21/08/2024
🔵🌕 Iron Tonic 🌕🔵
Under the energy of the Aquarius true blue supermoon I made my herbal Iron Tonic. I start by slow cooking apricots & molasses for 24 hours. I filled the slow cooker at 11pm on the 18th, as the almost full moon shone a deep red in the sky. Next I make a deep decoction of Nettle & Dandelion, as both of these herbs are rich in Iron. I then add the reduced infusion, organic red wine, a mixture of tinctures and fresh lemon juice in to the pot. It's a potent and delicious recipe, that not only builds your iron stores but also supports the gut and intestines, where the iron is absorbed...meaning no constipation like conventional iron supplements.
Blood contains our life force, the river of life. Blood is considered to be a tissue, the only one in the body that is permanently in liquid form. Our red blood cells contain hemoglobin, which is a globular protein bound to four molecules of haem. Each ring-shaped haem carries an atom of iron at its centre. These iron molecules bind to oxygen. One red blood cell carries around a billion oxygen molecules. You can see how breathlessness & dizziness can be symptoms of iron deficiency.
Iron-deficiency anaemia is the most common deficiency disease in the world. Roughly 25% of adults are deficient.
Nettles are the warriors of the herbal world, providing strength & resilience to those who are affected by burn-out, stress, fatigue, mineral deficiency & dis~ease. They help you to establish positive boundaries for yourself. They balance, nourish & build you back up, helping you to remember your own inner warrior. Nettles work directly on the blood, both cleansing it as an alterative & building it as a nutritive.
This is a tonic I make all year round. You can find it on my website, linked in my profile.
