Wellness Tip: DASH Diet, healthy and fast way to lose weight

DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US) is rich in fruits, veggies, whole grains, & low-fat dairy foods; meat, fish, poultry, nuts, beans; limited fats & limited sugar-sweetened foods. My DASH diet: Drink 1 glass hot water upon waking up! Breakfast: 1cup cooked rice, steamed fish & dark leafy vegetables (no oil) & hot tea :-) Snack: fruits :-) Lunch: 1cup well-cooked beans (red, black, white); fruits & hot tea :-) Snack: brewed very mild coffee & one dark chocolate bar :-) Dinner: 1cup cooked oatmeal w/ raisins & peanuts (no sugar & no milk); Before bedtime, Drink 1 cup hot chocolate (no sugar & no milk) :-)The result: I have the stamina & lost a lot of weight in less than a month :-) :-)



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Wellness Tip: List of Teas That Help You Sleep

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#1 Valerian Root Tea

Image from Nootriment

If you have never tried Valerian root tea for a sleep aid, you definitely should. It acts as a mild sedative activated by phytochemicals that tell the brain it is time for sleep.

Is it safe? Absolutely! You can prepare it in a number of different ways, each with a different outcome. It can be beneficial for those who suffer from anxiety, have ADHD, mood problems, memory issues, insomnia, and can also help with pain relief.

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Recipe from Durable Health

#2 Don’t Like Valerian Tea? Try Herbal Bedtime Tea Instead

From Frugally Sustainable

Herbs such as Chamomile flowers, Oatstraw, Valerian, and Passionflower have wonderful effects on sleeping habits.

All of those different herbs plus a few others have been combined into one herbal tea that is sure to help you fall asleep much faster and stay asleep.

Herbal teas have been used for centuries and are one of the safest sleep aid remedies.

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You might be interested in: 23 Plants In Your Bedroom For Better Sleep

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#3 One Of My Favorites: Chamomile, Turmeric Tea

From Green Kitchen Stories

I absolutely love Chamomile tea. After drinking it, I feel restful and calm. It is the perfect way to wind down from a stressful day at work.

Chamomile is beneficial for you because overall, it can enhance human health. It has antioxidant properties and antimicrobial properties. Not only that, but there is also a possibility that it helps reduce inflammation and lower cholesterol.

If you suffer from diabetes, high cholesterol, or just want to lower your cancer risk, drinking Chamomile tea would be a good start.

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#4 Lemon Balm Tea: For Sleep, Not Lips

From Fresh Bites Daily

Honestly, this sounds like a recipe for a lip balm, but it’s not. It is actually a very powerful tea for insomniacs.

This tea helps to reduce stress, indigestion, anxiety, enhance sleep, and can help heal cold sores faster. Ah ha! I knew it had something to do with lips!

Lemon balm is a standard herb for insomnia and when it is combined with other herbs such as Chamomile and Valerian, it can give off better sleep inducing properties.

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#5 Keep Your Banana Peels For Natural Banana Tea

From Homestead & Survival

Another strange sounding tea to help with insomnia, banana tea. Banana infused tea is a wonderful remedy for those who have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, like me.

Banana peels are rich in potassium and magnesium. Essentially, drinking this tea would be the same thing as taking a magnesium supplement and it’s probably cheaper.

By drinking this tea, you are helping your blood vessels relax as well as your muscles. This will help you fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer.

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#6 Lovely Lavender Tea

From Everything Lavender

I absolutely do not like the smell of lavender, but its medicinal properties are fantastic, so I kind of just suck it up and deal with it.

Just one cup of lavender tea can help to ease your body, mind, and help you fall asleep. It can also be used as a wash on the chest to help ease the effects of bronchitis, asthma and colds.It can also help reduce cough and help with other respiratory issues.

Lavender works great for both children and adults and is much safer than over the counter medications. It can help reduce fevers, heal wounds, cuts, and sores.

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#7 Ginger and Turmeric Tea

From Eileenz Fuentes

I can’t say enough how much I love ginger. ginger ale, gingersnap cookies, and ginger in general.

Healing turmeric and ginger tea is the next big thing when it comes to your health. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory plus anti-cancer properties and ginger is anti-viral and has antibiotic agents.

Mix ginger & turmeric with honey and lemons and you have yourself a wonderful tea that can be used as a sleep remedy. Why honey and lemons? Well, honey is a sleep remedy and lemons are great for detox.

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#8 Sleep and Dream Tea

From Mountain Rose Blog

If you want to drink a sweet and soothing tea as part of your bedtime ritual, try this sleepy dreamland tea. With this potent mixture of ingredients, you’ll be in dreamland in no time.

