We all know that its super important to have good quality sleep, yet in these challenging and uncertain times it can be a struggle to fall asleep, let alone stay asleep. Sleep is critical for our health, not enough can lead to health conditions, inflammation, weight gain, diabetes, depression, hypertension. Good quality sleep helps our bodies to recover, promotes skin health, brain health and encourages healthy cell division. Sleep deprivation is similar to alcohol intoxication according to sleep advisers (1) Herbal teas have been used as natural sleep aids for centuries and could be the key to getting some well needed shut eye. Develop a night time routine to help you wind down and try some of these sleepy infusions before bed to get...
What is Kawakawa? Kawakawa is a shrub that only grows in New Zealand. Found in lowland forests and along coastal areas throughout the North Island, and the upper half of the South Island it can grow up to 6m tall. As one the most distinctive native plants It's also thought be one of the most important in Māori medicine for healing or as a medicinal tonic. A versatile herb and a member of the pepper family which would explain the peppery taste, it has many health benefits. Early settlers would infuse dried leaves as a tea for digestive issues, and it was said that burning leaves on the fire would keep mosquitoes away, in fact many campers still use this method today to ward...
Have some fun with this recipe for colour changing cocktails made using our Tickety-brew - Organic Butterfly Blue Pea Flower, Ginger and Lavender Tea. Butterfly Blue Pea tea gains its distinctive colour from the deep blue flower petals of the Clitoria Ternatea plant (yes the scientific name is derived from part of a womans anatomy!), also known as butterfly-pear, or blue-pea. Butterfly blue pea tea changes colour based on the pH level of the substance added to it, so adding anything more acidic, such as lemon or tonic water, will turn it purple. This makes it an excellent ingredient for making cocktails. Here's how to make a colour changing butterfly blue pea gin and tonic. Recipe Ingredients: The Tea Thief's Tickety Brew...
Earl Grey Tea has a very distinctive and unique flavour due to the addition of bergamot orange. Unfortunately many mainstream tea brands use synthetic bergamot to flavour Earl Grey tea. This is popular because the flavour is consistent and it contains no actual citrus. Although it may taste similar it doesn't offer the same health benefits as the real thing. Despite the fact that it contains moderate amounts of caffeine there are many proven health benefits. Bergamot oil is extracted from citrus fruit, primarily bergamot oranges. It's rich in beneficial plant compounds otherwise known as polyphenols. These beneficial polyphenols include the flavonoids neoeriocitrin, neohesperidin, and naringin Our Organic Citrus Bergamot Earl Grey uses 30% WHOLE CITRUS BERGAMOT. This has a more noticeable positive...
How to press pause and de-stress for a moment of mindfulness with tea. "The art of the tea Way consists simply of boiling water, preparing tea and drinking it." -Rikyū. What is Mindful tea drinking and how to do it.
