The juice that comes from pureed apples? That’s what apple cider is made of. In fact, apple cider vinegar is fermented apple cider, so you can probably already guess that it’s

a drink that has all sorts of health benefits. The phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoids all play a role in lowering the risk of heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Apple cider

can protect your immune system from free radicals in the environment too. For a homemade recipe, click here.

If you love having a cup of tea in the mornings, how about some lemon ginger? The Vitamin C from the lemon will help to protect your system during cold

and flu season. The ginger is great for treating nausea. Ginger also helps to keep blood sugar levels balanced; that way you can better fight cravings for sweets and carbs.

Lemon ginger tea contains antioxidants and vitamins that help to keep your hair and skin healthy too.

A great coffee alternative is warm molasses. Just boil a cup of water and put a couple of tablespoons of molasses in it. If you’re someone who is (borderline) anemic,

it will provide you with a good amount of iron. Molasses are also packed with magnesium, copper, potassium and Vitamin B6. The polyphenols in them can help to keep your

weight in check, and the manganese in them will help to support your sex hormones to remain balanced. 

Chai tea deserves its own article. The ingredients in it are mind-blowing! There are so many, we can only mention a few. It has black tea in it, which helps

to regulate your cortisol (stress hormone) levels. Cinnamon that helps to control your blood sugar levels. Fennel that has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Cloves that contain antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral

properties and aid in digestion. Black pepper that is excellent at decreasing inflammation and body fat. Yep, get a box before the fall season ends!

If you take out a piece of turmeric, boil it in a pot of milk for 15-20 minutes, strain the remains and then drink it, you’ll have quite the fall/winter

weather health remedy! Hot turmeric milk purifies the blood, relieves arthritis discomfort and aches and pains, suppresses coughing, soothes menstrual cramps and removes redness from skin. It also breaks down

body fat and contains tryptophan so that you can get a good night’s sleep.

If you’re susceptible to colds during the fall and winter months, store up on some Echinacea! Thanks to the flavonoids, polysaccharides and vitamin C in it, you can cut your

chances of catching a cold by as much as almost 60 percent! Echinacea tea also alleviates pains associated with sore throats, toothaches and stomachaches, and is effective as a gentle

laxative too.

An alternative to chocolate milk is carob. And a healthy one it is! It’s literally an analgesic, anti-allergic, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiviral and antiseptic kind of food. That makes it great

for treating diarrhea (in kids and adults), lowering cholesterol, decreasing the chances of osteoporosis (due to its calcium content), and it also fights the flu and anemia (due to its

Vitamin E content). For a delicious hot carob recipe, click here.