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Tuesday, 17 January 2012

I met with a friend the other day while she was looking for some plus size maternity clothes. Teas, as we were both into these, were one of the topics that we talked about. I told her that aside from making my own iced (black or green) tea lemonade with mint and honey. I started making my own parsley tea and ginger tea with honey. We're drinking a glass each every night and we alternate it weekly or until the last drop of tea is finished.

Here are some benefits we could get from parsley and ginger:

The health benefits of parsley tea are:

Parsley is one of the most important herbs for providing vitamins and minerals to the body. It is truly nature’s immune-enhancing vitamin and mineral complex in plant form.

Parsley has been found to contain two types of unusual compounds that provide some very unique health benefits. The first component found is a volatile oil that includes myristicin, limonene, eugenol, and alpha-thujene. The second components found are flavonoids-including apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin.
The oil in parsley-particularly myristicin-has been shown in animal studies to inhibit tumor formation. It particularly has been shown to inhibit tumor formation in the lungs.

The oils in parsley qualify it as a "chemo protective" food. This means that it can help neutralize particular types of carcinogens, such as cigarette smoke.

Luteolin, one of the flavanoids found in parsley has been shown to function as powerful antioxidants that help prevent oxygen-based damage to cells. In addition, the components in parsley have been shown in animal studies to help increase the antioxidant capacity of the blood.

Parsley is also rich in the source of two vital nutrients that are also important for the prevention of many diseases: vitamin C and vitamin A. These are both powerful antioxidants that destroy free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for the development of many medical conditions, including atherosclerosis, diabetes and colon and cervical cancer and asthma.

Eating a diet rich on Vitamin C acts as an anti inflammatory and provides individuals with protection against a form rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Like vitamin C, beta-carotene may also be helpful in decreasing the severity of medical conditions such asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Beta-carotene is converted by the body to vitamin A. This vitamin is so important to a strong immune system that its nickname is the "anti-infection vitamin." Make parsley tea to soothe a cough.

Parsley is also rich in folic acid, one of the most important of the B vitamins. Folic acid‘s most critical role in the body relates to the benefits it bring to cardiovascular health. It is necessary nutrient the body utilizes to convert homocysteine into benign molecules. Homocysteine, a potentially dangerous molecule, at high levels, can directly damage blood vessels. High levels of homocysteine are associated with a significantly increased risk of heart attack and stroke in individuals diagnosed with atherosclerosis or diabetic heart disease.

It is also rich in potassium and has a diuretic effect on the body. It was successfully used in World War II to treat soldiers with kidney conditions and dysentery.

Drinking parsley tea is an especially good habit for those individuals who either have been diagnosed or wish to be proactive and prevent these diseases. Folic acid is also an important nutrient that assures proper cell division. It is important for cancer-prevention in two areas of the body that contain rapidly dividing cells. These areas are the colon for both sexes, and the cervical area in women.

Drinking parsley tea has been used for centuries to regulate helping in regular process of monthly periods and used for women after delivery to promote uterine contractions after delivery. This has been found to be due to the presence of apiol in parsley. Apiol is a component of the female sex hormone estrogen. Ingestion of parsley should be avoided by pregnant women.

Parsley has been found to be effective for all kidney and urinary conditions except severe kidney inflammation. Drinking parsley tea helps to prevent salt from being reabsorbed into the body tissues. In other words, parsley literally forces debris out of the kidneys, liver and bladder. It helps improve edema and general water retention, fatigue and scanty or painful urination. Germany’s version of the FDA has recently been approved parsley as a treatment of kidney stones and bladder infections.

So, next time parsley you are in your garden, take time to remember to partake of its abilities to improve your health by making a pot of tea. As an extra added bonus, you'll also enjoy parsley's legendary ability to freshen your breath as well.

Health Benefits of Ginger Tea:

One of the main benefits of ginger tea is it helps in the digestion process. Daily intake of ginger tea can give relief from the stomach problems such as flatulence, diarrhea, stomach gas and indigestion. Shogoals and gingerols present in the ginger neutralize the stomach acids, tones the digestive tracts muscle and evoke the secretion of digestive juices. This herbal tea is very good for the intestines and the digestive systems.
Ginger tea is also a very good remedy for flu, cold, headaches and sore throat. It is also a good remedy for the migraines.

Ginger tea is a good remedy for preventing nausea and vomiting. Gingerols found in ginger is responsible for blocking the body’s reflex to vomit and also for preventing nausea by decreasing oxidative products made in the digestive tract that cause nausea to occur.

It is also a very good drink for healthy heart. It lowers the blood cholesterol levels and also reduces clotting and thinning of blood. This tea is also responsible for good blood circulation. It has a good effect on circulatory system and controls the levels of high blood pressure.

It is important for Women’s Health as well. Ginger tea is helpful to reduce the menstrual cramps. It is also helpful in relaxing the muscular spasms and in relieving the pain present during ovulation and during menstrual periods. Ginger tea can give relief from nausea in cases of pregnancy. It is a good drink for the pregnant women suffering from morning sickness.

Other Top Ten Health Benefits of Ginger Tea are:

         It reduces heartburn                                                          
         It controls chronic pains.
         Anti-fungal properties in ginger tea treat athlete’s foot.
         Good for reducing dizziness.
         Prevents and treats inflammation.
         A good remedy for asthma.
         It combats infection.
         It’s a good remedy for bad breath.
         Ginger is a good anti-clotting herb.
         A good stimulator of weak appetite.


Yes, Carlos have started calling me a "herbalist."

I just love nature and it's wonder!

 
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