Immune System Boosting Tea

I recently read an interesting quote.  "The flu is not a season!  It's an inability to adapt due to decreased sun exposure and water intake combined with increased sugar intake and stress!"  The best way to deal with "flu season" is to take build up your immune system.  How, you ask?  Get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water, eat healthy food, and exercise.  In my experience, it's really difficult to do all of these things in once day, or for an entire week.  Life gets in the way.  One thing I do religiously is drink tea.  I love to start my day with a cup of green tea, so lately I've been adding some extra ingreds to give my tea more immunity boosting power!

How do you get a job writing inspirational quotes on the tags of tea bags?  Talk about a dream job!

I start with one clove of crushed garlic which I put into the mug while I wait for my water to boil.  After I've added the hot water and the green tea, I add the juice of a quarter of a lemon, about a teaspoon of turmeric, and half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper.  

 It sort of tastes like an earthy soup.  Weird, I know.  But undeniably warm and comforting.  Seriously, you will become healthier just by reading the list of ingredients....  green tea, water, lemon juice, garlic, turmeric, cayenne pepper....  Mmmmm....

This is the first holiday season ever that I'm not traveling and I am hosting as well!  Staying in town is great, and there's not much work to be done so that gives me plenty of time to goof off.  I met some girlfriends this morning for brunch where I consumed too much sugar (in the form of champagne) so I will be drinking my flu-prevention tea tonight.  And tomorrow morning.  Stay healthy my friends!