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.

Slice up some citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, grapefruit etc) and put it all in a large jug together with all or any of the following:

ginger root cut up

chopped garlic

whiskey (or whatever your favourite tipple may be)

a generous gob of honey

You could also add herbs and spices, as the fancy takes you, and then pour boiling water over the lot, brew as a tea, and drink as much as you can as hot as you can manage until you feel better. You can top up the pot with fresh boiling water until the ingredients are exhausted, and then you need to chop up a few more ingredients and start again!

This wonderful elixir will really pick you up whenever you feel unwell. I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Wonderful Garlic

Of all the culinary items that’s best for a detox, garlic comes top of the list. It cleanses the gastro-intestinal system, sterilizing it and creating a harmonious environment throughout. It has a cooling and cleansing action and is very soothing. It removes harmful globs of cholesterols and fats and cleanses the liver, encouraging it to health. It settles other secondary organs of the digestive system. Garlic is also good for the cardiovascular system, cleansing the arteries, improving the health of the skin, the balance of the mind and one’s overall health.

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.

Some of you may be concerned about the strong aroma of garlic coming off your body after you’ve eaten it. If this is what happens, then this just goes to show how much you needed to be detoxified! This is actually an indicator of how much you needed the garlic to help you detoxify. Just keep at it. Eat a clove each day and you will find that over time the smell goes away. This will prove to you how effective it is in ridding your body of toxins and dissolving all those nasty cholesterol and fatty deposits!