Ike's Famous Turmeric Tea

So, my great friend Ike just came to visit and with him, he brought many gifts to share - but my favorite gift that he brought was his turmeric tea recipe (well, that and his top-notch pot).

Tea Time. Tea that heals you.

While preparing the tea he kindly explained to me that anything steeped can be a "tea" and that actual tea leaves are NOT a requirement. I had questions, people. He went on and on about how fabulous this tea was as a preventative, herbal, natural, delicious, everyday drinking concoction. Once I tasted it - I was sold.

Ingredients:

• 1/8 c Fresh ginger - peeled and cut against the grain to open up ginger for steeping (even grating would be good!)

• 1/8 c fresh turmeric peeled and cut against the grain

• 6 cups of spring water (obviously any water would work)

• 1 Tblsp organic ground ginger

• 1 Tblsp organic ground turmeric

• 1/2 Tbls organic ground cinnamon

• 1 lemon juiced (juice lemon the throw entire lemon into steeping tea)

• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (this is a very important ingredient as it inhibits metabolic break down of the turmeric in the gut and liver)

Throw these ingredients into a vat of water you bring to a boil and voila, strain and serve - it couldn't get much easier than that.

Honey to taste (or you can leave this out altogether)

Benefits of drinking this tea include but are not limited to;

• Anti-inflammatory

• Anti-oxidant

• Digestive stimulant

• Immunity booster

• Anti-carcinogenic

• Turmeric tea has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It helps cleanse the liver, blood and lymph systems in the body. 

• It aids in digestion and enriches the immune system's function. Prevents general infections and it is beneficial for inflammatory diseases. 

• Turmeric tea has a significant effect over inflammation in the body and assists in rheumatoid arthritis.

• The power of healing wounds and cuts in the body. It brings down the risk of developing an infection.

• It's anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties that make it an excellent cancer fighter. It can restrict the growth of cancerous cells.