Golden milk

IMMUNE ENHANCEMENT WITH TURMERIC AND LONG RED PEPPER

So much in advance: Ayurvedic teachings consider their spices to be anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and digestive-regulating. But now we want to whet your appetite for the taste of this extraordinary, spicy and creamy drink:

If you stir the yellow powder into the warm milk, possibly sweetened with honey or coconut blossom sugar, the sight of the “golden” liquid alone lifts the mood, especially on days with little light. The first palate contact is sweet and full-bodied, then come the slightly bitter spices with all their variety of flavors, led by the earthy turmeric. The "turmeric latte", as it is also often called, warms from the inside and strengthens the mind. It is traditionally drunk in the evening, we drink it around the clock!

TURMERIC NEEDS PEPPER (PIPERIN)

Curcumin, the yellow pigment of the turmeric root, has a low "bioavailability", which means that it is not well absorbed by the liver and intestines, but largely excreted. Nature itself presents a solution to this problem, namely in the form of: PEPPER! The researchers Shoba et al. were able to show that the bioavailability of curcumin in combination with the active ingredient piperine, a component of pepper, can be significantly increased in humans. Piperine inhibits the binding of curcumin to glucuronic acid in the liver and intestines and thus prevents its excretion. Because our long red pepper contains significantly more piperine than "normal" black pepper, we have selected it for our golden milk mixture.

Ingredients: turmeric (with 5.5% curcumin), Ceylon cinnamon, cardamom, long red pepper, nutmeg

Preparation: 1 teaspoon of powder to 1 cup of milk or milk substitute. Sweeten with coconut blossom sugar or honey as desired.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TURMERIC

Ayurveda is the knowledge of life. And this knowledge has sprung from the “longest medical study in the world”, so to speak, because it has been developed and tested on humans for two and a half thousand years. It is a holistic approach that is as simple as it is sensible and focuses on the important physical and psychological aspects of human health. The simple formula is, loosely translated: Live healthy and you won't get sick in the first place. Turmeric is a cornerstone of Ayurveda and is counted among the "hot spices".