How An Herbalist Makes Her Teas More Relaxing Anxiety Fighting
Here’s a certified herbalist’s smart trick for infusing stress-busting plants into your favorite smoothie, plus the best herbs to start with. Her herbs of choice? Lavender, blue lotus flower, ashwagandha, linden, damiana, and hawthorn. She simply steeps half a teaspoon of each for 15 to 20 minutes, lets the tea cool, and then blends it into a fruit smoothie. If you’re trying this for the first time, just take heed: This is a pretty potent concoction of herbs that might feel quite sedating....