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Mar 17, 2012
Mar 16, 2012
Find constipation relief in coffee and tea
Sometimes, though, you end up with it either due to illness or from a side effect from another drug. Nobody likes being constipated, plus it can cause other problems like headaches and lethargy - in other words it can really ruin your day.
Some natural options for constipation relief you might consider are:
- Exercise, like walking, swimming, rebounding (jumping on a mini trampoline - fun!)
- Drinking enough fluids
- Probiotics - These help by making sure you're digesting things properly
- Prune Juice
- Magnesium supplements, like Natural Calm
My personal favorite for mild constipation is good ole coffee. One cup after breakfast is usually enough to do it. Simple, right?
There are also herbal teas available to treat constipation, like:
- Smooth Move Chocolate (yum) from Traditional medicinals - they even have this at my grocery store
- Get it going - No. 2 herbal tea for Constipation - don't you just love that name?
- You can also mix a mild tea together yourself using chamomile, fennel, cardamom and licorice
I have read that people often recommend Senna and Aloe Juice, personally I feel that these might be too irritating and I would only try them if other methods weren't working.
If you have chronic constipation and you don't know why, I would definitely recommend going to a doctor and taking a look at your lifestyle and the health choices you're making. What does your diet look like? Do you have a possible food allergy or intolerance (lactose intolerance can cause constipation)? Are you getting enough sleep, drinking enough water, exercising enough, sleeping enough?
I hope this has been helpful for you. And now for some reason I am craving chocolate...
For more information on constipation, check out these links:
Mar 15, 2012
Is it possible to drink too much tea?
Lately I've been going through over 5 cups a day of the stuff. And even though it's decaf, I've been wondering if it's healthy to drink that much.
From what I have found, the main danger in drinking lots of tea comes from the caffeine within it. Since I've been doing decaf, I think I feel pretty good about it. There is another concern, however it's mostly cosmetic. Tea can stain teeth, so I'll probably keep using my whitening toothpaste and maybe try out those crest whitestrips every once in a while.
Mar 14, 2012
Fed up with nausea? Try ginger tea.
Nausea is one of those symptoms that is oh-so annoying, yet I still procrastinate treating it. I guess because it's not painful? Anyway, the quickest and most delicious way I have found to kick nausea in the butt is ginger tea. It's really easy to make, and it tastes like you're drinking gingerbread!
All you need is some fresh ginger, available at most grocery stores. Peel it, and then with a small hand grater, grate maybe a tsp worth into a cup. Add in some hot water, and I like to add a squirt of fresh lemon and some raw honey. Stir it up, and don't worry about the ginger bits, eventually they will sink to the bottom.
In addition to helping quell your nausea, ginger can help with motion sickness, inflammation, indigestion, and may protect against cancer.
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We all know the fresh lemon is tasty and has loads of vitamin c. But, did you know that raw honey
is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral? |
| Yum yum! |
Plus it tastes so good, much better than Mr. Teddy Bear.
Sorry teddy!
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| Poor Bear :( |
Bigelow Tea Salad Dressings Make Veggies More Exciting!
I stumbled across this entry from Bigelow's official blog: Bigelow Tea Salad Dressings Make Veggies More Exciting!
That looks crazy... crazy enough to work! I would have never thoughts of this. If you follow the link, you'll find a couple recipes for some salad dressings that basically steep some tea bags in vinegar and oil for flavoring. Interesting concept. I wonder if you can omit the vinegar since I hate salad dressings with vinegar in them.. which is most salad dressings, unfortunately.
Mar 13, 2012
Calm, naturally
Okay, so, this isn't technically coffee or tea.. but it IS something you can drink hot out of a nice big mug! It's Natural Calm and it's basically a Magnesium + Calcium supplement that has a slight lemony taste. What's important is that it actually does help me fall asleep. Plus, according to this article, 68% of Americans are magnesium deficient, so the extra supplementation certainly won't hurt! I like adding honey and a squirt of lemon to mine.
There's also some people saying that Magnesium may help aid weight loss. Hmm. Perhaps I should drinking this more regularly to see if it's true!
Mar 12, 2012
My favorite single-cup tea brewer so far: IngenuiTEA
. I have had this tea brewer for years and I'm still so pleased with it. It is perfect at the office - you just pop in a spoonful of leaves, fill it up with water and then nuke it for about a minute.Cleanup is simple - I just dump out the leaves and give it a rinse. Love <3
Mar 11, 2012
A start is made
Welcome to my adventures as a "hot cup" enthusiast. Whether it's tea, coffee, or a witch's brew, I'll drink it -- I'm not picky!
I decided to start this blog because after years and years of my addiction I wanted to finally write about it, and have some fun exploring new options too. Yum yum, I can't wait!
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