Another First-Thing-In-The-Morning Drink

1 lg. juicy lemon

1-2t organic honey

1lg. pinch of cayenne pepper

1med. pinch of ground black pepper

2-3 cubes candied ginger - diced

While bringing some fresh cold water to a boil, assemble ingredients.  Juice the lemons and remove the seeds.  Pour this into a BIG mug, ( * my favorite) along with a couple cut pieces of the lemon shell.  Add the remaining ingredients.  Pour hot water over all, stir and let stand, a couple times.  This drink is full of great healing properties.  The lemon, while topically and naturally acidic, turns ALKALINE in your stomach.  We all need a more alkaline diet.  Disease thrives and grows in acid!

The honey has a trace of B Vitamins necessary for out bodies to digest sugars.  LOCAL, organic is wonderful if you have any sort of inhalant allergies, since the bees are gathering the pollen to make their honey from the very plants you may be allergic to!  The principle incorporates the same science as allergy shots.  Small introductions can often bring about reduced sensitivity to those particular allergens.  Cayenne pepper stimulates your body's circulation, reduces acidity, will detoxify your body and lower cholesterol.  The little sprinkle of black pepper more efficiently activates the healing-restorative powers in the cayenne.

Ginger...ahhh, the ginger!  I love the flavor of it.  Many people laud it for it's anti-nausea, stomach-settling properties.  Personally, since it has to pass through the esophagus to reach the stomach, it doesn't always work well for me, and I often get heartburn from it.  Give it a try though, it works well for most people.  If you don't like it in this drink, chop some up and add it to your next stir fry with a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter and minced garlic for a great Thai Chicken Stir Fry.  Hmmm. . .this may be my idea for 'what's for dinner' tonight!  Here's wishing you a Very Healthy, Cleansing start to your day 😉 . . .Lin