By Carole Fogarty
Rejuvenate Your Body: With A Healing Tea:
You deserve spending a very tiny 1% of your day (15 minutes,yep that’s all 1% of your day is) making, brewing then enjoying your favorite most pleasurable hot drink in the world. No shortcuts or tea bags used here. To extract maximum comfort from your hot beverage it requires your full attention and love and definitely 1% of your day.
For me personally chai tea is the most comforting and healing tea in the world. It is worth every single pleasurable aroma, sip, taste and moment. I feel calm and comforted even thinking about it right now and when you look at all the healing qualities of the ingredients (explained further in this article), you’ll soon understand why.
I’ve been drinking this spicy aromatic Indian style tea for over 10 years now. Way back then of course it was considered a hippy drink now its an alternate for the short black crowd. I prefer mine made with soy but you may be a lover of the moo version.
To extend my chai pleasure even further I indulge in the best chai ice cream recipe ever at Elise’s Simply Recipes along with either iced chai tea or a honey chai milkshake
Above is my favourite bought Chai tea at the moment which is hand blended and infused with Reiki and made with tea from the Australian daintree rain forest.
The Healing Ingredients In Chai Tea:
Cardamom – Stimulates the mind and gives clarity, increases appetite and soothes the mucous membranes. It helps relieve gas, heartburn and nausea, settles upset stomachs and is effective against allergies caused by dairy products.
Cinnamon – Has long been used to fight colds, flu and sore throats. Also used as an antidote for diarrhea, stomach upsets and to help ease menstrual cramps. Just smelling the wonderful odor of this sweet spice can boost brain activity!
Cloves – Believed to invigorate and restore, helps generate heat in the body, useful during the cold/flu season. Cloves soothe tooth ache, serve as a breath freshener, relieve nausea and can also be taken for gastric upsets.
Nutmeg – Helps moisten the airways and reduce the drying of the mucous membranes in the throat that is often associated with smoking. Also helps relieve head aches, lack of sleep, urinary problems, nausea and improved digestion.
Vanilla – Loved for its exotic flavor and aroma. Also helps to improve the appetite and assist in digestion.
Ginger is one of the best stimulants that we have and is warming and comforting to the digestion and a sluggish circulation.
Homemade chai recipes:
If you are already a lover of chai tea I’ve found a few exotic recipes that you might like to explore.
Over at steaming cup they have some fabulous special brews of chai tea along with other tea and coffee recipes.
You can also visit this chai recipe resource link where readers from around the world share their own favorite chai tea recipes.
Thanks for reading my article.
Peace, love and chai tea comfort to you all.
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I have an Indian friend that makes the most wonderful Chai. I love it. I am trying to get him to share the recipe.
I would LOVE to try the chai tea you have mentioned. I am currently in the middle of chemo for ovarian cancer and so welcome any “healing” that comes so highly recommended. Thank you.
Your offer is wonderful I would love to try the sample chai tea currently taking part in a Live R Longer fund raiser i.e. no alcohol for a month, the chai would by your description relax me at the end of my day thanks in advance cheers Jan..