Tea relief for Rosacea and that non-feminine hair growth.

Tea may bring relief for Rosacea and that non-feminine hair growth.

Thought I would pass along a few tea tips from the Home Herb Garden Newsletter.

First a tip or two on preparing tea. If you are the modern in a hurry person you may be in the habit of popping a cup of water and tea bag in the microwave and bringing the water to a boil. You will like that tea much better if you boil the water, let it cool for a moment or two and then put in your tea bag. Putting tea in boiling water reduces all the good benefits and makes for a bitter taste.

Also, research is now showing that putting milk in your tea blocks all the good benefits, it may taste good, but it will do nothing for your body.

Now from www.home-herb-garden.com

Green Tea

Sipping a daily cup of anti-oxidant-rich green tea reduces the risk of developing esophageal cancer as much as 60% as long as the tea isn’t piping hot. When you drink very hot beverages, you can scald and damage the esophagus, increasing the risk of cancer as much as fourfold according to a study in the International Journal of Cancer.

If you have rosacea, try applying green tea directly to the skin. Cool a freshly brewed cup of green tea in the fridge for 30 minutes, then dab onto clean skin with a cotton ball. The polyphenols have a proven anti-inflammatory and cell-regenerating effect that heals irritated skin, plus reducing rosacea bumps by 72% in 30 days.

Spearmint

If women find themselves with a condition that makes them grow hair on their breasts, faces and stomachs, new research finds symptoms are relieved by drinking a few cups of spearmint tea daily. 2-5 cups daily reduces the level of androgens in the body. More studies are planned to verify the results.

Tea

Want to naturally decaffeinate tea in the evening? Steep a tea bag (or loose tea) in boiling water for one minute, dump the liquid, then prepare a fresh cup using the same bag. Since 90% of the caffeine is removed in the first “drawing”, you’ll get the flavor you crave and still sleep. In China, this is standard practice when drinking tea, sometimes even dumping the first 2 liquids.