The golden milk

Dear readers, how about a warm cup of golden milk on these rainy days? Rainy days can certainly get us feeling a little bit tire or down, but this bright yellow might just will cheer you up a bit :) 

Not just naturally beautiful, it cup of Golden milk is full of nutrients!

Turmeric
Turmeric’s benefits are well documented in the medical literature. Curcumin is one of the most well-studied bioactive ingredients in turmeric. It can reduce the formation of fat tissue, therefore, may contribute to lower body fat and body weight gain. Curcumin may be useful to treat and prevent obesity-related chronic diseases. As curcumin interacts with several key signal transduction pathways in the body, it could help with insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and other inflammatory symptoms associated with obesity and metabolic disorders. 
Cinnamon
The warming spice cinnamon has been valued for its medicinal, culinary and natural preservative power. Its benefits include: anti-inflammation, brain boosting function, soothing sore throat or cough, anti-cancer properties and diabetes support. Mostly importantly it helps to support weight loss by reducing blood glucose concentration and enhances insulin sensitivity. 
Ginger
Ginger has a very long tradition of being very effective in alleviating symptoms of gastrointestinal distress. Ginger is regarded as carminative, which is a substance that smoothes and relaxes the intestinal tract; it promotes the elimination of intestinal gas and intestinal spasmolytic. Ginger also contains gingerols, which are very potent anti-inflammatory compounds. 

Golden milk Recipe

Ingredients: 
1 cup of homemade almond milk (see below for instruction) 
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp ginger powder
1 tsp honey/maple syrup (optional) 

Instructions: 
Warm the almond milk in a small saucepan
Pour into a cup
Add all other ingredients
Whisk to combine all the ingredients using an electric milk frother

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Homemade almond milk:

Ingredients: 
1 cup raw almonds, soaked and drained
3- 3.5 cups of filtered water
1 tsp vanilla powder
sweetener (optional) - 4 dates or 2 tbs of honey/maple syrup
Instructions: 
Put everything into a blender, blend until smooth
Strain through a nut milk bag, squeeze and press to extract all the milk
Serving: 1

Instructions:

Soak almonds overnight in filtered water (in ratio 1:2; 1 cup of almonds: 2 cups of filtered water; add pinch of Himalayan salt) 
Drain the almonds from the soaking water, rinse them thoroughly to get rid of the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors. 
 

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Cheers,

Eggplants