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Your health, fitness and wellbeing are imperative!  The awesome adventure of your life is within your grasp.  Focus on the achievement, propel yourselves to this destiny.  This is what you live for, life for all that it’s worth.

The aches and pains of your body, cry for help. What remedy will ease this pain and cure the discomfort of the joints and muscles?  The daily workout is becoming the daily grind.  So much tension, so much repetitive strain.  Muscle tension and fatigue.  The more the body works, the more it is capable of work, but the getting there is more difficult than being there.  Our powerful power packs of nutritious blends help us, massage and muscle relaxants work for us, but there are other cures out there.

Way back on the farm in bygone years, the daily toil was a constant strain.  The tilling, the planting, the harvesting, the gain, all come at a price that the body and mind must endure.  Early mornings, long hours, fatigue and toil, provide a constant demand for good nutrition and rest.  The powerful berry patch resolves vitamin and mineral deficiency, but what about the rest?  Perhaps there’s another cure in the berry patch.  Perhaps there’s more to the backyard harvest than we collect.

Tea is one of the most highly consumed beverages in the world.  It’s part of traditions, customs and daily life.  A cup of tea is a welcome drink on a cold winters day or a cold brewed tea on a hot summers day.  The value of some kinds of tea is a powerful cup of anti-oxidant, vitamin, mineral and enzymes that help to complete a balanced diet.  These are the teas that some will find in their own back yards.

There are many opportunities to harvest tea.  Your backyard oasis is calling you, tempting the impossible, rid your body of pain and suffering, add an additional cup of tea.  The red raspberry patch has the additional potency of raspberry leaf tea, or black currant leaf tea, dandelion tea, fireweed tea, apple leaf tea, nettle tea, blueberry leaf tea, to mention a few.  The advantage of tea is the leaf is ready before the berry is and is easier to pick.  A tea needs fewer leaves than berries for a pie, so this is also an advantage.  However, is it healthy enough as a replacement in a lean berry year, or as nutritional benefit at any time?  Perhaps.  This is a list of health benefits of fruit leaf tea.  Be careful what you pick, some of your harvest has poisonous leaves.

Health Benefits of Raspberry Leaf Tea:

What are the health benefits of red raspberry tea?High in vitamin C and gallic acid as well as other phytonutrients, the effects of raspberries and red raspberry tea have been shown to help protect the heart and circulatory systems and slow down the advancement of age-related diseases, according to the Berry Health Benefits Network.

Helps with weight loss.

Drinking raspberry leaf tea is just as beneficial for people suffering from cold, flu, psoriasis, eczema, acne, obesity, indigestion, constipation, high blood pressure, aching joints, and general inflammation. 

Health Benefits of Blueberry Leaf Tea 

Blueberry leaves are rich in antioxidants, which have a number of different health benefits, including lowering fat levels and potentially protecting against hepatitis C. A cup of blueberry tea beside a spoonful of fruit. This amazing kale pesto is only 210 calories and anti-oxidant rich! 

Potential Health Benefits of Blueberry Tea

• Improved heart health. . High levels of potassium make blueberry tea a heart-healthy beverage.
• A stronger immune system. . That can make you sick less often and speed up your recovery
• Better brain function. . Blueberry tea can help your brain work better. 

May Boost Heart Health. Blueberry tea can provide a boost to your cardiovascular system. May Improve Cognition. Might Improve Digestion. Gallic acid is a naturally occurring potential antioxidant in blueberries. May Improve Immune System. May improve vision. May improve kidney function. May help as an anti oxident. May improve bone density. May improve circulation  

Health Benefits of Black Currant Leaf Tea

The major benefits of this tea include its ability to strengthen the immune system, boost skin health, and induce sleep, among others.

