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Health Boosting Drink

25/11/2013

 
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Lack of sleep destroys me, literally, I had very little sleep last week, and this week feel awful with laryngitis and a very sore throat, even whispering or speaking softly hurts.

This morning, thinking about Louise's great morning drink, I whipped up this in my Vitamix.

  • 2 small pieces of fresh turmeric
  • 2 large chunks of fresh ginger
  • 1 whole lemon, pitted and peeled 
  • 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon
  • 1 Tablespoon of raw honey
  • 1 Tablespoon of raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Cup of water kefir

If you don't have all the ingredients, don't worry, make it with what you do have and be creative.  As usual, any blender will work, just use what you have.

I drank it with a glass straw to get maximum benefit for my throat and get into my body as fast as possible.  The Vitamix did make it super frothy, so  it might be best to wait a bit before drinking... not that I did.  

Can't say if it helped or not, but it tasted great and I'll have this again later today and tomorrow morning.

Jeaneah
26/11/2013 03:11:57 am

Oh Jac! This is exactly what I had three weeks ago. What really helped me is heating lemon water, stepping it with fresh cut garlic and ginger for five to ten min, then adding honey, and cayenne pepper.

Also you can try adding in a drop or two of Thieves Oil, from Young Living Oils I think it is. I've be using this neat to the back of my throat (it's very strong so might not be best neat on your sensitive throat if you still have a lot of inflammation). And using it I was able to deter the latest cold after three days of it 2-4 times a day and especially just before sleep.

Good luck, hope you feel better soon!


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