An Amazing Cold Remedy

This is my mom's secret cold remedy, its very strong tasting, but if you are sick, and your taste buds aren't working, this is amazing. It's called "Panchon" (5 spices). It will clear you up, help throat pain, a great preventative medicine, and entirely natural, east to make. Just get the ingredients:

What you will need:

Saucepan to cook it in (you can keep it for 2-3 days covered)
Small tea cup / shot glass (enough for 2-3 sips)

Ingredients:

2 inches ginger
2 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
8-10 cloves
12 peppercorn

6 cardamon

2 cups of water




Optional to add at the end directly to cup
1 lemon/lime (squeeze in a dash for taste and vitamin C)
1-2 tablespoon honey (preferably raw and local honey, this will help with cold caused by allergies)

Preparation:
Put the saucepan/ kettle on the stove and start it on medium to low heat.
Add all the spices. Remember to take the skin off and grate the 2  inches of ginger. Add the bay leaves in as is. You may break the cinnamon stick. Crack the cardamon open with the bottom of a mug or something solid and add it in, leave the shells on. Boil it for 20 minutes, you can put the lid on leaving a little gap. After 20 minutes, pour some using a strainer into the small tea cup.

Lastly: 

Squeeze some fresh lemon in to taste, and stir in 1-2 tablespoons honey

It is read. it has a very strong smell and taste; very strong. Be brave and know you will feel better.

So take very small doses (1 -2 sips) every 2- 3 hours. If not save it for the next day!

Love!!!

Breathe!

The Meaning of Bees

The Bee population isn't doing so well lately, and it is now that we realize how much bees mean to us. Withour bees we would have no fruits, veggies or any flora... thus no fauna... Then we, humans, may need to find some other source of food. However as scientists are studying bee pollen can, quote "36 grams of bee pollen a day would supply a human being with every necessary nutrient necessary to sustain life."
Bee Pollen Secrets Website
Honey is an antiseptic, local un-pasteurized honey and bee pollen can help most of us fight against allergies. So although annoying bees actually protect us even more.
In fact, we have so much to learn from bees, their organization, the queen bee... they are truly amazing creatures. Bee pollen is so powerful, even 36 grams can give one a so much energy and a buzz (really)!
Bee stings can be used to reduce ailments (apitherapy).
Apiaries in general has the most fabulous bee products - chap-sticks, soaps, ointments from bee wax alone! This is still the tip of the ice-berg. Will get more Bee facts soon!


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Breathe and let Bee!

My favorite honey store, in Olmsted Falls, Ohio
This is where I get all my Bee products (soaps, balms, honey, pollen etc.)
Goodness in a comb!