Ginger Tea

Ginger tea is one of my favorite things to make. It is full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. I drink a large cup every morning with breakfast and often have another cup at night. I use tea with caffeine in the mornings but only use decaffeinated tea after midday so that my sleep pattern will stay on track. When I first started making the ginger tea, I drank at least three cups a day every day for several weeks to help jumpstart the healing process. 

Peel a one to two inch slice of fresh ginger root.

Use a microplane grater to finely grate 1 to 2 tablespoons of the fresh ginger. You may want to make your first cup of ginger tea using 1 teaspoon rather than 1 to 2 tablespoons and increase the amount of ginger a little bit each day until you get used to the taste of freshly grated ginger.It is quite spicy.

You can use any mug you have and any type of tea that comes in a tea bag.

If you are using a regular mug and tea bag, put the grated ginger into the mug.

Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of raw local honey.

Add the juice from one slice of lime or lemon.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

Wait for the teakettle to whistle.

Fill the mug half full with boiling water.

Stir briskly to thoroughly mix the ingredients and dissolve the ginger.

Add a single serving size tea bag of your favorite black or green tea. 

Add hot water to finish filling up the mug.

Steep the tea for three to five minutes depending on how strong you like your tea.

Remove the tea bag and enjoy.

When I make ginger tea, I like to use an infusion tea mug that has an inner removable strainer and loose leaf organic tea. If you use an infusion mug, follow these steps.

Put the grated ginger and your favorite loose leaf organic tea into the infuser. Oolong, Darjeeling, and Irish Breakfast are some of my favorite loose leaf organic teas.

Add a slice of lime or lemon and hot water.

After the tea has steeped for 4 minutes, remove the inner infuser liner and add the honey and cinnamon. 

Stir and enjoy.

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