Tag: tea
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Recipe: Mood-Boosting Bergamot Tea
Bergamot is known for its mood-boosting abilities; it can reduce stress, promote calmness, and lower levels of cortisol (the stress hormone). It’s also a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, and traditionally used to treat low mood & depression. Winter is the season we’re more likely to experience symptoms like low mood or depression, and even less…
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East Meets West Springtime Tea
One of my favourite things about working with ancient Ayurveda and modern wellness, is that when you combine the best of both, magic starts to happen. This simple tea recipe combines locally picked herbs native to the UK, with Ayurvedic staples like cinnamon, cardamom and fennel seed. Just as with Ayurveda and holistic health, there’s…
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Soothing Herbal Blend: With Chamomile, Calendula, Oats & Liquorice
I have a lot of clients and students who have Pitta-related issues. No, not issues related to eating too much pitta bread, but issues relating to an accumulation of the Ayurvedic Pitta dosha. ‘Pitta’ is the energy of heat, fire, and digestion. When in balance, a Pitta-type person will feel logical, sharp-minded, focused, driven and…
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Cosy Chai Recipe
When the day is grey, cold, damp and blustery, we benefit from bringing in the opposite qualities, such as warth, stillness, cosiness, and even herbs and spices that are slightly drying. These aspects can all help to balance the Vata and Kapha doshas, which are more likely to become excessive during Winter. Towards the end…
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New Recipe E-Book Out Today! Get 50% off this weekend
I’m excited to share with you my newest recipe e-book, full of tonics, teas and natural remedies! Many of the recipes use seasonal ingredients that you’ll find out and about right NOW too! This recipe e-book is a result of years of researching, experimenting, creating and enjoying natural remedies. In this book, you’ll find over…
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Digestion-Boosting Lemongrass, Ginger & Cinnamon Tea
‘Tis the season of consumption – whether that’s gifts, food, chocolates or festive fizz, its likely most of us will be enjoying foods and drinks we wouldn’t usually opt for this month. If you’re looking for a way to prevent bloating and indigestion, or are in need of something to boost your Agni or digestive…
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Spring Digestive Tea
It’s common to feel a little sluggish and heavy at the beginning of Spring (after all, we’ve just made it through a long and dark Winter, with heavier meals and perhaps more time indoors), and this is often reflected in the workings of the digestive system. To give the body and mind a helping hand,…
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Early Autumn Upside-Down Cake
With sweetness purely from seasonal fruit, minimally processed ingredients and a soft, satisfying texture, this comforting cake is perfect for that in-between time, when the afternoon sun is still warm, but there’s definitely a hint of Autumn in the air. September is a wonderful time for cooking seasonally – we’re approaching the harvest season, and…
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Hibiscus Iced Tea
This is one of those recipes that creates something supremely luxurious and tasty, and is a real treat for guests, yet it’s SO simple and takes minimal effort. Whilst cold brew coffee is having a moment right now, with every high street coffee shop offering their own version of creamy, caffeinated goodness, iced tea has…
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Natural Spring Tonic: Cleavers & Lemon Detox Tea, Morning Infusion & Face Wash
There’s a reason certain herbs and plants grow at certain times of the year; naturally we would reach out to herbs like nettle, dandelion, ground ivy, garlic and cleavers, to boost the immune, circulatory and lymphatic systems, cure coughs and colds, and help with digestion. Salad leaves like rocket, lettuce, chard and spinach are…
