Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself #208 How to Get the Most Benefit from Tea with Ashley Holtquist of Sage and Cedar Herbal Wellness
This week on the Less Stress Life Podcast, I talk to Ashley Holtquist of Sage and Cedar Herbal Wellness about the benefits of tea and herbs. Ashley shares how to make tea easy and really get the benefits and positive emotions that go into the experience of tea.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Ashley shares how she got into the business of making tea in the black hills of South Dakota
- What happens when you start reading food labels
- Herbalism- a different way of thinking
- Perception of tea vs practice of tea
- Camellia sinensis shrub we get tea from- all from the same plant but processing can cause variances
- Camellia teas are caffeinated, herbal usually not caffeinated
- Tea is a delivery system for herbs
- Benefits of tea & herbs
- Differences in herbs and great combinations
GUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:
- How to brew tea- plant type and part matter
- Herbs- boiling water, steeping long as you want
- Loose leaves- not as hot and flavors quick (less steeping)
- Over brewing and too hot can "ruin" taste producing bitter taste and losing all other flavors
- How to get the right temperature (E Kettle can get exact temperature)
- Tools of the trade to make enjoying tea easy
ABOUT GUEST:
Ashley has lived in the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota for most of her life and spent much of her time bonding with its diverse ecosystem. She is passionate about health and wellness grounded in vitalism and values a deep connection to nature. She has been studying herbalism and natural wellness for about 5 years and owns a company based in Spearfish called Sage and Cedar Herbal Wellness that she operates with her partner Joe. They specialize in sourcing quality herbs and tea leaves that they use in various health and wellness applications. Their primary focus is their line of loose leaf tea blends that they provide on their website and at various locations around the hills.
WHERE TO FIND GUEST:
https://www.facebook.com/SageCedarSD
https://www.sagecedarherbalteas.com/
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WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:
https://www.christabiegler.com/
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instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/
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