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One of the best things you can do for your body and more specifically your immunity, is support its natural detox system. Yes, that’s right; your body knows how to do it well on its own. But the bonus here is that there are simple concoctions and DIY immunity boosting and detox tea recipes that can help your body get the job done even better, and kickstart healthier habits in general.
After finally settling into a routine at home over the past month, I’m setting out to sip on these DIY immunity teas at home every night. I’m thinking of it as a treat I’m giving myself to feel better from the inside out. See, the teas—with their rockstar ingredients like dandelion root, cerasee, ginger, green tea and more—can do more than rid the body of harmful toxin buildup; they give you increased energy, stronger immunity, and even stress relief. That being said, herbal tea is one of my favorite ways to detox because it’s a simple, soothing addition to my daily routine, and it’s known to work wonders for the mind, body and soul. Seriously, how good is settling into bed with a cup of hot tea in-hand especially with a slice of raw honeycomb to add a little bit of natural sweetness to my cup. Check out the four easy recipes below, and tell me which DIY immunity boosting tea is calling your name! And if DIY isn’t your thing, check out a few of our favorite teas you can get delivered to your door. Truly, MKR
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In case you didn’t know, apple cider vinegar has an incredible ingredient called the “mother.” Not only will it help your detox, its countless health benefits can help cure even pretty serious ailments, and it can help you feeling better ASAP when you’re feeling under the weather.
When using apple cider vinegar to detox in particular, you have to drink it; this easy detox tea makes it easier to go swallow. Drink this detox tea before meals for maximum benefits.
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR DETOX TEA
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon organic, raw, local honey
1 teaspoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 cup hot water
Directions:
Boil the water and allow it to cool off a bit before adding the other ingredients.
Mix in the apple cider vinegar and the raw honey.
Add roughly a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Here’s a play on an excellent detox recipe that’s been popular for years now; a simple mixture of water, dandelion root tea and cranberry juice. (Be sure to find the cranberry juice with NO sugar added.) You won’t need to boil the ingredients, instead just mix them together and drink on a daily basis (one pitcher every seven days) to eliminate water weight.
DANDELION ROOT DETOX TEA/WATER
Ingredients:
60 oz. distilled water
1 dandelion root tea bag
1 tablespoon pure cranberry juice
Directions: Mix the water, cranberry juice and lemon juice together.
Add the dandelion root tea bag after.
The MVP of natural detoxing is definitely green tea. Green tea doesn’t detox toxins all on its own (your body has a pretty good system to do that), but it is packed with the natural polyphenols that support the body when it’s detoxin’. Polyphenols have a direct impact on your liver (the body’s major detox organ), and they’re antioxidants that fight free radicals.
This detox tea is incredibly easy to mix up; simply add honey and lemon to your steeping green tea.
GREEN TEA DETOX
Ingredients:
1 slice lemon
1 green tea bag
1 teaspoon honey
8-10 oz. water
Directions:
Brew the green tea bag in the 8 to 10 fluid ounces of water.
Add the lemon slice and honey.
Cerasee leaves are grown in Jamaica, and known to be an excellent herb for your blood and has many overall health benefits. It has a bitter flavor and aroma, but it is an excellent source of calcium, iron, carotene, phosphorous, vitamin C and vitamin A.
The tea is known to protect your body from cold and flu symptoms, as well as headaches, stomach pains, fever and abdominal pain (including menstrual cramps). The leaves work to eliminate toxins, treat parasitic worms, liver conditions, skin problems and give constipation relief.
CERASEE DETOX TEA
Ingredients: Cerasee leaves with vines (or cerasee tea)
Ginger
Water
Raw honey
Directions Boil the cerasee leaves and ginger in water. If you don’t have the leaves, boil water for the cerasee tea bags to steep, adding ginger once boiling.
Add honey and enjoy.
Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day like this traditional one-pot meal. It’s perfect in a cozy-comforting-savory-tender way. And I actually just learned that this beloved dish is actually rarely eaten in Ireland! But it sure makes one heck of a St. Patty’s Day dinner.
