La boîte à thé

Nombreuses sont les femmes qui souffrent de douleurs lors de leurs menstruations, et ce à chaque fois qu’elles arrivent. Il existe des remèdes naturels à base de plantes qui peuvent soulager ces maux menstruels.

La mélisse

La mélisse soulage les spasmes du ventre et soulage également les troubles de l’anxiété, de stress et d'angoisse lors de cette période. En plus des douleurs physiques, nombreuses sont les femmes qui souffrent de douleurs psychiques comme le stress, l’angoisse, ou encore la dépression.

Comment la consommer: vous pouvez la consommer dès le matin, à prendre en tisane (2 à 4 cuillères à thé de feuilles infusées dans 1 tasse d’eau chaude pendant 5 min).

La camomille

La camomille possède bien des vertus que l’on ne cite plus, mais saviez-vous qu’elle est excellente pour apaiser les maux pendants les règles? La camomille a des vertus anti-inflammatoire et anti-spasmodiques en plus d’être apaisante!

Prenez une bonne de tisane de camomille le soir afin de vous relaxer et soulager les douleurs du bas ventre avant de vous coucher.

Le gingembre

Avec ses vertus anti-spasmodiques, anti-inflammatoire, et énergisante, le gingembre est le super aliment qui pourra vous aider pendant cette période. Prenez une tasse de gingembre infusé deux fois par jour. Vous pouvez ajouter du jus de citron si vous n’aimez pas trop le goût du gingembre.

Achillée Millefeuille

Cette plante au nom bizarre est assez méconnu et est pourtant connu pour apaiser les règles douloureuses. Cette plante est antispasmodique et relaxante, elle apaise les contractions des muscles de l’utérus.

Comment l’utiliser: elle peut s’ingérer en tisane ou en huile et en externe dans un bain en versant 100 g de la plante séchée dans 1 litre d’eau puis verser dans l’eau du bain (19 litres environ).

La valériane

Enfin, la valériane, tout comme les plantes citées ci-dessus, a des effets bénéfiques sur les douleurs menstruelles. La valériane est calmante et sédative, elle est aussi tonique et antispasmodique. De plus, si vous la consommez le soir, elle aide à mieux dormir.

Comment la consommer: En tisane à raison de deux tasses par jour pendant les règles.

Vous vous posez la question si votre enfant est en âge de boire du thé? Quels sont les contre-indications ou au contraire les bienfaits? Découvrez dans cet article quelles sont plantes à favoriser et celles à éviter pour vos enfants.

Le thé (avec de la théine) à éviter

En règle générale, il est déconseillé de donner du thé contenant de la théine / caféine à vos enfants. La théine est comme la caféine un puissant excitant pouvant avoir un effet négatif sur vos enfants, provoquant ainsi une surexcitation et des troubles du sommeil.

Allez-y avec de la tisane!

Contrairement au thé, la tisane ne contient pas de théine, et il est donc possible d’en donner à ses enfants. D’ailleurs il n’est pas rare d’en donner à ses touts-petits (en bas de 2 ans) par exemple pour soulager des troubles de la digestion, ou des troubles du sommeil, toutefois nous vous recommandons de toujours demander l’avis de votre pédiatre.

Nous conseillons dans la mesure du possible de choisir des tisanes bio pour vos enfants. Ensuite en ce qui concerne les goûts à vous de lui faire tester différentes sortes, les enfants aiment souvent les saveurs fruitées, acidulées et sucrées!

Quelle tisane choisir?

Il n’y a pas de tisanes en particulier, vous pouvez posez la question à votre enfant quelle est la saveur qu’il aimerait goûter. Dans le cas où vous souhaiteriez des plantes ayant des bénéfices pour la santé qui pourrait aider votre enfant, voici un petit guide:

Menthe: la menthe est connue pour favoriser la digestion, les gaz abdominaux et la sensation de ballonnement et pour soulager les spasmes musculaires
Camomille: elle possèdes des propriétés calmantes et adoucissantes et favorise l’endormissement. Elle peut aussi être utilisé en cas de digestion difficile
Rooibos: le rooibos est un antioxydant et peut notamment aider en cas de problèmes de peau tel que l’eczéma
Mélisse: la Mélisse aide à la concentration, et aurait des vertus pour prévenir les cauchemars
Églantier: très riche en vitamines C elle est excellente pour le système immunitaire et la santé de la peau

On hot summer days we are always looking for new refreshing and if possible healthy recipes! We have just that for you: iced tea-based granita recipes. They can be consumed throughout the day without alcohol, or a small cocktail occasionally that can be spiced up with alcohol.

Mint and lemon green tea granita

The first recipe is very much inspired by the famous mojito, so there are two variations to this recipe, the one without alcohol and the one with.

The ingredients

50g of sugars (sugar can be replaced with a substitute such as agave syrup for example)
3 tablespoons of green tea
1 bunch of fresh mint
1 lemon juice (organic if possible)
60cl of filtered water

Preparation

Mix the water and sugar and boil for 6 minutes
Remove from the heat and add the tea and 5 mint leaves
Let it steep for 5 minutes and filter.
Pour this preparation into a plate and place in the freezer for 3 hours. Regularly scrape off the glitter that forms as you go, with a fork.
Once the granita is well frozen, divide the granita among 4 dessert cups and garnish them with the remaining mint leaves.
For the alcoholic version, add 5ml (or less) of white rum per ice cream cup.
Serve and enjoy!

