There was a beautiful sunny day and I was laying down outside enjoying the warmth of the sunshine. With my eyes closed I was dreaming but constantly hearing the noise of flying planes. While there is nothing new here, they are flying all the time, I opened my eyes and for the moment my heart flooded with sadness and frustration once again - mostly we were seeing this in the morning sky, after the night. Now they don't even hide it anymore and spray us right in the middle of the beautiful day...

But I will not give up and not allow them to destroy my joy of the sunny warm days as well as my optimism and trusting my inner power. Rather I will do a detox of my physical body again and again. So I headed off to get fresh local organically grown vegetables for juicing. Hmmm, organically grown must mean all this natures goodness should be growing under an open sky at this time of the year. But with that spray from the sky it could mean it's not so organic anymore... That's why I prefer to have all washed and even considering washing veggies in the water with the splash of good quality organic apple cider vinegar which, as I found info some years ago, may help to remove (or at least to reduce) various chemicals like pesticides and maybe the heavy metals from the plants surface.

And I feel to share here the recipe of one drink that I was having for maybe three years every morning and truly believe in the power of its healing effect on my body. It is called the ultimate morning tonic and it has an immune boosting and detoxifying effect as it is packed with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. I make it a warm drink but it may be cold as well.

For one cup of this magical drink I use 1 tsp (teaspoon) of turmeric powder (or can be grated fresh turmeric root), 1 tsp of ginger powder (or grated fresh ginger), a pinch of cinnamon, a pinch of cayenne pepper, juice of about 1/4 of lemon (or to taste), about 2 tsp to 1 tbsp (tablespoon) of organic apple cider vinegar (ACV) (or to taste), sweetener - I use maple syrup or coconut sugar, but other favourite sweetener, like honey for non-vegans, would work as well. I mix this all goodness till it becomes paste-like and add a warm water.

Then sit down and calmly enjoy it as a very first drink in the morning before any meals. I must say - it has a quite strong taste but anyone can amend it to their own pleasure by adding more water, for example. I personally like it strong, quite sharp because of cayenne pepper and ACV, it not only opens eyes in the morning but also greatly helps to stimulate the digestive system (ginger), has the anti-inflammatory properties (turmeric), cleansing properties (cayenne pepper). Also, lemon juice and ACV help to naturally decongest any mucus buildup and may be killing bacteria, balancing body's ph and it all helps to strengthen the immune system. I also believe it has strong detoxifying properties.

Let's keep the clear sky of our consciousness and the soulful lightness in the air! I wish everyone many beautiful days with no frustration, spiritual warriors, and would like to hear how you are doing if your body (physical or emotional or even mental) needs a detox.

Much love

Asya