Morning Elixirs

Tests showed that coffee is not so good at all for your body.

Its true that it's the second most used product in the world after oil, but it has been proven that the effect is not the one that everybody thinks.

First, when you wake up in the morning, your body functions are slow after the sleep and putting caffeine in your body is gonna jump start them for little period of time and the side effect will be that you need more coffee. So I would recommend another 'morning fuel' for your body health also, not only for your taste. Coffee tastes great, I love it, but the effect of it does not even compare to the effect of other drinks like fruit juice, teas and even water.

In the morning your body is in need for reinvigoration, and the only way you can have that is by eliminating toxins accumulated during night ( due to digestion).

So here is a list of drinks you can have in the morning which do not necessarily exclude coffee, just have it later, at lunch for example.

In order of cleansing quality. The lower on the list the more cleansing ability:

1.) Warming teas:
ex. ginger, fenugreek, cinnamon, star anise, fennel, spearmint

2.) Vegetable broth:
ex. cabbage, parsley

3.) Micro-algae drink:
ex. spirulina or chlorella

4.) Water:
plain or with sqeezed lemon

5.) Vegetable juice:
ex. carrot, celery

6.) Fruit juice:
ex. apple, prune, grape, orange

7.) Barley/wheat-grass juice:
ex. freshly extracted, or from commercial powders

8.) Wild micro-algae drink:
freeze-dried wild blue-green micro-alga

9.) Root teas:
ex. burdock, dandelion, chicory

10.) Flower teas:
ex. chamomile, red clover blossoms, orange blossoms

This list is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine and takes into account the warming and cooling qualities of each drink. It’s recommended to only drink an elixir that is room temperature or warmer. That way your morning detox will jump start your metabolism rather than shock it with cold.

Common black and green tea also are incredibly beneficial to ones health, but are not included on the list because of their caffeine content. These teas are great for a little later in the morning. Not when first waking up.

Another tea that I adore is “kukicha” or “bancha twig tea,” made from the branches of certain tea plants. It’s the mildest tea with the least caffeine and most minerals. A perfect tea for any time of day.