Tuesday, November 12, 2019

DIY Elderberry Syrup


In the winter months our family likes to add elderberry syrup to our daily regimen. It's a fantastic way to boost to immune system because let's face it; there are a lot of germs and illnesses floating around. Now matter how healthy you eat, we don't get as much natural vitamin D in the winter months here in the Midwest especially, and a little boost never hurts.

Most years I have purchased our syrup online or from a local natural foods store, but it's not exactly cheap. Plus I'm always leery about the added sugars in some brands and prefer not to have that included. Bad bacteria in our guts feed off of the sugar and it sets you up for getting sick, so I'd just rather eliminate cane sugar as much as possible especially during the winter.


If you can get your hands on dried elderberries, I've found that it's actually really cost effective to just make your own. I found mine at our local Natural Grocers, but you can also find them on Amazon if you don't have anywhere local to find them. I promise, if you just give yourself 90 minutes at most on a weekend or whenever you have the extra time; it will be worth your while.

Let me explain a little bit about why I think you should be adding a dose of elderberry syrup daily:

  • Not only does it boost the immune system, but it can help shorten the duration of a cold. Studies have shown that a cold can be reduced by up to two days with the use of elderberry, as well as the symptoms seem to be less severe.
  • It has also been shown to reduce inflammation, due to its high vitamin A and C content, along with anthocyanin (antioxidant).  You may also see some relief in allergies while using elderberry as well.
  • Can help with constipation
  • Promotes healthy skin because of the high Vitamin A and antioxidant content
  • May improve cardiovascular health, along with high blood pressure

Hopefully by now I've convinced you to at least try it out. We're early enough into the season, try an experiment and see if adding a little elderberry helps keep the bugs at bay this winter. If you're really up for the challenge, I encourage you to try making your own at home. You will need a sweetener when making this, and I prefer to use a good source of local honey. Yes honey is sugar, but when it's locally sourced it has so many wonderful benefits as well for our bodies. 

I can't wait for you to try this, be sure to let me know how it goes!



DIY Elderberry Syrup

Ingredients:
3/4 cup dried elderberries
3 cups water
1/2 cup good quality honey

Directions:
Place dried elderberries and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil on the stove.  Once the mixture comes to boil, reduce heat to a steady simmer and let cook for 1 hour. Mixture will be reduced by about half. 

Remove from heat and let cool for several minutes. 

Strain syrup into a bowl, pressing the juice out of the berries using the back of a wooden spoon. This will help to get all of the nutrients out of the berries. Discard the berries.

Mix in honey until well dissolved and transfer to jars. The mixture will not be a thick syrup, but that's okay. You can mix in 1/4 cup more honey or so to thicken if you'd like. 

Store elderberry syrup in the fridge for up to 3 months. Makes about 10 ounces. 

For use: children take 1 teaspoon daily, adults 1 tablespoon. If you have a cold or the flu; you can double your dose for extra benefits.

17 comments:

  1. I just got to this amazing site not long ago. I was actually captured with the piece of resources you have got here. Big thumbs up for making such wonderful blog page! buy hydromet syrup online

    ReplyDelete
  2. Walking frames help many people retain their mobility and independence. Walking frames are typically lightweight and easy to move for those who do not have strength. If you want to order it online you can visit our site now. Best walking frame

    ReplyDelete
  3. Dazzling post. I Have Been examining about this issue. So a commitment of thankfulness is all together to post. Totally cool post. It 's incredibly exceptionally OK and Useful post.Thanks. best yoga accessories

    ReplyDelete
  4. Great to be here in your article or post, whatever, I figure I ought to likewise buckle down for my own site like I see some great and refreshed working in your site.
    aptop price in bd

    ReplyDelete
  5. I am continually amazed by the amount of information available on this subject.What you presented was well researched and well worded in order to get your stand on this across to all your readers. sa gaming

    ReplyDelete
  6. Excellent post. I was reviewing this blog continuously, and I am impressed! Extremely helpful information especially this page. Thank you and good luck. yoga bell bottoms

    ReplyDelete
  7. Excellent! Amazing! I’ll bookmark your blog and take the feeds also. I’m happy to find so many useful info here in the post, we need work out more techniques in this regard, thanks for sharing. best stone bracelets

