Turmeric Immunity Tonic
This is a great tonic if you feel a cold coming on or are feeling inflamed. Sometimes I’ll make this if I am jet-lagged or if I didn’t sleep well the night before. I’m pretty loose about following recipes but especially this recipe. Use what you have in your produce drawer. Sometimes I use an orange instead of carrots. Tangerines work well as do cara caras.
The only things that I always make sure to include are ginger and turmeric. The gingerol in the ginger and the curcumin in the turmeric are potent anti-inflammatory agents. I swear that I can almost feel them scouring my body for invaders.
Keep in mind that this juice is strong. You can take it as a shot or dilute it in warm or room temperature water.
INGREDIENTS
2-3 medium carrots
1” knob fresh turmeric
1” knob fresh ginger
DIRECTIONS
Juice everything and consume it within 24 hours.
NOTE
To peel or not to peel the ginger and turmeric? Generally I don’t peel until the rhizomes have been hanging out in my crisper for a long time and I can see the beginnings of mold.