A great alternative providing that needed energy ‘kick’is ginger,dandelion and lemon tea.
- Roughly cut up a lemon,including the skin and the seeds,approximately 1cm of ginger root and about a teaspoon of raw dandelion root and pour on boiling water.
- Sweeten it to taste with a little raw honey.
- Let it stand.
- Use a big thermos in winter or add ice after it has cooled in summer.
Not only is it delicious but:
Ginger helps digestion,controls nausea and abdominal spasms.
Dandelion root is a diuretic,promotes bile flow and helps the liver and lemon is a good source of phosphorus,sodium and P.A.B.A (aiding protein digestion and synthesis).
The lemon skin is rich in rutin. This bioflavonoid improves lymph flow and stimulates both microcirculation and capillary tone .
This recipe from a Rosemary White (R.N.Grad,Dip,H.Sc(Geront),D.R.M.,Dip.Arom.,Dip.Reflex.
