Do you happen to be a tea drinker? If so you probably know the many different benefits from drinking tea! Not only that but how varied the benefits become once you branch out to al the different types of tea. What may be news to you is the exact brew that can reverse inflammation, colds, flu, cramps, diabetes and even cancer!

Ginger, Honey and Cinnamon tea

Tea

Lets fight off sickness the easy (and delicious) way! Here is what you will need.

  • About a finger sized portion of ginger
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed organic lemon juice
  • 1 and a half cups of water
  • 1 teaspoon of raw organic honey

Directions

Bring your 1 and a half cups of water to the boiling point and drop in your sliced ad peeled ginger. Wait until the water is boiling again then lower the heat to a soft simmer. Add your cinnamon stick to the concoction and allow it to simmer for around five minutes. Strain out the tea and add honey for that sweet taste we all love! The final added bonus is the lemon juice. Add this ingredient to finish up the health-boosting beverage and add vitamins and antioxidants!

Benefits

Tea has been known as a super food beverage for hundreds of years at this point. The many benefits to this exact brew are phenomenal. The ginger, honey and cinnamon are large contributing factors to these fantastic side effects.

Diabetes

Fighting diabetes can be difficult and exhausting. Fight the simple way with ginger and lemon! Ginger and lemon tea is very effective in lowering the harmful effects of this disease. Diabetes can lead to far worse diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure and even strokes. The antioxidants in this tea help to avoid these terrible dangers.

Cold and Flu

Colds and flus are the majority of reasons that this drink is brewed for. The high potency of antioxidants found within is very helpful in fighting the common cold. Match this with the packed volume of vitamins as well and that flu doesn’t stand a chance! Feel better today with just a few sips.

Heartburn

Ginger has been used to fight heartburn for centuries. Heartburn and indigestion is very painful and when you try to be tough and deal with it your body pays. Reduce bloating and heartburn after a meal with this tea.

Inflammation

Ward off those monthly cramps and regular headaches with the super food known as ginger! This superhero works as an anti-inflammatory and can reduce pain felt from cramps and headaches. Beware inflammation can even lead to more serious health concerns. This ginger tea even blocks prostaglandins, which swells and causes pain in the blood veins.

Dry Skin

During the colder months of the year many of us suffer with dry skin. This tends to show first with an itchy scalp. Before reaching for that chemical filled bottle of head and shoulders try drinking this tea! That’s right this tea can even help bring some life back to your dry skin. The vitamins and antioxidants in this drink can help to bring balance back to your body’s levels of vitamins A and C. This imbalance causes dry skin and must be leveled back out within the body.

Cancer

While really more of a preventative why not, the ginger you sliced up is actually quite strong against free radicals and cancer growth. Repair your damaged DNA cells today with some delicious ginger cinnamon honey tea!