Fire cider recipe - take at the first sign of a cold to ward off infection.

• Three chillies,
• 1/2 cup of horseradish,
• 1/2 cup garlic,
• 1/2 cup of ginger,
• 1/2 cup of turmeric (fresh),
• two teaspoons of black pepper,
• two hot chillies,
• a bunch of thyme,
• one onion chopped,
• one cinnamon stick,
• juice and zest of two lemons.

Chop all of the ingredients and add to a clean jar, cover with apple cider vinegar, leave in a cool dark place for 4-6 weeks, strain and add raw honey to taste.

This will store in the fridge for 1 year.

Benefits of Fire Cider by ingredient:

Apple Cider Vinegar — a digestive aid, also fights bacteria and viruses.

Horseradish — helps alleviate sinus congestion and headaches. 

Ginger — helps with digestion, infections and nausea.

Garlic —has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties.

Onion — has similar properties to garlic but is also great for preventing (or recovering from!) colds and the flu.

Lemon – Vitamin C, crucial to a functional immune system

Black Pepper — anti - inflammatory properties

Honey — soothes inflamed tissues, suppresses cough, anti-bacterial.