I recommend this to anyone who is just getting sick. It's been my go to immune booster this season. I had a super sore throat a few days ago, slugged a few cups of this elixir back and not only felt 100% better in the morning...started feeling better within hours of drinking it.
Recipe
Juice of half a lemon (I love using Meyer lemons)
About 1 inch of peeled fresh ginger grated. I grate mine using a micro plane. The ginger will settle to the bottom of the tea cup, and I will just drink it up with the last few sips ;)
Big TBS of Raw Honey
-Boil water, add lemon juice and ginger. Let steep a few minutes. When tea has cooled a bit, add the raw honey. You can also add a little cool water to bring down the temp of the water faster. You don't want to cook the honey and loose all of its amazing health qualities.
Why This Works:
LEMON
Lemons contain lots of antioxidants and vitamin C, which can improve the immune system, and it also balances the levels of alkali and acids in the body. Drinking lemonade or lemon tea regularly will make your body less susceptible to illnesses.
The level of vitamin C in your system is one of the first things to plummet when you are stressed. This is why experts recommended taking extra vitamin C during especially stressful days. Lemons are also high in potassium, which is good for heart health, as well as brain and nerve function. They also aid in digestion,detoxify your system by enhancing enzyme function and stimulating your liver, and reduce inflammation in your body.
GINGER
Ginger is one of the natural home remedies that has actually been tested and researched by the medical community. Ginger has been used for thousands of years in India for many different ailments. Ginger boosts your immune system by warming the body and helps to break down the accumulation of toxins in the organs, particularly in the lungs and sinuses. Ginger also helps to cleanse the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a drainage in the body for toxins. By opening up these lymphatic channels and keeping things clean, ginger prevents the accumulation of the toxins that make you susceptible to infections, especially in the respiratory system. It doesn’t take long to see the benefits of ginger when you have a sore throat and a cold. Ginger is a must-have medicinal food during flu season.
Ginger is also an antioxidant, anti microbial, anti inflammatory. It helps clear congestion, eases throat pain, kills cold viruses, and combats fever.
RAW HONEY
Raw honey is full of many vitamins and minerals; riboflavin, thiamine, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, nicotinic acid and vitamin C. In fact, the more pollen in the honey the more Vitamin C it has. Honey has been known to fight colds and respiratory infections.
Enzymatic activities of honey also produce hydrogen peroxide, which generate highly reactive free radicals which kill bacteria, further contributing to its antibacterial properties. Raw Honey is an Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Viral, and Anti-Fungal Substance.
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