One of the issues I am always working on is my gut health. After spending years of dealing with digestive issues, I have finally found ingredients that help with calming my digestive system. I love tonics like this because they are also calming to make and sip, further aiding in quelling my digestive distress.
This recipe includes many of these calming and healing ingredients. They are blended in a creamy, comforting drink with warming spices that are known to increase the flow of qi in the body. Coconut butter not only tastes incredible, but is an anti-inflammatory ingredient along with ginger, cinnamon and turmeric, which combined do wonders for digestion. Adding a bit of ground black pepper to the drink before and/or after blending, activates the turmeric and makes it more effective.
Ingredients for 1 Tonic:
1 cup hot boiling
1 cup coconut milk (simple without gums if possible)
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 pinch of ground black pepper
Optional: one serving of collagen peptides
Method:
Add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend on high for 1 minute
Pour into a mug and sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon and ground black pepper on top before enjoying (pepper activates the turmeric so be sure to add a pinch before and/or after blending!)