Two major car accidents caused a ton of issues, fibromyalgia for 20 years and now arthritis in many parts of me - ugh.
I couldn't sleep or stay asleep for more than 10 - 20 minutes at night. Recently my son began having sleep loss, zero energy & general malaise, serious enough for us tough Kiwis to consider doctor & fast. Funny how our kids galvanise us into action right? I'm a remedial therapist and lover of natural remedies - IF they work. I have known about Golden Milk, aka Turmeric Tea or Golden Tea for years, so off to the kitchen I hobbled.
The result was immediate! Not just for my 32 year old son, but for me (for whom no medication does a thing). He couldn't tell me if his new bamboo pillow helped because, well, he was asleep :). His energy was restored and caused a final comment on it heading to his work van for another !2 - 14 hour day. I woke once, but immediately went back to sleep.
In two days I stopped in my tracks and realised I felt incredible and had zero fibro 'fog'. If sleep is all this does for me and no mind fog, so be it and that is priceless. Two weeks into it and this is our MUST have nightcap.
The recipe is:
GOLDEN MILK (Turmeric Tea or Golden Tea)
Two servings in this recipe.
1 C milk
1/2 tsp turmeric
Ground black pepper
1/4 inch fresh ginger peeled & grated
Cinnamon
Ground cardamom (don't have that though)
I whisked it all together & then just warmed on the stove. It was surprisingly delicious. Preferable to have milk straight from cow or nut or organic coconut milk, so they say.
I go hard on ginger, cinnamon & black pepper to be honest, as in, I have a bigger chunk of root ginger, biiiig shake of cinnamon out of shaker & lots of grinds of pepper mill. The black pepper is vital to release the curcumin in turmeric.
After first consultation with specialist two days ago, I got a high five for it and instructed to take it night and morning.
Whilst there is much against dairy, possibly in less 'green' countries than New Zealand, one can only experiment for personal results. In the cause of guinea pig for others, I'm right now sipping on a milk-free brew with the addition of lemon juice and I'm happy to report it's zingy and delicious.
Bottoms up lovelies and don't be scared to chew the chewy and crunchy stuff.
Arohanui from Aotearoa (big love from New Zealand) - June
A huge hello from New Zealand :)
Two major car accidents caused a ton of issues, fibromyalgia for 20 years and now arthritis in many parts of me - ugh.
I couldn't sleep or stay asleep for more than 10 - 20 minutes at night. Recently my son began having sleep loss, zero energy & general malaise, serious enough for us tough Kiwis to consider doctor & fast. Funny how our kids galvanise us into action right? I'm a remedial therapist and lover of natural remedies - IF they work. I have known about Golden Milk, aka Turmeric Tea or Golden Tea for years, so off to the kitchen I hobbled.
The result was immediate! Not just for my 32 year old son, but for me (for whom no medication does a thing). He couldn't tell me if his new bamboo pillow helped because, well, he was asleep :). His energy was restored and caused a final comment on it heading to his work van for another !2 - 14 hour day. I woke once, but immediately went back to sleep.
In two days I stopped in my tracks and realised I felt incredible and had zero fibro 'fog'. If sleep is all this does for me and no mind fog, so be it and that is priceless. Two weeks into it and this is our MUST have nightcap.
The recipe is:
GOLDEN MILK (Turmeric Tea or Golden Tea)
Two servings in this recipe.
1 C milk
1/2 tsp turmeric
Ground black pepper
1/4 inch fresh ginger peeled & grated
Cinnamon
Ground cardamom (don't have that though)
I whisked it all together & then just warmed on the stove. It was surprisingly delicious. Preferable to have milk straight from cow or nut or organic coconut milk, so they say.
I go hard on ginger, cinnamon & black pepper to be honest, as in, I have a bigger chunk of root ginger, biiiig shake of cinnamon out of shaker & lots of grinds of pepper mill. The black pepper is vital to release the curcumin in turmeric.
After first consultation with specialist two days ago, I got a high five for it and instructed to take it night and morning.
Whilst there is much against dairy, possibly in less 'green' countries than New Zealand, one can only experiment for personal results. In the cause of guinea pig for others, I'm right now sipping on a milk-free brew with the addition of lemon juice and I'm happy to report it's zingy and delicious.
Bottoms up lovelies and don't be scared to chew the chewy and crunchy stuff.
Arohanui from Aotearoa (big love from New Zealand) - June