Gut Loving Ginger Cube
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This pandemic has me reaching deep into my immunity tool box pulling out the tips and tricks I used to give my body what it needed to heal from my endometriosis, tummy troubles, acne and weight issues.
One was all my functional drinks. I’m a SUCKER for drinks. I blame my mother for it and I’m 100% okay with it. I don’t just drink, I drink with a purpose. Here’s my CC Sips recipes.
One of my drink favorites is GINGER. It’s got antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and gut soothing properties. It’s lowfodmap and approved for the The Gut Refresh!!
I’ll add this crystalized green tea to a cup of my ginger ice cubes, add ice water and stevia! It’s so easy and refreshing.
I love to have these ginger ice cubes stashed in my freezer during cold and flu “season” so I can conveniently make up a quick cup of ginger or immuniTEA.
Goods To Get:
3 cups water, less if you want the ginger to be more concentrated!
1/4 cup fresh ginger root; peeled and chopped
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Instructions:
Peel and chop ginger
Take the pureed ginger, add it and the water in a blender or food processor.
Pour into ice cube trays.
Freeze for 4-6 hours until solid.
When frozen, pop cubes out of the tray and store in a freezer bag.
Functional Food Product Perks:
Increased digestion: Ginger contains certain phytochemicals which aids in digestion and calming upset tummies. It’s great for upset stomachs and morning sickness. These digestive benefits help to facilitate the body’s natural cleansing (detoxifying) process by eliminating waste and toxins.
Antibacterial: Antibiotic resistant is a huge threat to antibiotic effectiveness. Using antibiotic agents like ginger can be beneficial because it has high efficacy against pathogens and negligible side effects. Allowing people to use antibiotics only when necessary. Ginger is great to have in your “tool box” when you or a loved one gets a stomach bug or sore throat.
Antiviral: In this study the authors tested the hypothesis that ginger can effectively decrease HRSV-induced plaque formation in respiratory mucosal cell lines. Meaning they wanted to see if it helped decrease the plaque that can compromise the respiratory system aka breathing. Fresh ginger helped inhibit the plaque from forming but it has to be fresh because the dried gingers ability to do the same was much less. Ginger effectively blocks viral attachment and internalization.
Anti-inflammatory: Chronic inflammation is a main culprit behind many different diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. Ginger contains properties (such as gingerols, shoals, and gingerdiones)
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Chanelle Cozette Doyle
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SOURCES:
Ginger - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486105/#B9-ijms-18-01283
Ginger digestion - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942215300509
Antibiotic resistance - The global need for effective antibiotics: challenges and recent advances.
Högberg LD, Heddini A, Cars O
Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2010 Nov; 31(11):509-15.
Antiviral - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23123794/