it - you might like it also!