Thursday 31 January 2013

GINGER


Recipes:
My favourite Ginger Bath 
You can use either fresh grated ginger or ginger powder. Add ½ a cup of freshly grated ginger or a
rounded teaspoon (or 2) of ginger powder in hot or warm water and soak for 20-45 minutes.
Remember that the ginger bath will make you sweat profusely for at least an hour after about 15 minutes.
After the 40 minutes or so, get out of the tub, wrap up in a large towel or sheet and crawl into the bed and cover up with your bedcovers. You will usually sweat for approximate an hour.
This method really helps sweat toxins out of your body.
If you don't want to get into the bed wet, you can lie on the floor.
We all know by now that sweating is one of the most potent ways to get rid of toxins.
So, for those of us who don’t have access to a sauna or steam bath, the ginger bath is a simple and sure way to sweat all those nasty toxins out of your body!
Drink plenty of water after the bath.

Benefits :
What a Ginger-Bath will do for you? It will soothe aching joints, warm the body, coax your day’s stress away and make you look, smell and feel superfresh and super-ready to face the ravages of any kind of cold!

Ginger Infusion works wonderfully in treating common cold and flu symptoms. Its effective 
anti-mucus properties relieve chest and nasal congestion, as well as inflammations. Finely chop a
good piece of ginger (slightly smaller than your palm). This infusion will keep for up to 48 hours.
Place in 1 litre of water and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat and leave to simmer for
10 to 15 minutes, then let it steep for 10 minutes. Serve a ¾ mug of ginger and add ½ a squeezed
lemon and 1 teaspoonful of honey, or to taste. Drink throughout the day as soon as you have cold or
flu symptoms. This infusion will get rid of them in 48 hours!
Note: The longer the ginger soaks in the water, the sharper the taste becomes.

Ginger and Garlic Paste
Peel and chop 4 ounces of garlic and 4 ounces of fresh ginger root; mix ingredients in a blender;
transfer to a jar and add one teaspoon of olive oil; refrigerate. Use a spoonful of this delicious blend
as a base for flavouring your recipes.