I love golden milk as a recovery drink or as an immune system booster! It’s warm, creamy, a little spicy and a little sweet, with tons of anti-inflammatory benefits! While turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries the original days of this golden milk are quite humble. This yellow milk was simply steamed milk with turmeric! Nowadays we can run to the store or trusty Amazon to order pre-made high quality mixes that include anything from ginger, to cardamom, dates, vanilla, ashwaganda, and black pepper.
My favorite mix is The Republic of Tea’s organic single sips Turmeric and Gaia's Golden Milk blend. They each contain black pepper which is a special ingredient here. Pairing black pepper with turmeric helps make it more bio-available to your system. This means you'll be able to absorb more of turmeric's benefits when paired with black pepper! I mix these with Bulletproof Brain Octane MCT Oil, collagen peptides, unsweetened vanilla cashew milk, and honey if it's nighttime!
The MCT Oil combined with the honey allows the brain to access these nutrients more quickly. This is important if you're trying to avoid insulin spikes but still want the benefits of some good 'ol glucose at night to help you sleep better. This is a life saver for those starting off on lower carbohydrate or ketogenic diets! Raw honey is a wonderful natural way to improve your sleep quality.
When you do drink golden milk be sure to check the ingredients. If it contains black pepper remember that is a bonus as it helps the turmeric be more bioavailable as mentioned above. Bypassing the liver can sometimes be helpful but keep that in mind so you don’t consume other foods with high levels of toxicity around that. Like… your fast food drive thru or non-organic foods from the ‘dirty dozen’ and then think you’re balancing it out with a healthy recovery drink! While you’re giving turmeric an extra ticket for the show your don’t want any extra unwanted guests to get a free pass too! 🎟🎟
