A Juice that Fights a Cold
By Claire Georgiou, Reboot Naturopath, B.HSc ND
Want to keep any winter or summer bugs away? Then drink this juice! It has so much vitamin C at approximately 400 mg per glass! Lemon, ginger, and the anti-infective powers of turmeric all thrown in together combine for a wonder drink. To really move it up a notch you could be brave and throw in a garlic clove to really help fight that cold! You can also use this juice to help fight seasonal allergies that may be cropping up at this time of year! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 oranges
- 1 large carrot
- 1 orange bell pepper (capsicum)
- 1 lemon
- 1 in (2.5 cm) piece of turmeric
- 1 in (2.5 cm) piece of ginger
Directions
- Wash all produce.
- Peel the oranges and lemon and remove the stem and seeds from the pepper.
- Add all ingredients through the juicer and enjoy!
Substitutions
- Oranges – mandarins, ruby grapefruit
- Carrot – sweet potato, pumpkin, butternut squash
- Orange pepper – yellow or red pepper (capsicum)
- Lemon – grapefruit, lime