As September approaches, I begin stocking my pantry with foods, spices & herbs that I will be using to detox during the Fall.
These are my favourite items and those I've mentioned again & again in the recipes & formulas I've been giving you to detox & for cold & flu remedies.
STAPLES
Fresh lemons
Ginger
Garlic
Turmeric
Cayenne pepper
Honey
Apples
Apple cider vinegar
Onions
Horseradish
Olive oil
Sea salt
** Ginger, garlic, horseradish & turmeric can be fresh, grated/crushed in a jar or in powder form.
EXTRAS
Castor oil
Kale
Spinach
Celery
Beets
Hot peppers
Variety of high quality essential oils such as eucalyptus, lemon, cinnamon, clove, rosemary, sage, juniper berry, black pepper, ginger, lavender, peppermint, fennel, cedarwood & pine.
When you get a cold, as uncomfortable as it may seem at the time, your body is actually detoxing.
And when your body can detox, it is showing you that it has the strength to rid itself of unwanted substances and return itself to good health.
So getting a cold means your body is healthy & strong enough to rid itself of the 'bad' and bring in the 'good'.
So if you're suffering through a runny nose, congested chest & sore throat, remember my words.
They're true.
The Fall brings cooler temperatures & brisk winds.
The leaves change colour. The sun shines less brightly.
And you can feel that winter is on it's way.
Everything feels like it's starting to slow a bit too.
Brrr ......
Turmeric, the 'wonder' spice, an Ayurvedic medicine & food, can be made into a tea that offers relief from cold & flu symptoms, is an effective anti depressant and is also highly effective as a booster to your immune system.
Turmeric root can be grated & used in food. It can also be ground & used as a tea.
It can also be taken a supplement.
A reasonable amount per day for adults is 2 capsules every morning. Child under 10 years of age, 1/2 that amount.
Take during the fall months leading up to winter as well as throughout the winter.
Turmeric, a spice used frequently in Ayurvedic medicine and a member of the ginger family of spices, can be used to make a tea that soothes the symptoms of a cold or flu.
It is filled with Vitamin B & C as well a numerous minerals such as Manganese, Calcium, Zinc & Potassium.
Turmeric is also considered to be highly effective in treating depression which can often occur along with fatigue when one is ill with a cold or the flu.
These are the ingredients & how to make the tea.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 cup of grated fresh turmeric root (or 1 tablespoon ground turmeric)
- 2 tablespoon crushed fresh ginger root
- 4 cups of water
- 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup of honey
METHOD:
- Peel and grate the turmeric and the ginger root.
- Boil in pot of water for 5 minutes.
- Let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Strain the tea.
- Juice the lemon and add to the tea.
- Add the honey.
- Drink throughout the day to ease pain.
I've been posting many homemade remedies for colds & flu.
In September with the temperature change, so many of us find ourselves with chest inflammation, runny noses & fatigue, symptoms of cold & flu.
Another common cold & flu symptom are headaches & migraines.
This remedy, which you also can make at home, is easy to make & eases the pain you feel with a migraine.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 sliced pineapple
3-4 kale leaves
1 celery stalk
Juice from 1/2 lemon
1 /2 teaspoon crushed ginger
Blend these ingredients together.
Drink immediately. Store remaining portion in fridge and store up to 1 day.
Drink this throughout the day.
This juice calms the nervous system and is effective for migraines, headaches, particularly those associated with colds & flues.
Apple cider vinegar has so many healing properties. It is naturally an effective main ingredient as a cough syrup.
INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon warm water
METHOD
Mix all 3 ingredients.
Drink immediately and repeat 3 to 4 times every day to give yourself relief from cold & flu symptoms.