Raspberry and lemon granita

This favorite recipe can be enjoyed endlessly, refreshing and full of vitamins, it is perfect to sip by the pool, moreover it is ideal for young and old thanks to its tangy side.

The ingredients

500g raspberries (fresh or frozen)
300ml of water
a tablespoon of lemon tea or herbal tea (or 1 tea bag of lemon flavored tea)
70g of sugar (or substitute)

Preparation

Blend about 500g raspberries until they are completely pureed. For a smooth and perfect result, you can simply mash the raspberries with a fork.

In a saucepan, melt 70 g of sugar over low heat with the 300 ml of water, and bring to a boil. Once this syrup is ready, pour it into a bowl and refrigerate.

Then mix the raspberry puree with the sugar syrup, add 50 ml of lemon tea infused water and a lemon juice

Pour the preparation into a shallow container, about 2.5 cm high at the most. Cover and place in the freezer, flat, for at least 2 hours to ice the mixture.

After 2 hours in the freezer, using a fork, scrape the crystals from the edge to the inside of the granita which is not yet completely frozen. Put the granita back in the freezer, repeat this operation 1 hour later, then again 1 hour later

Finally, after 4 hours of freezing, all you have to do is serve and taste the granita with a few raspberries for decoration!
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There is a big difference between loose tea and tea bags! Find out through this article, what are the differences between loose tea and tea bags and why one is better than the others.

Loose tea or in bags?

There is a big difference between loose tea and tea bags, and it's really easy to see it once you put them side by side to compare them.

Loose tea and tea bags contain rolled dried tea leaves. The more whole tea leaves (the larger pieces) you see, the better the quality of the tea.

Loose tea is usually made from whole tea leaves. After the tea leaves are steeped, they will unroll and you should be able to see the shape of the leaf.

Tea bags contain a mixture of whole and cut tea leaves in a pyramid or rectangular shaped bag.

If you open a tea bag, it will be difficult to tell where the leaves are since they are almost crushed.

Loose tea is better quality

Loose tea is of higher quality and has a more pronounced flavor than tea bags, see why:

It is usually made up of whole tea leaves;
The essential oil of the leaf is the source of the tea's flavor;
Whole tea leaves have the most flavor;
Loose tea brewed in water has the most room to expand and unwind, resulting in the best tasting tea.

The tea bags contain good quality tea

Pyramid shaped tea bags are filled with a mixture of broken and whole tea leaves. When the tea leaves are broken, they lose most of their essential oils, resulting in a less tasty tea. The pyramid shape allows more room for the tea to expand, leaving a tastier tea.

Tea bags are useful for making lattes and other drinks where the tea is mixed with other ingredients like cocktails, smoothies etc ...

The tea bags may contain lower quality

Since tea bags contain tea in such small pieces, the essential oils have mostly disappeared. This will lack a more pronounced flavor than is found in loose tea.

Please note that no premium tea is put into tea bags!

Use loose tea

If all you add to tea is water, always go for loose tea. This one will be much richer in flavor.

Look at the tea leaves to see how many tea leaves are whole. The highest quality loose teas are those where you can see whole tea leaves - unbroken or crushed.

As a general rule, loose tea is of better quality than tea bags, however it is important to choose it wisely! A tea bag is still a very good choice.

Feel free to use tea bags when making tea lattes or in recipes, they are more than enough.

Don't always use boiling water

Have you ever had really bitter green tea? Probably because it was infused with too hot water. Not all teas should be prepared with boiling water, especially green tea. For more information, read our article on water temperatures for different types of tea.

Water that is too hot can alter the taste of the tea, making it too bitter and strong. Take the time to always inquire about the temperature of your tea water.

Get a kettle with a temperature control

Speaking of water temperature, we highly recommend getting an electric kettle with temperature control so that the water is perfectly heated. This is the must have accessory for tea lovers!

Do not use a tea ball that is too small

As the loose tea brews in the hot water, the tea leaves begin to unroll.

To get the perfect flavor, the leaves need to have enough space to unroll. Do not put them in a tea ball or in a tea infuser that is too small. The bigger the brewer, the better - give your tea leaves some room to unwind.

Use filtered water

We say it over and over again, the best water makes the best tea. The quality of the water plays an important role in the taste of your tea. Use filtered water to make tea whenever possible.

Brew your iced tea in cold water for the best iced tea

We very recently wrote an article on this topic, the best iced tea is the one infused in cold water, read our article to know the secret!

Heat the teapot

Warming up the teapot is something every tea professional does before brewing tea.

Boil additional water, pour it into the teapot, and then throw it away.

This step, unknown to most of us, keeps the teapot warm so that there is not a big difference in the temperature of the water while the tea is brewing.

Cover the teapot while the water brews

Cover the teapot while the tea brews, this helps keep the temperature stable.

If you are brewing tea in a mug with an infuser, be sure to put something on top of the mug so that the water can stay piping hot while the tea brews