A couple of days ago my friend Cristina called me to say she found a miraculous hot tea in our local Asian supermarket called Ginger Drink.
(We are both crazy about tea and every once in a while we get together to enjoy a few of our favorite tea flavors...)
She said miraculous because it helped her tremendously with her sinus congestion and allergies.
I have also been pretty miserable the last few weeks due to a high pollen count in the air and my eyes and throat have been itching almost non-stop!
She then asked me if she could stop by so she could bring me some of this amazing ginger tea!
I confess I wasn't so thrilled, as I do not like ginger that much...
But since I had heard that ginger is really good for digestion problems, cold symptoms and allergies, I decided to give it a try...
All I can say about this amazing tea from Indonesia is 'Wow'!
It is actually a kind of orange powder, more like crystals, and it's made using pure ginger, sugar cane and salt.
All you have to do is warm a cup of water in the microwave, add the orange mixture and enjoy!
The minute I took the first sip I felt a wonderful tingly sensation all the way down my throat....
It is a little spicy too and I loved the feeling!
It's really soothing and healing!
It makes you feel immediately better!
Even if you are not sick, congested or have an itchy throat, this ginger beverage just makes you feel wonderful inside!
Yes, it is sweet, but I like sweet beverages...
If you enjoy tea and hot beverages, I really recommend this ginger drink!
You will not be disappointed!
Before I started drinking this delicious and soothing Ginger Drink mix, I knew ginger had a few benefits.
I know ginger is very good to help with an upset stomach, for example...
But after I started having this ginger tea every day, I decided to 'dig deep' and find out more about ginger...
I was amazed at all the benefits of drinking ginger tea!
This is what I found out:
It helps people who suffer from IBS, which is Irritable Bowel Disease! That's me! I have suffered from IBS my whole life and only now found out that ginger helps! (I don't know if it's psychological, but after I started drinking this ginger drink every day, I haven't had ONE IBS episode with my bowels! Knock on wood!)
Helps new moms to be control their morning sickness! (I wish I knew about this when I was pregnant with my daughter... I was throwing up every morning for months!)
It is great for sinus infection, colds and may even help to prevent asthma attacks! (This is a big one.... my husband suffers from asthma and sinus infections and he just got a cold. I am making him drink this ginger tea every day, twice a day.... even though he does not appreciate the spiciness of this tea, he told me it is really helping him breathe better....) and yes, this ginger drink is spicy! But I love it! But you can control the 'spiciness' by adding more hot water...
It is good for your immune system! That means less colds and ailments!
It is great to make your breath fresh all the time! ( It is great to have right after you have a meal. It soothes your stomach and it makes your mouth feels refreshed! Just take one packet with you when you go out for lunch somewhere...)
It is great for heartburn! (This benefit actually surprised me, because I thought that since ginger is very spicy, it would actually be bad for heartburn... bit it has the opposite effect!)
It helps to relieve painful gas and bloating symptoms! (This is 100% true folks! I suffer from extreme bloating, specially after I eat, since I have IBS... it is embarrassing and very painful too... I am happy to inform that my bloating is way more controlled now that I am drinking this ginger tea every day!
Ginger improves our blood circulation! (And by doing that it makes us feel less tired and sluggish during the day... (this is a great plus for people who are stuck in the office the whole day and have that urge to take a nap around 3 pm...)
It helps to maintain our sugar levels!
Great for tired and sore muscles after a vigorous workout or after a hard day at work!