I wanted to share one my favorite anti-aging, anti-stress tonic drinks! For those of you that don’t know, I just turned 45 Years young and the above pic was taken literally today. Aside from my raw foods diets and clean lifestyle, I firmly believe in the super of tonics and ancient herbs. One of my all time favorites is a multifunctional “magical grass” from Asia called Gynostemma. ( click on hyperlink)
Gynostemma is considered to be invigorating yet not a stimulant. It is calming, a supreme anti-oxidant,a strong digestive aid and has shown to support normal and healthy hepatic and cardiovascular function.
I choose to buy Gynostemma in a tea form by Dragon Herbs, a company I know and trust! This double action regulating tea is a delicious herbal tea composed of the most powerful tonic herbs in the Orient. Gynostemma has a strong anti-fatigue effect and I religiously drink it daily and ALWAY have it with me when I travel and it completely counter balances jet lag. The main active ingredients in gynostemma are called “gypenoisdes”. These gypenoisdes are responsible for the strong adaptogentic qualities of the tonic herb.. Another big plus of drinking the SPRING DRAGON Tea, is that it naturally coats the stomach lining, helps promote healthy bowels function and is known for it’s “spirit lifting” effect on one’s mood. Here is my spring summer way for drinking my Spring Dragon tea daily!
G-glo Longevity Limeade:
Ingredients:
1 spring dragon tea bag ( brews about 24 oz’s of tea)
3 oz’s of freshly squeezed lime juice
11-12 full sized mint leaves
Liquid Stevia
Instructions:
1. Steep one Spring Dragon tea bag in 3 cups near boiling water for 5 minutes. Let cool to room tempature.
2. remove the stems off the mint leaves. Put them into a blender. Add 5 oz’s of chilled tea into the blender and blend for 20 secs at the highest speed to break up the mint leaves.
3. Add the remaining 16 oz of read, lime juice and stevia to taste and blend for another 20 secs/
4. Serve over ice. Garnish with a branch of mint leaves.
So refreshing and instant stress relief. Advice, the less stress in your life -the less wrinkles!
The end!
xx
Ami
