Golden Milk and tumeric are trending in the health world right now and I can definitely tell you why! Golden Milk, although laborious and seemingly expensive, is an everyday must! This amazing drink has so many health benefits and it tastes SO yummy!
The health benefits mainly come from the tumeric and are as followed:
- Cure heartburn and upset stomach
- Immune system booster
- Can be put on gums to help gum issues
- May ward off heart attacks
- May ward off diabetes
- May repair stem cells in the brain
- Cure joint pain
- Fight off cancer
There are many other health benefits as well, but those are just a few of my favorites! Someone commented on my last blog about coconut oil and how to ensure that you find a good coconut oil with all of the health benefits. To ensure that you get good tumeric, I would purchase it from a health food store or from Puritan's Pride. Puritan's Pride is GMP certified and usually buy 1 get 1 free!
The process to make Golden Milk seems difficult, but once you make the initial golden paste you can reuse it, and it will be easier to make golden milk for future times. The instructions below for making Golden Milk come from (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/09/21/golden-milk.aspx) You can also buy pre-made golden paste!
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Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup organic turmeric powder
- 1 cup water
- 1.5 teaspoons black pepper
- 5 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
Directions:
- In a stainless steel pot, cook the water, turmeric, and black pepper until it forms a thick paste, stirring and cooking for about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add virgin coconut oil, using a whisk to fully mix in the coconut oil.
- Transfer the Golden Paste into a glass jar with a lid, and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- You will use this paste to make your Golden Milk below.
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Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon Golden Paste
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
- Raw honey [or stevia] to taste (optional)
- Pinch cinnamon (optional)
Directions:
- In a stainless steel pot, gently heat, but do not boil, 2 cups of milk with 1 teaspoon of golden paste.
- A whisk is helpful to fully mix the paste into the milk.
- Add optional vanilla, honey [or stevia], and/or cinnamon.
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OR: you could just buy it pre-made. My favorite is from
+REBBL , which if you are from Athens, they sell at Earthfare!
Without Twitter, I would not know anything about Golden Milk. I have been seeing it all over the place. I love the ability that Twitter gives bloggers to constantly share, teach, and learn with short blurbs of information. It is perfect for those with short attention spans (me).
I like to think of myself a bit of a health freak and I had no idea about this Golden Milk. I love that you gave recipes found through Twitter and various social media sites. I think that the fad towards healthy lifestyles is definitely heightened, because of the connectedness between Twitter and an individual. This is a prime example of this. I also love how you can create almost anything with a search engine, a social media site, and some patience.
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