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Day 24: make a tea!

Today, your challenge is to pour yourself a cup of warm, health benefiting goodness!I

 
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Whether you want something to warm you up in winter or cool you down in summer, herbal tea can be consumed year-round since it's a delicious beverage at any temperature.

Herbal teas are derived from a variety of dried flowers, spices, herbs and fruits. This means there is a huge variety of flavors and options when it comes to choosing teas for taste and health benefits. Unlike coffee and standard teas, most herbal teas are caffeine-free. They can also feature nutrients, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. 

 

Some health benefits of drinking herbal tea include relaxation,

pain reduction, and the improvement of body systems like digestive and immune. 

 
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Something to consider!

When choosing herbal teas you'll want to drink organic loose leaf options wherever possible for a few reasons:

 

During growing + processing, many herbs come in contact with chemicals or pesticides. 

 

Most tea bags contain up to 25% plastic! Steeping a single plastic tea bag at brewing temperature releases about 11.6 billion minuscule particles known as “microplastics” and 3.1 billion “nanoplastics” into each cup.

 

 
 

Cheers and happy sipping!

Colleen

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