This tonic is fantastic all year long but is an especially nice non-alcoholic drink to nourish yourself with around the holidays. Nettles stimulate our lymph, are supportive of immunity and detoxification, our adrenals, help with digestion, allergies, and much more. They are loaded with minerals like potassium, B vitamins, and vitamin K1. They can also help the body assimilate magnesium better. If you tend to be sensitive, start with a shorter steep time, 2-4 hours, and start with 1 cup a day to see how your body responds. Feel free to work up to 2-3 cups a day if you’d like. For maximum benefits steep overnight.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup organic dried nettle leaf (I like to get my herbs from MRH)
1 tablespoon organic dried spearmint or peppermint leaf
1/2 Cup unsweetened organic cranberry juice
2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
2 cups boiled water
Directions:
Boil the water.
Place the nettle and mint into a quart-sized mason jar and add the boiling water over the herbs. Stir to combine, put on the lid, and allow to steep for at least two hours and up to overnight.
Strain the herbs, rinse out the jar, and pour the strained liquid back into the jar. Add the cranberry juice, sweetener, and enough filtered water to fill the jar. Drink up to two cups a day. Enjoy warm, cold, or at room temperature! Feel free to garnish with some fresh, festive herbs.