Liquid Sunshine Beverage

 

This is a beverage that I made up and have been drinking everyday. I hope I am reaping health benefits. I don't really know, but the ingredients are supposed to be really good for you. I think the color is so cheerful and inviting I have dubbed it "Liquid Sunshine."

Ingredients:

Turmeric (3/4tsp.) - Antiinflammatory, blood thinner 

Ginger (5-6 slivers) - digestive aid, lowers blood pressure  

Astragalus (1/2 tsp ) - immune regulator 

Black pepper (dash) - good for stuff, and amplifies turmeric's benefits 

Lemon juice (splash) - nice flavor 

Pour hot water over all the ingredients in a pint jar. Stir well while you drink to keep the herbs from settling out. You want to drink all the dredges.

I have been learning from Doc Jones of the Homegrown Herbalist YouTube channel over the past few years. He has a great sense of humor which is always the number one quality that catches my interest in a teacher. I think his knowledge of herbs is way up there. He was a veterinarian for years and has a lot of clinical experience with herbs working for ailments in animals, a lot of which carries over to human uses. He is also an herbalist and teaches classes online.

Here are videos where he mentions Astragalus, Turmeric and Black Pepper.