The expert claims that drinking a glass of water infused with cloves before bed can bring a lot of benefits to your body, including detoxifying your liver, aiding digestion, reducing bloating, and providing relief from bronchitis, lung mucus, colds, coughs, and even Asthma.
This concoction is also known for its antiviral and antibacterial prowess.
Dr. Eric Berg DC, the bestselling author of “The Healthy Keto Plan” and an expert in healthy ketosis and intermittent fasting, extolled the virtues of daily clove water intake on his YouTube channel, which boasts a whopping 12.7m subscribers.
Dr. Berg enthuses that not only is clove water “pretty delicious”, but it’s also brimming with health benefits.
He recalls how cloves were historically used during the Black Plague for pain relief and in early dentistry practices.
“The cool thing about this is there’s virtually no side effects, it has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-candida antiviral properties in addition to numbing the tooth or numbing pain it can also go after the microbes that are growing there whether it’s a fungal candida bacteria or even a virus.”, he said, according to the Mirror.
At a glance, the expert suggests that daily consumption of clove water could:
- Detoxify your liver
- Relieve bloating
- Encourage digestion
- Relieve respiratory problems like bronchitis, mucus in the lungs, a cold, a cough, and Asthma
- Improve memory, focus and concentration
- Helps blood circulation
“The first thing it does is it helps to detoxify the liver, so it’s going to stimulate some of the enzymes to help break things down in the liver, it’s going to help you with digestion so if you have bloating, indigestion, gas consume some of this clove water – maybe you do this after a meal when you’re bloating and it can help reduce the bloating,” he explained.
“Another very potent effect of this clove water is to use it for respiratory problems like bronchitis, mucus in the lungs, a cold, a cough, Asthma,” he added.
He further said, “You can consider it as like a natural antibiotic but without the side effects. Some people also use it for cognitive improvements improve the memory, concentration, the focus but this clove water also works with heart stuff so it can actually support a healthy heart as well, especially when you get into blood circulation, anything related to circulation clove water is awesome.
“It also has immune properties so it can help support a healthy immune system because it’s antimicrobial; some people even use it as a mouthwash to help freshen their breath.”
Additionally, Dr Berg mentioned that clove water might serve as an aid for better sleep: “because it’s a natural sedative without the negative effects, it does not have side effects like sleeping medication does and there’s also some tryptophan in there that will actually increase serotonin and help you increase melatonin.”
Dr Berg recommends consuming clove water 30 minutes before sleep, sharing his personal experience: “I would drink this before bed, it seems to work really good because they help relax you and they can help you drift off into wonderful sleep as well so might as well take it before you go to bed. It’s not a necessity but it can definitely help.
How to make clove water
- Take four or five cloves
- Put them in a cup of water bring to a boil
- Take it off boiling and leave to simmer for five minutes (cover it to contain vapours)
- Leave to cool for one hour – this can be in the fridge but it up to personal preference
- Optional extra: add half a teaspoon of honey to sweeten it up
