Restore your body, mind, and spirit with these delicious, easy-to-make recipes for non-alcoholic drinks featuring some of natures most powerful, stress-busting, health-supporting plants: adaptogens. Its no secret that modern life is not great for our health. Stress and sickness are on the rise and traditional Western medicine, with its overreliance on pills, drugs, and chemically derived substances, doesnt always help. Still less does alcohol and other supposed coping mechanisms. Its no wonder people are turning to adaptogens instead: herbs, roots, fungi, and other
plants that have been used for centuries in traditional and ancestral medicine to help people adapt to stress and increase wellness. While its common to consume these potent plants as supplements, a better waymore sustainable and enjoyable wayis to incorporate them into your daily, monthly, and yearly diet. In
Drink Up & Glow, master beverage creator Gaby Mylnarczyk will show you how to do just that and reap the astonishing benefits of these powerful plants.
In this fully photographed and illustrated book, Gaby pulls from her years of experience working behind bars and in kitchensnot to mention coping with her own health challengesto create
75 adaptogenic recipes for drinks, tonics, shots, smoothies, shakes, mocktails, and more. Organized seasonally and rooted in Gabys point of view as a craft beverage maker, these recipes feature fresh produce, include zero alcohol, and incorporate the most popular and well-researched adaptogens of the day:
ashwagandha,
goji berries,
holy basil,
turmeric,
rhodiola,
lions mane,
chaga,
ginseng, and more.
From enlivening morning shakes and lattes to caffeine-free afternoon energy shots to soothing nightcaps and tisanes, these drinks are designed to flow with the natural rhythm of the day and help support a variety of health outcomes, including
stress relief,
immunity assistance, and improved
mood,
digestion, and
sleep. A delightful collection of drinks that are both functional and delicious, the recipes include:
- Goji Berry Rhubarb Sour
- The Maca Fauxito
- Holy Basil Cucumber Lemonade
- Dirty Chaga Chai
- Relaxing Reishi Tisane
- Rising Sun Shake
- Mind Embracer Lions Mane Mule
- Mango Maca Lassi
- Gotu Kola Spritz
- Sangresandra Margarita
- Holy Rhodiola Smoothie Bowl
- Rosy Glow Horchata with Shitake & Velvet Bean
- And more!
Each chapter also includes a few recipes for gatherings and celebrations, for those times when you need to provide drinks for a crowd. Fun, colorful, and approachable,
Drink Up & Glow is the perfect book for holistic health enthusiasts, beverage lovers, and people looking to stress less and live more.
Whether youre in need of a cozy, warming beverage to soothe frazzled nerves, a cognitive pick-me-up to help with the 3 p.m. slump, or a tasty and relaxing refresher to celebrate the end of the day,
Drink Up and Glow will have you drinking to your health.
