This is my morning turmeric shot I have every morning. I make little batch and store in the fridge. This lasts 1 week for 2 people. Turmeric is full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. It has been used for thousands of years - even as medicine.
My personal preference I use a straw to drink my "shot" to prevent yellowing of my teeth and then I rinse with water afterwards. But you can pour your turmeric drink into a shot glass too if you'd like.
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 people for 1 week
Ingredients:
Steps:
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What is a morning dose?
I also use the Turmeric as an antioxidant and quick fix as soon as a friend or family member says they feel a cold coming on. It most certainly works BUT the one most important ingredient needed to make the turmeric potion,as I like to call it,work is missing. You NEED pepper.
Hi tinamriggs - how much pepper is needed? Is it to taste or a specific amount?
I have tried with pepper (cayenne) but my tummy didn't react well. So far I have been being more active and have this turmeric morning shot and my blood test results have been significantly improved back in the normal so I don't know if that's a factor or not.
Do I use Black pepper?
How much.
This recipe for the tumeric shot does not look like it lasts 1 week
I agree. It doesn't seem possible to get that many servings from what is written.
A shot glass is probably about 1.25 to 1.5 oz, so we could round down to 1 oz. The recipe only has 5 Tbsp. of water, so should have a volume of about 6 Tbsp if you include the honey and lemon, or about 1/3 cup. Your shot would be about 2 Tbsp, or about an 1/8 cup. That is only about 3 (1-oz.) shots, if my math is correct.
Do you think you add in more water generally? I don't measure very much unless I'm trying to write up a recipe.
Thanks!
You need to add some oil~i use coconut oil~and pepper so your body can absorb it better.
Turmeric sure is a great herb for the body in so many ways, internally and topically.
When I take Turmeric, I always put black pepper on a spoon, and
I love black pepper, so it's easy to do, but I know everyone may not be loving it like I do to eat it plain, so you might want to eat something that you can put "pepper on" right afterwards. That's what kicks off the bioavailabilty or active effect of the Turmeric in the body.
Tumeric whitens teeth. This is the only surface that turmeric does not stain.
There are so many conflicting comments here. What is the up shot after all this?
Well, this is an opinion site so we may never get a consensus on whether or not to add pepper (curcumin) and/or oil to the dose. Here is an information site from the NIH, a governmental agency who "conduct and support research and provide information about complementary health products and practices."
nccih.nih.gov/
It doesn't say anything terribly concerning and nothing about combinations. Many people do take turmeric supplements that don't include curcumin, although they may have an oil base. I would probably start slow and see how your body reacts, then add in other ingredients. Or talk directly to a doctor, nutritionist or perhaps a naturopath.
Good luck and let us know what you decide and how it works for you.
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