Tea Recipes and Journal

5 Amazing Health Benefits of Hibiscus Tea

5 Amazing Health Benefits of Hibiscus Tea

In herbal medicine, hibiscus is considered a very potent herb. Our hibiscus tea which is made of roselle herbs (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) is rich in vitamin C, protein, beta carotene, and organic acids that are important in keeping the human body in good shape.

Here are some of the benefits one can get from drinking Hibiscus tea.

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What's The Best Way To Store Herbal Tea? The 3 Main Rules.

What's the best way to store tea? The 3 main rules.

Sometimes I'll get the question of 'How should I store my tea to extend its shelf life'? So I thought I would quickly talk about that here.

Tea doesn't like 5 things very much before it's put in a teacup by you, and those things are light, heat, moisture, odor and air.

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A General Overview of Tea for Health | Tea Life Australia

A General Overview of Tea for Health

It is no wonder that Japan, a country with the highest life expectancy has a population that consumes tea on a regular basis. In fact, a pot of tea is usually served during meals since tea-drinking is considered an integral part of Japanese lifestyle. It is no accident that they'll often enjoy long lives and that many of them have beautiful flawless skin. After all, people say that “you are what you eat” and this is proven to be true since the Japanese consume large quantities of GREEN TEA which is known to have lots of antioxidants and nutrients that are essential in maintaining good health.

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How does Damiana tea help stress and anxiety?

How does Damiana tea help stress and anxiety?

This morning I stayed in bed far longer than I should, felt even a bit worse after I got up, and then remembered I'd brought some Damiana tea back with me for the weekend 'just in case'. I drank that and after about 20 minutes, I felt about 70% better and could go outside for some lunch and do some shopping.

The reason I'm creating this article is due to the above as I delve a bit deeper into the mechanics behind Damiana Tea and how it works.

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Turmeric with Black Pepper – Why? Tea Life Australia

Turmeric with Black Pepper - Why?

Turmeric and Black Pepper (often coupled with Ginger too) sounds like a bit of an unusual combination, but there's a good reason for this!

Ancient people were actually quite good at discovering that certain combinations of herbs worked better than by themselves, although I'm sure they didn't know why - and all without the help of modern science.

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Chaga Mushroom

Chaga Mushroom – What Is It and What are The Benefits?

Chaga Mushroom Tea is actually quite difficult to find within Australia at times, along with finding it for a reasonable price! As one of the most expensive herbal teas around, what makes it so good and why are people willing to pay for this prized mushroom?

Lets take a look.

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Bael Fruit Tea - Everything you need to know!

Bael Fruit Tea - Everything you need to know!

Bael Fruit Tea is also known as Japanese Bitter Orange, Stone Apple, Wood Apple, and has a botanical name of Aegle marmelos L. Quite an interesting fruit in that it can be described as having a taste that is 'sweet, aromatic and pleasant, although tangy and slightly astringent', along with having a range of reported benefits too.

Bael fruit contains Vitamin C, Protein, Beta-carotene, Thiamine, and Ribovlavin.
Lets take a closer look at Bael Fruit!

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How to Make Lotions From Tea and Herbs | Tea Life Australia

How to Make Lotions From Tea and Herbs

I have one lovely customer recently telling me about how she has been making lotions and a few topical tonics from our teas, so I thought I'd put together a list of both her recipes and a few others too. Images have also been provided by our customer too, so they may look a little different to our usual style.

We will most likely be adding recipes here over time so be sure to check back once in awhile or even better - contact us to add your own!

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Mullein the Mystery Mucus Magician

Mullein the Mystery Mucus Magician

Mullein Tea (Verbascum thapsus) seems to have a high success rate amongst the general population for clearing up the chest, helping smokers with the aftereffects of quitting and cleaning out the lungs, and a range of other conditions that require the lungs and chest to be 'cleaned out'.

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