Garlic contains many vitamins and minerals such as phosphorus, selenium, manganese, and vitamins C and B6 but research attributes many of its benefits to its antioxidant and sulfur-containing compounds, including alliin
Apple Cider Vinegar main benefits come from the two products of its fermentation: natural probiotics in unpasteurized vinegar, which appear in the bacterial culture called the mother, and acetic acid, which gives ACV its sharp flavor. You may have heard that many people drink a shot of pure ACV but that can be to harsh for your esophagus and digestive tract as well as your teeth so we recommend to ether mix it with water or a smoothie. ACV is also delicious to cook with and it’s a good pairing with flavors like mustard, pork, walnuts, rosemary, and ginger.
The flu season favourite, elderberry is known for its antioxidant composition due to phenolic acids, anthocyanins, and the flavonols quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin and vitamin C, too. considering whole elderberries are not always easy to find, syrups from health stores are a good substitute.
Manuka honey comes from the nectar of flowering manuka trees indigenous to New Zealand. The honey is coveted because of its rarity: Bees produce it only during the two to six weeks a year that manuka trees flower. Compounds in manuka honey, in particular methylglyoxal (MGO), have been shown in cell studies to possess antimicrobial and antibacterial activity.
Ginger is not only a popular home remedy for an upset stomach but is also an Ayurvedic medicine for supporting a healthy inflammatory response in the body. It can be had to your recipes, to your smoothies or just has a tea.
Same can be applied to Turmeric, but while using turmeric to support well-being is that the curcumin (its active component) isn’t absorbed well by the body on its own. It’s better absorbed when dissolved in fats (like milk or coconut oil) or in the company of black pepper.