🌶 Happy Ti-Tea Tuesday/Healthy Humpday!
Let’s talk about the relaxing, zen-icon, queen of calm in the chaos flower that we already know: Lavender!
Ms. Lavender, with her long slender shape and her bright purple accents. She is everywhere: in candles, in body wash, in shampoo, in tea, in spas, in kombucha, even in coffee (Balinese lavender coffee changed my life)
An extremely popular purple lady, but why?
What is about this purple goddess that really gets the people going? Why is our girl so damn versatile??

The short answer is because she is effective. The long answer has to do with marketing, capitalism, and the frenzied state of the world (ask me about the global rates of anxiety and the rates in wealthy nations!) — but this is not a page about that — y’all are here for the health benefits! So lets get on with those.

Health benefits:
In short, lavender relaxes you. It’s an effective naturally remedy for anxiety, nervousness, insomnia.
Plants like lavender have a sweet smelling alcohol called linalool that a Japanese study found to have a calming, anti-anxiety effect on the brain in a way calming drugs dont in that it does not impair movement. Also, unlike anti-anxiety drugs, lavender is absorbed via lungs by way of smell into the blood stream and then travels to the brain, making it quite the concerto of calming bodily cooperation.
Traditional folk medicine has long heralded lavender as an herb for relaxation, calm, and sleep.

Beauty benefits:
Lavender oil is antibacterial making it a solid choice for an acne fighting ingredient. If you read above you could probably guess that if lavender can calm your mind it can definitely calm your skin — so yet another great ingredient to treat inflammation.
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As a tea, I love lavender to unwind at the end of the day with honey and lemon. I enjoy it much more than chamomile to unwind and because it’s a tisane not a tea (remember the difference?) I don’t have to worry about caffeine.
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Consider burning lavender incense or candles while drinks lavender tea and turning your space into a spa-like oasis.
Until next time, sip slow and stay healthy 💛🫖
Oh, and go be great with your lavender!! #TiTeaTuesday @healthgeenie #QuarantineShot #WithJay ...read more