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Beat Your Insomnia and Anxiety with this Homemade Lavender Lemonade Recipe

Lemonade offers therapeutic benefits all by its lonesome thanks to its fruity contents. Lemon juice is a great source of many nutrients, from folate to vitamin C (the latter can help with migraines), and lemons can give the immune system quite a boost. Pretty much anything citrus-based is widely known in aromatherapy as an antidepressant and can help improve concentration.

With the addition of lavender, lemonade becomes especially helpful for stressed-out minds. The lavender essential oil has been used for centuries as a soothing scent, and researchers have found proof that the herb reduces anxiety, slows pulse rates, and calms our entire body.

Lavender oil is gentle and powerful, and it works as an anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, detoxifier, and sedative.

Also, according to research conducted by naturopathic physician Jeremy Appleton, the scent of lavender works to change our perception of pain. Appleton's work indicates that when we smell lavender, we are better able to tolerate pain like headaches.

Homemade Lavender-Lemonade Recipe

  • 1/4 cup Dried Lavender Flowers (it is extremely important that the lavenders have no pesticides on them; make sure that they are edible!)
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 cup Honey (or Sugar, but I personally prefer the Honey)
  • 1 tray Ice Cubes
  • 1 cup Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 5+ cups Water

Instructions

  1. Put the dried lavender flowers into a bowl and pour 2 cups of boiling water over it.
  2. Add the honey and then allow it to steep for about 15-20 minutes.
  3. Strain out the lavender flowers.
  4. Add ice cubes to a 2-quart pitcher.
  5. Pour the honey and lavender mixture into the pitcher.
  6. Add the lemon juice and top it off with cold filtered water.
  7. Stir and enjoy it!

You just can’t beat the combination of fresh lemons, sweet honey, and fragrant lavender. It is my go-to beverage when I need to unwind after a hard, stressful day! I hope you think so too. So give this easy recipe a try and then kick back, relax and enjoy the rest of your day while sipping on a glass of refreshing Homemade Lavender Lemonade!