I’m still feeling under the weather, but this zingiberaceae (ginger family, which includes ginger and turmeric, and is well known for reducing inflammation) smoothie that I put together this morning actually seems to be helping with the inflammation of my sinuses, along with the Olbas cough syrup that I picked up from Outpost yesterday [which is an all-natural cough syrup made from honey, Olbas oil (A Swiss blend of peppermint, eucalyptus, cajeput, juniper, wintergreen, and clove oil), thyme, licorice, plantain, horse chestnut, and pine, and retails for around $8], and the 20-minute “Yoga for when you’re sick” video that I did earlier, and which you can find if you follow this link: https://youtu.be/n5YvtYXSocw
Ingredients:
1 C Spinach
1/2 C-1 C Kale
1 Frozen banana
1/2 in. finger of ginger (or less, if you don’t like ginger that much)
1 tsp. culinary matcha
1/2 a mango
1 frozen banana
1/2 in. (or less) finger of ginger
1/8-1tsp. turmeric (this really depends on whether or not you want to taste the turmeric)
1 1/2 C water
ice
Directions:
Blend the spinach, kale, one banana, one of the pieces of ginger, matcha, and about 1 C of water in a blender until smooth (adding the ice at the end if you wish to have a colder smoothie). Empty contents into a glass. Rinse out blender. Blend the remaining ingredients in the blender until smooth. Top off glass. Stir if you wish. Enjoy!
A few other things that I’m doing for my cold/sinus infection are:
+Putting hot compresses on my face for 5 minutes or so every few hours
+Drinking lots of tea and water
+Using a eucalyptus tea tree chest rub that’s made by Tea Tree Therapy, which I bought back in January at my local health food store for $5 on sale (normally $8 I think), and which I still have over half a jar of. This is a great natural chest rub to use, and I highly recommend using it as a substitution to Vick’s and the like. You can also put a small bit underneath your nose and on the soles of your feet for extra relief!
+Getting more rest!
Radiantly Living 