This anti-inflammatory Turmeric smoothie is the perfect potion for tiredness

This turmeric smoothie is the perfect potion to help heal any broken or tired souls after the weekend. Championed in Chinese medicine, turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties and restores energy in the body. It is said to help ease menstrual pains, flatulence, joint aches, toothaches and jaw pain. (As a girl who has a dislocated disc in her jaw, I should know.) It has a mild orange flavour and is super-nutritious combined with the ingredients in this particular recipe. Say 'goodbye' to dull mornings and 'hello' to the new energised you... Makes 2 portions Ingredients:

• 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
• 1/2 cup of Greek yoghurt
• 100mls of almond milk
• Juice of one lime
• 1/2 cup of pineapple chunks
• 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger
• 1 banana
• 1 carrot roughly chopped
• A few ice cubes

Directions: Pop all the ingredients into a blender and whizz until smooth. Add ice for a more invigorating morning drink. Any leftovers? If you have extra smoothie mixture, just make popsicles. You can buy DIY packs from Ikea and make multi-coloured treats with any smoothie flavour. Absolute yum-ness. Check out HerFamily.ie interest for all of our recipes.