Its flu season again and we
anticipate a lot of sniffles, scratchy throats and the odd irritating cough.
Obviously, the best way to avoid getting sick is to stay warm, always wash your
hands or get a flu shot. Now, because we don’t want to be continually
medicated, we try to nip this in the bud!
This spicy ginger tea will soothe
and warm you from the inside out, and reduce the duration in which you might be
feeling under the weather. And that’s what we are rooting for.
Here is what you will
need:
·
Tea Leaves
·
Ginger
·
Lemon
·
Turmeric
·
Honey
·
Cinnamon
Let’s Brew!
Place three cups of water in a
sauce pan and heat. While the water is heating, add tea leaves to taste. Then
add half a tea spoon of ginger, a quarter tea spoon of turmeric and a pinch of
cinnamon.
Add the rind of a quarter lemon. Bring to boil and let it
simmer for about five to eight minutes.
Remove the tea from the stove and
pick out the lemon rind using a sieve/ strainer. If you used shop bought
ginger, turmeric and cinnamon, do not completely strain out the tea. If you
used the natural form of the ingredients, you might want to strain the tea
completely to remove the chunks.
Squeeze lemon juice (to taste) into the tea. Finally, add
honey (to taste) and enjoy sipping your tea!
Notes.
Lemon is rich in
vitamin C which helps to keep colds at bay and reduce the duration of the cold
in case you already have one.
Turmeric has
natural antibiotic properties and is one of the best anti-inflammatory herbs
around.
Cinnamon is rich
in anti-oxidants and has a warming flavor.
Ginger has been
used for millennia to ease congestion caused by a cold and relieve throat
irritation.
Honey contains
folate and vitamin C which also help to soothe the throat, which often get
irritated from coughing.
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