This recipe for Golden Milk with CBD Oil is a great way to incorporate CBD oil into your diet to help with general wellness and fight the symptoms of medical problems like anxiety and inflammation.
The recipe is vegan and paleo-friendly, contains turmeric along with other healing spices that help treat inflammation. The quick recipe takes just about 10 minutes to prepare and will leave you feeling like a new person.
Healing Ingredients in Golden Milk
Golden Milk is infused with turmeric – an ancient healing spice native to India and other regions of southeast Asia. Turmeric has been well documented as being a cure for a number of medical maladies over the centuries.
The main active healing ingredient in turmeric is curcumin with healing properties so powerful that more than 11,000 peer review studies have been completed on its benefits. So much so that it often considered either equal or even more powerful to a number of prescriptions and over the counter drugs.
Another ingredient in this CBD-infused Golden Milk is ginger. Ginger is also known to have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
Another active ingredient is cinnamon. Ceylon Cinnamon is very effective in stabilizing blood sugar levels. A single teaspoon of Ceylon Cinnamon is known to stabilize the level of blood sugar for up to 24 hours.
Benefits of Golden Milk
Regular consumption of Golden Milk is known to help –
- Purify blood
- Improve immunity
- Detoxify the liver
- Improve skin health
- Relieve the symptoms of cough and cold
- Purify the blood
- Improve digestion
- Reduce eczema
- Relieve the symptoms of arthritis
- Increase fertility
- Relive insomnia
- Protect from cancer
- Ease the effects of PMS
Golden Milk Helps with Inflammation
The power of turmeric to relieve inflammation and related problems is well documented. A summary of over 700 studies by ethnobotanist James A. Duke published in the peer-reviewed journal Alternative & Complementary Therapies in October 2007 found clear evidence that turmeric reduces inflammation.
Golden Milk Helps with Insomnia
The main active compound in Turmeric – Curcumin – is widely known to boost brain chemicals including serotonin and noradrenaline. This increases the release of dopamine which helps in the balancing of brain chemicals and leads to a better quality of sleep.
This recipe for Golden Milk with CBD Oil also uses ingredients that are key to balancing hormones – another key to a night of good sleep.
The ginger and turmeric used in this Golden Milk with CBD Oil recipe also helps with digestion and lowers inflammation – yet another key to a night of good sleep.
Tips to Make Golden Milk with CBD Oil
Making Golden Milk with CBD Oil is extremely easy. It is ready in 10 minutes flat and requires only a pan and cup to drink out of. When turmeric is simmered with black pepper for 10 minutes the healing properties of turmeric are released.
The Recipe
Serving Size – 2
- 2 cups of coconut or almond milk
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger or ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
- ½ teaspoon of Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 pinch of finely ground
- Black pepper,
- Nutmeg, and
- Clove
- CBD Oil (as per prescribed dosage)
Instructions
- Simply add milk, spices, and vanilla extract to a small saucepan and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat, pour into cups and add the CBD oil (as per prescribed dosage) and stir.
- Enjoy!
Disclaimer
CBD products that are derived from Hemp and contain less than the prescribed .3 percent of THC are legal per federal law. However, certain state laws may still deem it illegal.
CBD products that are derived from Marijuana are illegal per federal law but remain legal under the laws of certain states.
It is advisable to check the appropriate state laws in case of travel. It is important to note that over-the-counter CBD products are not approved by the FDA.