by Heidi Fagley, citizen journalist

(NaturalNews) Tulsi tea originated in India and the tropical regions of Asia over 5,000 years ago. This herbal wonder is respected and honored for its rich antioxidant and adaptogenic properties, both of which are beneficial to reducing stress and promoting mental clarity. Commonly referred to as Holy Basil, this sacred plant is a principle herb in India’s holistic health practice of Ayurveda.

Tulsi is renowned for its health-promoting and disease-preventing properties, and is revered as being infused with healing powers. Known for its calming effect, this tropical plant promotes wellness by strengthening the body’s immune system. It contains hundreds of favorable phytochemicals – plant compounds containing protective and health-boosting properties. The essential oils in Tulsi’s green and purple foliage are an excellent source of these immune-strengthening phytochemicals.

The leaves of this aromatic plant are also rich in antioxidants. These vitally important nutrients help slow down the process of excess oxidation that can occur after prolonged periods of stress, and protect the body from disease by neutralizing free radicals which can harm your cells and tissues.

Tulsi, considered to this day to be one of the holiest plants of modern Indians, contains powerful adaptogens. These are agents that improve the capability of an organism to adapt to stressors. Because of these agents, Tulsi tea, known in the Eastern world as the “Queen of Herbs”, can help restore balance to the mind and help relieve stress and tension of daily life by soothing some of the negative effects of stress on the nervous system.

There are many other health benefits of drinking Tulsi tea. These include supporting healthy vision to enhancing respiratory function, increasing metabolism, and helping to support healthy blood sugar levels and digestive health. It can refresh you when you feel tired, help with clarity of the mind, and even aid in supporting normal cholesterol levels.

Known in Ayurvedic practices as the “elixir of life”, the tea made from this aromatic shrub has a mild flavor and provides a sweet yet spicy twist to the palate. It is naturally caffeine-free and can be enjoyed either hot or cold by people of all ages.

Most health food stores are now carrying organic Tulsi tea in its original form or mixed with an array of different herbs, spices, and other tea blends.

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Enjoy the Benefits of Hot and Cold Water Therapy

by Kim Evans, citizen journalist

(NaturalNews) Hot and cold baths have been used for centuries and some of the benefits they bring include: increased energy, increased circulation, detoxification, and the clearing of negative energy. An easy way to replicate the spa experience of alternating hot and cold baths, and the primal experience of jumping from hot springs to cold rivers, is to simply alternate hot and cold water in your shower. Most of us are quite accustomed to warm showers and even the idea of introducing cold water can be intimidating. But once you’ve done it for yourself, you’ll see it’s really not that bad. Actually, you’ll probably find it’s quite invigorating.

It’s best to start with hot and after a few minutes to use a blast of cold for a minute. Then use hot water again, repeat several times, and end your shower when you’re ready. The hot should be hot and the cold should be cold – in fact, as long as you’re not scalding yourself: the hotter the better and the colder the better. This can be done daily, but if you’re clearing a negative energy dump or if you need more powerful detoxification, it can be done several times a day.

The extremes of hot and cold water cause your muscles to expand and contract which offers gentle detoxification as toxins are squeezed from your muscles. It also improves circulation and the benefits of improved circulation shouldn’t be underestimated. When your body has poor circulation, it’s impeded in delivering fresh blood to all areas of the body. As a result, the body can’t cleanse the blocked and stagnant areas regularly – and toxins, filth and disease accumulate in these oxygen and fresh blood deprived areas.

This is regularly seen with cancers and tumors which are really just clumps of fungus and filth that the body was unable to remove. They develop to contain the waste that couldn’t be removed because our detoxification systems are frequently overwhelmed due to the large amounts of chemicals and improper foods that most people take in daily – and also because poor circulation prevents regular cleansing.

Cold water, it should be noted, holds a magic of its own. Cold water has more oxygen in it than hot water, and therefore has an alkalizing and detoxifying effect. Plus, cold water is known to wipe away negative energy from our bodies. And there’s a negative energy component to most disease – particularly where cancers or tumors are located. Using cold water can help remove the energy that’s binding the filth in certain locations and when that energy is gone, the filth can more easily be moved out of your body – where it truly belongs.

Sea salts and ocean swimming also remove negative energy, which may be the reason many beach oriented cultures have reputations for being laid back. Plus, if you can release the negative energy when it’s produced, there’s a much slimmer chance that it will be stored in your body and come back to haunt you, either as a disease or an emotional trigger.

To clear negative energy, another technique is to hold a couple teaspoons of quality sea salts in the palms of each hand for a few minutes to absorb the energy if it returns after your shower. Negative energy is released through the palms of our hands and in this manner, the salts can absorb the energy from you. After the salts have absorbed your negative energy, let them sit in the sun for a day or two to regain their purity.

People with heart problems, the elderly, and infirm may want to forgo extremely cold waters.

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