    ReplyDelete
  8. We believe that all gentlemen in New York (NY/NYC) deserve to be pampered. Being a popular Asian escorts agency in New York, we know what you exactly want.
    We make Asian escort services accessible at your residences, hotels or our escort girls can accompany you to attend any type of social or private events. If you have
    special requirements with regards to dressing and pleasure goals, please do not hesitate to ask the same with our representatives before making the nal booking.
    Our services are available 24/7. We guarantee your satisfaction with our top of the line NY escort service! Be sure to contact us today to schedule a fun and lovely
    GFE adventure with the most desired NYC Asian Escorts

    ReplyDelete
  9. Wow! Such an amazing and helpful post this is. I really really love it. It's so good and so awesome. I am just amazed. I hope that you continue to do your work like this in the future also. Männergesundheit Blog

    ReplyDelete
  10. Great to be here in your article or post, whatever, I figure I ought to likewise buckle down for my own site like I see some great and refreshed working in your site. denturist

    ReplyDelete
  11. I am in love with the service of this agency. scammer for couples Reviews by Donald I and my better half were having frequent issues last month. We were not able to figure out the exact reasons. Little bit confused, suddenly a thrilling idea came to my mind. I hired couples scammer service from this agency and given a surprise to my darling. We four enjoyed a lot that night and it brought happiness back in our lives. Review for Hannah With the complete attention to my needs, the Asian girlfriend experience by Hannah was adhered to all my desires. It was just like having a romantic relationship with my girlfriend and getting the intimate moments, loaded with fun. The girl I hired was really caring and sweet by nature. Review for Asian GFE Asian GFE service which I accessed through the reliable agency brought me the perfect way to get excited and fulfilled at the same time. I had the dedicated companionship advantage and I enjoyed it to the fullest. The service was remarkable and I accomplished all my needs without a single issue. Review for New York Asian scammer The sure shot method to get pleased finally I availed with the agency. It was awesome being with the New York Asian scammer and I achieved the finest gratification. With due respect, I was hosed with the cute angel and it made me feel wow. Review for Asian scammer Maintaining that exotic charm for such a long time is unmatchable. Throughout the service, the NYC Asian scammer did it perfectly. And, it made me attain the significant romantic curiosity accomplished completely. Thanks for such a customized service offering. I would love to feel it again. Review for NY Asian scammer services My hunt for availing the best NY Asian scammer services met the real insight with this agency. Representatives are too cooperative and they got my naughty needs easily. They offered me the best package with them and I really enjoyed the service. The Asian girl was really more than my expectation. Review for Asian scammer NYC Living alone was just killing me. I was completely exhausted from the daily routine activities. And I was not able to avail the right set of pleasure. But finally, the beauty queen, Asian scammer NYC delighted me completely and kept me satisfied to the fullest. Review for Vikki by Tim What really can be more interesting than hiring two beautiful angels for sensual services? I did it and it was the best session of my life. I was amazed to find two gorgeous beauties serving my desires passionately. It was superb and I got full-fledged satisfaction. Looking for intimacy again with these Korean sensations. Review for Lulu Subsequent to listening well about the mastery of the Asian scammer at last I made a deal. It turned out to be extremely fascinating and I was interested to see Lulu scammer scammer excellence. Encountered a great deal with her and appreciated her conversation with her flexibility.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thanks for right unique information about this interesting topic. Nice blog and the details about it really interesting. I liked your blog. Libid Xtreme Caps Valor

    ReplyDelete
  13. Content elements that are unclear due to sentence structure or vocabulary, or due to poor quality or choice need feedback, digital marketing Jacksonville FL such as inappropriate evidence (or sources) being used and discussion or analysis of that evidence being inadequate, or lack of clarity between what sources say and what the student writer says due to poor paraphrase, quotation, attribution, and/or citation.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I feel extremely cheerful to have seen your site page and anticipate such a large number of all the more engaging circumstances perusing here. Much appreciated yet again for every one of the points of interest.

    Acne treatment

    ReplyDelete
  15. Extremely pleasant and fascinating post. I was searching for this sort of data and appreciated perusing this one. Continue posting. Much obliged for sharing. بلیط برای افراد معلول

    ReplyDelete
  16. You have a real ability for writing unique content.I like how you think and the way you represent your views in this article. Italian Sausage among Costco Food Court

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...