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Post by Ava on Feb 4, 2021 19:28:42 GMT
I bought myself a new large tea glass with a kind of henna design for my birthday. Then two friends got me tea as a gift. This makes me really happy.
One friend got me Puerh tea which I had never tried before. It has the strangest effect. At first I didn't believe it. After about six cups of this over a few weeks, I am tentatively believing this is very medicinal for whatever sluggishness is in my system.
I drink a lot of green tea and mint tea. I will have to stock up on this one, too. Really nothing else that I drink gives this kind of effect....it wakes me up more than coffee and doesn't give me a headache like other black teas do. Plus there is some other sensation I don't really have a word for. Not drunkenness, more like clearing-the-cobwebs.
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Post by midnight on Feb 4, 2021 21:32:06 GMT
That's interesting. I've never heard of this tea before. I will check it in my local health shop. I like different types of teas but mostly black type, like Ceylon or earl grey. I recently came across the camomile/vanilla one. It's just divine. Vanilla is my favourite scent, so I love how my house smells every time I make it.
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Feb 5, 2021 19:58:33 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2021 19:58:33 GMT
Ava, Puerh sounds v. interesting. Just looked it up on the net. Apparently, it can come in many forms according to its age. It could be young raw or aged raw or ripe, for example. Does your tea have any of these descriptions?
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Feb 5, 2021 22:28:26 GMT
Post by Ava on Feb 5, 2021 22:28:26 GMT
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Post by Ava on Feb 5, 2021 22:33:59 GMT
Vanilla is my favourite scent, so I love how my house smells every time I make it. That does sound great Chamomile has a pronounced effect on my husband; he's been drinking this regularly, it's good for his nerves. My dream is to have a tea garden, and my ideal tea set, and friends over for a tea party. I think it's possible to pick fresh herbs and steep them and create a real tea. If not I can cheat by having extra dried tea on hand. And cookies.
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Mar 23, 2021 2:35:06 GMT
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Post by Ava on Mar 23, 2021 2:35:06 GMT
Often I make my own chai www.feastingathome.com/authentic-masala-chai-recipe/Or lately just using chai tea bags, raw honey, a bit of certified organic raw milk from the farmer's market. I saw a video about the potency of cloves, as an antioxidant, and decided to add a little clove tincture. Then I saw Whole Foods carries a Black Walnut & Wormwood combination tincture, so I got that, too. If I recall correctly, these three taken together are part of Hulda Clark's "Cure for All Cancers." I don't exactly believe in her cure, but I don't disbelieve it, so casually and almost superstitiously I add some drops to my chai. Tastes fine and may help prevent something.
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Mar 25, 2021 6:11:30 GMT
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Post by anela on Mar 25, 2021 6:11:30 GMT
Often I make my own chai www.feastingathome.com/authentic-masala-chai-recipe/Or lately just using chai tea bags, raw honey, a bit of certified organic raw milk from the farmer's market. I saw a video about the potency of cloves, as an antioxidant, and decided to add a little clove tincture. Then I saw Whole Foods carries a Black Walnut & Wormwood combination tincture, so I got that, too. If I recall correctly, these three taken together are part of Hulda Clark's "Cure for All Cancers." I don't exactly believe in her cure, but I don't disbelieve it, so casually and almost superstitiously I add some drops to my chai. Tastes fine and may help prevent something. I started following her on instagram last month. I prefer the iced chai, which might not be as good for me. I keep meaning to try to make my own, rather than buying them for over $4, once or twice a week.
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May 19, 2021 6:10:21 GMT
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Post by alex992 on May 19, 2021 6:10:21 GMT
I love tea, although I used to always drink a lot of coffee. I have many different kinds of tea, most of them brought by friends from traveling. But I've never heard of this one. I always find it easier to wake up after tea, and it's also my motivation to wake up at all.
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Jun 23, 2021 21:09:47 GMT
Post by Ava on Jun 23, 2021 21:09:47 GMT
I always find it easier to wake up after tea, and it's also my motivation to wake up at all. This is how I feel about coffee.
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Jun 23, 2021 21:16:57 GMT
Post by Ava on Jun 23, 2021 21:16:57 GMT
I didn't know green tea helps with autophagy.
I'm reading a book about that, Glow15 by Naomi Whittel. While much of the book is rudimentary to anyone accustomed to reading health books, I'm finding some novel information about supplements I never heard of before.
I got her book because I saw her on YouTube; she's pretty high profile. Any woman older than me who looks much younger than me, without plastic surgery...I'm curious to know her secrets.
Anyway she also recommends a certain unusual tea (I saw this when I flipped ahead and skimmed) but I don't know much about it; will update once I get to that part of the book.
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Jun 24, 2021 18:48:34 GMT
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Ava, you have this extra sensitivity where you can feel blockages being cleared and can, therefore, assess whether a tea is beneficial. I have no such sensitivity and am tempted to send you some samples to check . You could be a tea tester. Please keep letting us know which teas are noteworthy and why.
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Jun 26, 2021 0:42:26 GMT
Post by Ava on Jun 26, 2021 0:42:26 GMT
Thank you @astrokeen. I suppose that is true about the sensitivity. I ordered the ingredients for the autophagy tea today and will report back once I've made it. Let me know if there are other teas that look interesting? I might want to try them, too.
