Nourish
Sadie’s Flu-Fighting Elixir
The holidays are over, and we’re guessing you indulged a time or two last month. (We know we did!) All those sweet treats can weaken your immune system, making it easier for cold and flu viruses to make themselves at home in your body. In fact, flu season typically peaks in January, right when your system is more susceptible to illness.
Whenever Sadie feels a bug coming on, she brews up a batch of this Flu-Fighting Elixir. It’s loaded with immune-boosting ingredients that have been used for centuries to combat colds and flu. Ginger and honey both have antiviral benefits, while lemon is loaded with Vitamin C. Fresh garlic boosts your immune system and possesses powerful antibacterial properties. And the active ingredient in cayenne pepper beats congestion by thinning the mucus in your nasal passages so you can breathe freely again.
Here’s how to make it:
1 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger
Juice from 1 lemon
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove chopped (optional but really gives the bug a kick in the butt)
A pinch of cinnamon
Sweeten with honey and add enough hot water to fill a mug.
Blend it up in a blender or VitaMix and enjoy!
We hope you manage to dodge the flu this season, but if you start to feel under the weather, a soothing mug of this elixir will have you feeling better fast. Here’s to your health!
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The holidays are over, and we’re guessing you indulged a time or two last month. (We know we did!) All those sweet treats can weaken your immune system, making it easier for cold and flu viruses to make themselves at home in your body. In fact, flu season typically peaks in January, right when your system is more susceptible to illness.
Whenever Sadie feels a bug coming on, she brews up a batch of this Flu-Fighting Elixir. It’s loaded with immune-boosting ingredients that have been used for centuries to combat colds and flu. Ginger and honey both have antiviral benefits, while lemon is loaded with Vitamin C. Fresh garlic boosts your immune system and possesses powerful antibacterial properties. And the active ingredient in cayenne pepper beats congestion by thinning the mucus in your nasal passages so you can breathe freely again.
Here’s how to make it:
1 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger
Juice from 1 lemon
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove chopped (optional but really gives the bug a kick in the butt)
A pinch of cinnamon
Sweeten with honey and add enough hot water to fill a mug.
Blend it up in a blender or VitaMix and enjoy!
We hope you manage to dodge the flu this season, but if you start to feel under the weather, a soothing mug of this elixir will have you feeling better fast. Here’s to your health!
Want more healthy recipes? Join barre3 Online and get access to tons of recipes curated by Sadie Lincoln and her team of chefs. Get started.
