Start your year right. Reclaim energy with a clean liver!

We are planning to do our spring cleaning early this year...

That's right! No waitin' for spring to finally poke it's pretty little head out, we're just going to go for it. That way, maybe this white stuff will get inspired to leave and things will warm up a bit around here. I know the animals would appreciate it, as much as we would!

The spring cleaning I am referring to is actually a little internal 'tune up' we do, as a family, every year. We usually wait 'till spring, but this year we are going to start early.

Have you ever had a hard time getting your energy up in winter? We start to feel that way about January. Sometimes it's tiredness, but you can also feel a little achy in the liver area. At times, we're just feeling the wear and tear from a busy year, but usually, it's time for us to start a little clean up!

So, we like to start this out with some delicious beet kvaas! The kids didn't think it was so delicious when they were younger, but they understood that it really helped them, at an early age...and they've grown to enjoy the flavor, and even crave it throughout the year.

For us, it has worked fabulously! We always feel an upswing in energy and mental clarity. It has been tremendous for our three kids and their health too. We drink it throughout the year as upkeep, or if we are just feeling a little run down. When spring does finally roll around we add freshly juiced dandelion greens to our cleanse. (about a teaspoon daily) ~It's a good strong wake up for your liver that time of year.

It's pretty amazing how good, quality food can be so healing. After adding lacto-fermented foods, pasture-fed raw milk and pasture fed bone broths to our diet, our immune systems noticeably improved, not to mention our energy levels.  

Here are a few of my favorite tid bits about this special beet tonic:

• It has liver supporting properties and, according to some, can actually help prevent morning sickness
• It is an excellent liver cleanser
• It is a wonderful source of probiotics
• It is an amazing blood tonic and is rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron and carotene, as well as B complex and vitamin C
• It's full of important nutrients and aids in digestion
• It is so simple to make and only takes two days to be ready to drink!
• Beets protect the liver and stimulate the flow of bile
• According to some scientists, lacto fermented beets have a very favorable effect on disturbed cellular function and have a regenerative effect on the body.
• Beet Kvaas is widely used in Europe for cancer therapy and for chronic fatigue syndrome
• Beet kvaas is Russian drink used for many years as a digestive aid that was served in small amounts with each meal...I love that old fashioned stuff!

Try it and this just might become one of your favorite drinks, too!  (Scroll down for your printable recipe)

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