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ve used green tea for medicinal purpose
throughout the course of time. Recent scientific studies,
though, have shown many different benefits associated with
green tea. Green tea is rich in powerful antioxidants. While
green, oolong, and black tea all come from the same plant, the
Camellia green tea is processed differently than the other
teas. The leaves are steamed. Therefore, the compound that is
so helpful isn’t oxidized as it is in the other teas. The only
harmful effect noticed with green tea is the same kind of
effect noticed with other caffeine drinks. Green tea, though,
has considerable less caffeine than coffee.

Green tea offers at least ten health benefits. One health
benefit green tea offers is a lowering of cholesterol because
green tea has a high concentration of antioxidants. Green Tea
will help your body increase your liver’s LDL receptors. This
helps reduce bad cholesterol in the blood, thereby lowering
your total cholesterol levels. Consuming as few as five cups of
green tea per day could lead to lower cholesterol. Green tea has
also been known to cause remission in cancer patients. Green tea
inhibits the enzyme which can help cancer cells spread
throughout the body. It can decrease tumor sizes and prevent
further tumor formation.

Green tea can also prevent cancer. Because it contains the
compound EGCG, the tea prevents cancer cells from growing when
the compound binds with the enzyme also found in the body.
Another health effect of drinking green tea is that it is able
to ease the effects of rheumatoid arthritis. The antioxidants
in the tea ease swelling, which in turn, helps ease the pain
associated with arthritis. Green tea can also prevent heart
disease. The tea not only helps lower cholesterol, as
previously mentioned, but it also helps break down plaque on
artery walls. This allows better blood flow, and thus, heart
disease prevention. Another health benefit of drinking green
tea is its ability to cure infections. The antioxidants in the
tea have the ability to kill the disease causing organisms.

Green tea can also assist with impaired immune function.
Polyphones and antioxidants exist in green tea. These help with
the stimulation of your immune system. This can help to make you
stronger and more able to fight infection. Green tea can treat
acne. Because green tea has natural antioxidants and
antibacterial properties, it is just as good as acne
medications. Moreover, helps reduce toxins and swelling. It
also reduces some of the hormone levels that are known to cause
acne. For acne problems, it can either be ingested or
administered directly on the skin in the form of a cream. Green
tea can prevent cavities. As green tea can destroy bacteria and
viruses, it inhibits the growth of cavities, which are
primarily caused by these things. In the future, you may see it
in toothpastes and mouthwash products. One final health benefit
of green tea is that it can promote longevity. The polyphones
in green tea help to fight against free radicals. This means
fewer wrinkles and longer life.

To brew the perfect cup of green tea, use one tea bag per cup.
Boil a kettle of cold water. Once it has boiled, allow it to
stand for a minimum of three minutes. Pour the hot water over
the tea bag and let it steep for at least four minutes. Before
drinking, allow the tea to cool.

Many people have difficulty brewing green tea. There are a
number of things you can do to ensure that you receive all of
the health benefits. First, if it is brewed at a heat higher
than one hundred seventy five degrees, it will become bitter.
Further, it should not be brewed for more than two minutes.
Next, green tea only has a shelf life of six months. Once
you’ve opened it, you need to get rid of it in two to three
months. However, if your tea was poorly packaged to begin with,
it was probably bad from the start. Also, the best green tea is
harvested in April and May. While you can get it throughout the
year, it may not be as tasty.

Green tea has many health benefits if properly used.

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as are also called Tisanes and are not,
technically speaking, actually teas. Rather, they are infusions
made from herbs instead of tea that is made from the Camelia
Sinensis plant. The essence of the herb is extracted when the
tea is steeped in hot water.

Chinese herbal teas are traditionally used for their healing,
medicinal properties. Many varieties are also enjoyed simply
for their taste, however. China is known for producing an
entire pharmacy of herbs, making the herbal teas from there
increasingly popular today.

The Beneficial Properties of Chinese Herbal Teas

The caffeine-free alternative represented by herbal teas is one
of the well-known benefits Chinese herbal tea offers.
Additionally, many of them are attributed with very soothing
and comforting effects. Rosebud and Chrysanthemum herbal teas
are two of the more popular examples of them.

Rosebud and Chrysanthemum teas are considered in China to be a
woman’s herb. They are, however, also useful for aiding
digestion. Even a hard-core tea drinker is sure to enjoy the
fresh floral flavor of these miniature rosebuds. Chrysanthemum
tea has long been used to cool the body and reduce fever and
has a particularly unique flavor.

Due to the lack of caffeine, Chinese herbal teas are great
beverages to have when caffeine would be avoided, such as at
night before bed.

The Fantastic Flower Herbal Teas

Among the many varieties of Chinese herbal teas are the wildly
popular flower teas. These teas are, like all herbal teas,
caffeine-free alternatives and offer various benefits. Most
offer a palate of flavors while being calming and soothing.

The following are among the more famous of the flower herbal
teas (alphabetically):

* Carnation Flower Tea–The tea brewed from this is attractive
red flower is said to help restore the energy of the body. It
is also widely used for relaxing.

