tea

[Guest guest]

>

> Is there a way to brew tea and add it to your own homemade lotions

> etc? Do you have to brew it really strong? Do you have to add

> preservative to make sure your lotion does not mold? I have never

used

> tea in skin care products and would welcome any advice. I am wanting

> to add tea for its topical benefit and not the smell. Thank you in

> advance!

>

> Mahalo,

>

> Dee

>

I use organic teas in my soaps all the time Just make the teas as usual

and allow to cool always use loose leaf teas as the tea in teabags is

to processed to have any topic uses Use only a very small amount about

1/4 teaspoon to approx. 200grams Any more will affect the setting time

and the soap To much will make the soap soft and will not harden

[Guest guest]

Hi Dee,

You can use tea in either the water phase or the oil phase of lotion

making. If you are using it in the water phase just brew it as stron as

you would like and then use that filtered tea as your water. If you are

going to use it in the oil you will heed to do an infusion. Place the

oil in a double boiler, adding enough to cover all the tea, let it

simmer on low heat for several hours and then filter.

You may need to filter this several times until the oil or water is

clear. It will be tinted the color of the tea but should be free of any

botanical matter. If you do the water it too will be colored so count

on your lotion to be the color of the tea, green or brown.

As far as preservatives... YES!!! Always remember that water is the

giver of all life, good and bad. This means that is does not

discriminate between bacteria, mold and fungus; it will grow in this

medium and fast too!

What preservative you should use will depend on your formula, water in

oil or oil in water, they are both different things. Which ever is the

highest concentration will determine what preservative to use. There

are several great sites that can help you out in this area; I cut my

teeth on Snowdrift Farm and they have a bunch of formulas too.

Another really great site is Lotion Crafter, Jen is just wonderful and

she will answer any questions, no matter how silly they seem to you,

she will help you out. Since her site is dedicated to lotions that is

the place I would recommend starting, and she has some great formulas

too.

Hope this helps,

~Jo

>

> Is there a way to brew tea and add it to your own homemade lotions

> etc? Do you have to brew it really strong? Do you have to add

> preservative to make sure your lotion does not mold? I have never

used

> tea in skin care products and would welcome any advice. I am wanting

> to add tea for its topical benefit and not the smell. Thank you in

> advance!

>

> Mahalo,

>

> Dee

>

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In a message dated 6/18/2008 9:57:35 AM Mountain Daylight Time, ladybugsandbees@... writes:

I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing against my iodine.Steph

Hi...

I drink one that knocks out all chemicals and toxins, even fluoride as that one is difficult to get out of body. I now drink bottled water and have an under the counter RO system which has no minerals in it so hve to take minerals daily and use Dr. 's vitalerbs which is whole foods in capsule - the vitamins and minerals there naturally are balanced.

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I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing against my

iodine.

Steph

Tea

> Does anyone on the list drink organic tea? I drink organic white,

> green and oolong tea and am wondering if that could counteract the

> benefits of the iodine since tea is high in flouride? I make it at

> home with non-fluoridated spring water.

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

>

>

>

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In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ladybugsandbees@... writes:

I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing against my iodine.Steph

Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black, oolong and white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a period of 3 months and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never been impacted. I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my thyroid levels remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain. I believe that the naturally occurring fluoride in tea is less bioavailable than what is added to drinking water and toothpaste, dental treatments, etc. As you probably already know, tea tastes best when prepared with non-fluodide water such as spring or filtered etc. I'm glad to know that iodine levels aren't impacted by tea because I really doubt I could ever give it up -- it's so delicious and adds variety to my diet. Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars.

[Guest guest]

Oh, yay! Thank you both for these posts. Have been wondering if I

needed to give up my wonderful loose-leaf teas. On a low-carb diet,

they are like comfort foods to me. I've been lurking for a while and

am grateful for this list. :-)) Irene

>

>

> In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> ladybugsandbees@... writes:

>

> I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing against

my

> iodine.

