This delicious and refreshing drink is made with only 3 ingredients and no fuss at all! Thanks to the medicinal properties of ginger, raw honey, and apple cider vinegar it’s the perfect tonic and soothing drink and can help fight off cold symptoms and stomach discomfort. Let’s learn how to make it!
A tonic and soothing drink that tastes delicious
Especially as the colder season approaches, I often feel the need to sip something different than just water throughout the day. This becomes a real need when I catch a cold or I’m not feeling at my best. A warm cup of homemade bone broth can do the trick, but sometimes I just crave something different.
A comforting cup of sweet hot coffee with extra cream is certainly warming and rewarding and can give a sense of energy, but is not always the healthiest choice and certainly not something you should be sipping all day long. Excess caffeine and sugars, in fact, can lead to irritability, insomnia, nausea and stomach discomfort, and fatigue. Quite the opposite of how we want to feel!
A healthy caffeine-free, low-sugar warm or cold beverage made with natural ingredients with beneficial properties can be a great alternative to simple water to keep you hydrated and energized throughout the day.
Thanks to the minerals and vitamins in ginger, apple cider vinegar, and raw honey, this tonic drink has reinvigorating properties that can boost your energy. But this is not the only advantage! This natural and easy-to-make drink can also soothe cold symptoms such as congestion, sore throats, and coughs, and is great to improve digestion and soothe minor stomach discomfort.
But let’s see more in detail why these simple ingredients are so good for you!
Properties and benefits of ginger
Ginger root has good amounts of vitamin C and folate, as well as magnesium and potassium. Thanks to the high content of gingerol, ginger also has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties.
Ginger can help fight nausea, upset stomach and indigestion, help with muscle and menstrual pain, soothe the symptoms of colds and flu, and fight infections like bronchitis and gingivitis.
Properties and benefits of apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is fermented apple juice and is high in vitamins (Bs, C, folic acid), minerals (manganese, iron, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium), enzymes, and probiotics (when raw and unfiltered), that give it antioxidant, antiseptic, and tonic properties.
Apple cider vinegar can help increase energy and stabilize the mood, control blood sugars, relieve the symptoms of seasonal viruses such as congestion, sore throats, and cough, improve digestion and reduce bloating and indigestion.
Note: buy (or make) organic, raw, and unfiltered apple cider vinegar that contains the mother of the vinegar (the probiotic yeast) for best results
Properties and benefits of raw honey
Raw (unpasteurized) honey is a good source of vitamins (niacin, riboflavin), minerals (calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, zinc), amino acids, enzymes, phytonutrients, and prebiotics. Raw honey has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal properties.
Raw honey can help prevent and heal respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses and can soothe sore throats, coughs, and symptoms associated with Helicobacter pylori.
Ingredients for this tonic, soothing drink
For the ginger and honey brew
- 2 cups of water
- 60 grams of fresh ginger root
- 2 tablespoons of raw honey
For the drink
- 5 to 8 tablespoons of ginger and honey brew
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar
- 500 ml of water
How to make this tonic, soothing drink
How to make the ginger and honey brew
- Peel the fresh ginger root and cut it into slices
- Place the ginger and water in a pot and bring it to boil. Let it boil over medium-low heat for 15 minutes
- Pour the water and ginger slices into a 500-ml (16-oz) mason jar and add the raw honey, stirring with a spoon until dissolved
- Use the ginger and honey brew to make your tonic drink, and store the remaining in the refrigerator for up to 4 days
How to make the drink
- Add 5 to 8 tablespoons of the ginger and honey brew and 1 or 2 tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar to a 500-ml (16-oz) mason jar or glass. Top up with cold or warm (not hot) water and enjoy
Notes
For the most benefits, use raw honey preferably from a local source, and organic, raw, and unfiltered apple cider vinegar with the mother in it. Use filtered or well water, never treated tap water.
To preserve all the properties of raw honey and raw apple cider vinegar, do not use hot water to make this drink.
Adjust the drink to your personal taste by adding more or less ginger and honey brew and apple cider vinegar.
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Easy Tonic and Soothing Drink with Ginger, Honey, and Apple Cider Vinegar
Ingredients
For the ginger and honey brew
- 2 cups water
- 60 grams fresh ginger root
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
For the drink
- 5 to 8 tablespoons of ginger and honey brew
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar
- 500 ml of water
Instructions
How to make the ginger and honey brew
- Peel the fresh ginger root and cut it into slices
- Place the ginger and water in a pot and bring it to boil. Let it boil over medium-low heat for 15 minutes
- Pour the water and ginger slices into a 500-ml (16-oz) mason jar and add the raw honey, stirring with a spoon until dissolved
- Use the ginger and honey brew to make your tonic drink, and store the remaining in the refrigerator for up to 4 days
How to make the drink
- Add 5 to 8 tablespoons of the ginger and honey brew and 1 or 2 tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar to a 500-ml (16-oz) mason jar or glass. Top up with cold or warm (not hot) water and enjoy
Such a simple, but powerful mixture of natural goodness!