10 Types Of Tea To Calm Your Nerves
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10 Types Of Tea To Calm Your Nerves

Trying to find your inner calm? Get sipping!

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10 Types Of Tea To Calm Your Nerves
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People are always seeking new ways to calm themselves down when they are feeling a bit uneasy. Stress, anxiety, depression or even just a weird mood can cause some serious damage to your day. Don't let the stress of stress pull you down.

If you're looking for an herbal fix, tea is your answer. Tea sales have increased over the years because studies have shown that tea has calming properties. If you're looking to get sipping, here are 10 different types of tea that will ease your stress:

1. Passionflower Tea

Passionflower has been known to treat people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Rather than incorporating that into a medication, doctors suggest just adding a teaspoon of passionflower into boiling water or combined with a black or green tea.

2. Lemon Balm Tea

This tea has great relaxation properties because it is caffeine-free. Lemon Balm tea can help ease anxiety as well as help all of you insomniacs finally get some rest. In addition, it can help get rid of heartburn!

3. Chamomile Tea

If you've watched Portlandia, they stress the use of Chamomile throughout a few episodes. This tea is known for getting you to relax because it is caffeine-free. In addition for you ladies, it has great health properties for your lady parts as well. Consider brewing this with a green tea for a little bit of extra flavor.

4. Lavender Tea

Lavender tea is known to reduce anxiety but is also considered an anti-inflammatory! If you have a headache or if you are feeling a little bloated, this should be your go-to.

5. Kava Tea

According to some research, Kava has anti-anxiety properties, similar to the use of the medication, Buspar. The bonus of this remedy is that it is herbal! A pure Kava tea is your best bet in terms of feeling the most relaxed effects.

6. Valerian Root Tea

Valerian Root is typically used as a sleep aid, but because it can relax you it may decrease your symptoms of anxiety. Try sipping on this tea at night to see just how tired it makes you before you test it out during the day.

7. Peppermint Tea

Peppermint has always been known for having several different medicinal properties. For example, peppermint is known to relieve skin irritation, an upset stomach, headaches and even symptoms of the common cold. Luckily, peppermint can also help relieve stress and calm you down. Just add a little bit to your tea and let it steep, then you are good to go!

8. Lime Blossom Tea

Lime Blossom, also known as Linden, is a relaxant. For centuries people have used Linden to calm the nervous system.

9. Ashwagandha Tea

Used as a staple in Ayurvedic medicine, Ashwagandha has been known to maintain homeostasis in the body and reduce chronic anxiety symptoms. Ayurveda is one of the oldest holistic healing systems, and Ashwagandha has been used for over 4,000 years!

10. Tulsi Tea

This popular tea, also known as holy basil, has been around for centuries. Today it is known as a great herbal mood balancer. It is also great because it is not known to make you drowsy, although it is caffeine-free!

My personal favorite tea to help calm me down when I am feeling in a particularly weird mood is White Pomegranate Tea, and you can buy it at Trader Joe's. Although it does not have a fancy name or well-researched properties to treat anxiety, I have personally found it to help me when I am feeling a bit unusual.

If you're looking for a holistic and herbal fix for your stress, take a deep breath and try sipping on these herbs, flowers and stems during teatime.

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