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Lemon Turmeric and honey tea
Drinking 2 L of water daily will help clean the skin.
Adding ½ a fresh lemon to your water can speed up the cleansing process and make water taste more refreshing.
A great anti-inflammatory for irritated skin and coughs and colds.

Ingredients

1 cup of hot water
Juice of half a lemon
1/2 tsp of turmeric powder or freshly grated root
1 tsp of honey

Method
Combine all ingredients into your cup and steep for 5 minutes.

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Slippery Elm Smoothie

A naturopathic gut repair smoothie.

Ingredients

1 large ripe banana, chopped
1 tbl spoon of slippery elm
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
125 ml almond milk,
1 heaped teaspoon cocoa or cacao powder
1 teaspoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon honey or 1 fresh pitted date

Method
Combine ingredients and drink immediately once a day.

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Cardamom tea

A lovely winter warmer, or lightly spiced bed time milk.

Ingredients

5 green cardamom pods – lightly crushed.
1 cup of milk (your choice)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp honey

Method
Place all ingredients into a saucepan and gently heat, DO NOT boil.
Once the fragrant cardamom smell is obvious pour into tea cups and stir well.

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The Hulk Green Smoothie

Here is a fun super hero way of getting your kids to enjoy their greens!
Let’s be honest…..Feeding yourself and your kids healthy food is not an easy task and it takes a lot of hard work and effort to bypass most of the processed food and junk in supermarkets these days.

Ingredients

100g natural thick yoghurt with live cultures
1/2 cup milk (your choice of organic dairy, soy, rice, almond, coconut)
1 teaspoon honey
1 handful baby spinach leaves (see note)
1 banana
1 teaspoon ground flaxseed (linseed) or whole chia seed
½ cup ice

Method
Combine the yoghurt, milk, honey, spinach, banana, flaxseed and ice into a blender.
Blend until smooth, green and creamy. I like to use my Vitamix.
Serve immediately and enjoy.

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Summer Berry Iced Tea

Ingredients

6 cups water
1 cup Summer Berry Tea
1/3 cup honey
teaspoon - tablespoon of grated ginger

Method
Directions Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add Summer Berry Tea & ginger.

Remove from heat, and let stand for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve; discard flowers.

Stir in honey. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Note

Tea can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.

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Lemon Turmeric and honey tea

Lemon Turmeric and honey tea
Drinking 2 L of water daily will help clean the skin.
Adding ½ a fresh lemon to your water can speed up the cleansing process and make water taste more refreshing.
A great anti-inflammatory for irritated skin and coughs and colds.

Slippery Elm Smoothie

Slippery Elm Smoothie

A naturopathic gut repair smoothie.

Cardamom Tea

Cardamom tea

A lovely winter warmer, or lightly spiced bed time milk.

The Hulk Green Smoothie

The Hulk Green Smoothie

Here is a fun super hero way of getting your kids to enjoy their greens!
Let’s be honest…..Feeding yourself and your kids healthy food is not an easy task and it takes a lot of hard work and effort to bypass most of the processed food and junk in supermarkets these days.

Summer Berry Iced Tea

Summer Berry Iced Tea

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Lemon Turmeric and honey tea

Lemon Turmeric and honey teaDrinking 2 L of water daily will help clean the skin. Adding ½ a fresh lemon to your water can speed up the cleansing process and make water taste more refreshing. A great anti-inflammatory for irritated skin and coughs and colds.

Slippery Elm Smoothie

Slippery Elm SmoothieA naturopathic gut repair smoothie.

Cardamom Tea

Cardamom tea A lovely winter warmer, or lightly spiced bed time milk.

The Hulk Green Smoothie

The Hulk Green Smoothie Here is a fun super hero way of getting your kids to enjoy their greens! Let’s be honest…..Feeding yourself and your kids healthy food is not an easy task and it takes a lot of hard work and effort to bypass most of the processed food and junk in supermarkets these days.

Summer Berry Iced Tea

Summer Berry Iced Tea

Recipes and Food blog

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Lemon Turmeric and honey tea
Drinking 2 L of water daily will help clean the skin.
Adding ½ a fresh lemon to your water can speed up the cleansing process and make water taste more refreshing.
A great anti-inflammatory for irritated skin and coughs and colds.

Slippery Elm Smoothie

A naturopathic gut repair smoothie.

Cardamom tea

A lovely winter warmer, or lightly spiced bed time milk.