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If you are struggling with autoimmune issues like Hashimoto disease, rheumatoid arthritis, or chronic inflammation, you are looking for natural ways to reverse your disease. And today, I'm going to share with you a one-cup natural drink which has science-backed ingredients that can help you to reduce inflammation, improve your gut health, as well as promote your detox and help you to reverse your autoimmune conditions. Now, stick around till the end because I'm going to share with you a bonus tip which works really good when combined with this drink.
Hi, I'm Dr. Anul Gupta, a board-certified family physician from the US with advanced training in functional medicine. I help people improve their autoimmune conditions by making personalized functional medicine plans. If you're struggling with autoimmune diseases, you know how frustrating it is with all these flare-ups, joint pains, fatigue, inflammation, as well as skin issues. Most of the time, either the medicines are not working for you, or you are having a lot of side effects from these medications. And that's where nature has answers for us. Nature has powerful natural substances which has shown in research studies they can help lower your inflammation levels and help improve your autoimmune diseases. And today, I'm going to share with you an easy but powerful one-cup natural remedy which can supercharge your immune system and can help you reverse your autoimmune diseases.
Now, the first question majority of my patients ask me is that, "Why did I get autoimmune diseases?" They have never got an answer from a conventional doctor for it. Now, the major reason of autoimmune diseases is underlying inflammation. And there are various reasons this inflammation happens in a person's body. It can be because of the modern-day diet which is filled with processed food. It can be too many toxins which are present in our environment, or it can be stress which we all get exposed to. And the key to reverse autoimmune issues is to reduce this underlying inflammation. And this is exactly each and every ingredient which is included in this drink is going to help you do so. Let me get started first with sharing all the ingredients of this drink and how exactly they will help you in improving your inflammation levels and autoimmune diseases. And then I'm going to tell you how to best consume this drink. And in the end, I'm going to share with you that bonus tip. So let's get started.
The number one ingredient in this drink is matcha powder. Yes, you heard it right. Matcha powder, which is made from powdered green tea, is a superfood which can help lower your inflammation. And research studies show they can improve your autoimmune diseases. And don't confuse this matcha powder with green tea because this matcha powder is actually a supercharged version of green tea. The reason being, matcha powder has about three to five times more antioxidant compounds as compared to green tea. So thereby, it is more powerful in reducing inflammation as compared to green tea.
Now, how does matcha powder help you in improving your autoimmune diseases? Matcha powder has several antioxidant compounds which are called catechins. One of the major compounds it has, it's called EGCG. One of the major ways this EGCG helps your autoimmune diseases is by improving your T-regulatory cells. These T-regulatory cells are very important in suppressing an autoimmune response in your body. And by enhancing the production of these T-regulatory cells, they improve your autoimmune disease. The second mechanism by which this matcha powder helps your autoimmune diseases is by suppressing the expression of inflammatory proteins and enzymes which causes the release of too many inflammatory chemokines in your body which increases inflammation in your body. So thereby, inhibiting these proteins and enzymes, it reduces inflammation in your body. So these are the two mechanisms by which matcha powder is going to help your autoimmune diseases.
Now, as compared to green tea, matcha powder has about three to five times more amount of EGCG. It has more amount of another antioxidant called chlorophyll. As well as matcha powder has higher amount of L-theanine which again helps your adrenal glands and thereby reducing inflammation. So that's the reason in this particular drink, matcha powder is being used as compared to green tea.
The second ingredient of this drink is turmeric. Several research studies have shown that turmeric can help reduce inflammation in the body as well as improve several autoimmune issues. How does turmeric improve your autoimmune issues? It does it by lowering the pro-inflammatory cytokines like TNF alpha as well as IL-6 in your body. These two cytokines have been responsible for causing a lot of autoimmune issues. And by reducing their levels, turmeric can help improve your autoimmune conditions. The second mechanism of action is that turmeric inhibits the inflammation-causing signaling pathway which goes through NF-kappaB. This particular gene when turned on causes too much inflammation. And several medications which are being used in autoimmune diseases switch off this gene. Not turmeric inhibits this NF-kappaB naturally and plus without any side effects. So that's the reason turmeric is really important for improving your inflammation levels and also improving your autoimmune diseases.
The third ingredient over here is ginger. Ginger has several anti-inflammatory properties as well as it also improves your gut health. We know that leaky gut and gut inflammation starts all the autoimmune issues. And ginger is specifically working on your gut health and lowering the inflammation levels will significantly improve your autoimmune issues. Ginger has anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols. And they have shown in research studies they help lower inflammation specifically in your joints as well as in your gut. That's the reason ginger is a really powerful anti-inflammatory compound in this drink.
Now, these are the three main ingredients in this drink. But we are also going to use some vitamin C from lemon or lime to enhance the potency of this drink.
Now let's talk about how to exactly make this drink. To make this drink, you first need one cup of hot water. You do not need boiling water because that destroys the several antioxidants in this drink. So make sure it is warm water and not boiling. After that, you add half a teaspoon of matcha powder into this drink, as well as half a teaspoon of turmeric powder. Then you can add either a 1/4 teaspoon of ginger powder, or you can grate half an inch of fresh ginger into it. Now you need to take a stirrer or a whisk to mix all of these ingredients together until they are smooth. Now, matcha powder can be a little bit difficult to mix. So you might need a blender to mix this drink together. Also, once all the ingredients are mixed together, then you squeeze in one lime into it to get your vitamin C.
Now let me tell you, this drink will have a very strong taste. So if this is too strong for you, then you can add a little bit of honey or little bit of stevia, which is a sweetener, to make it a little bit sweet so you can drink it easily. And then you can consume this drink slowly in the next four to five minutes.
What is the best time to consume this drink? The best time to consume this drink will be around your midday, around 12:00 p.m. or so, because that will keep you energized all throughout the day. Or drink it in the morning. Try to avoid drinking this drink in the late afternoon or in the evening time because the caffeine content in matcha can sometimes keep you awake.
Now, remember consistency is the key. You might not see a huge difference in day one. But if you consume this drink for two or three weeks, you will see a significant improvement in lowering your inflammation levels, improving your joint pains. You will see an improvement in your digestion as well as in your gut health. And also, you will see an improvement in your energy levels.
Now, here's my bonus tip. Along with this drink, if you combine anti-inflammatory supplements, that will boost your recovery from autoimmune issues and will reduce your inflammation very quickly. In that aspect, I have made this specific anti-inflammatory supplement called Inflamar Pro, which has several anti-inflammatory substances added into it like boswellia, curcumin, quercetin, which are powerful anti-inflammatory compounds and really can help you to lower your inflammation quickly. Once you combine that supplement with this drink, you are going to see amazing results in lowering your inflammation. The link will be in the description if you want to buy it.
Also, make sure you are combining an anti-inflammatory diet with the above things I mentioned. I've made another video for anti-inflammatory diet. The link will be in the description if you want to know about it.
There you have it. A one-cup natural remedy that you can make at home that can help you lower your inflammation as well as help you improve your autoimmune diseases today itself. Share in the comment section what kind of autoimmune diseases that you are going through. And try this drink and tell me later on if you see any benefit in your body or not. Please share this video with others who can benefit from this great information, as well as like and subscribe to my channel so you keep on getting this information in the future. Also, until next time, take care. Bye-bye.