Homemade Electrolyte Drink Recipe with Goji

Whether you are dealing with summer heatwaves, living in a hot climate or you simply sweat a lot, you need to replenish Yin and electrolytes.

This thirst quenching drink is one of my favourite ways to stay hydrated at any time of year.

Adding Goji berries to this classic electrolyte drink offers deep nourishment for the Heart spirit and for the Yin (coolant, body fluids) of your body.

A fresh goji berry!

Homemade Electrolyte Drink Recipe with Goji

Electrolytes are important for everyone. Especially in extreme weather or after sweating a lot, our bodies need extra help with hydration!

What is an electrolyte drink?
Why Add Goji?

This drink contains electrolytes to balance salts lost with sweating and an herb that nourishes Blood and Yin.
Herbs in Chinese Medicine are dried plants, fruits, mushrooms and other dried goods offering a variety of energetically nourishing, clearing, cooling, warming or balancing properties.
Electrolytes are minerals and play an important role in muscle function, blood pressure and heart function. After long periods of activity, sweating or illness we lose electrolytes. Water helps to re-hydrate but it can’t replace electrolytes so after sweating we need extra help to come back to balance.

Combining the two will make your homemade electrolyte drink super yummy and effective at restoring your vitality and physiological functions.

How do Herbs and Electrolytes work?

Drinking herbs and minerals can:

• Nourish your Yin and Blood to help keep cool in heatwave or high energy events

• Help muscles contract (heart muscle included) to keep your body strong

• Support nervous system so your brain and body stay in communication

• Anchor your Mind/Shen (Heart Spirit) so you can feel less overwhelmed by the heat

When the heat is high, or you sweat a lot, we have to replace water and electrolytes otherwise we can end up with muscle cramps, headaches, dizziness and fatigue.

Can You Make Electrolyte Drinks At Home?

100% you can!
Ingredients can be found at any grocery store, and you likely have a few of them in your cupboards right now.
Electrolyte drinks are expensive, so the at home version is financially wise, plus you can go for the tastes you love and keep it as local as you want!
This hydrating bevvie is simple to make, stores easily in the fridge and can be adjusted to your taste.

How To Make a Homemade Electrolyte Drink With Goji Berries At Home

Ingredients

1. ½ cup Dried Goji Berries

2. 1 cup Water

3. 1.5 cups unsweetened Coconut water

4. 2 tbsp fresh Lemon and/or Lime juice

5. 1/8 tsp Sea Salt

6. 2 tbsp Honey (or maple syrup)

7. 1 cup 100% Juice of your choice.
   Watermelon, mango, guava, passionfruit, orange?
   What suits you?

Instructions

1. Step 1: Boil the water.
   Once boiling add goji berries then reduce heat and simmer for 20 min. Once simmered remove from heat and allow to come to room temp

2. Step 2: In a large jar or pitcher, pour in the coconut water, cup of fruit juice and citrus of choice

3. Step 3: Stir in the honey (or Maple syrup for a vegan recipe) and sea salt until completely dissolved.

4. Step 4: Add in the Goji Water (make sure to wait until it has come to room temp). You can strain the Goji berries out or keep them in, it is up to you. Also add any extra lemon or lime to taste

5. Step 5: Serve cool, but not cold. Keeping this drink room temperature is ideal for nourishment. The cooling properties inside the ingredients will help cool you down.

Note: Do not add ice, even on hot days, TCM suggests we consume beverages at room temperature to support our digestive fire.

Storage

This drink can be stored for up to one week in the fridge in a covered pitcher or jar with a lid. Please allow it to come to room temp before drinking and always give it a stir before serving for best results.

Recap

Whether you sweat a lot, it’s a heatwave or both this drink will help you restore and our bodies do so much better when we are hydrated! Water can be boring, and it lacks the salts we need to replace, plus Goji is a wonderful power herb and having some everyday is ideal!

Toronto skyline in the heat

I hope you enjoy and benefit from the knowledge of modern science and the wisdom of Traditional Medicine.

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