🫖 Food as Medicine: Recovery Tea
Overtrained, beat up from intense workouts, or fighting off a bug? This pot of tea helps calm inflammation, support immunity, and settle your stomach.

One-Pot Recipe (makes 4–5 cups — drink throughout the day):
• Large handful fresh mint leaves (about 15–20 leaves)
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2–3 tsp real honey (add to taste after brewing)
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 3-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced or grated

→ Add everything (except honey & lemon juice) to 1 liter of almost-boiling water.
→ Simmer gently for 8–10 minutes.
→ Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and honey.

Why each ingredient helps recovery:
• Mint → soothes digestion & bloating
• Turmeric + black pepper → strong anti-inflammatory combo (pepper increases absorption dramatically)
• Ginger → reduces nausea, fights inflammation, aids circulation
• Lemon → vitamin C + antioxidants for immune support
• Honey → natural antibacterial, calms sore throat & cough