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Since I was feeling so under the weather all week, I asked around looking for some natural remedies that would do the trick and here is what everyone had to say. This is what I decided to test try and it worked great for me.
- I made sure to keep taking my Vitamin D, and a little extra.
- I doubled my daily Juice Plus intake.
- I took lots of elderberry syrup for my cough, about 1 tsp every hour until I was feeling better. That stuff tastes so delicious.
- I made sure to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water.
- I sipped on many cups of hot ginger lemon tea (recipe below).
- I made several batches of my vegetable soup and spiced it up to help get rid of this cold.
I love the tea, but I have not been able to persuade J.P to try it, even though he is coming down with a cold. He sure is missing out!
Since I am pretty much done my cold, I did not attempt the Master Tonic concoction that Sarah from Nature’s Nurture explains in detail. To be honest when I saw the recipe, I was afraid. I am pretty sure it will kill me.
Hot Ginger Lemon Tea
Yields: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 cup of hot water
- Optional: ginger tea or green tea
- 1-2 Tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- Juice from one lemon
- 1 Tbsp of raw organic honey
- The following ground spices: cayenne pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, cloves and ginger (if you don’t use ginger tea).
Method
- Boil the water and steep your tea.
- Add the honey, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Stir.
- Add your spices of choice. Stir.
- Drink and be prepared for some “spicy and hot” tea.
What are some of your favorite home remedies when you have a cold? Have you tried the Master Tonic?
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I love ginger tea! I have been hooked on it lately. It really helps me with digestion.
Ginger tea is awesome.
I live off my master tonic. I take it even when I am not sick for the benefits. I highly, highly recommend you make some.
I am thinking about it! It is a little intimidating!
I am 100% well but would gladly drink this. Thanks so much for the recipe. On a freezing cold day like today, this would be a very welcome addition!!
Ginger isn’t something I regularly have on hand, but I use lemon and honey in my tea for any cold/flu rather than taking something over the counter or prescribed. Two years ago, my son and family came down with the Swine Flu, they went to the doctor and took prescribed medication. I too got it from them but decided to try my lemon and honey. I was better before they were.
I have been on a tea kick lately. With the cold weather, it really warms me up in the afternoon. I normally just go with black tea. I’ve never heard of ginger tea. Sounds yummy! Thanks for the recipe. Pinning for later!
I have my first cold of the season and year, so I will definitely make that tea. I love ginger anyway, it’s so fresh and delicious.
Ginger tea rocks! A friend of mine gave me a similar recipe and it works. Hope you are feeling better Stephanie!
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