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Hey guys, I am Talia Chai and welcome to Real Food Live
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Today I am going to be showing you how to make a DIY flu shot
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It's so simple and easy and you can make it any time of year when you feel like something
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is starting to come on and you may be getting a little bit sick
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Alright let's get started. So very simple, very quick. I have some hot water here
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Now let's make sure that the water is hot but not boiling because we are using some
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very sensitive, heat sensitive ingredients and we want to make sure we are preserving
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the nutrients in the ingredients we are using. So I have my hot water
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To this I am going to add minced fresh ginger root. I'm going to add some ground turmeric powder
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Smells amazing by the way. The ginger just smells so warming and fragrant
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Some cayenne pepper. Now just a pinch of cayenne pepper. If you don't like spicy you can add a little bit less
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If you do you can add a little bit more, up to you. A little bit of black pepper which you may think is a little strange but the reason why
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I'm adding the black pepper is because black pepper and turmeric work synergistically together
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and it helps bring out the anti-inflammatory properties in the turmeric. And you don't really taste it anyways
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The cayenne takes over. And then of course some raw honey. Now make sure whenever you're cooking for health that the honey you're using is raw
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or unpasteurized. The reason for that is because honey naturally has really wonderful antibacterial properties
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that soothe and coat your throat so especially when your throat feels dry or itchy you want
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to make sure it's raw so you get all the benefits and the enzymes and they're not being destroyed
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by the heat and the pasteurization. I'm going to give that a little mix
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Mix that until it's nice and combined. Last but not least, lemon juice
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So I'm going to squeeze the juice of about one lemon in
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It's going to be really tart and sour which I love. I love the flavor of lemon, fresh lemon juice
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Keep in mind I really recommend you use a real lemon, not store-bought lemon juice
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It makes a big difference in terms of the nutrients. And lemons are a great source of vitamin C. So not just oranges, actually red peppers
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are a great surprise source of vitamin C. You may not have known that but for this recipe
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we're going to be using lemons. They help to support the liver and they add really nice flavor to this recipe as well
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So mixing that all together. And I would recommend mixing this in something that has a little spout because next we're
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going to pour it up into our shot glasses and it just makes it a little bit easier
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So this is good for about four shots. You just want to pour it into your shot glasses
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If you don't have a shot glass that's okay. Any type of mug will do
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You don't just have to do one shot of this. You can drink the whole thing
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But know that this is very concentrated and potent. So one shot will give you a lot of nutrients
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So you're getting good bang for your buck. And that's it guys. Have a look
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Beautiful orange color. Very very vibrant. So the ginger and the cayenne help to really boost the circulation in your system and they
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warm the body which makes you actually sweat a little bit which is great when you're not
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feeling well because we release a lot of our toxins through our sweat
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So detoxifying, great for the immune system, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, all in one
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little shot. Cheers. Something great to pull out of the pantry when you're not feeling well and enjoy
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I hope you feel better soon. Thanks for watching guys. Mmm.
