How important is it for you to afford, find and implement natural methods and safe products for your family during this crazy coronavirus pandemic? Due to all the distressing news about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many people are seeking helpful and reliable information offering affordable, easy and effective natural health solutions and suggestions.
Many people are buying fake fast foods, harmful health hazards, and toxic products and unknowingly harming their long term health. To avoid and minimize these health hazards it is beneficial to look for holistic healthy foods, products, and protocols. Using common sense and good judgment is smart when things around us start getting too crazy and hyped up. We must do our part to become better educated about health and healthy nutrition and then find natural plants and products for our optimal well being.
Remember…our body comes with amazing innate healing powers and everything we need for health, healing and well being is right around us no matter where we live.
Previous posts Winter Health – Words with Wisdom, Horrible Virus Fears or Healthy Vision Focus, Be Prepared for Danger Zones and then Seven Simple Steps on March 27th offer a logical sequence of ways to be prepared for a coronavirus pandemic or any serious pathogen outbreak. Now would be a great time to read my blog posts and focus on herbal coffees, teas, and tonics. My goal is to encourage people to avoid harmful products and health hazards and focus instead on holistic prevention, protection, and preparation for any serious pathogen epidemic that could impact you now and in the future.
Boost Immune System – Herbal Coffees, Teas & Tonics
Here are some of the various herbal coffees, teas, and tonics I drink. Most of them are very low cost when bought in bulk and some ingredients are even free when grown or wildcrafted.
Turn your coffees, teas, tonics or even plain water into Immune System Boosting Superstar Tonics with these simple ideas.
Bark teas have a long history of medicinal uses. Consider researching birch, cinnamon, magnolia, mahogany, maple, oak, and pine bark teas.
Bitters made into teas are well known in many countries for effectively dealing with bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Common bitters include:
- dandelion
- jackass bitters
- juniper berries
- mango bark
- neem
- oak bark
- olive leaf
- oregano
- pine bark & leaf
- quinine
- rosemary
- soursop
Cacao and maca make a great hot chocolate tonic loaded with antioxidants. You can add them to your coffee with a little butter, coconut oil or hemp oil for a bulletproof style coffee.
Chai tea typically consists of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, fennel, ginger, peppercorns and star anise which all have amazing antioxidants. Some people use black tea with milk or coconut milk with honey or sugar added.
Citrus Vitamin C tea is made with lemon, lime, and orange peel. These are all loaded with Vitamin C to boost our immune system.
Elderberry teas and tonics have been used for many centuries to help protect against colds and flu. You can find elderberry in gummies, lozenges, powder, syrup and tea bags. it goes well with many other herbs and spices.
Flu Herbal Shots: Apple cider vinegar, baking soda, cayenne, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and raw honey. Some people add turmeric.
Fire Cider is a wellness tonic made with apple cider vinegar, cayenne, garlic, ginger, honey, horseradish, hot peppers, and onion.
Four Thieves tea is brewed with lavender, rosemary, sage, thyme, and black peppercorns or soaked in a jar of apple cider vinegar. There is an interesting story about the history of Thieves herbal blends so take your choice as to which essential oils or herbs you choose.
Ginger and ginseng tea is a superb adaptogen and antioxidant combination popular in many Asian countries.
Golden Chai can be made with cardamom, cinnamon, clove, fennel, ginger, peppercorns, star anise, and turmeric. Adding almond or coconut milk gives it a creamy rich taste.
Green tea is great because it has antioxidants, nutrients, and polyphenols with big benefits for our bodies. One compound is Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), a catechin with powerful properties. Some research has shown that compounds in green tea may kill bacteria and inhibit viruses like a cold or flu virus, thus possibly lowering our risk of infections. You can boost the benefits with various herbs, peppers, and spices.
Medicinal mushroom teas are gaining more awareness of their health benefits. Chaga and reishi mushrooms have been known for thousands of years. Check out Host Defense for medicinal mushroom teas.
Mint coffee or tea is a delicious drink with medicinal benefits. Peppermint is easy to grow and has been found to have calming and cooling benefits.
Neem tea can be made from neem berries, leaf or oil. Neem tea is very bitter and may require a sweetener such as fruit or honey.
Tamarind, thyme, and turmeric with black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, and ginger make a very powerful antioxidant tea.
Yaupon leaf coffee or tea was widely used in the southern states by Native Americans and settlers as a coffee or tea substitute. Seems many people believe it has many medicinal benefits also.
Yerba Mate is a low-cost herbal tea that many people drink instead of coffee. Try adding herbs and spices to boost the antioxidant benefits.
Some natural sweeteners to consider using include banana, blueberries, dates, honey, mango, orange, and stevia.
Having a wide range of choices and resources will make it easier to cocoon and stay home. Be sure you are well stocked with healthy foods, supplies, teas, and tonics to thrive in spite of whatever disaster or disease may cause disruptions and distress. Now is a great time to plant herbs.
It is important to remember that our directed actions, beliefs, and habits are the keys that unlock the secrets to our happiness, health, resistance, and resilience. Remember… a virus is more problematic for someone with a weak immune system that allows them to multiply rapidly. So choose wisely what you do and do not do improve your health and immune system.
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