Turmeric Latte aka Golden Milk
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Wow, its been busy over here! Somehow the blog has just slipped away while life has happened, and life sure happened. However, I am determined to get back into it, and get it going consistently. As the colder months move in, why not start with something warm, cozy, and healing to start off after a long break? But first, a little life update of whats been going on while I have been away.
I am now at 30 weeks pregnant, and officially in my third trimester. While I admittedly have not been doing my daily mushroom ritual, I still have kept up with most of my habits. Why no mushrooms? Well, mostly because there hasn’t been a lot of studies done on medicinal mushroom consumption and pregnant women. Although many including reishi, go back into ancient chinese traditions, I have still been a little hesitant. That being said, I have made myself a reishi cacao latte here and there to help with sleep, and added turkeytail into my cuppa coffee while a bad stomach bug was going around my school, but it’s not something I am doing daily. I have been continuing my vitamineral greens supplement powder daily. I like that it helps me know I am getting all my nutrients for the day. I have also been adding a fertility herbal supplement that has raspberry leaf in it, to prepare and keep my uterine lining healthy, strong, and prepare for birth. My daily prenatal of choice is one by Klaire Labs. It smells like beef, and is literally hard to swallow, but the ingredients are unmatched to any other prenatal vitamin. It also has folate instead of folic acid, something very important to me. Here’s a link why. Other than that, I have been surrendering to my body’s changes, stretching daily, keeping up with choosing items in my daily life that are toxin-free (we even bought a toxin-free mattress from Brentwood Home!) and enjoying all that this pregnancy brings.
Our living room. Not much on the walls yet, slowly getting settled. Couch is from Article, Desk from World Market, everything else is vintage or thrifted.
Besides being pregnant, we also moved! Moving included a lot of upsizing, and going through multiple storage units of items. We moved into my parents for a year to save (life in the Bay Area…), so we downsized, and also put a lot of stuff in storage that I refused to deal with the whole year. Well, when we moved, alllllll our stuff did too. I had stuff at my parents, stuff in storage, and stuff that seemed to come from thin air. So the last month has been spent going through everything, getting rid of A LOT, and organizing like Marie Kondo on adderal. We still have some ways to go, but every day we are more and more settled. Oh, and if that isn’t enough, my car got stolen day 2 of staying in our new place. So that was fun. Luckily it was found the next day, unhurt, but talk about stressful.
Since my last post, I have also been back working from summer break. I am a toddler Montessori teacher in a classroom of 18 month olds to 3 year olds, and they definitely keep me busy! Part of Montessori philosophy is following the child, so my team and I are constantly providing the children with fresh materials and ideas to keep them busy, and observing them daily to construct things in the classroom to meet their ever changing needs.
Work, pregnancy, and moving. It’s been a busy one, guys! Without further ado, here is my favorite Turmeric Latte aka Golden Milk. Turmeric is great for inflammation, acts as a powerful antioxidant, and is believed to lift your mood. Healthy fat and black pepper is optimal in any turmeric recipe, to make sure that it reaches into the bloodstream and to enhance absorption. The spices are also perfect for this time of year, and makes you feel like you’re drinking a hug!
Turmeric Latte
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ceylon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
sprinkle of black pepper
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon butter or coconut oil
1 cup almond milk
Instructions: Add all the dry ingredients into a cup. Add a small amount of boiling water enough to cover, and let seep, and mix together. Meanwhile, warm up the almond milk in a pan, and add maple syrup, vanilla, and butter or oil. Once hot (not boiling), add milk to the cup, and give another stir. I like to use a frother and make it nice and foamy. Enjoy!