• High in vitamin C
• Antioxidant activity
• Antiviral and antibacterial properties. ^[2]
• Reducing inflammation throughout the body
• Protecting the skin against various conditions
• Inducing sleep and preventing insomnia
• Boosting mood
• Regulating hormones
• Improving cardiovascular health
• Optimizing digestive function
• Anticancer potential
• Treating cold and flu and infections
• Improving memory
• Preventing urinary tract infections (UTI)

Side Effects

Drinking an excessive amount of this tea can result in a number of side effects, such as the following: ^[5]

• Complications of pregnancy
• Difficulty sleeping
• Gastrointestinal problems
• Potential bleeding disorders

Health Benefits of Nettle Tea

• 1. Nettle Tea for Muscle Pain. Nettle tea is widely consumed to treat muscle pain. 
  2. For Cardiovascular Health. You can maintain your blood pressure levels 
  3. It Maintains Healthy Kidneys. You can reap numerous health benefits from nettle
  4. Improves Digestion.   Nettle tea is a delicious and beneficial beverage that helps reduce oxidative stress, relieve pain and inflammation, and lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol. It also gives relief from urinary problems, soothes allergies and hives, gout, and improves skin, hair, and bone health. The tea is a detox drink that helps reduce hay fever, boost the immune system, protect the heart, and optimize digestion among others.

• Fights oxidative stress
• Source of antioxidants
• Blood tonic
• Hair & nail care
• Improves kidney health
• Relieves menstrual problems
• Increases lactation
• Promotes weight loss
• Used for skincare ^[10]

Health Benefits of Fireweed Tea

•  Balances digestive health
• Promotes relaxation
• Builds immunity
• Improves mood
• Strengthens circulation
• Supports the kidneys and urinary system
• Detoxifies. The antioxidants in fireweed benefit the digestive system, the circulatory system and the immune system, the lungs, and the skin.
• Fireweed tea isn’t just dried is fermented. Fireweed tea has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries in Russia and can be a powerful aid in digestion and cultivating a healthy gut biome.
• Health Benefits of Fireweed. Traditionally, Fireweed has been used to reduce fever, pain and inflammation. It is also considered useful against wounds, tumors and prostate enlargement. Fireweed is used for pain and swelling (inflammation), fevers, tumors, wounds, and enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH). It is also used as an astringent and as a tonic. How does it work? Fireweed might contain substances that reduce swelling (inflammation)
• Health Benefits of Dandelion Tea

• 1. Protects Bones. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body
  2. High in Vitamin K. Vitamin K is an essential fat-soluble vitamin
  3. Cleanses Liver.
  4. Fights Diabetes.
• 2019-02-08 · 7 Ways Dandelion Tea Could Be Good for You
• 1. It reduces water weight If you’re feeling bloated, dandelion tea could provide relief because it acts as a diuretic…
• 2. It Could Promote Liver Health Dandelion root has long been held as a “liver tonic” in folk medicine. It Could Promote Liver Health. Dandelion root has long been held as a “liver tonic” in folk medicine.
• It Can Act as A Natural Coffee Substitute. You may be able to find this product of pre-prepared dandelion root at your local health food stores, but you can also harvest and make it from yourself.
• Similarities Between Dandelion and A Weight Loss Drug? A recent Korean study suggests that dandelion could have similar effects on the body as the weight loss drug Orlistat.
• Dandelion Tea May Soothe Digestive Ailments. Dandelion root tea can have many positive effects on your digestive system, although much of the evidence is anecdotal.
• It Could Have Future Anti-Cancer Applications. Recently, dandelion root has been studied for its cancer-fighting potential, and so far the results appear promising.
• It May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections 
• There are a number of impressive health benefits associated with dandelion tea, including its ability to detoxify the body, regulate digestion, help in weight loss, prevent cancer and other chronic illnesses, protect the skin, and increase bone strength, among others. Dandelion tea has many amazing health benefits. 
• Apple Leaf Tea
• 1. oral health, prevents tooth decay
• 2. prevents Alzheimer’s
• 3. fights Parkinson’s
• 4. Control of all types of Cancers
• 5. Lower the risk of Diabetes
• 6. Reduce Cholesterol
• 7. Grow a healthier heart
• 8. Break down gallstones
• 9. treat diarrhea and constipation
• 10. treating discomfort bowel syndrome
• 11. Prevents hemorrhoids
• 12. weight loss treatment
• 13. cleanse your liver
• 14. increase your immune system
• 15. avoid cataracts
• 16. rich in antioxidents
• 17 averting asthma
• 18 increase endurance
• 19. promote bone health
• 20 improve night vision 
• using the leaves only can improve your skin. acting as a treatment for acne and dark spots and blemishes.  It’s a treatment for darks circles and puffy eyes and helps hydrate the skin to improve radiance.
• There is also evidence that the leaves can heal obesity, arthritis, bronchial asthma and prevent some cancers and chronic illness

Written by Dr. Louise Hayes

August 1, 2021