Ignite Your Digestive Fire
January 14, 2010
My good friend and amazing Yogini Sylvie Gouin of Core-Elation Yoga, shares her insights on boosting your digestion with ginger and lemon tea.
“The traditional holiday feasts can be hard on our digestion. White flour, sugar, meat, gravy, and alcohol are wet in nature and create a feeling of heaviness. You may have experienced that when your digestion is sluggish, your overall energy is sluggish as well. An easy, tasty, economically friendly way to re-ignite your digestive fire is fresh ginger tea.
Ginger is in the spice family an it is known botanically as Zingiber officinale. The name is derived from the Sanskrit name “singabera” meaning “horn shaped”. In my holistic nutrition courses, I was taught that ginger is not only good to activate the digestive fire but it also relieves pain caused by gas as many people know it is good for nausea. I have also encountered many studies where ginger is said to be efficient in relieving inflammatory pain such as rheumatoid arthritis. In India, the dried roots are considered distinct medicinal products and like China, ginger is used to alleviate cold-induced disease, nausea, asthma, cough, colic, heart palpitations, swelling, loss of appetite, and rheumatism.
This is how I have it:
2 cups of water
1 slice of ginger that is about .5cm x 2cm
Bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes
Then I add the juice of one lemon
On occasion, I add 1tbs of maple syrup
The lemon is also known for its health benefits. It is one if the best fruits for people who have eaten a high fat/protein diet. It has the cleansing benefits to destroy putrefacting bacteria in both the mouth and intestines. It is very beneficial for digestion. Again, I was taught that the lemon really is medicine. One of its most valuable benefits is that it helps to absorb minerals and it is high in minerals.
I encourage you to research this information. I believe that nutrition is individual. Stay informed and find what best suits your body. Moderation, education, intuition and common sense are often our best allies when it comes to supporting our health.”
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