Wake Me Up Tea
Bring 3-4 quarts of filtered water to a boil. Turn off the heat.
Add ⅓ C whole allspice, ⅓ C whole cloves, 9 cinnamon sticks, 2C lemon peels, 2C orange peels. It will be very strong. This makes a very strong tea.
Let the herbs and peels sit (macerate) in the pot with the lid on for 8-12 hours, till the liquid is long cold. Then the pot with the stuff inside should be placed in the fridge for another 8-12 hours. By now, the water soluble aspects will be in the water. The spices and peels can be discarded. Pour tea into silicon ice cube trays and freeze. Once frozen, take 1-2 ice cubes (depending how strong the tea was made) and add to a glass of water to energize and lift your mood in the morning. Or add a few ice cubes to a stainless steel flask to drink on the go. Best to rinse the ice cubes – for a second – under running water after popping them out of the tray, so the EDCs from the plastic trays will wash off.
Tip
I place about half in ice cube trays and the other half in a stainless container in the freezer so I can defrost the container and refill ice cube trays once the ice cube trays are used up.
These spices and peels are medicinal.
Cloves contain important nutrients, minerals and antioxidants, improves liver health, may help protect against cancer, can kill bacteria, helps regulate blood sugar, promotes bone health, reduces stomach ulcers.
Allspice has anti-inflammatory effects, helps aches and pains like headaches, muscle cramps, and tooth pain, has potential cancer-fighting properties, used for indigestion, intestinal gas, abdominal pain, heavy menstrual periods, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, colds, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.
Cinnamon has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, lipid-lowering, and cardiovascular-disease-lowering plant compounds, could improve sensitivity to insulin, may have beneficial effects on neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Best to buy Ceylon Cinnamon (instead of Cassia Cinnamon).
Orange and Lemon peels have 3X as much vitamin C than in the fruit.
Lemon peel health benefits
Improves bone health. treats Oxidative Stress, removes toxins from the body, reduces the risk of cancer, reduces cholesterol, prevents heart-conditions, maintains oral hygiene, promotes weight loss
Lemons have an alkaline effect on the body. The body needs to stay alkaline to stay healthy. Cancer cannot grow in an alkaline environment.
Orange peel health benefits
Helps digestion, heart, lung and oral health, helps with weight loss, maintains blood sugar levels, immune support, fights cancer, allergies and aging, helps eye and skin health, reduces inflammation, contain folate and antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties, can help reduce stress and anxiety.
