Ginger, honey & lemon tea

I have been a little under the weather.  While won't bore you with the details of my malaise, I can tell you that I don't like antibiotics and only take them if really necessary.  To try to get on the other side of this I've decided to make a cup of healing tea.

Ginger has many benefits and is know to be good for sinus problems, it relieves inflammation in joints, calms upset tummies and eases headaches.   As a cautionary note it can react poorly with some medications so you should check into that if you are taking anything.  

Honey is amazing for soothing sore throats, it's antibacterial and it sweetens the tea.  Lemon also has healing properties and is known to boost the immune system.  Yes, you can buy a lemon, honey and ginger tea bag but nothing is as good as fresh ingredients.  When they are fresh they are more potent.

Get to feeling better ginger, honey & lemon tea:

You'll need:

Fresh ginger
1/2 Lemon
Honey
Water

First you need to peel your ginger.  You can use a vegetable peeler or  a knife.

You'll need 5 or more slices of ginger depending on how strong you want your tea.
Ginger has zing so you may need to get used to the flavour. 

You need to slice it thinly.  It could be thinner than this but I'm sick so give me a break. 

Liquid gold.  I added a big spoonful of honey.  

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon.

Boil your ginger for 10 to 20 minutes.  20 minutes for stronger flavour.

Strain your tea into a mug.

Mix it up and drink it down.

You don't have to be sick to drink it.  It tastes very nice and is as good as a preventative measure as it is a symptom reliever.