I didn’t do anything fancy with mine, but I have found that I’m particular on a few specifics when cooking it at home. I always throw it all into my slow cooker, and I always, always cook it low-and-slow for up to eight hours. You can, of course, cook it on high for four hours, but you’ll have a chewier bite than if you take the slow route, believe me. I like mine to practically fall off the fork! And the beauty with corned beef is that it comes pre-seasoned, so you don’t have to fuss with any kind of marinating or additional spices while you’re preparing it to cook. Find the full recipe below, and tell me – will you be slow cookin’ some corned beef and cabbage next week?! Truly, MKR
P.S. A nice little suggestion for your leftovers the next day: get some white bread, and make some cold corned beef sandwiches for lunch! My mouth is drooling just thinking about it. You can plate it traditionally (as shown above) or shred it like your typical brisket sandwich. xo
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Fill crockpot with corned beef (fat side up), potatoes, onion, & carrots. Add water so it comes up to the bottom quarter of the beef. Top with one bottle of beer.
Cover and cook the corned beef on low for 8-10 hours. (You can cook it on high for 4 hours, but I swear the meat tastes the best with my low-and-slow method!)
During the last 30 minutes of cooking, add cabbage.*
Slice into preferred cuts, add grainy mustard, fresh parsley and thyme to serve.
Notes
*You can also cook the cabbage separately by boiling it in water for 20 minutes if there isn't enough room in the Crock Pot.
By Mandy Kellogg Rye @ Waiting on Martha
Welcome by Waiting on Martha https://waitingonmartha.com/
Back in September Square reached out to me and asked if I would share the ups, downs and in-betweens of my entrepreneurial journey for their Self Made campaign. I love to talk about all things business so of course replied with a resounding “yes!” Like all brand campaigns we scheduled our kick off call and began going through the ins and outs of what they were hoping to share together. As the conversation went on, it began to grow. And before I knew it I was making a long time dream of mine come true with the help of the Square Online Store team.
That dream was that I was finally going to launch was my small business consulting agency. I had already been hosting all-day social media classes across the US for small business owners, but I hadn’t taken the plunge into making it an actual full blown business yet. But with the cheerleading and support of the Square team I’m thrilled to say on this Small Business Saturday, my ninth Small Business Saturday as a Small Business owner, Welcome Media Co. is officially open for business!
First things first, Welcome Media Co. is a consulting agency focused on education, brand strategy & social media management for small businesses in the retail & design space. We’re here to help small businesses not only survive in this ever changing landscape, but THRIVE! As I said above, I was already doing this on a smaller scale so now the question was how do I make this a full blown business.
The answer, creating a digital space that small businesses would be able to consume digital resources such as legal contracts, education, and resource guides, sign up for courses and classes, and learn more about our services such as branding audits, customer experience, and complete social media management and consulting. This digital space is where Square comes in.
I have launched a lot of websites before, however none of them were with Square so the entire process was new to me. But new it did not feel. In fact, from start to finish it was one of the easiest, and most seamless processes I’ve ever had.
Square’s customer service was above and beyond so we always had someone there and ready to help if needed, but we rarely did. My team and I were able to drag, drop, upload, and link practically everything on our own. We were also able to use all our own colors, upload our company wide logos, and link to all of our other businesses, email and social accounts which was key for us.
And along with the completely low-stress, easy process Square is really committed to listening to small business owners like myself and growing their platform. I can’t wait to share what NEW capabilities will be rolling out in January!
So that’s it friends. The next, and dare I say final phase (probably not, but we’ll say final phase), of Waiting On Martha is here. My hope is that through Welcome Media Co.’s website and services we provide we’ll be able to help small businesses not only survive this ever changing landscape, but THRIVE! Thank you to all that have supported me and continue to support me on this journey, and Happy Small Business Saturday Friends! xo, MKR
Photography: Rustic White Interiors | This post was sponsored by Square a product and brand I love and adore. All opinions and images are 100% my own.
