Golden Milk Drink Recipe

Well I have heard so much about a special drink and I have decided to share it today with you readers after giving it a try. It is no other than the "Golden Milk" drink. Ironically, this drink is not made from gold, but from a combination of of any milk of choice, say coconut, soy, cow, or goat milk, etc and the wonder spice "Turmeric". Well I want to believe that not all of you know what it is. It is a spice that looks very much like ginger, but has an orange-yellow coloured flesh and a brown skin. It comes from the root of the Curcuma Longa plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.

 It is native to southern Asia especially India and Indonesia where it has been cultivated and harvested for over 5, 000 years. It is traditionally called " "Indian Saffron" due to its unique deep-yellow orange colour and has been widely used as spice in curries, for healing ailments and as dye for textile. In nigeria it is known as "red ginger".

  Turmeric is well known for its therapeutic properties because it contains a polyphenol known as Curcumin which destroys a wide range of diseases. It is said that, curcumin's healing power can be compared to well known drugs for arthritis such as Cortisone which has huge side effects, but curcumin produces none of these at all.

Health Benefits 

Turmeric when incorporated in your diet, according to Step To Health has over 150 therapeutic functions. Besides rheumatoid arthritis, it has antioxidant, anti-cancer  as well as antiseptic properties.

• Prevents hair loss, dandruff and calms scalp irritation.

• It promotes weight loss by regulating the metabolism.

• Fights flu, cold and bronchitis.

• It increases the the production of enzymes that digest fats and sugars and deprives cholesterol from developing gall stones.

• It relieves rheumatoid arthritis by reducing swelling.

• Enables the correct functionality of the liver.

• Promotes fast healing of wounds.

• Reduces menstrual cramps.

• Improves digestion.

• Reduces blood sugar level in diabetics.

• Fights Cancer and leukemia in children.

• Clears up skin conditionsor and beautifies the skin and prevents premature aging.

• It fights joint and muscle pains, headaches, and other stress related illnesses.

 This drink has a lot of benefits to overall health and can be consumed at any time of the day and at night before going to bed to aid you to sleep soundly. Black pepper is added to the recipe because it's active compound called Piperine facilitates the absorbtion of curcumin in turmeric by 1000 times.

How to prepare Golden Milk

Two main steps are required in the making of Golden Milk

First Step: Turmeric paste

Ingredients:

- 30g of grounded Turmeric powder (1/4 Cup)

- 2.5g of grounded black pepper (1/2 teaspoon)teaspoon

-125ml of water (1/2 cup)

                                                         Directions

1. Place a small sauce pan over low heat and add all the ingredients.

2. Gently heat on medium heat stirring well to ensure ingredients are well mixed and it forms a thick paste.

3. Remove from heat and allow to cool, then pour the paste into a clean jar and refrigerate.

Second Step: Golden Milk

Ingredients:

- 2 Cups of Milk( either coconut, soy, cow)

- 1 teaspoon of Coconut Oil (5 ml)

- 1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric Paste made in first step (1.25g)

- Honey or any sweetener of choice to taste

                                                            Directions

1. In a sauce pan over medium heat, add all the ingredients except honey.

2.Heat while stirring constantly till all the ingredients are incorporated, do not allow to boil.

3.Remove from heat and allow to slightly cool before adding honey or sweetener to taste. Enjoy

You see due to the ability of this drink to fight flu, cold and bronchitis, I encourage you to give it a try because the season that we are presently comes with these health challenges. You can also make it to your taste, some add ginger and cinnamon to give it an additional kick.

Please let me know when you try it out, waiting for your comments.