Combine activated charcoal with lemon juice and water for a detoxifying drink that helps bind and remove toxins from your body.
The activated charcoal in the body uses its inherent nature to capture toxins and chemicals in the body and expels them out. It is also rich in antioxidants that come from lemon juice, thus delivering the immune system with the strength it needs to protect the body effectively.
The activated charcoal gives this lemonade a super healthy and aids in everything from digestion to heart health, anti-aging to stomach viruses and hangovers (Really!). This charcoal lemonade is sweetened with maple syrup, making it naturally paleo and vegan.
Activated charcoal may have the side effect of disabling necessary medications, while its only purpose in a drink is only as a colorant to make drinks black. Alternative colorants are listed below.
Charcoal itself is not a carcinogen, but cooking with charcoal does have a link to cancer. There are two main reasons for this.
The first risk of charcoal use is that you’re cooking foods at very high temperatures, the second is that charcoal cooking creates a lot of smoke.
