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A Morning Herbal Tea Blend for Optimal Health!

Sweet Sunrise is an herbal tea blend of yerba mate, lemon balm, cinnamon, licorice and rose petals to help you jump start your day with a pleasant taste while maintaining optimal health and well-being.

The yerba mate provide the caffeine to jump start your day while the lemon balm provides steady nerves.  The hint of licorice provides and nice naturally sweetness that isn’t too strong and the rose petals, well, let’s talk about roses.

Besides adding beauty to this tea blend, it turns out roses are actually quite good for you!  Here’s a short list of the benefits of roses in your diet, and in tea, specifically.

• High in vitamin C
• High in vitamin A
• High in polyphenols
• High in minerals
• High in anti-oxidants including:
  • nerol
  • geraniol
  • myrcene
  • quercetin
  • any many others!

Roses help improve bodily functions and health in many ways as well.  It can help ease arthritis, menstrual cramps, cancer, flu and cold, digestive difficulties, depression, insomnia and many other chronic diseases!

One of the best remedies for painful or heavy periods is rose tea, as it not only helps to regulate hormones and ease uterine congestion, but it also helps eliminate cramping and mood swings that are often associated with menstruation!

Rose petals naturally lifts your mood as well.  It can help with depression, stress and anxiety due to it’s effects on neurotransmitters in the brain.

Due to the high concentration of vitamin C, it helps boost our immune systems.  The anti-oxidants help fight off cardiovascular disease and cancer.  It also helps with respiratory distress by soothing the lungs and throat.  Use it while fighting bronchitis as well as colds and flus.  It also helps expel mucus and phlegm, which is where pathogens can live and thrive.

The antibacterial properties quickly go to work in the gut, helping re-balance the beneficial micro-flora in the intestines and relieve digestive issues like constipation, cramping, bloating or diarrhea.

Because the active ingredients in rose petals are a diuretic, they help improve liver function, which in turn helps excrete toxins in your system!

So go ahead and order your bag of Sweet Sunrise here!

How to Brew Sweet Sunrise, Morning Herbal Tea:

For Sweet Sunrise:

Use 1 teaspoon per 8 ounces of water.  Bring water to a boil and immediately pour over herbs.  Allow to steep 7 minutes, remove herb.  Enjoy hot, warm or cold.

For cold tea –

Method 1:  Brew in half the water, then add ice.

Method 2:  Brew full strength, then allow to cool to at least 100 degrees.  Put in fridge overnight and enjoy the next day.

For hot tea –

Add herb to hot water.  For a stronger tea, steep longer – be careful brewing longer, as some herbs will become bitter the longer they steep.  It is suggested to cover all tea while brewing in order to save the volatile oils.

Additional Tip –

Most teas can be brewed a second time!  They will not be as strong but will still be good.  Brew about 30% longer the second time you brew your herb.

If you have any questions about getting the perfect cup, please use the contact form below and we’ll be more than happy to answer all of your brewing questions!