One of the unexpected results of the 15 day Juice Reboot, see category below, was a change from drinking coffee to tea. My daughter asked me about my favorite teas and if I’ve seen any benefit from the change. Yesterday, I replied to her first question about favorites and now I will address the benefits.
Drinking tea instead of coffee has completely healed the acid reflux I was experiencing. It doesn’t seem to matter what type of tea it is, the calcium antacids remain in the bottle. I was taking at least 2 antacids before bed almost every night before the reboot. I was also drinking decaffeinated coffee from Starbucks and other cafe’s along with sodas with fast food. The sodas and coffee were associated with the acidic problem in my stomach.
The other major benefit comes from fresh mint tea. We grow spearmint, peppermint, and for the first time Stevia in our garden. The mints are easy to get started and hard to kill, plus they spread over a period of time. 12 stalks of mint plus about 20 leaves of Stevia make 2 quarts of tea. Iced or hot it is delicious without the effects of sugar and it settles all stomach issues.
Whenever, my children caught a stomach flu or other digestive tract disorder, the first thing we would do is run to the garden for some mint and make tea. It always made them feel better.
