If you ever wondered why certain groups of people seem to live a happy and healthy life, while others are struggling with everyday life, some of them from a very young age, then it’s time to find out some secrets.
Do you know the secrets of living a healthy life?
The small things make the difference.
Today more and more people are going back to the old and healthy ways of living. To give up the modern lifestyle means to stay away from those numerous chemicals that destroy our health.
One method to improve your health is to use natural remedies like natural tees.
But how can you be sure that what are you buying is the right stuff? Even the so-called “organic” plants have been discovered to contain poisonous chemicals and the difference between an “organic tee” and a “normal” tee is the percentage of chemicals allowed.
And since this is a business like any other, the limits are very “flexible”.
So, to be sure that you have “the real thing” you just have to pick up those plants yourself.
These days the internet is full of recommendations, guided (with pictures) and even giant techs like Google can help you identify the right plants in a meadow or a forest. Google offers for example the app “Google lens” which is very helpful as a guide.
To start you must find a meadow or a forest away from a polluted city or some industrial areas. These are the best places to start your journey.
What should you consider?
If you decide to gather your own medicinal plants for your natural tees, you have to follow a few rules, to avoid taking the wrong stuff and poisoning yourself.
- Start with very well-known plants like dandelion, plantain, chicory,
nettle, and chamomile. This is the best start if you are not familiar with how the plant looks. Also, you can ask your elders if you still have them in your family. They will be more than happy to show you what they know and you can make their life better by showing them that you still value their advice and life experience. - Before going on your trip, read about the plants that you are interested in, and be aware that different plants grow in different seasons. Also, it is very important what part of the plant you need: if you want to pick up leaves, fruits or flowers, it is better to go after them at midday, since then they have the strongest healing effect. At midday due to the sunlight, the best vitamins and nutrients are going up, so you will have the best benefits.
- If you need roots, you should gather them very early in the morning, before sunrise because all the vitamins, minerals, and healing substances are going into the roots once the Sun is set. Also, the season is very important. You have to find these roots when the plant is mature enough, to benefit from all the healing powers available.
- Never collect medicinal plants, fruits, flowers, or roots if you are not 100% sure that you know the plant. If you think it looks familiar but you are not sure, better stay away and when you go home, study the plants again. Today is very easy to download to your smartphone pictures of the plant you want to pick up and if you have an internet connection, you can use the Google lens app.
- It is very important how you dry your plants. Never put the plants directly under the sun, because by doing so, the plants will lose the most healing powers due to sudden water evaporation. Also, all the etheric oils will be lost. Put your place to dry in shadow, and every 1 or 2 days turn them on the other side to have even dried plants. This place must be somewhere outside, protected against the wind and rain.
- Always store your dried plants exclusively in paper bags, unmarked. Never use plastic! Paper has many advantages. If the paper is clear is free of chemicals, your plant will not develop mold and it’s also much easier to label them. When the plants are dry, is very difficult to differentiate them, except maybe if you are a biologist.
- Store them in a dark place, but very well-ventilated to avoid any humidity accumulating in your plants that will render them useless. If you are careful, you will save a lot of money and you will benefit from two healing effects: hiking in nature for the medicinal plants will improve your overall health by exercising and breathing cleaner air, and you will also be sure that the tea you are drinking is 100% natural.
So, what can we learn from that?
These are only a few aspects to consider. Knowing that what you have is healthy and natural, will make you more relaxed, happier, and healthier. You don’t have to spend a fortune to live a better life.
You just gave to be well-informed and make a decision: improve your life.
By filling your life with positivity, natural food, and natural drinks you can extend your life, live longer and be healthier.
