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How to Make Golden Paste with Turmeric, Black Pepper & Coconut Oil
Turmeric paste, also commonly called golden paste, is a popular herbal remedy for inflammatory conditions, based on traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
There are many benefits of turmeric paste and taking it daily is highly recommended.
Given this, it’s best to make up gold paste in bulk using this recipe and keep it in the fridge to use regularly.
3 Essential Ingredients for Golden Paste
1. Organic Turmeric
Ginger Turmeric Tea for Coughs and Sore Throats
Both ginger rhizome and turmeric root are powerful herbal remedies, full of nutritional compounds like gingerol and curcumin with many potential benefits.
Ginger and turmeric tea is the ideal way to take these two natural supplements together in a soothing and warming immune boost drink.
The recipe ahead combines fresh ginger, high curcumin turmeric powder, black pepper and raw honey, with optional lemon and antimicrobial cinnamon and cardamom.
It is particularly good at easing sore throats and stopping persistent coughing. These actions are more important now than ever.
Though please follow CDC advice and discuss taking large amounts of turmeric or ginger with your doctor if on prescription medicine.
Strong Ginger and Turmeric Tea Recipe
A Maca and Blueberry Smoothie Recipe for More Testosterone and Higher Libido
Blueberry smoothies are delicious but this special recipe for increasing testosterone and raising libido is far more than just something nice to drink.
Each of the ingredients in this smoothie recipe plays its part in making it a powerful treatment for elevating one of the most important of hormones for both men and women — testosterone.
For people lacking in the many nutrients this testosterone smoothie provides, drinking it can make the kind of difference most people usually only associate with expensive little pills.
Let’s have a look at what’s in this testosterone boosting smoothie and why each of them is so good for proper sex hormone function and a strong and healthy libido.
Why This Blueberry and Maca Smoothie Can Help Testosterone Production
Blueberries
Banana Cacao Mucuna Pre-Workout Smoothie
This energizing smoothie is made with banana and cacao powder for a rich tasting chocolate banana flavor.
With the addition of cinnamon, mucuna, whey protein and coconut oil, it provides an energy boost before weight training or other activities where you need a lot of fuel for your body.
Why the Ingredients in This Smoothie are Great Before a Workout
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An Avocado, Spinach, Turmeric, Ginger and Kiwi Smoothie Recipe for a Healthy Heart
This rich and delicious spinach, kiwi and avocado smoothie is an extremely healthy natural treatment for your entire cardiovascular system.
The recipe ahead also contains fresh ginger and turmeric and is especially recommended for older readers and people with circulatory problems.
Taken regularly, the ingredients in this smoothie help raise good HDL cholesterol, regulate blood sugar and prevent LDL cholesterol oxidation and plaque build up within arteries.
Why This Smoothie Is Good for Your Heart
Avocado
An Apple, Carrot, Parsley & Beet Detox Smoothie Recipe
Your liver is the major detoxification organ of your body and has a hard job these days with all the various toxic compounds in processed foods and the polluted environment we live in.
This detox smoothie recipe with beet, parsley, carrot and other liver-healing ingredients can give it a well-deserved break and help alleviate that sluggish, run-down feeling that so many people experience due to an overburdened liver.
Your toxin-filtering kidneys can also benefit from this apple, carrot and beet smoothie and having it regularly, along with plenty of water throughout your day, may even help prevent painful kidney stones.
If you don’t have a blender yet you are really missing out on one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to improve your nutritional intake.
I’d highly recommend getting a good countertop blender, like this one in my kitchen, as soon as possible.
How This Smoothie Detoxifies Your Liver and Kidneys
Beet
A Smoothie Recipe for Arthritis and Painful Joints
This great tasting anti inflammatory smoothie for arthritis combines powerful natural ingredients that can help reduce joint pain and other arthritic symptoms.
It contains nutrients like bromelain from pineapple, curcumin from turmeric, and gingerols from ginger that have been demonstrated in research studies to combat inflammatory conditions throughout your body.
There are quite a few ingredients in this arthritis smoothie recipe and you may not be able to get all of them with a visit to your regular supermarket.
The Clear Skin Smoothie for Acne, Eczema and Anti-Aging
This smoothie for better skin is designed to provide plenty of the nutrition your skin needs to look its best.
The recipe is full to bursting with antioxidants, healthy fats and specific nutrients to help prevent and treat acne, eczema and other forms of skin inflammation.
Used regularly it may even help slow down the signs of skin aging caused by collagen breakdown, poor moisture balance and free radical damage to your skin cells.
Digestive Smoothie for Better Gut Health
This digestion smoothie recipe is made with ingredients chosen to improve your intestinal environment.
Many people experience gastrointestinal problems eating processed food diets.
Lactose in milk, processed meats, acids in soda, gluten in wheat, sugar alcohols and many other additives are linked to digestive issues affecting so many in today’s Western societies.
In the long-term, switching to a natural food diet can greatly improve your intestinal environment and help treat symptoms like bloating, IBS, acid reflux and excessive gas.
For more immediate relief, this smoothie for digestion has a combination of superfoods for quickly relieving intestinal troubles and getting your gut health back on track.
Banana Cinnamon Matcha Breakfast Smoothie Recipe for Extra Energy
This matcha, cinnamon and banana smoothie is simple to make, full of nutritious ingredients and is a delicious way to start your day.
It can be used as a replacement for coffee in the morning and provides a more long-lasting energy than the quick hit and crash of caffeine.
Why This Green Smoothie is So Energizing
Banana
It’s no surprise the athletes like tennis players often snack on bananas during their matches. The fruit gives a fast and satisfying energy boost and is full of beneficial nutrients.
A Healthy Smoothie for Hair Growth
This powerful smoothie recipe blends natural foods with specifically important nutritional elements for healthy hair into a great tasting drink.
It’s a simple and delicious way to give your hair follicles the valuable fatty acids, protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients they need to produce strong and beautiful hair.
Hair Smoothie Ingredients and Their Benefits
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How to Make Healthier Salads in 4 Simple Steps
Salads can make for a healthy lunch or light, yet nutritious dinner. The key to making a great salad is to move beyond the old iceberg lettuce, tomato and olive oil combination and get more adventurous with stronger tasting greens like arugula and more interesting ingredients.
Here’s a simple formula to create delicious tasting and healthier salads that are also extremely good for you.