Thursday, January 15, 2015

Thursday Tea Time - Tone it down with Turmeric

This week - Republic of Tea Spice of Life Green Tea - Organic Turmeric Ginger.


Cost:   $12.99 at Whole Foods
Number of teabags:  50
Caffeine: Yes
Type of tea: Green
Ingredients:  Organic turmeric, organic green tea, organic ginger, organic cinnamon and natural honey flavor
Steeping time:  3 minutes
Mix ins:  Plain or a little bit of Natural Bliss.  No additional sweeter needed.
Fragrance:  Spicy
Opinion:   My acupuncturist recommend turmeric to help control inflammation and ease the pain in my foot.  After looking at assorted turmeric capsules and the prices at Whole Foods, I gave up and wandered over to the tea aisle, wondering if there was a turmeric tea, and I found this Republic of Tea version.  For the win!  It has a spicy flavor followed by a mellow honey aftertaste.  Love it!  I'm going to start drinking it every day.  Turmeric and ginger and cinnamon play very nicely together, and all are  known for the anti-inflammatory properties.   Bonus it is organic.  This is a good-for-you tea which actually tastes good! And looks pretty, too - it brews to a pretty golden color.  Very soothing to the soul, mind and foot!
Rating:  4.5

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