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Post by Ava on Jul 10, 2021 15:40:53 GMT
Please keep letting us know which teas are noteworthy and why. According to this book I'm reading, Glow 15, bergamot aids the body in autophagy; the author reports this is well-known in Italy where bergamot grows. Apparently the body's ability to self-digest (clean out internal debris) diminishes as we age...I never knew that. But it only makes sense...everything else diminishes. As you may know, the defining flavor of Earl Grey tea comes from bergamot; earl grey teas that contain whole bergamot (or bits of dried) peel may be beneficial. So this is the recipe for "Autophatea," each ingredient helps increase autophagy: 1 green tea bag 1 whole citrus bergamot Earl Grey tea bag (I couldn't locate this product, substituted loose tea) 1 cinnamon stick (Ceylon preferred) 1 tablespoon raw coconut oil, extra virgin 1 teaspoon trehalose (natural sweetener/optional) Steep tea bags 3 minutes with cinnamon, strain and add oil and sweetener. I think it's delicious, but as I mentioned above black tea sometimes gives me headaches.
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Jul 10, 2021 19:27:39 GMT
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Ava, thanks for this - very interesting. Out of the teas and combinations you've tried so far, which struck you as being the most effective for autophagy? You had found Puerh tea quite potent. I really like the notion of clearing out the old cells to generate new cells. And very much hope brain cells are involved. Incidentally, have you tried a Darjeeling leaf tea? Just wondered what you thought about it? I drink a good quality leaf Darjeeling without milk and notice quite a few green leaves in it. "While classified as a black tea, Darjeeling teas are almost always less oxidized than a typical black tea." Darjeeling is also available in the green and white varieties which I shall endeavour to get.
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Jul 10, 2021 21:59:34 GMT
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Ava, one of my favourite recipes for green tea is Kashmiri Kahwa. There are a few versions on You Tube on how to make it but the one I drank in Kashmir which was the most perfect hot drink was made with mild green tea, a couple of strands of saffron, cinnamon and cardamom and a few flakes of almonds. The almonds are added for imparting warmth and strength in cold winters. Saffron too imparts warmth. People add honey to it as a sweetener if so desired, but it is the most delicious way to drink green tea. I've just ordered raw puerh tea and I'll try to make Kahwa with it.
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Jul 11, 2021 12:56:12 GMT
Post by Ava on Jul 11, 2021 12:56:12 GMT
Thank you @astrokeen! I'm looking forward to trying Kahwa, I'd never heard of it. Are the cinnamon and cardamom powdered? Also, I will try organic darjeeling. I've always been thin, and I may have been somewhat anorexic when I was younger. I enjoyed the feeling of fasting, I'd get a strong burning sensation through my torso, and that feeling is what I now associate with autophagy. To be perfectly honest, the only beverage that gives me a similar feeling so far is red wine. I just Googled that and yes, it's been proven to induce autophagy: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30353639/It's not just a drunken warmth, it's more specifically targeted and intense. But maybe my body is just weird. I don't handle alcohol well, so I rarely drink it. I cannot drink green tea on an empty stomach without sweetener, it makes me nauseous and woozy. Green tea supposedly helps regulate blood sugar but in my case, it seems to tank it. However, I usually drink at least two cups per day after meals. Tazo Zen is my favorite everyday tea, it's really yummy...I'm spoiled and find it hard to drink plain green tea now.
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Jul 11, 2021 14:24:47 GMT
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Ava, for 2 or 3 cups of Kahwa one takes the seeds of a couple of cardamoms and grinds them. And just a touch of cinnamon powder. You could try it first with cardamoms and saffron and see how that tastes and then add cinnamon to see if it adds something extra. I personally love the taste of saffron - saffron and cardamoms are often used together in Indian deserts. This info on red wine is very interesting. I could drink a glass at bedtime which would also help me sleep.
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Jul 14, 2021 17:38:13 GMT
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I ordered a cake of Puerh tea which arrived today. It tastes very nice - not really any different from other green teas. The site I ordered it from "The Tea Makers" didn't offer a black versus green version in Puerh, so I have no idea which type it is. Will drink it now instead of the usual black teas. But I won't be able to tell if is doing me any good. Ava, with your sensitivity you would be the perfect subject for homoeopathic medicines. Not only would be able to tell if they are beneficial, I think a more 'pure', physiology i.e., less contaminated by modern medicines, is said to respond more effectively to homoeopathy. Children, for example, show very good results if the medicine selected is the right one.
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Jul 14, 2021 19:40:59 GMT
Post by Ava on Jul 14, 2021 19:40:59 GMT
Thank you, @astrokeen. Coincidentally I'm drinking Darjeeling tea, which I just got today!
I made a mild tea of it and so far only a slight headache. I can mix it with others for our family's sun tea.
I love homeopathy and have used it for decades, but it's true the remedy has to be very carefully tailored to the ailment or it doesn't work at all. Arnica is great for falls and bruises...the injury is so obvious, the remedy can usually take the edge off the pain. Vibrational medicine is wonderful and I truly wish it were more widely practiced; however, I agree that it helps if a person is already reasonably healthy.
I was going through some notes today and found this quote I wrote down from a documentary about African nomads:
"Tea is like life...sweet like love, and bitter like death."
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