Time for tea

 Tea For You

The summer seems to have gone again and it is cold, even when the sun shines. So rather than having a chilled drink I would prefer a good cup of tea. How about you? 

For more than 500 years people were drinking tea. First it was grown in China and is now grown in more than 300 countries. As with wine, the taste of tea depends on the climate and the soil in which it has been grown. 

I'm quite sure you heard about it how it was discovered. Apparently the emperor of China was sitting under a tea tree, they can grow higher than seven metres when not picked, with a kettle of boiling water in front of him. The wind blew a few tea leaves into the water and made the first tea, the emperor was quite curious to try it. So was drinking tea discovered. 

You might have noticed that there is black and green tea. They are basically the same, the black tea is just fermented. The fermentation helped to keep it in good condition while it was transported with tea clippers from the east to the west. In countries where tea is grown, it is more customary to drink green tea. 

Green tea has actually more health benefits for you. It is said that the consumption of 3 cups of green tea a day can help with lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, catch free radicals, help to burn fat, raise the insulin sensitivity and therefore help prevent diabetes. It can also help preventing getting cancer, arteriosclerosis and dementia. Green tea contains not only minerals like potassium, calcium and iron, it also contains the vitamins A, B, C, E and K. Black tea can also help with itchy skin. If you make a strong brew and let it cool down, you can soak a cloth or cotton pads in it and wrap it around your affected skin or dab it on. If you use tea bags, don't throw them away. They make a nice soothing compress for tired eyes but please let them cool down before you use them. 

But tea is not only a nice brew and good for your health as a drink, there is also a Homoeopathic remedy made from tea, or Thea sinensis, as this remedy is called, using dried leaves and flowers. 

It is mainly used for nervous sleeplessness and neuralgias. The fact that the tree is never allowed to grow to its full height anymore is expressed in the Homoeopathic remedy as the inner child which can never full fill its whole potential. It is always nipped in the bud. 

Other themes in this remedy are contradictions, coldness, sourness and dryness. It is a very interesting remedy and I have used it in my practise. The nice thing about Homoeopathy is that it always has an answer and it is very individual, as individual as you are. So please give me a ring on 07813 195468 if you want Homoeopathy to be your health alternative. You do not have to suffer.

This is a flower of Taylor my little tea tree.