How to make a health-promoting Citrus Peel drink

(Updated: November, 2024)

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 teabags because it makes it easier to eat the lemon peel later.

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.

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

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, then defrost a lemon (the freezing, which is optional, bursts the cells, releasing the lovely ingredients), then slice it up, and put in a jug or large 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 remaining optional ingredients, such as Fulvic Boost and Blackcurrant.

7. Drink a few cups of this liquid throughout the day. I add it 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. (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.

Do this about once a week, where you prepare the drink, then consume it all, including eating some of the peel, over 2–4 days. Then make up a fresh batch.

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, and that is because there is no money for Big Pharma and Big Medicine in telling a person to grow a lemon tree, or to get a few from their neighbour!

Conclusion:

And there you have it — a concoction so potent, Big Pharma does not want you to know about it. By using this simple, but powerful citrus drink every day, you will be detoxifying well and showing off the natural beauty 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, munch on that peel, and give a toast to nature's pharmacy. Your body (and your wallet) will thank you, even if the pharmaceutical giants will not.