Who doesn't love a steaming hot cup of herbal tea in the evening? It could be after you eat a meal and feel guilty for eating too much, or when you feel unhealthy in the tummy? Doesn't tea just make you feel more purified? It's as if a vacuum cleaner went through your body and sucked every unhealthy bit out the system. Ahh, herbal tea on a dreary evening is the best.
In case you are one of those uneducated people living with Starbuck's coffee on a busy morning, here's what herbal tea is... it's herbal and all natural. There are healthy herbal tea bags but sometimes it's caffeinated. But all that's in the tea bag is dried leaves and all natural seeds and whatnot. Simple and sweet. And tea is super duper healthy... naturally cleans impurities in the body, boosts immune and digestive systems, helps skin, helps hair, helps the brain, helps stress, helps relax, helps sleep, etc. etc. So if you haven't tried herbal tea, and not just a Dunkin' Donuts iced tea, then you better get started right away.
If you don't find the necessity to buy tea bags, make it at home! Here's how to make some fresh ginger tea at home.
- 1 mug
- 1 pot to boil water
- 1 spoon
- 1 cup water
- 3-4 slices of fresh ginger
- 1-2 spoons of lemon juice (optional)
- 1 spoon of honey (optional)
- 2-3 mint leaves (optional)
Cut 3-4 slices of ginger. Allow the ginger to soak in boiled water to soak up the ginger-goodness for 20 minutes.
Once through, strain and pour the boiled water into a cup. Add the honey for some sweet flavor. It's healthier to use honey as a substitute for sugar in any tea.
Drop some lemon juice because hey, why not cleanse and boost your body while you're at it.
Drop in the optional mint leaves for some minty freshness.
This was my little work station afterward making the ginger tea.
... And the view from above.
You can even let the ginger soak in the water overnight, boil it in the morning, transfer it into a flask, and have hot tea to last for the whole day. Much healthier than coffee y'all.
Now, I'm not saying coffee is bad for you, because it has its own set of health benefits, but add tea to the daily mix! No harm in doing so!
P.S. Starbucks should sell their own ginger tea. What do you think of this advertising?
