Master Tonic: 6 Everyday Ingredients to Kick that Cold!
While prevention is the best medicine, if a cold or flu virus does manage to slip past your defenses, Master Tonic is a close second. Here is a simple concoction of nature’s finest antimicrobial and antioxidant ingredients you can make right at home.
Master Tonic
This immune boosting health elixir should be taken several times daily at the first sign of sickness. A simple recipe of raw apple cider vinegar, fresh garlic, onion, ginger, horseradish and hot peppers, Master Tonic is an antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiparasitic tincture sure to put a fire in your belly. After peeling the garlic, onion, horseradish and ginger, mince with hot pepper and add to vinegar, or pulverize in a blender. The ratios are discretionary; just add enough vinegar to keep it runny. You can take it immediately at the first sign of a sniffle, but letting it sit for a few weeks only increases its potency. Strain if you prefer it a little more palatable after it’s had time to cure – pun intended.
So why is Master Tonic so potent and powerful?
Apple Cider Vinegar
Raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar possesses probiotic, antioxidant and astringent properties. The chief compound in ACV, acetic acid, can target bacteria and kills or blocks them from multiplying and reaching levels that cause illness. As a natural preservative, ACV “pickles” the other fresh ingredients of Master Tonic instead of allowing them to rot, eliminating the need for refrigeration.
Garlic
Allicin is released when you cut, chop, crush, or chew raw garlic. This potent chemical compound encourages white blood cell activity, targeting common cold and flu viruses; like human rhinovirus.
Onions
Raw onions contain quercetin, an antioxidant and immune boosting nutrient that breaks up head and chest congestion. The pungent flavor increases blood circulation and can help you sweat out a cold or flu. Like garlic, raw onions also contain allicin.
Ginger
Ginger is a well known cold remedy and used widely as a tea to soothe sore throats and help reduce down time during a cold. Ginger is also an expectorant, encouraging coughing to remove mucus and other material from the lungs, and reduces fever. Ginger’s spicy kick comes from the compounds shagaol and gingerol, stimulating blood circulation and oxygenation, and opening clogged sinuses.
Horseradish Root
Another pungent plant, fresh horseradish root increases blood circulation and body temperature to promote waste and toxin removal through increased sweat and urination. Also an antibacterial expectorant, horseradish root encourages coughing, removing mucus from the lungs while preventing sinus infections during illness.
Hot Peppers
The capsicum in hot peppers helps your body produce white blood cells, supports the lymphatic system, and raises body temperature; cleansing and flushing your cells and tissues. Vitamin C, beta carotene, and bioflavinoids and other antioxidants boost your immediate immune respond, and strengthen your immune and other defense systems in the long run.
Master Tonic
This immune boosting health elixir should be taken several times daily at the first sign of sickness. A simple recipe of raw apple cider vinegar, fresh garlic, onion, ginger, horseradish and hot peppers, Master Tonic is an antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiparasitic tincture sure to put a fire in your belly. After peeling the garlic, onion, horseradish and ginger, mince with hot pepper and add to vinegar, or pulverize in a blender. The ratios are discretionary; just add enough vinegar to keep it runny. You can take it immediately at the first sign of a sniffle, but letting it sit for a few weeks only increases its potency. Strain if you prefer it a little more palatable after it’s had time to cure – pun intended.
So why is Master Tonic so potent and powerful?
Apple Cider Vinegar
Raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar possesses probiotic, antioxidant and astringent properties. The chief compound in ACV, acetic acid, can target bacteria and kills or blocks them from multiplying and reaching levels that cause illness. As a natural preservative, ACV “pickles” the other fresh ingredients of Master Tonic instead of allowing them to rot, eliminating the need for refrigeration.
Garlic
Allicin is released when you cut, chop, crush, or chew raw garlic. This potent chemical compound encourages white blood cell activity, targeting common cold and flu viruses; like human rhinovirus.
Onions
Raw onions contain quercetin, an antioxidant and immune boosting nutrient that breaks up head and chest congestion. The pungent flavor increases blood circulation and can help you sweat out a cold or flu. Like garlic, raw onions also contain allicin.
Ginger
Ginger is a well known cold remedy and used widely as a tea to soothe sore throats and help reduce down time during a cold. Ginger is also an expectorant, encouraging coughing to remove mucus and other material from the lungs, and reduces fever. Ginger’s spicy kick comes from the compounds shagaol and gingerol, stimulating blood circulation and oxygenation, and opening clogged sinuses.
Horseradish Root
Another pungent plant, fresh horseradish root increases blood circulation and body temperature to promote waste and toxin removal through increased sweat and urination. Also an antibacterial expectorant, horseradish root encourages coughing, removing mucus from the lungs while preventing sinus infections during illness.
Hot Peppers
The capsicum in hot peppers helps your body produce white blood cells, supports the lymphatic system, and raises body temperature; cleansing and flushing your cells and tissues. Vitamin C, beta carotene, and bioflavinoids and other antioxidants boost your immediate immune respond, and strengthen your immune and other defense systems in the long run.
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