A Sip of Immunity is Equally Refreshing - Ginger Tea

 Ginger Tea? Argh! This is how some people will say so! It's drunk as a medicine and is a common devotion made from Ginger root, a common daily spice found in the kitchen of all the households in countries of Asia and the Pacific continent. 

Ginger is a brown-skinned root that has yellow to a mustard-colored pulp. The root is flat and spreads in a branching manner. Small roots - rhizoids - are found on the crevices of these roots. They are tangy and sharp in taste that is neither sweet nor bitter.

How to Make Ginger Tea?

Ginger Tea can be prepared in several ways:

a) Ginger Tea:

Take a piece of ginger and boil it in water. Strain the water to collect the decoction. Add some honey or sugar or jaggery before drinking.

b) Lemon Ginger Tea:

Take a piece of ginger and boil it in water. Strain the water to collect the decoction in a cup having the juice of half the lemon squeezed in it. To this add honey or drink it as it is. 

c) Other combinations of Ginger Tea:

Mint, turmeric with black pepper, cardamom and cinnamon, and tulsi are other herbs and spices that can be added along with the ginger tea preparation. In all these cases, the ginger tea is prepared with these spices and herbs added to the boiling water, and the decoction is strained to a cup. To this devotion is added honey or jaggery. Maple syrup is also a good choice to add to it. 

d) Ginger tea with tea:

Ginger root added to the regular tea devotion while being boiled makes the typical and common Indian ginger tea. To this decoction, milk can be added as a choice, and adding milk to a strong pungent ginger tea is highly refreshing. Take my word for a recommendation. Sugar can be replaced with lemon in this tea and for this tea, milk should not be added as it will curdle. 

Benefits of Ginger Tea:

1. A shot of ginger tea is good enough to stop motion sicknesses like dizziness, cold sweat, vomiting, or nausea. 

2. Ginger tea relieves heartburn, reduces pressure, lowers blood pressure, slims blood clots, and increases blood circulation. 

3. Reduces weight gain and regulates blood sugar levels.

4. Reduces inflammation and pain. 

5. Boosts immunity. 

6. Helps in digestion and is good to have a cup after a heavy meal. 

7. Helps to fight viral infections - so good for COVID by helping to alleviate its symptoms - I think this is something that all of your should drink when you take your COVID shots. 

8. This is the best decoction to drink for alleviating and reducing menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea; it is helpful to increase blood flow or start periods naturally as it is an emmenagogue. 

9. Nothing can surpass its refreshing effects as it instantaneously relieves stress. So sip a cup next time when you reach home tired. 

10. The anti-inflammatory properties of ginger and a load of antioxidants in this root, helps to reduce the occurrence of cancer.

11. The drink helps to improve brain function as it reduces stress and has a good amount of antioxidants that protect against Alzheimer's disease.

Green Tea Energy Drink

How refreshing is a cup of Green tea, learn here how to make one!

Green tea energy ingredients:

All that you will require to make a refreshing cup of energy drink of green tea will include 4 cups of water, something to boil the water (electric or gas stove or a microwave), 8 single cup tea bags, 1 cup of frozen fruit juice concentrate (choose your own flavor, while lemon being the most common fruit for a tangy taste that blends well with the green tea), 2 ½ cups of water, 2 quart pitcher, a cover for the pitcher, long handle spoon and 8 doses of liquid B complex vitamins.

How do you change a cup of simple green tea into a cup of energy drink?

1.     Boil the four cups of water in the electric kettle, pot of microwave cup, remove from the heat and allow cooling for three minutes. Since to get the best out of your green tea without losing flavor, you need to keep the standing temperature for the green tea well below the boiling point of water.

2.     Place the green tea bags into the bottom of the pitcher and pour the four cups of boiled water over the green tea bags.

3.     Cover the pitcher with tea bags and hot water with a lid or a saucer for three to five minutes, depending on how strong the tea flavor you would like to be extracted. When done, uncover the pitcher and remove the tea bags.

4.     This is the time to add flavor to your green tea and mix with the remaining two and a half cups of water and the liquid B complex vitamins.

5.     Mix well by stirring them thoroughly and serve chilled over ice or in the refrigerator and you could store this preparation for a week in an airtight bottle.