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Best Tea For Sore Throat

Tea can really help a sore throat. A nice warm brew can soothe a sore throat and can also have additional health benefits. A mug of herbal tea that contains ginger, chamomile, or licorice root can treat inflammation in your throat and also soothe any symptoms. You'll also enjoy the added benefits of additional hydration from the water that hot brew contains. No matter if it’s June or one of the cold months, one of the many herbal teas available can naturally help that sore throat. Ginger root is one of the most popular teas to drink with a sore throat due to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Ginger root tea can not only help that sore throat, but it...

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Halloween Tea

Summer is coming to an end, and that means it’s Halloween tea time! If you are a fan of a good witch’s brew, there is a wide selection out there for you to choose from. Halloween tea comes in many different styles, from black tea to herbal. Grab your cauldron and get ready to brew yourself a cup of halloween tea to help get you into that spooky spirit!  Magic potion from DavidsTea is just that; a magic potion! A devilishly delicious blend of currants, berries and apples, this halloween tea will change colours right before your eyes, thanks to the secret spooky tea ingredient: butterfly pea flower. Celestial Seasonings Caramel Apple Dreams tea is a great way to bob for...

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Can Green Tea Cure A Hangover?

Can green tea cure a hangover? Short answer, yes green tea can help cure a hangover. Did you get a little F-ice-tea this weekend? Green tea can help you recover from that hangover! Green tea contains antioxidants that can help cure your hangover. Green tea has been proven to reduce inflammation with those antioxidants, to help you recover from your hangover. Green tea can use those antioxidants to protect your liver before your drink. This helps to metabolize the alcohol so you don’t get nauseous. Green tea can help with the headache too. Green tea contains a small dose of caffeine. Green tea has a much lower caffeine content than coffee, which can cause jitters, or a spike in energy...

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Ice Tea!

Ice Tea! It’s cool and refreshing. The nicest thing is that it’s so easy to make, you can whip up a big batch and store it in the fridge. We always have a pitcher of some variety or another on the go in our house. As soon as it starts to warm up outside, the tea in the house cools down. Make a jug in the morning and drink it all day. Start fresh the next day. Another nice thing about Ice tea is that unlike juice, it’s cheap. Although it only lasts 8 hours in the fridge, if there’s any left (yeah, right) you don’t have to feel bad about throwing it out. Pro tip: Make extra and freeze...

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Cup of Tea Memes

Have you ever Googled “Cup of Tea Meme”? There are so many. Tea is amazing. Not just as a drink, but also as a pun or meme. The best memes are when you change any word that ends in “ity” into to “tea”. My favourite Cup of Tea Meme is Nudi-tea. It cracks me up. A pun always makes a great Cup of Tea Meme. My teenagers frequently bring me memes that they think are hilarious, and I counter with tea puns. It usually gets me an eye roll, but that’s motherhood. I love me some tea. Any time, any place; and really, any kind. I also really like tea related stuff, so one night when my friends and I...

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