This CBD Citrus Turmeric Elixir is like drinkable sunshine. Drink it hot or cold for the perfect refreshing mid-day drink.

This blog post is sponsored by Azuca. All opinions are my own.

Raise your hand if you’re a health drink junkie? Same. It wasn’t until recently that I made the connection between my first two jobs. My first job was as the social media manager for a healthy beverage company and the second was being a barista on Nantucket. Other clues of my passion for healthy drinks can be found on my table every morning. Usually, I have a line up of at least four different drinks including coffee, warm lemon water with collagen, water and often green juice.

Why I Love Healthy Drinks

So why the love? I think drinks are an amazing vehicle for nutrition and flavor. Making fun, functional drinks feels like self-care to me. Personally, I love nutrient packed drinks because they’re so efficient. I don’t always feel like eating a giant salad. So when Azuca reached out to share their new CBD simple syrup my first thought was to create a delicious drink with the sweetener.

I landed on a delightful combination of turmeric, citrus, and CBD to create a mood-boosting elixir. Isn’t it so lovely that citrus season is in the winter? It’s like the universe knew us northerners needed that extra boost of sunshine and energy in these darker greyer months.

While I don’t think winter is a death sentence at all, it is really great to be mindful of your mental health this time of year. Winter is a time when I can isolate myself more than normal and I tend to get stuck inside a little more than I’d like. This can be a recipe for seasonal depression. That’s why self-care practices and regular self-reflection matters so much this time of year.

In addition to making friend dates, going outside and moving my body in some way, a big part of my self-care is to make nourishing food and fun drinks to get me through.

This CBD Citrus Turmeric Elixir is a perfect addition to any self-care routine for a couple of reasons:

• CBD is an amazing non-psychoactive plant medicine that can help with anxiety
• Turmeric contains anti-inflammatory compounds which can help with a variety of health conditions https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-turmeric
• Citrus contains vitamin C

Also on a more fun note the vibrant color and flavor honestly put me in the best mood. I absolutely love diffusing citrus oils and this drink just adds a whole other level of citrusy joy.

Why Azuca

Azuca is an innovative company that specializes in creating premium CBD infused sweeteners to use in food and beverage.

They have patent-pending technology that has allowed them to create one of the only water-soluble sweeteners which means that you can add their simple syrup to your coffee without all the oil bubbling to the surface. Their products are also precisely measured so you know exactly how much hemp extract you are getting in each serving.

Another amazing thing about Azuca is that you can’t taste the hemp. This is huge when you’re trying to create recipes using CBD, all the benefits without tasting like well… weed.

shop for Azuca: https://azuca.shop/product/premium-simple-syrup/

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CBD Citrus Turmeric Elixir

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tsp of turmeric
• 1/4 tsp of Black Pepper
• 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger
• 2 tbsp of boiling water

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• 8 oz of hot water
• 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice (1/2 an orange)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (about 1 medium lemon squeezed)
• 2 tsp Azuca CBD sweetener

Directions:

1. Add turmeric, black pepper and powdered ginger in a small cup or bowl
2. Add 2 oz of boiling water and stir to dissolve ingredients- should form a paste
3. In a separate cup or mug combine lemon juice, orange juice, and hot water
4. Add in Azuca CBD sweetener* and stir until dissolved
5. Add turmeric paste to mug and stir well

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*Feel free to adjust sweetness based on your taste

*If you don’t have the Azuca Sweetener you can also use honey

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