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Informationen zum Autor Author Kathleen Brown is an herbal teacher, writer, and gardener. She is author of Herbal Teas and has served as president of the Rocky Mountain Unit of the Herb Society of America. She presently lives in California.Jeanine Pollak has been an herbalist, nutritionist, and consultant to businesses and interested individuals for 20 years. She is the founder of Botanic Adventures--An Educational Herbal Adventure-Travel Company. Educated in biology, acupuncture, and herbal studies, Jeanine has certainly pursued her interests fully and creatively. She has written a book filled with nutritious, energizing beverage recipes called Healing Tonics. Besides her work as an author--three books to date--Jeanine teaches ongoing herbal and nutritional seminars at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and at the Esalen Institute. She has also created and marketed her own line of herbal tinctures and cosmetics. Klappentext Taking Good Care of Yourself Has Never Been So Much Fun! Blending and brewing your own soothing, invigorating, healthy, or just plain delicious herbal teas is as good for the spirit as it is for the body! With Herbal Teas' simple instructions and recipes for every need, age, and life situation, even beginners can dive right in for the healing or just for the joy of it. -- Languid Lemon Stress-Away Tea -- Post-Potluck 911 -- Sniffle Buster Tea -- PMS Blues-B-Gone Tea -- Nurturing Prenatal Blend -- Healthy Heart's Desire Tea -- Strong Bones Tea -- Raging Moods Tea -- A Pimple's Worst Nightmare Tea -- Anxiety-B-Gone Tea You'll also find detailed descriptions of 70 tea herbs with health benefits and brewing instructions, plus profiles of 15 noted herbalists who share their favorite tea recipes. Zusammenfassung This informative resource offers both beginners and aspiring herbalists not only tea recipes to relieve illness and promote everyday wellness, but also instructions for gathering and brewing herbs, as well as some herbal tea history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface Brewing and Blending Gathering and Storing Recipes for Daily Health & Well-Being Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Energy Boosters Stress Busters Sweet Dreams Oh My Aching The Terribly Tummy... Digestive Woes Addressed Fightin' Off the Cold & Flu Blues The Ladies' Room The Manly Man Heart Shaped Skin Deep Breathe Easy The Senior Advantage The Terrible Teens Kool Kids The Uplifters Work Out! Sense & Sensibility Detox! A Seasonal Array Great-Tasting Pleasures Love Potions Getting to Know the Tea Herbs Resources Index...
