Herbal Tea

   Herbal tea is a simple way of healing and nourishing your body, mind and spirit. It is easy to prepare and very delicious. When herbs are infused into the water, they release all of their wonderful constituents and they are very easy absorbed in the body.
  Even though tea bags are convenient, loose bulk herbs have more flavor and healing properties.
Here is the recipe of my wonderful Herbal Tea with Holy Basil/Hibiscus/Lemongrass.

You need=>

                 = For 1L Thermos or a Teapot with a Strainer

       Take:
                    = Holy Basil - 5 teaspoon(tsp) flat.
                    = Hibiscus - 3 tsp flat
                    = Lemongrass - 2 tsp flat

To make a pleasant tea this measurement as "flat tsp" is important
**So, bring cold water to a boil. Add the quantities of herbs to the thermos. Pour hot water, cover the thermos and allow the herbs to steep for 10 to 15 minutes.

After steeping time, most of the herbs will be on the bottom of the thermos.

Strain the herbs from the liquid before serving.

  

                                   Enjoy:)
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      "When a stream becomes a river, you don't think about how to stop it but about how to use it"
           Maurice Messegue- Herbal Healer

Honey and Lemon

Honey with Lemon

You need:

    = 8 Lemons (Mayers)
    = Honey-300 g (if you like more sour take less honey about 250g)
    = Blender

== Cut whole lemons on pieces 
        

 

== Put into Blender and add Honey on the top of Lemons

 

== Blend them together.

          

== Transfer the mixture into the very clean jar and refrigerate it.

                 

  
== The small portion you can transfer into the small container, because you can use it often with tea or just water.

== We have a goodness of Honey and Lemon inside of one jar.
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 "The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves."
                                Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)
         

Water with Lemon

Say “Cheers” to your body in the morning with  Lemon Water.

Every morning we brush our teeth and wash our body. But what about our liver,  stomach, intestines and our digestive system as a whole.
   Lemon is the only citrus that in spite of being acidic, once digested, has an alkaline effect inside of the body and actually helps to ease stomach acidity and ulcers. Its alkalinity helps for arthritis, rheumatism and goat. Lemon Water cleanse and detoxify your liver.
    Lemon Water is the simplest and safest way to cleanse our body from the inside. Just squeeze the lemon into a glass of water and drink it first thing in the morning.
    **Know your Food as Medicine** 

 Lemon – Citrus Lemon (Rutaceae)
A small evergreen tree, first grown in Europe in the 2^nd centaury AD  and now cultivated worldwide. The tree has one of the important and versatile fruits  that is used as a Food and Medicine.  

    ==>Constituents  of Lemon
*Volatile (Essential) oil, limonene, alpha-terpinene,  alpha-,beta-pinene, citral
* Biolavonoids
* Vitamins, as A , B1,B2, B3 and certainly Vitamin C (40-50mg per 100g of Lemon fruit)
* Coumarins
* Mucilage

         Fruit of Lemon, its juicy part, contains 2 times more of Vitamin C than an orange
 

Pith (the soft tissue in Lemon) and Peel contain the Volatile (Essential) oil and the most of the Bioflavonoids.

==> The Honey with Lemon recipe is a great way to take the goodness of  the whole Lemon, as fruit and peel all together improve circulation and increase resistance to infection.

                      ** Lemon Actions**
What Nicholas Culpeper, physician, herbalist and astrologer writes in his “Culpeper’s Complete Herbal”  in 1653 

“ The lemons are solar…they are of good use to resist poison, venom, or infection…cleanses the kidneys of the stone and gravel; and kills warms in the body and expels them” And now, in the 21^st century, Culpeper’s knowledge of herbs and plants are valid and proven scientifically.
    Lemon is >>
> Antiseptic (destroys and prevents the development of microbes)
> Cleansing
> Antioxidant
> Antibacterial (stops and checks the growth of bacterias)
> Antirheumatic
> Reduces fever   

 For centuries in different cultures of the world Lemon is used as a valuable preventative medicine. Long time ago, before Vitamin C was identified, Lemon was used as a remedy for scurvy-Vitamin C deficiency disease.
  The whole fruit and pith in particularly is good for strengthening vein walls and weak capillaries.
  Lemon juice is good to fight colds, and flu, chest infections and sore throat.
>> Remedy for sore throat.  

    Take 50 ml of lemon juice and 50 ml of warm water. Mix and Gargle. The mixture has to be 1 to 1 (1:1). 1 part of lemon juice to 1 part of water.

>> Remedy for colds. 

    Mix 1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed Lemon Juice into 2 Tablespoons of warm water, crush and add 1 clove of Garlic and a pinch of Cinnamon. Mix all together. Drink 3 times a day.

  Lemon juice in water is good as a general tonic to drink throughout the day.
After all, Lemon is the food that helps us be healthy and stay healthy.
:) So, do not forget to say" Cheers" to your body in the morning with Lemon Water. 

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   Wisdom does not belong to a single human being. We have to act wisely, but wisdom does not belong to anybody. It is the revelation of old proven ideas and we obtain it when generation after generation explores the laws of nature. - Hunbatz men, Maya

     

Beets - Beets Salad

Beets

Beets salad

You need:

Beets, cooked - 2 medium
Walnuts- 1 cup and ½
Garlic –several cloves
Salt to taste (“Herbamare” from Dr. Vogel is the best. It has the mixture of the sea salt with the organically grown dry herbs. If you do not have, please add fresh herbs, like Parsley and Cilantro)
Mayonnaise - 2 table spoon

== Peel the beets and ground them through handy grounder.

  

== Put walnuts and garlic into the blender and ground them

                                                                         

== Add walnut/garlic mixture to ground beets

==Add mayonnaise and salt to taste and mix it well

Bon appetite :)