>

> Steph

>

> Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black,

oolong and

> white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a period

of 3 months

> and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never been

impacted.

> I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my thyroid

levels

> remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.

[Guest guest]

I really think it depends on how fluoride toxic you are, and how low

your thyroid and iodine are when you are drinking the tea..

Nevertheless, some can drink tea and remain asymptomatic, not me.

1, I have a fissure seal which constantly leaks fluoride into my

body, so I'm very fluoride toxic

2, post head injury and life long subclinical hypoT I went into

hypoPIt induced serious myxedema so bad that my tongue was swollen to

the point I couldn't close my mouth and my eyes were swollen shut..

3, unknown iodine status at that time but presume low due to point 1,

and 2.

I still can't drink tea.. I am a big fan of oolong and green teas..

and one of my faves, orange pekoe... always made with RO water, one

cup of tea would put me flat on my back for several days... was how I

finally realised what was going on actually, tea by almost killing me

saved my life, it was the switch that flicked the lights on in this

sequence, tea makes me sick, tea high in fluoride, fluoride = bad for

thyroid etc...

I tried it recently after a good year on Lugol's and a year and a

half on thyroid & biohrt for balance as pre-menopausal and HC for

adrenal insufficiency... still wipes me out, but now it takes two

cups to wipe me out instead of one, and it lasts for about 2-3 days

before I get back on my feet.

I've been asking the questions about this from the beginning, and

only come across one or two others who have suffered as badly as

myself from a cup of tea... seems most aren't symptomatic, but

obviously, tea does what it does, not being symptomatic doesn't mean

it's not still high in fluoride and playing on the halogen ladder,

just means you are tolerating it, or you have enough thyroid and

iodine supplementation to cover it...

informed choice is what it's all about in my books.. here's the

fluoride content list:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/fluoride.pdf

hehehe perhaps I should say: Drink tea in moderation :-) enjoy!

cat

> >

> >

> > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> > ladybugsandbees@ writes:

> >

> > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing

against

> my

> > iodine.

> >

> > Steph

> >

> > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black,

> oolong and

> > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a

period

> of 3 months

> > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never

been

> impacted.

> > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my

thyroid

> levels

> > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.

>

[Guest guest]

I drink organic white peach tea...it's delicious. I do it at the suggestion of my naturopath. It's very anti-cancer.

BarbF

In a message dated 6/18/2008 9:51:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, oolongal@... writes:

>Does anyone on the list drink organic tea?

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[Guest guest]

Hi Cat ~

The issue of HypoPit was just brought up to me because of my most recent

thyroid labs. What are you doing to address your hypoPit, and how does

iodine fit in to the picture?

thanks,

~

p.s. I am just beginning to research HypoPit ~ but notice that head injury

is a common marker. I crashed my head into a windshield at age 23 and still

have a scar on my head. I've been treating it with Wheat Germ Oil. I've

read scar tissue can cause issues with the adrenals, another one of my big

problems.

-----Original Message-----

2, post head injury and life long subclinical hypoT I went into hypoPIt

induced serious myxedema so bad that my tongue was swollen to the point I

couldn't close my mouth and my eyes were swollen shut..

cat

[Guest guest]

What is with the swollen tongue ? I had a head injury also. Doctors all thought I was crazy when I would compalin about a swoolen tongue..

Re: Tea

I really think it depends on how fluoride toxic you are, and how low your thyroid and iodine are when you are drinking the tea..Nevertheless, some can drink tea and remain asymptomatic, not me.1, I have a fissure seal which constantly leaks fluoride into my body, so I'm very fluoride toxic2, post head injury and life long subclinical hypoT I went into hypoPIt induced serious myxedema so bad that my tongue was swollen to the point I couldn't close my mouth and my eyes were swollen shut..3, unknown iodine status at that time but presume low due to point 1, and 2.I still can't drink tea.. I am a big fan of oolong and green teas.. and one of my faves, orange pekoe... always made with RO water, one cup of tea would put me flat on my back for several days... was how I finally realised what was going on actually, tea by almost killing me saved my life, it was the switch that flicked the lights on in

