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Turmeric Potion

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Turmeric.

Asia, but specifically India has been using this ingredient for ages. It’s in just about every curry recipe I make. But the time has come for the Western culture to finally adopt it, embrace it and bring it on home. Without going all WebMD on everyone, I will say that it absolutely helps me in times of IBS, stomach issues, joint pain (from the gym), bloating, etc. It’s by far one of my main go-to elixirs for detox / feel good juices out there.

If you don’t have a juice extractor, stop here. This is mandatory. Wait, you do? Sweet, keep on reading.

Now pair this up with some of the other magical juice ingredients and you have a true winner especially after a long Friday night. It’s a hard, firm, honest drink. One that helps table that dark passenger. Puts it in the back seat for a while. A drink that will never lie to you.

All I can possibly contribute to this recipe and its effects is that for me it has a measurable level of success for those departments above. Who knows…it could be a placebo or just the spicy finish that’s cathartic but it definitely brings me back to being human.

We could use a few more potions in life.

Turmeric Juice Expectations

  • If you don’t have a juice extractor, this is not for you.
  • If you are expecting a sweet, nicey-nice juice, this is not for you.
  • If you are afraid of a little spice, this is not for you.
  • If you want a turmeric juice to pair well with waffles, this is not for you.
  • If you are looking for this as a fix-all, this is not for you.
  • If you are looking for an incredibly healthy detox juice that grounds you, this is for you.

Culinary note: You could even make these into ice cubes, sorbet, popsicles, or even influence some sort of dessert syrup. Wait, what? Imagine it. Happen it.

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Turmeric Juice Recipe

Ingredients

  • 6 fresh turmeric root knobs
  • 1 three inch ginger knob
  • 4 cups purified water
  • 1 cinnamon bark
  • 3 cracked cardamom pods
  • 1.5 tablespoon of local honey lots of benefits in eating honey local to your plants
  • 1 strip of orange peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 sprig of fresh mint
  • juice of a half lemon

Instructions

  • Bring the water, cinnamon, cardamom, honey, orange peel, and pepper to a simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Kill the heat, add the mint and lemon juice.
  • While you are making the herbal "tea", go ahead and peel the ginger and turmeric.
  • Throw the turmeric and ginger into the juice extractor.
  • Extract that magic.
  • Combine the juice with the cooled herb/spice tea.
  • Refrigerate for an hour.
  • Consume.