![]() ![]() This one takes a little longer, but geez it’s worth it! You can certainly leave it to simmer for longer if you want it stronger, and if it IS summer (lucky you) you can also chill in the fridge and serve as a deliciously refreshing iced tea! Once boiling, bring to a simmer for 10 minutes (roughly) and then serve!.Put into a pot, on the stove with the water and bring to a boil.Peel the ginger and turmeric and chop into small pieces (the smaller the better, but if you’re in a hurry you can be quite rough).Optional: pinch of black pepper (reported to help absorption and bioavailability of the curcumin in turmeric) All you need is water, a cooker, some fresh ginger and some fresh turmeric and about 10 minutes!Ħ00ml of filtered, preferably alkaline water This tea is very simple, but incredibly delicious. Since I wrote this post, my passion for tea has only grown over the years (I think I wrote this four years ago…ish?), so I wanted to point you to a few more of my favourites.įirstly, I have created two tea recipes you can make at home that are powerfully anti-inflammatory and alkaline: Ginger & Turmeric Refresher Tea Update: More Delicious Teas for You to Try…! Very useful for colds, flu, headaches, stomach aches and more Because of the very high vitamin C content in rosehips (along with other vitamins, minerals and tannins), rosehips are considered to be an energizer.They are also rich in flavonoids, which help strengthen your body’s capillaries among other things. Rosehip Tea: rose hips are the fragrant and tasty fruit of the wild rose plant and make a very very flavoursome tea. ![]() Luckily I’ve got almost as much lavender growing as I have rosemary! Lavender Tea: the best smelling tea, lavender is the great relaxer – helping ease you off to sleep, to ease anxiety and stress and to help unwind after a long day.I love it because it grows SO easily and you get LOADS of it when you grow a bush! It’s high in the following: beta-carotene/Vitamin A, thiamin/Vitamin B1, riboflavin/Vitamin B2, niacin/Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K making it a great all-rounder! Rosemary Tea: native to the Mediterranean, Rosemary is another big hitter in the antioxidant stakes.Ginger Tea: one of my personal favourites, this zingy bad-boy is also good for digestion and nausea – but is also great for circulation, colds, flu, stress and headaches.It’s refreshing, natural and caffeine free and has been widely recommended for IBS, flatulence, bad breath, nausea and heartburn. Peppermint Tea: very alkaline, very tasty and very, very good for digestion.It’s packed full of nutrients including calcium, manganese, zinc and magnesium – all powerful alkaline minerals. It’s slightly bitter taste helps replace that bitter urge for coffee and black tea. Redbush Tea (rooibos tea): absolutely PACKED with antioxidants, this awesome tea is a great drink to have if you’re trying to transition away from coffee.Minerals: Calcium, Manganese, Iron, Selenium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, ZincĪdditional Compounds: Carotene, Fatty Acids, Chlorophyll, Flavonols, Polyphenols, Inositol, Trace Minerals, Antioxidants, Tannins, Pantothenic Acid and 15 Amino Acids. Vitamins: A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin (B3), B5, B Complex ![]() It gives a slight energy boost, that is free from the jitters of caffeine-based drinks such as coffee and green tea and each infusion of yerba mate contains:
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