Turmeric Golden Milk to Fight Inflammation and Sleep Better

Turmeric golden milk is a drink with a following - and with reason.

It’s not only a delicious drink; it’s a simple way to help your body naturally reduce or fight inflammation, aid sleep, and consequently boost energy without resorting to stimulants.

Once you try a golden milk recipe that clicks with you and feel how that warmth carries you over to dreamland in total relaxation, then you know why it’s the go-to drink for so many people.

It may leave you feeling golden ;) 

In fact, golden milk lattes could have therapeutic effects on the body.

Turmeric golden milk leverages the active ingredient in turmeric, called curcumin, which both modern research and traditional Indian medicine “Ayurveda” (a Sanskrit word meaning knowledge of life and longevity) indicate may fight colds, indigestion, infections, and more. 

The golden milk recipe we know today has been modernized and adjusted to our western palates; it didn’t use to include more than turmeric and milk. Nevertheless, its core ingredients, curcumin, ginger, and cinnamon, remain the same and contain potent antioxidants that may also have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.

It’s a creamy, delicious, and health-supporting drink that you can have as often as you like.

Our turmeric golden milk recipe takes the traditional Ayurvedic drink, and the popular modern flavors, and upgrades it with other superfoods that help the body relax consistently, but cutting prep work in half.

This Turmeric Golden Milk is:

• Quick and easy
• Health-supporting
• Super Low-Sugar
• & Remarkably tasty

Let’s make it! 

5-Min Turmeric Golden Milk Recipe

Despite what the name indicates, golden milk lattes don’t necessarily have coffee in them - in fact, hardly any of them do. To make this golden milk recipe, you’ll need only five ingredients, but you’ll get the nutritional and therapeutic benefits of four more - keep reading!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 scoop of Organifi Gold
• 1 small piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 2 cups coconut milk or your dairy milk of choice
• 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
• ½ tsp cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Mix all ingredients in a saucepan. 
2. Heat for 4-5 minutes.
3. Sip and enjoy it!

We recommend serving it warm and using a frother to make it even creamier. Feel free to try almond milk or the dairy source of your choice - we just like it coconutty. Sprinkle extra cinnamon on top if you feel like it.

Turmeric Golden Milk and Your Health

Turmeric’s polyphenol “curcumin” has antioxidant properties that help the body fight the imbalance caused by oxidative stress. A natural form of oxidation that occurs when energy is produced to digest food, move, think, and more. 

Oxidation in moderate amounts is easily controlled by the body with its own antioxidant forces, coming from vitamins and minerals like Vitamin C, E, D, and yes, curcumin. 

Inflammation and oxidation are closely related; belly bloat that won’t go down, joint pain, stiffness or swelling, etc. are at times caused by the immune system responding to that excess oxidation. The body tries to repair itself by padding or “inflaming” the area until it is resolved as a temporary adjustment. 

However, sometimes the internal inflammation doesn’t go down and turns into chronic inflammation. This tends to exhaust the system as it continues to attempt self-repair without success.

Fortunately, the body creates, manages, and takes antioxidants from its fuel source - food. And when you eat or drink antioxidant-rich foods, you help your body find its way back to balance. Drinking turmeric golden milk, you do just that, feed the body more antioxidants.

Why This Golden Milk is Healthier Than Most

This turmeric golden milk infusion uses maximum strength turmeric that has been extracted with some of the most nutrient-preserving methods available today. In addition to having black pepper to increase turmeric absorption by 2,000% and an exclusive blend of other nutrients that further support curcumin’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Organifi Gold is a delicious blend of restorative and soothing herbs and superfoods that support deep sleep by leveraging adaptogen mushrooms like Reishi and Turkey Tail. 

Adaptogens are herbs, mushrooms, and spices that interact with the nervous system and help it relax in a natural way. Think of them like this: if coffee makes you feel more alert, adaptogens do the opposite - help you unwind. 

Adaptogen mushrooms won’t make you automatically sleepy; instead, they’ll stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, which is designed to conserve energy, slow the heart rate, support smooth bowel movements, and relax specific muscles. 

Our turmeric golden milk adds these stress-releasing plants, to the antioxidant power of curcumin and tops it off with organic lemon balm, Ceylon cinnamon, acacia fiber probiotics that aid digestion, and black piperine. Meanwhile, ginger’s active ingredient “gingerol” acts similarly to curcumin in the body.

The Best Time to Drink Turmeric Golden Milk 

While you can drink a golden milk latte any time of the day, we recommend trying our recipe at night - it may help you rest better. Additionally, because of the repairing effects of sleep (the body recovers, builds muscle, and resets the system), you’ll probably reap more benefits that way.

To make the most out of this golden milk recipe:

• Drink it warm in a cozy spot
• Turn off devices or 
• Wear blue-light-blocking glasses to help your body prepare for sleep
• Have it often; the more antioxidants you get, the better
• Avoid or reduce foods that cause inflammation
• Try to eat a balanced diet with other antioxidant-rich foods (fruits and veggies)
• Exercise during the day in a way that is fun for you
• Practice mindfulness or breathing exercises

Bottomline

Drinking this turmeric golden milk on a daily basis may be more rewarding than you think. It tastes a little like gingerbread cookies but packs the health benefits of many superfoods like ginger, turmeric, Reishi, Turkey Tail mushrooms, and more.

Consistency is key! Add your golden milk treat to a self-care routine that includes relaxation time, movement, hydration, and healthy meals - you’ll soon see positive results. Help your body go from the stressful fight-or-flight mode to the ideally calm mood that comes with activating the parasympathetic nervous system.

If you give it a try, please let us know how it went and tag us in your social media posts; we love seeing your creations. 

We’re in this together!