* Chrysanthemum Herbal Tea–This tea has a subtle sweetness and
is regarded as highly refreshing. Among the popular cooling
infusions this is a premier choice.

* Forget Me Not Flower Tea–This brews a mild and grassy
flavored tisane. Said to aid the lungs, it is also
caffeine-free. It is widely known for its beautiful purple
flowers.

* Gongju Herbal Tea–The Gongju flower is known for its
soothing and relaxing attributes and brews a smooth tasting
herbal tea.

* Jasmine Bud Flower Tea–This Chinese herbal tea, according to
some experts, is comprised solely of the small and beautiful
Jasmine flowers that have not yet opened. The tea produced
sweet and caffeine-free.

* Kuding Pearl Tea–The leaves for this variety are rolled into
large pearls, which is one of the sources of its nickname, “one
leaf tea” due to the size of the leaves. The other reason it is
called “one leaf” is because of the belief that only one leaf of
this tea is needed to heal a number of things. Many people
consider this tea to be a bitter tea, but nearly everyone
agrees that this ancient leaf brews an interesting herbal tea.

* Yunnan Flower Bud Tea–This Chinese herbal tea grows, as
implied by the name, in the old forests of Yunnan. This rare
flower is primarily a local Yunnan drink and is caffeine free.

* Wild New York Ginseng–For those who appreciate the wild
growing conditions in which the roots ripen this is another
well-known Chinese herbal tea. It is said that each root
develops a unique appearance and personality because of the
rugged wild conditions. Size and age can vary greatly, with
some of these wild roots being very small and very old while
some larger roots are much younger. These herbal roots live for
seven years or more.

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ar with the Chinese saying, “Firewood, rice,
oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea are the seven necessities to
begin a day.” Even though tea is listed last, it is still
obvious how important the tea is for the Chinese.

Thousands of Chinese tea varieties exist. These are usually
classified by processing, quality, preparation methods, and so
on. However, when considering tea in terms of quality, there
are in fact eight classes of Chinese tea. These consist of
black tea, green, white, oolong, yellow, red, flower, and
compressed tea.

Let’s examine at these classes one by one.

Black Tea

The Chinese black tea creates a full-bodied amber when brewed.
Also, this type of Chinese tea undergoes withering, left to
ferment for a substantial time, and then roasted. The leaves of
this variety become thoroughly oxidized after processing.

Green Tea

Green tea is considered the most natural type of Chinese tea.
It is usually picked, naturally dried and fried briefly to rid
it of its grassy aroma. Unlike the other types, green tea is
not put through the fermentation process.

According to some experts, green tea has the highest medicinal
value and the lowest caffeine content of all Chinese tea
varieties. The aroma of this type of Chinese tea range from
medium to high, and the flavor is usually classified as light
to medium. Today, about 50 percent of China’s tea is green
tea.

White Tea

This variety of Chinese tea is often considered as a subclass
of green tea. It may be due to the fact that it is only
withered and then roasted. Much like green tea, white tea
evaded the fermentation process. Also, it is low in caffeine.

Oolong Tea

This variety of Chinese tea is halfway between green tea and
black tea in the sense that it is partially fermented. The
Chinese also call it “Qing Cha” and its typical leaves are
green in the middle with red on the edges as an effect of the
process to soften the tea leaves.

Oolong tea leaves are essentially withered and spread before
undergoing a brief fermentation process. Then, the leaves are
fried, rolled, and roasted.

Yellow Tea

As one may guess, yellow tea has yellow leaves and a yellow tea
color. According to some tea experts, this type of Chinese tea
is a rare class of Chinese tea. The flavor of yellow tea is
typically mild and refreshing.

Red Tea

Much like the name suggests, this type of Chinese tea has red
leaves and red tea color. This color is strongly activated
during the fermentation process. Red tea is classified as
having a low aroma and medium flavor and is now divided into
three subclasses: Small Species Red Tea, Ted Tea Bits, and Kung
Fu Red Tea.

Flower Tea

The flower tea is a unique type of Chinese tea. It divides into
flower tea and scented tea. The flower tea is based on a simple
concept that dried flowers are used, with little processing, to
make tea. The scented tea, in contrast, uses green tea and red
tea as a base and mixes with a scent of flowers. In general,
this category has light to medium flavor and medium to strong
aroma.

Compressed Tea

Compressed tea is the final type of Chinese tea. This class
uses black tea as its base. It is then steamed and compressed
into cakes, columns, bricks, and other various shapes.
Compressed tea has all the traits of black tea. It can be
stored for years or even decades.

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can be a lot of fun, especially for both
children and parents who are tired of the traditional way of
educating a child in a prototype format.

It does not however, necessarily mean that if you opt to home
school your children, you can teach your child whatever you
want to teach and do whatever you want to do.

Like the formal method of teaching in schools, home schooling
is also a process that parents have to learn and understand in
order to provide their children the benefits of the program.

Hence, parents who have decided to home school their children
but do not know how to format an overall plan in order to come
up with the best structure in teaching their children, here are
some tips that that might help you:

1. Knowledge about the benefits

It is important to know the reasons and the benefits for which
you have opted to home school your child.

