The Good Living Guide to Medicinal Tea: 50 Ways to Brew the Cure for What Ails You

Publisher Marketing: Jennifer Browne is the author of Happy Healthy Gut and Vegetarian Comfort Foods . Jennifer completed her bachelor's degree in English literature at the University of the Fraser Valley and has a certificate in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Although diagnosed with IBS in 2001, she has been symptom-free since the fall of 2010, which coincides with her adoption of a plant-based diet. Jennifer is an advocate for nutrition education and an award-winning member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP). She lives with her husband and three children just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. Publisher Marketing : More than just a warm and comforting drink, tea has medicinal properties that are widely underused in North America. Common herbs, spices, fruits, and barks have been scientifically proven to help relieve pain, menopause symptoms, high blood pressure, insomnia, stress, and digestive angst. When taken preventatively, certain herbs in tea can help fight off cancer cells, heart disease, and even Alzheimer's disease and fibromyalgia. By learning about what these various natural ingredients are capable of and how they work, readers can begin to treat many ailments with what grows in their gardens--plants that have been used in eastern medicine for thousands of years.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 232 | Publication Date: 2016-01-05