Choco-Immuno Elixir
Choose one of the following tea recipes below. To create the hot tea base, bring the tea ingredients to just below a boil in 1.5 quarts (1.5 liters) of spring water, then turn off heat and allow to steep covered in the pot for 5 minutes.
Tea Recipe 1:
1 handful goji berries
5 T pau d’arco (antifungal superherb from the Amazon)
2 T cat’s claw (antiviral superherb from the Amazon)
1 whole vanilla bean, sliced into small pieces
Tea Recipe 2:
1 t <chanca piedra>
1 t pau d’arco
1 t <chuchuhuasi> (kidney-adrenal-lower back healing superherb)
1/2 t cat’s claw
Add the strained contents of the hot tea base (above) to a blender already containing:
1 handful goji berries
2 T maca and/or red maca
1 T cacao nibs
1 T cacao powder
1 t mesquite powder
1 T <coconut oil>
3 T <raw honey> (or yacon or agave syrup)
1 t cinnamon powder
1 t ginger powder
1 T Sun Warrior protein powder (or hempseed powder)
contents of 2-4 capsules of powdered medicinal mushroom blend
1 pinch cayenne pepper (to taste)
1 t camu camu powder
2-3 drops of orange essential oil or 1/4 t fresh grated orange zest
1 pinch Celtic sea salt or Himalayan salt
Blend until completely creamy and frothy. Enjoy the total-body feel-good experience on your own or with loved ones.
Serves five.
Adapted from Superfoods by David Wolfe.