Need some Gin-Spiration? – 7 Reasons Gin is good for your health*
Attend the Ladies Gin blending Master Class during the Riviera Carnival at the Sydney Boat Show and learn the benefits of this elixir.
- Junipers are Super Berries
The word Gin actually derives from the older English word genever and the Latin word for juniper, junipers. Gin is the most natural spirit as its main ingredient is, of course, juniper berries. These super berries are jam packed with infection fighting qualities as they are warming, stimulating and disinfecting.
- More Gin = Fewer Wrinkles
Switch up your anti-wrinkle cream for a bottle of Bombay Sapphire as Juniper Berries are full of antioxidants and boost the regenerating cells in your body for a smoother, healthier looking skin. Result.
- It’s a low- calorie spirit
You don’t need to worry too much about your waistline. According to Livestrong, gin is one of the lowest calorific spirits with 97 calories per shot. The juniper berries come into action by increasing the number of enzymes that break down your food and helping your digestion. This also means less bloating.
- It can help you live longer
You guessed it. Juniper berries, they contain flavonoids which are great for preventing heart disease and improving your blood circulation as you get older. Although, of course, excessive drinking could have the opposite effect.
- It can help fight Kidney and Liver disease.
Gin is the best natural remedy for kidney and liver disease. Juniper berries help stop water retention in your body allowing you to pass more water than any other alcohol. This means that more harmful toxins and bacteria are flushed out of your system.
- It’s good for your bones
Gin’s makeup helps to relieve achy joints and gout, and its alcohol content coupled with the juniper berries can be an effective treatment for chronic pain and inflammations, such a s arthritis. Gin-soaked raisins are especially good to prepare as you can store them in a jar and eat them daily to see the benefits.
- It can help fight off coughs
The oils contained in juniper berries can alleviate coughs by expelling mucus in the throat and aiding lung congestion. The great thing about gin is that it can be mixed with many different herbs and ingredients such as ginger, which help soothe a sore throat.
What are you waiting for? Join other Riv Ladies, sip bubbles, learn the art of blending your own Gin and enjoy a three-course luncheon on the Friday of the Sydney International Boat Show 2017, click below to purchase your tickets.
* Originally published by the Evening Standard in the UK as “7 Surprising health benefits of drinking Gin”