Composed of spearmint, chamomile, St. John’s wort, nettle leaf, rosebuds, and dried orange or lemon peel, this tea is the perfect sleep remedy.

The reason for this is because all of these herbs combined have different agents to help with insomnia, muscle aches, stomach aches, tension, stress, and so much more.

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#9 Have An Overtired Child? Try This Sleepy Tea Mixture

From Nourished Kitchen

During my travels, I have encountered many overtired children and let me tell you something, it isn’t a pretty sight. When my family members children get overtired, I can’t help but wonder what can be done about it, mostly because i’m sick of listening to the screaming.

One thing that can help an overtired child is an herbal tea mixture consisting of lemon balm, rose, lavender, peppermint, fennel, and licorice. This sounds delicious, I think I want to make a cup now.

Lemon balm is a calming sedative, rose and lavender support sleep and induce good dreams, peppermint, fennel, and licorice have soothing flavors and aid in digestion support and help with upset stomachs. You can include other herbs as well, but these are the ones that I think are the best for kids.

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#10 Sleep Sweetly With This Sweet Sleep Tea

From The Herbal Spoon

The recipe for this tea isn’t as complicated as the title. Throw together some lavender buds, chamomile flowers, dried orange peel, rose petals, honey, milk and voila!

So, why use those specific ingredients? Lavender and chamomile are known for their relaxation properties. Orange adds a hint of zing and flavor, and the rose petals, well, they just complete the beautiful floral arrangement.

If you make this part of your bedtime routine, you may find yourself sleeping easier and more peacefully.

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#11 The Ultimate Herbal Tea Blend For Sleep

From Little Home Steaders

If you are looking for a tea that is going to taste good and help you sleep at the same time, this is the tea for you. The ultimate herbal tea blend combines natural herbs for optimal relaxation.

The ingredients of this tea consist of lemon balm, lavender, chamomile, and passion flower. We now know what the lemon balm, chamomile, and lavender do, but what about the passion flower?

The passion flower is great for insomnia that may be related to everyday stressors such as overworking. Boy, I think I need this tea in my life.

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#12 The Cinnamon Sleep Tonic

From The Elliott Homestead

I gotta say, this sounds absolutely heavenly. I love cinnamon and so does most of the world’s population. This could be why people are using it in teas now, but why exactly other than the fact that it tastes and smells so good?

Cinnamon is high in cinnamaldehyde, which is what is responsible for most of the health benefits that come from cinnamon. Cinnamon also has antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties,  may cut the risk of heart disease, can improve an Insulin sensitivity, lowers blood sugar levels, has a powerful anti-diabetic effect, may have beneficial effects on Neuro-degenerative diseases, may protect against cancer, helps fight bacterial and fungal infections, and may help fight the HIV virus.

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#13 Have Sweet Dreams With This Sweet Dream Tea

From Mommy Potamus

We all want sweet dreams, not nightmares. So, why not help have some sweet dreams with the sweet dream tea. So, what makes it so sweet you may ask?

The herbs in the chamomile & licorice blend version of this tea include Catnip, chamomile flowers, lavender blossoms, and licorice root.

The chamomile, lavender and catnip have calming qualities that will help relax you before you close your eyes. The sedative effects of chamomile are caused from a flavonoid called apigenin. This is why when you drink chamomile tea, you end up sleepy. Mixed with all of the other ingredients, this tea makes for a sweet and relaxing treat to help you fall deep into dream land.

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#14 Azul Tea

Anyone with arthritis or joint pain will tell you that it makes it near impossible to sleep when the pain starts to act up. Thankfully Pal Azul tea is a natural remedy to help aid with inflammation and joint health.

Azul tea also has many benefits including easing kidney disorders, infections and even kidney stones, not to mention the affects it has on your joints and arthritis.

Where To Find Tea Supplies

Most of the tea ingredients and accessories can be found on amazon by clicking below.

Tea and Accessories

To Wrap Things Up

I really hope that you enjoyed these 13 herbal tea recipes. Herbal substitutes are very important to me because it just seems like more and more prescriptions are being written to those who only need a cup of chamomile tea to help them fall asleep.

I must admit, falling asleep isn’t easy for someone like me who has a stressful lifestyle. At night, when I come home, I enjoy my herbal tea and the effects it has on my mind and body.

If you have any comments, feel free to let me know what you have to say. If you enjoyed reading the article as much as I enjoyed writing it, share it with everyone you know. They will thank you once they find themselves sleeping better because of herbal tea.

Source: http://www.thesleepjudge.com/tea-recipes-better-sleep/

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