How to Make Herbal Tea With Loose Leaf
Cutting out soda was the very first step in my healing journey. Then I started looking at the other drinks I was consuming and realized that they were loaded with sugar—even drinks you wouldn’t imagine. I highly encourage you to take a look at the ingredients of the drinks you are consuming, you will probably be amazed at how much sugar they have in them. Personally, I try to stay under 10 grams. It’s even better when there is no added sugar.
The problem though was, that I started thinking…. “What can I eat?’” I love water, but I didn’t only want to drink water for the rest of my life. I then started taking herbal classes that introduced me to herbal tea…and I never looked back. The possibilities are endless.
Here are a couple of benefits of herbal tea:
They have medical properties. If you are feeling a little anxious, I suggest drinking lemon balm or chamomile tea. Or blend them together. If you are experiencing some seasonal allergies, nettle tea is great. If you are drinking to curb a sweet tooth, licorice root tea will definitely help. Echinacea tea will help boost the immune system. So you can fit the herbs to your needs.
A long time ago our ancestors drank water from rivers and streams. This water had all sorts of nutrients in them. Today we can’t do that, because we have no idea what is in the water. Our tap water is filled with chemicals that we don’t want. So most of us use water filters, which is great…however there is a downside to this. A good filter is filtering out these chemicals, but there isn’t a way to keep the nutrients in. So it is stripping the nutrients from the water. Herbal teas are a perfect way to bring some nutrients back into our ‘water’
A hot cup of herbal tea can bring comfort and a cold cup of herbal tea can be refreshing.
So how do you make herbal tea:
Thinks you will need:
A pot, kettle, or a french press.
If using a kettle without an infuser or a pot, you will need a strainer or an infuser.
Water
Loose-leaf herb(s)
Basic Recipe:
1 teaspoon herb
1 cup water
Bring the water up to a boil. Pour over herbs. Let it steep for 10 minutes, and strain. You can add honey (over 2 years old), lemon, or milk.
I highly encourage you to not use aluminum pots or strainers. Stainless steel or ceramic is best.
You can just add one herb, or have a blend of herbs. I suggest when you first start out, just use single herbs. This way you can get to know the herb and see how it makes you feel. Then when blending herbs, I wouldn’t blend too many, I suggest no more than 5 or 6. This is a great time to experiment and find out what you like.
