Herbal Tea Update: Rooibos & Nettle

 “Herbal Tea Update: Rooibos & Nettle” Rooibos, or red tea, is anecdotally reported to aid stress-related symptoms but has none of the mood-altering phytonutrients thought responsible for the increased calm and decreased stress after drinking green tea. So, why do some people feel less stressed drinking red tea? Well, researchers recently found human adrenal gland cells in a petri dish produce about four times fewer steroid hormones in the presence of red tea. Yes, this could quite possibly contribute to “the alleviation of negative effects arising from elevated [stress hormone levels]” if it damped down adrenal function that much in real life. But, the effect was so dramatic they became concerned it might adversely affect the production of sex hormones, as well. But, that’s not what they found when they tested it on “human test subjects.” The same may not be true, however, of nettle tea. Nettle is used to relieve symptoms of prostate enlargement by boosting estrogen levels. But, men drinking too much may grow breasts, and women may start lactating. Nettles are often picked wild, so there’s always a risk that someone might accidentally pick something like this, instead of this, and come down with atropine poisoning because the nettle tea you thought you were drinking had some belladonna (deadly nightshade). Also, not a good idea to put the leaves in your mouth fresh. They don’t call themstinging nettles for anything This is a close-up of the impalement of a nettle spicule in the skin— not something you want your tongue. Nettle tea is touted for its high mineral content, which always seemed kind of strange to me. I mean, yes, if you boil dark green leafy vegetables long enough, you do lose minerals in the cooking water. But, how many minerals could we be getting if we just steep some tea? We never knew because it hadn’t been tested—until now.  They compared the mineral content of nettle tea to chamomile tea, mint tea, St. John’s wort, and sage. Nettle tea didn’t seem to have much more than any of the others— but, maybe they’re all high? Well, one cup of nettle tea does have the iron of a dried apricot (that’s more than I expected), the zinc found in one pumpkin seed, one-twentieth of a mushroom’s worth of copper— but four peanuts’ worth of magnesium, and an entire fig’s worth of calcium. I agree with the researchers that, you know, a cup of herbal tea may not be an important source of minerals, but it’s not negligible. You know, greens are so packed with nutrition that you can benefit from just drinking some hot water they’ve been soaking in for a few minutes.As found on YouTubeThe Destroy Depression ꆛ System-Cure Depression Naturally YOUR DEPRESSION HAS BEEN IN CONTROL LONG ENOUGH. It’s Time to Fight Back ☂🗯 “Depression Sufferer Of Over 20 Years Reveals His Simple 7-Step System That Gives You The Power To Destroy Your Depression, End Your Feelings Of Sadness And Hopelessness, And Get Your Life Back.” “This didn’t just change my life, it saved my life.“