Allergies lately made me feel miserable! Sneezing, itchy, red, and watering eyes. I tried all over-the-counter medicine, and of course, pharmacies like to increase Claritin prices. As an allergy sufferer, I am paying more than $40.00 for something that costs few dollars to make. I feel like each time I buy Claritin, the pharmacist looks at me and says: “Oh, you have allergies! You BETTER pay $40.00…Sucker!”
Well, here’s a better, health allergies medicine:
Honey lemon tea – The lemon juice helps cut through congestion and the honey soothes the throat. You can also add fresh ginger to your honey and lemon tea. Sometimes I’ll just have the hot water over ginger. That’s good too!
Note: honey should not be fed to young children under 18 months old.
***Honey and ginger are good for other things, not only allergies and cold symptoms.
Something that all women don’t talk about, keep it secret, hide it, some other culture silence women to talk about it freely is their periods!
Why women don’t talk FREELY about their periods? That’s another subject that we need to talk about it next time.
Ginger and honey can ease menstrual pain. Ginger tea is our win win drink!
Based of a study made by Gynecologists in 2014, suggested that if you take ginger everyday during the week leading up your cycle (talking to women right here), your cramps can ease, and your mood can improve. “Hindawi.com International Research.
How to make ginger tea:
- Thinly slice your fresh ginger. You don’t need to peel it first, but do rinse it and scrub off any visible dirt. Plan on about using a one-inch piece of ginger per cup of tea.
- In a saucepan, combine the ginger with fresh water (Use one cup of water per serving.)
- Bring the mixture to boil over high hear, Reduce the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer.
- Simmer for 5 minutes (or up to 10 minutes, if you want extra-strong tea.) I usually think it’s pungent enough at five minutes.
- Pour the tea through a fine sieve to catch all of the ginger, add honey. If desired, serve your tea with a thin round of lemon or orange for some complementary acidity.
Now, let’s enjoy spring! Maybe!
Carolina Mom 