Chamomile tea: Calming, It can be calming even for children suffering from stomach cramps or insomnia. It possesses anti-inflammatory properties and can help with arthritis and intestinal and menstrual cramps. In that sense, it is good to consume this tea throughout the day to calm sore throat pain and the aches and pains of cold or flu.
Valerian root, kava kava, passionflower and lemon balm teas: Very relaxing for sleep if you have mild insomnia or stress. Lemon balm is great to help treat adrenal fatigue.
Lavender tea: Can soothe your mind and body and uplift your mood, inducing sleep. It similarly relaxes the smooth muscles of the gut to treat painful gas or bloating. It reduces fever, too.
Rosemary tea: Can help your muscles relax. It also relaxes the gall bladder. This tea is touted for relieving cough and mild asthma symptoms.
Dandelion leaf/root tea: If you drink two to three cups a day of this diuretic, it helps flush out excess water through the kidneys, one of the main organs of elimination.
Milk thistle tea: Helps the liver regenerate and protects it from chemicals that are detoxified. It is especially useful during a liquid cleanse. It also improves the production of bile (digestion of fats).
Peppermint tea: Most commonly used for calming stomach pain and heartburn. (Be careful if you have acid reflux because it can relax the lower esophageal sphincter). It is also used to calm stomach cramps and allows painful digestive gas to pass. It can calm diarrhea, which is linked to increased peristalsis (contractions of the smooth muscle of the gut). That action makes it effective against irritable bowel syndrome. This tea has a reported numbing effect so that it can help treat headaches and anxiety associated with depression.i (Other teas known to help with stomachaches include rosemary, fennel and stinging nettle.)
Stinging nettle tea: Calms pain from arthritis, fibromyalgia and tendonitis. Reduces symptoms of asthma, hay fever and allergic dermatitis. It acts like dandelion leaf and dandelion root as a natural diuretic. It may help relieve acid reflux and nausea.
Yerba mate: A favorite for weight loss or increasing physical endurance and energy. It can boost mental clarity and focus, too, but without the jittery feeling or stomachache that other caffeinated drinks can cause. Yerba Mate has been shown to lower cholesterol, protect the liver and cause diuresis (increased urinary excretion).ii Yerba mate has a high antioxidant capacity. It has been reported to prevent cancer, but some data indicate a possible link to cancers of the mouth and esophagus in chronic users. That link may be related to its consumption at damagingly high temperatures.
Ginger root tea: A strong stimulant of the immune system for fighting a cold virus or flu. It can also usually calm nausea and lower blood pressure. Use six to eight slices (half dollar size) of fresh ginger root (from the grocery store) and boil them in 2 cups water. Cool and sip for more than one hour.
Rosehips tea: Made from the fruit of the rose plant. It is one of the best plant vitamin C sources. It can be added to your cold and flu treatment and used to boost your immune function under almost all circumstances
Ginkgo biloba tea: Creates improved circulation especially in the lower extremities. A 2000 reportii in theAmerican Journal of Medicine indicates that it significantly increased walking distance in subjects with intermittent claudication.
Echinacea tea: Used to prevent or treat colds because it activates the immune system. It also helps relieve pain and reduce inflammation.
Hawthorne tea: Made from the leaves, flowers and berries of the plant to help offset hypertension.
Teas can easily be part of your daily routine. You can flavor them with liquid stevia without any worry of glycemic effect. Honey is a favorite sweetener if it is raw. In that form, it still contains beneficial minerals and vitamins.
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