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Turmeric milk made with creamy cashew and coconut milk, cinnamon, clove and lucuma, served warm to help fight winter sniffles.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since we’re heading into winter now, I thought it would be nice to share this delicious healing recipe which is my twist on an age-old remedy for winter coughs and colds. The special ingredient, turmeric.<\/p>\n

Beloved turmeric is a spice that works on the digestive, hepatic, immune, musculoskeletal and circulatory systems. It has a bitter, astringent and pungent taste, and a wide variety of traditional uses (amenorrhea, anaemia, blood purifier, blood tissue formation, jaundice, hepatitis, circulation, inflammatory bowel disease, haemorrhoids, water retention, indigestion, gas, clearing mucous, protein digestion, urinary diseases, fever, bruising, acne, and as a natural antibiotic and general anti-inflammatory agent among many others).<\/p>\n

Its antimicrobial properties make it particularly useful for treating the common cold,<\/strong> whilst anti-inflammatory compounds may help relieve inflammation<\/strong> and congestion of airways<\/strong> in those with a chronic cough.<\/p>\n

See my full post on the many evidence based benefits of turmeric here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

In Ayurvedic medicine, a popular way to prepare it is as a milk decoction, gently heating milk with turmeric and other spices to make a warming and healing drink. This recipe uses home made nut milk as a dairy alternative, just because I have a particular soft spot for cashew milk, but coconut milk would also be a lovely option and perhaps less time consuming (although we’re only talking a few minutes to make it so it is definitely worth experimenting with).<\/p>\n

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A good teaspoon of lucuma powder is optional as a natural and low GI sweetener to round out that bitterness. This drink is extremely comforting and nice to sip on right before bed.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Turmeric Milk for Coughs and Colds<\/h2>\n
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Turmeric Milk - with home made nut milk as a base.<\/div>\n
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