Tea can offer a natural and soothing way to balance Hormonal shifts. I drink tea daily because of its enormous health benefits. Here are some great store-bought brands as well as easy and yummy recipe for a tea you can make at home.
Teas have been used for thousands of years for almost any ailment known to man from curing illnesses to preparing a woman’s body for pregnancy. So it is no wonder that teas that are uniquely brewed to provide balance to women’s swirling and fluctuating hormones can take up almost an entire shelf of the tea section of your favorite health store.
I thought I would do a bit of work for you rather than having you test out tea after tea and share with you some of my favorite and effective hormone-balancing teas.
Yogi Tea is known for making superb tea blends and their Woman’s Healing Formula is no different. I love drinking this tea. It provides me all the comfort that a warm cup of tea should as well as calibrating my body’s hormones. Yogi Teas are readily available at health food stores or online.
In addition to the Yogi Tea, Organic Woman's Dong quai Tonic is an effective and organic way to lessen fatigue, restore your energy and balance a woman's hormones. It is caffeine-free so it won’t send you on any extreme highs and lows and this healing tonic is formulated to ease what traditional Chinese medicine practitioners refer to as "blood deficiency," which results from stress, poor digestion, or improper eating and health habits.
Dong quai (Angelica Sinensis) The root help build the blood and clear blood stagnation. It can relieve anxiety, depression, and hot flashes and help restore moisture to dry vaginal tissues.
You can also make you own concoction from loose herbs. This tea is perfect for when your emotions are a bit down, as they often are as the weather starts to turn colder and the days become shorter and darker. Savor a cup of this sweet, uplifting, aromatic herbal tea and enjoy a moment or more of calming respite.
I recommend buying these ingredients from the bulk section of local health food store to save on costs and packaging. The recipe for this tea comes from the book Sex, Love & Health by Brigitte Mars.
When your emotions are a bit down:
- 4 cups of water
- 1/2 teaspoon of burdock root
- 1/2 teaspoon of dandelion root
- 1 teaspoon of basil herb
- 1 teaspoon of fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon of nettle leaf
Bring the water to a boil. Add the burdock and dandelion root, cover, and simmer for twenty minutes. Remove from heat and add the remaining herbs. Cover and let steep for ten minutes. Strain.
Enjoy 4 cups daily.
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