Refreshing Homemade Turmeric & Ginger Tea That Will rehydrate Your Body, Prevent Heart Disease and Improve Brain Health

The human body is 60% water, maning that chronic dehydration could prove detrimental healthwise. Among the numerous issues that may arise include increased blood flow resistance, skin problems, high blood pressure and increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cancer.

Luckily, there are numerous ways of keeping the body hydrated. The following turmeric and ginger iced tea offers a refreshing and delvious way to keep the body hydrated while also supporting brain and cardiovascular health.

According to Lybrate:

“Turmeric and ginger separately contain a huge variety of medicinal and health benefits. When used together to make turmeric ginger tea, they possess even more value. The various phytochemicals contained in both ginger and turmeric interact very well together to increase the potency of their benefits.

Turmeric ginger tea is packed with anti-inflammatory properties which efficiently helps fight inflammation in the body. Turmeric ginger tea is also helpful in preventing cancer and fighting diabetes, as well as being a natural treatment for high cholesterol.

The medicinal and therapeutic properties of ginger and turmeric together not only alleviate your health issues but produce an overall and all-rounder effect of ease, comfort and wellbeing.

Ginger and turmeric are two powerful spices that have been used widely throughout history for both culinary and medical purposes. Using these spices together in the form of turmeric ginger tea has a plethora of medicinal and nutritional effects.

Turmeric ginger tea is brewed by steeping turmeric powder and ginger root in the same beverage. Ginger is taxonomically known as Zingiber officinale, while turmeric bears the scientific name Curcuma longa. Drinking this tea has a huge variety of positive health benefits.”

Turmeric has long been proven to help reverse the progress of cardiovascular conditions.  Its active ingredient Curcumin is known to improve the function of endothelium- the celss lining blood vessels and responsible for blood clotting and pressure regulation. Furthermore, it also improves brain health.

Ginger is a potent spice known for its amitinflammatory and antioxidant properties. It also has numerous benefits to the heart, lowers cholesterol levesla and prevents the oxidation of low density lipoproteins porpularly known as the bad cholesterol.

Its also been found to benfit the brain by elevating the levels of brain neurotransmitters responsible for the proper communication of brain cells. One’s ability to focus and regulate the sleep wake pattern is improved hence the ability to concentrate more in daily tasks.

This iced tea is sweetedned with honey- another natural miracke with numerous health benefits. Apart from being able to improve brain health, its high oxidant properties have been found to help prevent cognitive decline and dementia..

A small amount of pepper is added to improve its flavor and improve the bioavailability of turmeric.

This iced tea is sweetedned with honey- another natural miracke with numerous health benefits. Apart from being able to improve brain health, its high oxidant properties have been found to help prevent cognitive decline and dementia..

A small amount of pepper is added to improve its flavor and improve the bioavailability of turmeric.

To prepare it you will need

Ingredients:

• 4 tsp dried organic turmeric
• 4 tsp dried ginger (or two inches fresh ginger root)
• ¼ cup honey
• ¾ tsp black pepper
• 1 cup plus 3 cups of water (1 cup for steeping, 3 for dilution)

Instructions:

Mix turmeric, ginger and black pepper in a small saucepan and pour in a cup of water. Bring the mixture to boil  before reducing the heat to a simmer. Let the tea simmer for a few minutes then turn off the heat to cool.

Sweeten with honey and cover the saucepan for an hour or overnight. Strain the mixture using a cheese cloth. The mixture is now ready. Add two cups of water and enjoy your tea as needed