Watermelon & Basil Smoothie - An Ayurvedic Delight

Watermelons invite children and adults alike to step out of the heat and enjoy a refreshing treat on a summer day. In this delicious Ayurvedic recipe a touch of basil's bitterness paradoxically brings out watermelon's sweetness. The earthy aroma of basil enhances subtle flavors in watermelon and basil's pungency adds zest for a exciting finish.

Watermelons contain important nutrients, especially beta-carotene and potassium. Full of delicious juice, watermelons cool your body and restores balance to overheated blood. Among the many health benefits of watermelons are: reducing water weight, puffy skin and swelling; flushing the kidneys and preventing urinary tract infections and kidney stones; lowering blood pressure better than statin drugs.

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