Once you are aware that you and your child are more benefited
in home schooling than the usual type of schooling, it would
then be easy, for you to a make a curriculum that both you and
your child will appreciate.

2. Have a goal and devise some motivations

It is better if you outline your goals at the outset. Identify
what you want to achieve with your children as well as for
yourself. Doing this you will be inspired and focused while
teaching. Your goals act as your guide in formulating the
necessary approach to teaching.

3. Determine a budget

Many parents think that since home schooling provides a cheaper
means of educating their children, it’s alright for them to
spend on expensive books, in spite of other cheaper options.

Home schooling materials are indeed, important in order to
provide the best teaching methods. However, it does not always
mean that you have to overindulge your children.

Set a budget for your home schooling program. Many items on the
Internet could help you to come up with the best strategies and
methods without too much expenditure.

4. Know your child’s capacity to understand and the way he
learns things

Though many home schooling programs and methods are available
on the market today, nothing comes close to perfection in
providing your child the best education if you do not know how
you and your child should go about the program. This can only
be done easily if you are familiar with your child’s style of
learning.

You have to identify the curiosity level and interest of your
child in order to decide on the best approach to teaching that
would motivate your child.

Why most children do not excel in school is because the method
of teaching is inappropriate to their interest and level of
curiosity. Hence, focus on this aspect is necessary.

5. Communicate with your child.

Communication with your child helps you identify the things
that bother them and the areas where they need improvement.
Most parents are so focused on providing their children the
best education that they forget that the best education that
they could provide is to listen to their children’s needs and
from then guide them however they can.

Most parents forget that the essence of learning is based on
the child’s wish to study. Usually parents have the tendency to
push their children into the direction that they think would be
the best for them.
By this, the children wind up miserable because the things that
they need, are not provided simply because their parents failed
to understand their children.

The teaching approach in home schooling compared to the usual
method used in the typical schools is that parents should
concentrate on the child’s learning style, interest. Parents
should have the ability to understand what they want to learn.
Only by this method can they teach their child in the best
possible manner whatever is necessary.

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enopausal symptom for most women is also the
most uncomfortable. Women who would otherwise hardly notice the
transition into menopause definitely notice hot flashes! The
medical treatment that was usually suggested for hot flashes in
the past was hormone replacement therapy. While HRT can be very
effective in alleviating the symptoms it can also increase your
risk of breast cancer and stroke. It is no wonder that so many
women are using herbal remedies for hot flashes.

The exact cause of hot flashes is unclear, but hormonal changes
and imbalances are thought to be the main reason. Medical
professionals consider hot flashes as an estrogen deficiency
that can be triggered by stimulants, such as spicy foods
(ginger, cayenne, pepper), acidic foods (tomatoes, citrus,
pickles), hot drinks, alcoholic drinks, caffeine (chocolate,
coffee, cola, black tea), white sugar, stress, hot weather,
saturated or hydrogenated fats (margarine, meat), saunas and
hot tubs, marijuana or tobacco, intense exercise, and anger.
For many women, just eliminating that list of triggers plus
using herbal remedies for hot flashes will bring immediate
relief.

Hot flashes may last for a few minutes or even up to an hour.
They may be mild or very severe. Every woman will experience
them a little differently. Hot flashes which occur at night are
called night sweats. They can be accompanied with anxiety and
nightmares. Not all women experience hot flashes and fewer
experience night sweats. However, many women experience both
situations when they are going through menopause.

Exercise is a good way of decreasing hot flashes because it
decreases the amount of FSH and LH hormone circulation by
toning and nourishing the hypothalamus and raising endorphin
levels.

Herbal remedies for hot flashes include plants that have the
ability to cool the body, such as chickweed, violet, and elder;
plants which increase and nourish oxygen utilization of the
liver, such as dandelion, dong quai, polygonum multiflorum,,
and yellow duck; and plants which contains high phytosterols,
most notably black cohosh.

These are some of the most used herbal remedies for hot
flashes:

1. Dong quai relaxes and contracts the uterine muscles. Its
effect is not estrogenic, which is the main reason for dong
quai’s effectiveness. It treats hot flashes by stabilizing the
blood vessels.

2. Chaste berry or vitex affects the functions of the pituitary
and regulates dizziness and hot flashes. Its beneficial effects
are altering the secretion of FSH and LH hormones during
menopause. It lowers the levels of estrogen while increasing
progesterone levels, which keep vaginal walls and bones strong.

3. Black cohosh was used widely by Native Americans and later
by the American colonists for relieving menopause and menstrual
cramps. Clinical studies have revealed that black cohosh extract
relieves hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, and depression.

4. Motherwort lessens the frequency, duration and severity of
hot flashes. It relieves anxiety, insomnia, and stress.
Frequent usage will produce the best results.

5. Licorice root is historically used for treating various
female disorders. It also has been used effectively in treating
asthma and infections of the respiratory tract. It also
decreases estrogen and increases progesterone.

6. Essential oils of thyme or basil alleviate hot flashes when
utilized in baths, foot rubs, when inhaled, or combined with
massage oils.

These herbal remedies for hot flashes – when combined with
eliminating common triggers – can greatly reduce menopausal
symptoms in most women.

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