Spicy Medicine- Our Fave Home Remedy
/tis the season…
As in… the back-to-school-germs season. Without fail, it knocks out kids, coworkers, grocery store clerks, maybe even someone in your family. Here’s the thing- I believe the best defense is a good offense. Our house rule is to wash your hands right when you get home; we eat our veggies, try to get to bed early, blah, blah, blah… BUT if I had to pick one secret weapon that keeps us the healthiest or helps us kick a cold fastest, hands down it would be apple cider vinegar. I add it to my morning smoothies, make salad dressing with it, I put a teaspoon in my cinnamon tea with a slice of lemon, and when the sickness hits, and the scratchy throat and stuffy sinuses arise, I whip up a jar of what my son now calls ‘The Spicy Medicine.’
Spicy Medicine
Ingredients
2 tbsp unfiltered apple cider vinegar (with the ‘mother’ I use Bragg’s)
2 tbsp local honey
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
3 oz filtered water
Directions
In a glass jar, combine honey and apple cider vinegar. Stir until they start to meld together.
Add spices, stir again.
Add water, and stir one more time.
How we take it
We take 1 tbsp 2-3 times a day when we’re not feeling well. I give my son 1 tsp of honey to ‘chase’ the Spicy Medicine after his doses- and he generally has 1-2 a day when he’s got a cold. When we’re healthy, I like to add 1 tbsp of the mixture to hot water with a slice of lemon.
This recipe will help cut through the crud when you’re feeling congested, and apple cider vinegar has tons of gut health benefits!
But be warned- we don’t call it Spicy Medicine for nothing! It burns so good on the way down. Make sure to wash your hands if you spill, and avoid getting it in your eyes!
I’m no doctor, but mom to mom, friend to friend, and from my kitchen to yours, this is the first remedy I recommend to all of my loved ones when cold season strikes! Give it a go, and let me know what you think!
xo, Terra
