Dr Eric Berg has explained why you should drink water with cloves every night and discussed its health benefits
A doctor is recommending people drink more of an affordable beverage that can greatly improve health and well-being. The specialist says consuming a glass of water with cloves can offer various advantages for your body.
These can include detoxing your liver, aiding in digestion and reducing inflammation, decreasing cravings and helping with better sleep. The drink has also been praised for its antiviral and antibacterial properties.
You can usually find whole cloves at any supermarket without any difficulty. Tesco currently has a 30g pack of whole cloves for £1, and Asda’s 34g pack is also £1. This means you can whip up a glass of clove water for just a few pennies.
Dr Eric Berg DC, author of the bestselling book, The Healthy Keto Plan, specialises in healthy ketosis and intermittent fasting. He detailed the benefits of daily clove water consumption on his TikTok page, which has a following of 2m.
Dr Berg says clove water has a number health benefits. At a glance, the expert suggests that daily consumption of clove water could help you get to sleep, help to decrease night time cravings, aid in liver detoxification and digestion while you sleep.
Explaining the benefits of the drink, Dr Berg said: “What would happen if you drink clove water every night before you went to bed? Clove is loaded with something called eugenol, which can act as a natural sedative to help you drift off into a wonderful sleep.
“Clove also helps you decrease the cravings that you might get late at night, improving your liver detoxification and digestion while you’re sleeping.
“Clove is an anti inflammatory so you wake up less stiff and can help improve your immune system.”
How to make clove water
- Take four or five cloves
- Put them in a cup of water bring to a boil
- Take it off boiling and leave to simmer for five minutes (cover it to contain vapours)
- Leave to cool for one hour – this can be in the fridge but it up to personal preference
- Optional extra: add half a teaspoon of honey to sweeten it up
