How to make a health-promoting Citrus Peel drink

(Updated: July, 2025)

Lemons - the health-promoting super-food!

A simple citrus drink recipe for supporting immune health and detoxification

Ingredients

1. One lemon, preferably organic (most people can find a lemon tree nearby).

2. Dandelion and milk thistle (Healtheries "Detox Teabags" will do the job) I prefer tea bags because it makes it easier to eat the lemon peel later (optional to eat, of course).

3. Lemon and ginger (Healtheries again)

4. Green tea (these should all be available in most supermarkets or organic stores, either as loose-leaf or teabags).

5. Turmeric powder. A pinch or more - to taste.

6. A teaspoon of honey — preferably Manuka honey). It gives the drink a delicious sweet-sour taste!

   
   

All ingredients, other than the lemon, are optional. You can even add a sprig of herbs such as mint from your garden, if you like.

Just how much of each ingredient you add is completely up to you, and it may depend on the size of your container. But, as a rule, keep it quite dilute, so there is a mild, rather than strong flavour. You can make a concentrated solution, then dilute it accordingly, as you drink it.

Optional extras to be added after brewing:

1. NZ Blackcurrant (1–2 rounded teaspoons per day). (You could mix several teaspoons into the water when preparing the jug of ingredients). This is a rich natural source of quercetin and vitamins C and other beneficial nutrients).

2. Fulvic Boost (add enough for consumption of 10–20 mls per day of fulvic acid).
   

Directions

1. Freeze a lemon, then let it defrost. The freezing, which is optional, breaks the cells, releasing the delicious ingredients. Cut it up, and put it in a jug or big teapot.

2. Add one or two of each of the detox herbs to the jug. These herbs help the detoxification process.

3. Add any optional ingredients.

4. Fill the pot to the top with boiling water.

5. Leave it to soak overnight so that the herbs and defrosted lemon skins can infuse the water with their health-promoting oils and other goodness.

6. Add the other ingredients you want, like Fulvic Boost and Blackcurrant. Mix the blackcurrant in some warm water, stir it well to remove any clumps, then add it to the pot/jug.

7. Drink a few cups of this liquid throughout the day. I add it, diluted, to my drink bottle when exercising. It is refreshing to drink when hot and thirsty.

8. Eat a slice or two of the mushy lemon peel now and then, if you like (Soaking the slices for a day or two removes some bitterness).

It is best to freeze the lemon (you can store a season's worth this way), defrost it, then slice it up. The freezing breaks the cells of the hard peel, releasing the wonderful nutrients contained within.

How Often?

Make up a pot about once a week, then consume it all, including eating some of the peel, over the following 2–4 days. Then make up a fresh batch beginning the next week. Got the idea?

Tooth Enamel

This drink is a little acidic, so please do not sip it as it could erode tooth enamel. Guzzle down a few times a day. Or, swill a little baking soda or milk around the mouth to neutralise the acidity.

Enamel can and does remineralise if given the right environment. Brush your teeth twice a day. Use an alkalising toothpaste, such as one with baking soda in it. Make sure your diet includes calcium and other minerals so that there is plenty of calcium and other minerals in your saliva, even when sleeping. To be sure your nutrient and mineral status is within healthy ranges and balanced, purchase the HTMA test.

Read about some of the astonishing health benefits of citrus peel here. Why are you not being told about this cheap universal health measure? Why isn't this delicious drink served to every hospital patient? Why is it not served to the elderly in the rest homes? In the end, we know why. Big Pharma and Big Medicine don't make money by telling people to grow lemon trees or getting them from their neighbours.

Conclusion:

And there you have it — a concoction so powerful, Big Pharma does not want you to know about it. By using this simple, but powerful citrus detox drink, you will be detoxifying well and showing off the natural, abundant beauty and health that your local lemon tree can offer.

Remember, in the world of health, sometimes the simplest solutions are the most revolutionary — and the most overlooked. So, drink up, and give a toast to nature's pharmacy. Your body (and your wallet) will thank you, even if the pharmaceutical giants will not.