this sequence, tea makes me sick, tea high in fluoride, fluoride = bad for thyroid etc... I tried it recently after a good year on Lugol's and a year and a half on thyroid & biohrt for balance as pre-menopausal and HC for adrenal insufficiency. .. still wipes me out, but now it takes two cups to wipe me out instead of one, and it lasts for about 2-3 days before I get back on my feet.I've been asking the questions about this from the beginning, and only come across one or two others who have suffered as badly as myself from a cup of tea... seems most aren't symptomatic, but obviously, tea does what it does, not being symptomatic doesn't mean it's not still high in fluoride and playing on the halogen ladder, just means you are tolerating it, or you have enough thyroid and iodine supplementation to cover it... informed choice is what it's all about in my books.. here's the fluoride content

list:http://www.nal. usda.gov/ fnic/foodcomp/ Data/Fluoride/ fluoride. pdfhehehe perhaps I should say: Drink tea in moderation :-) enjoy!cat>

>> > > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:> > > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing against > my > > iodine.> > > > Steph> > > > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black, > oolong and > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a period > of 3 months > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never been > impacted. > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my thyroid > levels > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.>

[Guest guest]

What is with the swollen tongue ? I had a head injury also. Doctors all thought I was crazy when I would compalin about a swoolen tongue..

Re: Tea

I really think it depends on how fluoride toxic you are, and how low your thyroid and iodine are when you are drinking the tea..Nevertheless, some can drink tea and remain asymptomatic, not me.1, I have a fissure seal which constantly leaks fluoride into my body, so I'm very fluoride toxic2, post head injury and life long subclinical hypoT I went into hypoPIt induced serious myxedema so bad that my tongue was swollen to the point I couldn't close my mouth and my eyes were swollen shut..3, unknown iodine status at that time but presume low due to point 1, and 2.I still can't drink tea.. I am a big fan of oolong and green teas.. and one of my faves, orange pekoe... always made with RO water, one cup of tea would put me flat on my back for several days... was how I finally realised what was going on actually, tea by almost killing me saved my life, it was the switch that flicked the lights on in

this sequence, tea makes me sick, tea high in fluoride, fluoride = bad for thyroid etc... I tried it recently after a good year on Lugol's and a year and a half on thyroid & biohrt for balance as pre-menopausal and HC for adrenal insufficiency. .. still wipes me out, but now it takes two cups to wipe me out instead of one, and it lasts for about 2-3 days before I get back on my feet.I've been asking the questions about this from the beginning, and only come across one or two others who have suffered as badly as myself from a cup of tea... seems most aren't symptomatic, but obviously, tea does what it does, not being symptomatic doesn't mean it's not still high in fluoride and playing on the halogen ladder, just means you are tolerating it, or you have enough thyroid and iodine supplementation to cover it... informed choice is what it's all about in my books.. here's the fluoride content

list:http://www.nal. usda.gov/ fnic/foodcomp/ Data/Fluoride/ fluoride. pdfhehehe perhaps I should say: Drink tea in moderation :-) enjoy!cat>

>> > > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:> > > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing against > my > > iodine.> > > > Steph> > > > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black, > oolong and > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a period > of 3 months > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never been > impacted. > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my thyroid > levels > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.>

[Guest guest]

It's actually a really common symptom of low thyroid, usually first

noticed with the teeth indentations on the side, but mine got so big

I couldn't close my mouth properly and breathe, and I couldn't speak

properly either, my lips were also huge.

Sorry, don't want to drift off topic here :-)

Cat

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:

> > >

> > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing

> against

> > my

> > > iodine.

> > >

> > > Steph

> > >

> > > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black,

> > oolong and

> > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a

> period

> > of 3 months

> > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never

> been

> > impacted.

> > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my

> thyroid

> > levels

> > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or

abstain.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I haven't been able to get much in the way of proper testing, but put

simply, all my hormones bottomed out within a few months of my head

injury, and I was heading into serious myxedema, it was quite clear

to me that my hypothalamus and pituitary were likely implicated, and

the neuropsychologist that I saw said it was likely, as did the

physician who said I had subdural heamatoma, general brain swelling..

but I can't get a " proper " specialist on board.

To date, progesterone, testosterone, dhea and 7-keto dhea, tertroxine

and a little armour at the moment as I think I've overcome some RT3

in recent months and hydrocortisone, also magnesium, adenosine,

coQ10, zinc, multivits etc. I have iron overload so iron and vit C

are out for me (don't tolerate C well at all, though I take a little

now and then)

I was taking Lugol's daily @ 50mg but recently increased to 100mg and

had what appeared to be some mercury toxicity, stopped the Lugol's

and it went away in 48 hours.. now trying to figure out a way to deal

with the mercury (amalgams) and re-introduce Lugol's...

oh for the want of a plan :-)

Cat

>

> Hi Cat ~

>

> The issue of HypoPit was just brought up to me because of my most

recent

> thyroid labs. What are you doing to address your hypoPit, and how

does

> iodine fit in to the picture?

>

> thanks,

> ~

>

> p.s. I am just beginning to research HypoPit ~ but notice that

head injury

> is a common marker. I crashed my head into a windshield at age 23

and still

> have a scar on my head. I've been treating it with Wheat Germ

Oil. I've

> read scar tissue can cause issues with the adrenals, another one of

my big

> problems.

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

> 2, post head injury and life long subclinical hypoT I went into

hypoPIt

> induced serious myxedema so bad that my tongue was swollen to the

point I

> couldn't close my mouth and my eyes were swollen shut..

>

> cat

>

[Guest guest]

Are you speaking about hyperglotis and linear alba? Is that also a symptom of hypthyroidism? I was a hygienist and develped my hypothryodism from fluoride poisoning/toxicity.catliciousoz <catlicious@...> wrote: It's actually a really common symptom of low thyroid, usually first noticed with the teeth indentations on the side, but mine got so big I couldn't close my mouth properly and breathe, and I couldn't speak properly either, my lips were also huge.Sorry, don't want to drift off topic here

:-)Cat> > >> > > > > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:> > > > > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing > against > > my > > > iodine.> > > > > > Steph> > > > > > Thanks Steph. I drink large

quantities of organic green, black, > > oolong and > > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a > period > > of 3 months > > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never > been > > impacted. > > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my > thyroid > > levels > > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.> >>

[Guest guest]

Wherr your lips unsuually red/ Just read today that is a sign of fluoride toxicty called "fluoride lips". For real!catliciousoz <catlicious@...> wrote: It's actually a really common symptom of low thyroid, usually first noticed with the teeth indentations on the side, but mine got so big I couldn't close my mouth properly and breathe, and I couldn't speak properly either, my lips were also huge.Sorry, don't want to drift off topic here :-)Cat> > >> > > > > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:> > > > > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing > against > > my > > > iodine.> > > > > > Steph> > > > > > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black, >

> oolong and > > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a > period > > of 3 months > > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never > been > > impacted. > > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my > thyroid > > levels > > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.> >>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Cat. I still speak with a little lisp due to my tongue being too big.

Re: Tea

It's actually a really common symptom of low thyroid, usually first noticed with the teeth indentations on the side, but mine got so big I couldn't close my mouth properly and breathe, and I couldn't speak properly either, my lips were also huge.Sorry, don't want to drift off topic here :-)Cat> > >> > > > > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:> > > > > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing > against > > my > > > iodine.> > > > > > Steph> > > > > > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black, > > oolong and > > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a > period > > of 3 months > > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never > been > > impacted. > > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my

> thyroid > > levels > > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.> >>

[Guest guest]

