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So, as my health gets worse, my mum keeps trying to find things to help manage my pain (because she is just awesome that way), and one of the things she found out was that a decent amount of people drink Chamomile tea, and it helps their muscles and nerves relax more.
Soooo since yesterday was horrible and nothing seemed to work, I finally took a hot bath and made this tea, which I haven’t had in forever it seems.
But it actually really made me feel relaxed! Like really relaxed! So basically, even though this is a bagged tea, it really seemed to help me for a bit, and that’s pretty awesome.
The flavor isn’t even that bad. Don’t really taste vanilla, but definitely taste the honey…it’s super sweet. Not bad for a bagged tea, I must say!
I’m really excited that something finally helped yesterday, since the entire day was agonizing. But now I am on yet another mission to find a really good tea that is relaxing like this one…just…better. xD
If anyone has any recommendations of especially relaxing teas I’d love to hear them! (:
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So sorry you are struggling with pain and health issues. Not that it helps, but I always drink ones I love best when I’m feeling tense. I have also heard chamomile is calming so that sounds like a good one you had!
Heh, the problem is is that tea has always tended to make me more awake than coffee for some reason and so when I drink oolongs and blacks, it makes me more awake and not as relaxed as a herbal would…so I kinda have to find teas with no caffeine. I end up just saving all my favorite teas for the days/hours that I feel well enough to drink them. Which is good..but also bad since I’m having less and less of those moments haha!
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I know what you mean.. and I should try and find better bedtime teas myself. Sometimes I will just make my cup of tea quite weak and add milk so basically it is just hot comforting beverage.
Maybe something with ginger might be good too?
Does making it weaker mean that there is less caffeine in it? Because if it is maybe that would be better. xD
I have heard that ginger helps nausea, but not sure if it helps relax the rest of your body…does it help you at all?
I think it would have less caffeine as I make it very weak, just to add a bit of flavor for a hot cup, and it is often leaves left over from earlier to get to use them up that way too. I’m not sure if ginger helps relaxing my body but it does seem to help with nausea which is also relaxing in itself, and again a nice warm cup of goodness which seems to always be of some comfort.
Ah. Good to know. Well have any ginger tea recommendations? I’m not a huge fan of overly ginger things, but a bit of ginger never hurts :P
Have you tried tulsi? That’s really the only herbal tisane that unwinds me. Tastes like lemon and cloves; goes well with mint.
Ripe puerh relaxes me and I sleep like a baby. Every night I have a session and have at least 6 3oz cups. Can’t drink black before bed. White tea is the worst for me. Would make me awake till 3 am
For ginger, I have just used random bagged herbal ones. Also, davidstea has some herbals with ginger and I have used le digestif, but that one is minty which may not appeal to you. I think they have blends with chamomile too but I haven’t had them.
boychik, I always forget that I have seen that some puerh is relaxing – which ones do you like best for bedtime? And I agree about white tea being worst – it is for me too.
I agree with boychik that some ripe puerhs have a relaxing effect. The one where I noticed it the most was Mandala’s temple stairs. Hope you feel better soon!!
Boston Tea Co.’s Lemon Honey Chamomile has green rooibos in it. The only rooibos I like and I think the combination of honey and chamomile is very relaxing.
I like that one, too, Nicole.
Hmm…this is all very helpful. Going to look into all these things more. Thanks, you guys! :D
Haiwan Ripe always put me to sleep. 2010 Haiwan Lao Tong Zhi Zhizun Mingpin Ripe Pu-erh is the best sleeping aid
Vanilla Sleepytime herbal by Celestial Seasoning is a good relaxing tea. I’ve also used ZZZ by SerendipityTea. Although the aim of these particular teas is sleep they also work as a calming brew.
Hope you feel better soon!
Tavalon’s “After Dark.”
So sorry you are struggling with pain and health issues. Not that it helps, but I always drink ones I love best when I’m feeling tense. I have also heard chamomile is calming so that sounds like a good one you had!
Heh, the problem is is that tea has always tended to make me more awake than coffee for some reason and so when I drink oolongs and blacks, it makes me more awake and not as relaxed as a herbal would…so I kinda have to find teas with no caffeine. I end up just saving all my favorite teas for the days/hours that I feel well enough to drink them. Which is good..but also bad since I’m having less and less of those moments haha!
:(
I know what you mean.. and I should try and find better bedtime teas myself. Sometimes I will just make my cup of tea quite weak and add milk so basically it is just hot comforting beverage.
Maybe something with ginger might be good too?
Does making it weaker mean that there is less caffeine in it? Because if it is maybe that would be better. xD
I have heard that ginger helps nausea, but not sure if it helps relax the rest of your body…does it help you at all?
I think it would have less caffeine as I make it very weak, just to add a bit of flavor for a hot cup, and it is often leaves left over from earlier to get to use them up that way too. I’m not sure if ginger helps relaxing my body but it does seem to help with nausea which is also relaxing in itself, and again a nice warm cup of goodness which seems to always be of some comfort.
Ah. Good to know. Well have any ginger tea recommendations? I’m not a huge fan of overly ginger things, but a bit of ginger never hurts :P
Have you tried tulsi? That’s really the only herbal tisane that unwinds me. Tastes like lemon and cloves; goes well with mint.
Ripe puerh relaxes me and I sleep like a baby. Every night I have a session and have at least 6 3oz cups. Can’t drink black before bed. White tea is the worst for me. Would make me awake till 3 am
For ginger, I have just used random bagged herbal ones. Also, davidstea has some herbals with ginger and I have used le digestif, but that one is minty which may not appeal to you. I think they have blends with chamomile too but I haven’t had them.
boychik, I always forget that I have seen that some puerh is relaxing – which ones do you like best for bedtime? And I agree about white tea being worst – it is for me too.
I agree with boychik that some ripe puerhs have a relaxing effect. The one where I noticed it the most was Mandala’s temple stairs. Hope you feel better soon!!
Boston Tea Co.’s Lemon Honey Chamomile has green rooibos in it. The only rooibos I like and I think the combination of honey and chamomile is very relaxing.
I like that one, too, Nicole.
Hmm…this is all very helpful. Going to look into all these things more. Thanks, you guys! :D
Haiwan Ripe always put me to sleep. 2010 Haiwan Lao Tong Zhi Zhizun Mingpin Ripe Pu-erh is the best sleeping aid
Vanilla Sleepytime herbal by Celestial Seasoning is a good relaxing tea. I’ve also used ZZZ by SerendipityTea. Although the aim of these particular teas is sleep they also work as a calming brew.
Hope you feel better soon!
Tavalon’s “After Dark.”