Tea: More than just a Beverage

Who doesn’t love tea?! Okay, I’ll admit there are people who haven’t tried enough teas to find one they love. For me tea isn’t about caffeine or flavor, “tea” to me started out meaning herbal infusions I could use for home remedies, not exactly the tea most people think about when they grab a box at the store or order a cup in a restaurant. 

Since taking Dr. Christopher’s Nutritional Herbology Course in 1998 I became fascinated with how herbs we could easily grow on our windowsill, in pots or in the garden could become powerful natural home remedies. Over the counter drugs and pharmaceuticals always seemed to have more negative side effects than benefits. Many of us never learned the old-fashioned home remedies to try first, like a cup a peppermint tea to soothe a tummy ache, alienate nausea, and help with a fever.