What makes a tongue big? Is it iodine or fluoride the other bad bromide? Boal <nancyboal@...> wrote: Thank you Cat. I still speak with a little lisp due to my tongue being too big. Re: Tea It's actually a really common symptom of low thyroid, usually first noticed with the teeth indentations on the side, but mine got so big I couldn't close my mouth properly and breathe, and I couldn't speak properly either, my lips were also huge.Sorry, don't want to drift off topic here :-)Cat> > >> > > > > > In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > ladybugsandbees@ writes:> > > > > > I drink green and oolong and yerba mate and they do nothing > against > > my > > > iodine.> > > > > > Steph> > > > > > Thanks Steph. I drink large quantities of organic green, black, > > oolong and > > > white tea and have experimented with going cold turkey for a > period > > of 3 months > > > and retesting thyroid levels -- my thyroid function has never > been > >

impacted. > > > I repeated this experiment on 3 different occassions and my > thyroid > > levels > > > remain the same whether I drink 6+ cups of tea per day or abstain.> >>

[Guest guest]

,

If you are talking about Kukicha or Bancha Twig Tea, yes it has caffeine but it is negligible!

According to Mitoku , "MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF TWIG TEA ... Chemical analysis of the kukicha twigs has shown that the tea may be a good source of calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C, and because it has very little caffeine, it is safe for children and infants to drink."Eden Foods says "Also known as "twig tea," Kukicha is the lowest in caffeine of the traditional teas; EDEN Kukicha Tea contains 90 percent less caffeine than regular brewed coffee. It is soothing and balancing with a rich flavor, and is an ideal meal's end serving.""Kukicha is a powerful antioxidant and is very low in caffeine, in fact the lowest in caffeine of all traditional teas"- Kukicha @ Wikipedia Bruce Paine writes, "Kukicha, derived from the final cuttings: twigs and stems are not considered to be green tea. Containing little caffeine, the lack of leaves, kukicha has some calcium, is calming to the digestive tract and makes a nice compliment to complex sugar baked (macrobiotic) desserts."Though you could drink it daily, with certain health benefits, let us not forget, "Variety is the spice of life!"- Cowper @ Wikipedia.Sam>> > Does Bancha tea have caffeine? > > > > If it does, what tea would you recommend to drink daily?> > > > Thanks > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________> Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7 now> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818>

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> " Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the

> bamboos,

> The fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard

> in our kettle.

> Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of

> things. "

> Okakura Kakuzo, The Book of Tea

Hope we all egree..regardless of color or grade of tea.Love trascends all..it is

Teatime..Peace Jahjet

[Guest guest]

> " Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the

> bamboos,

> The fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard

> in our kettle.

> Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of

> things. "

> Okakura Kakuzo, The Book of Tea

Hope we all egree..regardless of color or grade of tea.Love trascends all..it is

Teatime..Peace Jahjet

[Guest guest]

I am drinking green tea but not taking vitamins. Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. - Anne

Kim Newman

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I have lots of organic black tea ... it runs about $3.00 per ounce; $10 for 4oz;

19 for 8oz or $32 per lb.

Then if you apply your KT discount of 10% by leaving the code KT IS OK in the

comments field, your

price is even less. An ounce of black tea makes about a gallon of KT.

Hope this helps!

Namaste --

donnalynn, teasmith

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(518) 824-1290 (888) 449-9888 www.sensibiliteasonline.com

Over 540 teas available. Over 350 organic teas in the collection.

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From: cece <ceceqian@...>

kombucha tea

Sent: Fri, July 16, 2010 3:57:24 PM

Subject: Tea

Hi,

Does anyone has suggestion on where to get organic black tea for a good price?

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Tealandia.com has a great selection of organic teas. They are looseleaf though.

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On Jul 16, 2010, at 3:57 PM, " cece " <ceceqian@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Does anyone has suggestion on where to get organic black tea for a good price?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and have a couple of questions. I am a

big tea drinker and was wondering if the 2 cup maximum applies to herbal teas,

ginger tea, etc. I also read somewhere that greens need a long time to cook.

Can I assume this rule does not apply to spinach? Thanks in advance and thanks

Bee for such a no nonsense program. I am really excited to get started.