Immune Boosting Turmeric Tea
For years, I have been making this turmeric and ginger
immune tea and I really believe it helps keep Dessi and I healthy all winter
long. Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogen, and ginger not only
boosts your immune system but it helps cleanse your lymphatic system.
If you have the cold or flu, or want to stay healthy this
cold weather season, I really would drink this turmeric tea every day, ideally
on a empty stomach. It works best with fresh turmeric root, which you can
always find at Whole Foods, or just call around to different markets.
How To
Make Turmeric Tea
To make the turmeric immune tea add 5 cups of water to a pot
along with thin slices of fresh ginger root and turmeric. If you can’t find
fresh turmeric use the powder form. If you don’t mind getting your fingers and
cutting board dirty, it’s actually better to finely grate the turmeric so it
really infuses into the water.
It’s important to add one crack of fresh black pepper to the
pot, it activates the turmeric. Also add the peel from one lemon, make sure to
peel off the white bitter part, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. I like to say
the cayenne burns the demons from your body!
Bring the water to a bare simmer and immediately reduce it
to the lowest heat setting possible on your burner. If you boil this tea you
will kill some of the nutrients. Cook tea for 7 minutes, turn the heat off, and
add the juice of 1 lemon and one teaspoon of virgin coconut oil. The fat helps
your body absorb the turmeric, but you can also use avocado oil or grass-fed
butter if you like. Once the tea cool down for 3 minutes, pour a cup and stir
in raw honey to taste.
What Are
The Benefits Of Turmeric And Ginger Tea?
Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory, which really helps when
your sick because your body is inflamed. Ginger is not only good at soothing
your gut, which in turn boosts your immunity, but it also does wonders to clean
you lymphatic system. That’s our bodies network of organs and tissues that
cleanse toxins and waste.
You may see many teas on the market that have dried or
powdered ginger and turmeric, and sometimes mixed with sugar. You should avoid
those because sugar kills good gut bacteria and dried turmeric and ginger are
not nearly as good as fresh ones.
How To
Store Turmeric Tea
This recipe for immune boosting turmeric tea will make
enough for five cups, you can keep the tea at room temperature in a covered pot
or vessel, or stash it in the fridge for 3 days. It’s a good idea to strain the
tea after you make it otherwise the flavor gets really strong, which I actually
don’t mind!
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