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    Immune-Boosting Ginger Turmeric Tea

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    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea has been part of my daily life for a while, especially during the winter months to boost my immune system with its powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. And with all that is going on in the world right now, it is more important than ever to take care of our immune systems. So while we are staying at home, self-isolating, social distancing and trying to flatten the curve during this covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, let's add another preventative measure by building up our immune systems.

    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. | aheadofthyme.com

    How to Make Immunity-Boosting Tea

    To make this turmeric ginger tea, you will need to steep a few incredible, powerhouse ingredients together: ginger, turmeric, and black pepper. I usually make the tea in a small saucepan, and then pour it into a teapot with a strainer to hold back all the chunky bits. When my hubby makes this, he likes the drink his tea with all the chunky bits. So how you decide to serve this is really based on your own personal preference.

    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. | aheadofthyme.com
    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. | aheadofthyme.com

    How Ginger Turmeric Tea Boosts Your Immunity

    Let's take a look at how each of the key ingredients supports the immune system:

    1. Ginger
      • Ginger is one of those foods that is bursting with immune-boosting benefits. It has strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects which boosts your immune system and keeps it healthy.
      • Ginger is antibacterial so it helps support your immune system. Studies show that it offers benefits against some drug-resistant bacteria.
      • Ginger is antiviral and has been shown in a study to stimulate the immune system to kill viruses, including respiratory viruses.
      • It has also been shown that ginger activates the immune system in preventing and treating cancer cells.
    2. Turmeric
      • Turmeric is another natural food that boosts your immune system, even in people with immune disorders. It has one of the highest anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as well.
      • Turmeric has antiviral and anti-fungal properties.
      • It has been shown to activate the immune system in preventing and treating cancer cells.
      • Turmeric improves brain function and working memory, lowers the risk of brain disease and lowers the risk of heart disease.
    3. Black Pepper
      • Black pepper has also been shown to enhance the immune system. It, too, contains anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
      • Black pepper has also been shown to contain anti-bacterial properties and fever reducing.
      • Black pepper is especially essential in this tea because it increases the bioavailability, or in other words, it significantly increases the body's absorption of ginger and turmeric.
    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. | aheadofthyme.com

    These ingredients are magic, but I have to be honest with you guys... this stuff does not taste great. It is bitter, a little spicy, and not my go to tea for drinking when curled up with a book. This stuff means business.

    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. | aheadofthyme.com

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    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. | aheadofthyme.com

    3-Ingredient Immune-Boosting Ginger Turmeric Tea


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    • Author: Sam | Ahead of Thyme
    • Total Time: 8 minutes
    • Yield: 2 cups
    • Diet: Vegan
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    3-ingredient immune-boosting ginger turmeric tea is the ultimate daily boost for your immune system, containing some powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.


    Ingredients

    • 2 cups water
    • ½ teaspoon fresh turmeric, grated
    • ½ teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
    • pinch of ground black pepper

    Instructions

    1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn off heat and allow contents to sit for 5 minutes.
    2. Pour into a mug through a strainer or sieve to hold back the solid pieces (optional), and drink immediately.

    Notes

    If you cannot get your hands on fresh turmeric, you can substitute it for ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder.

    • Prep Time: 3 minutes
    • Cook Time: 5 minutes
    • Category: Drink
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: ginger turmeric tea, turmeric tea, ginger tea, detox tea, immune-boosting tea, detox drink, detox tea

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    1. Lisa Suarez says

      February 06, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      Yes your right it's a little spicy but that's ok added some honey and cinnamon..i usually just drink the ginger tea.trying something new. I like the recipe for 2 cups prefect

      ★★★★★

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      • Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme says

        February 07, 2021 at 4:41 pm

        Thank you for sharing Lisa!

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    2. Marissa Tyler says

      September 04, 2020 at 6:08 pm

      Great post, I really like the way you layout the format of the post. And, thank you for sharing all the Ideas and resources from the conference.Keep posting like those amazing posts, this is really awesome.

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        September 11, 2020 at 6:25 pm

        Thanks Marissa! Happy you liked the post.

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    3. Sheila says

      July 30, 2020 at 7:15 pm

      What about people who don't have fresh this and fresh that? What is wrong with using ground ginger, etc? And what amounts if used?

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        July 31, 2020 at 9:44 am

        Hi Sheila, you can use 1/4 teaspoon each of ground ginger and turmeric instead of freshly grated

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    4. Kacey Perez says

      March 30, 2020 at 5:59 am

      Loving all the immune boosting recipes right now! Can't wait to make this one today!

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        March 30, 2020 at 11:04 am

        Awesome! Let me know how it goes Kacey 🙂

        Reply
    5. Sandy says

      March 23, 2020 at 1:03 pm

      Perfect recipe for these times? Does it serve one or two people?

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        March 24, 2020 at 12:02 am

        Yes, totally agree! Perfect recipe for these times. It makes 2 cups of tea so it serves two people. I usually make this amount for myself because I like to have a very large serving.

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    6. Doris Coleman says

      March 23, 2020 at 11:35 am

      CAN I SUBSTITUTE GROUND GINGER ALSO?

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      • Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

        March 23, 2020 at 11:59 pm

        Yes, you can absolutely substitute with ground ginger. But I highly recommend fresh ginger to reap all the benefits, as some of the nutritional value will be lost in the process of turning it into a powder.

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