I want to share this amazing elixir with all of you. It has been a standby throughout my life whenever I’ve come down with colds or flus. The recipe was handed down from my mother.

Cut up some oranges, mandarins, satsumas, lemons, grapefruit or any other citrus fruit you like. Transfer it all to a big jug and add any or all of the following ingredients:

ginger root cut up

garlic chopped

whisky (or whatever other alcoholic drink you like)

a big lump of honey

If you like you could add herbs and spices of your choice. Then pour boiling water over it all and brew like tea. Then drink as much as you can and as hot as you can take until you feel better. The pot can be topped up with fresh boiling water until it becomes too diluted to drink. You can then chop up some more ingredients and start the process again!

This cold and flu recipe acts like magic. I highly recommend it.

The Magic of Garlic

This herb is the number one item on my list of the finest foods for detoxification. Garlic is a great cleanser and sterilizer of the digestive tract, creating a harmonious environment within it. It’s cleansing, cooling and soothing. Nasty fats and cholesterol deposits are removed, the liver is cleaned and encouraged to health and settles the other digestive organs. Garlic also cleans out the arteries, improves the skin, one’s overall health and balance of the mind.

A good recommendation is to eat one clove at least every day.It is best not to cook it and its benefits get destroyed and don’t fry it with onions either. Garlic can be added to food once it has been cooked. In this way you will enjoy its full health benefits.

For those of you worried about the pungent aroma coming off your skin when you eat garlic, well this just proves how much you need to detox! Indeed it is the indicator of how much you need to detox. Keep at it, a clove a day and you will notice how quickly this smell disappears, proving quite nicely how effective garlic is in detoxing your body and dissolving all those unwanted fats and cholesterols!