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February 22, 2017

Retraction for “Drink This to Calm Your Crazy Hormones!”

February 22, 2017

A little while ago, I posted an article called “Drink this to Calm Your Crazy Hormones.” In it I discussed Red Raspberry Leaf Tea, an Organic herbal drink that I was led to believe helped those with every kind of hormone imbalance. Partly by a doctor I am no longer seeing and also by the advertisement on the product box from the Traditional Medicinals brand, which claims to “support the female system.”

If you have an Estrogen deficiency, then, Yes, this product will help your female system. But, if you’re like me and you have a progesterone deficiency then Red Raspberry Leaf is literally not your cup of tea.

Don’t get me wrong, the quality of this product is superb and the flavor is fantastic. If you happen to be looking for an herbal tea with a taste similar to Black Tea, look no further you’ve found it with Red Raspberry Leaf! But those of you with a hormone imbalance, in general, need to be very careful when consuming this product due to its effect on the Estrogen hormone. By increasing only one hormone, rather than regulating the entire “female system,” it has the potential to throw everything out of balance. Which is no bueno!

When it comes to the original article I posted, my quarrel happens to be with my own misconception (and if I’m being totally honest, Nature a bit, as well), which is why my intention in this article is not to criticize any company selling this flavor of tea. I am simply trying to inform my readers of the effects this herb can have on the human body, most especially the female system.

Did you know that certain herbs and spices have extra capabilities beyond their flavor??? For example, mint leaves freshen your breath, ginger is an anti-inflammatory root (therefore excellent to eat or drink during cold & flu season), Turmeric is very effective in healing sensitivity or inflammation in the teeth and gums, so on and so forth. Check out my article: “6 Common Seizure Triggers That May Be Lurking in Your Kitchen Cabinets” to learn more about household ingredients with special capabilities.

Like these seasonings, the red raspberry leaves and seeds can influence hormone levels by increasing your body’s production of Estrogen when consumed.

***Quick insight: Estrogen is your body’s excitatory hormone, Progesterone is the calming hormone.

When I first posted my original article on the subject of Red Raspberry Leaf Tea, I was under the impression that the herb itself helped to regulate your hormones naturally, getting them to a healthy level….each and every one of them.

I could not have been more wrong! Since I am currently battling Catamenial Epilepsy (originally caused by a progesterone deficiency/an overabundance of Estrogen), this little gem of a fact (heavy on the sarcasm // insert eye-roll) made me want to scream. Let’s just say that the doctor who originally recommended it to me (for my progesterone deficiency no less!), will get a well-deserved earful if she ever sees me again! Thanks to her, I religiously drank this tea on a daily basis for the past three years. I don’t see how it couldn’t have had some kind of effect on my hormones and, consequentially, my seizure frequency. No wonder why it’s been so difficult for me to balance to my hormone levels!

I would like to sincerely apologize to each and every one of my readers for misinforming them as to which hormone this tea affects. I understand the huge impact something like this can have on people’s health, so I am truly sorry if my recommendation for this tea has negatively impacted any of my readers.

Please consider this article a retraction for “Drink this to Calm Your Crazy Hormones.” Red Raspberry Leaf Tea will NOT calm or regulate all of your hormones; it will only increase your body’s natural production of the Estrogen hormone.

Like I’ve said in past articles, my knowledge is based on experience through a process of trial and error. So far, everything else that I’ve posted has proven to be correct. However, if anything does turn out to be incorrect (like the Red Raspberry Leaf Tea) in even the slightest way, know that I will inform you immediately! My goal with Seize the Day Blog has always been to help my readers (and hopefully save them from making the same mistakes I’ve made) by sharing everything I have learned while on my own personal journey with Catamenial Epilepsy.

So, although I will no longer be using this tea as a Holistic solution for my hormone regulation that doesn’t mean it won’t work for other people. Truth be told, my sister has actually found this tea incredibly beneficial to her menstrual cycle despite the natural affect it has on Estrogen levels. This is probably due to the fact that we do not share the same hormone imbalance.

If there’s anything I’ve learned over the past eight years, it’s that hormones are tricky no matter how you handle them. Therefore, as I conclude this post let me leave you with one last tip: drink Red Raspberry Leaf Tea with caution whether you have a hormone imbalance or not. Herbs and spices can affect the body (whether negatively or positively depends on each person), especially if you consume too much of one specific item.

To learn more about hormones, hormone imbalances, and what I’ve done to help manage my own hormone imbalance check out these articles:

  • Myomin: Control Your Hormone Imbalances, Manage Your Catamenial Epilepsy
  • Calendars & Journals: The Key to Managing Your Catamenial Epilepsy
  • Quality of Foods: The Key to Healthy Living Begins With Your Diet
  • Catamenial Epilepsy
  • Monosodium Glutamate (MSG): The Ingredient That Should Come with a Warning Label

 

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February 2, 2017

From My Recipe Box to Yours: Ginger-Honey Tea

February 2, 2017

 

Ginger. Honey. Coconut Oil. Perhaps the most brilliant combination for a hot beverage that both tastes good and does good for your body.

This recipe is a fantastic way to simultaneously incorporate more water into your daily diet and strengthen your immune system. Ginger is known to be one of the best anti-inflammatory foods in existence! Drinking lots of water will already cause a process of natural detoxification to occur through the increase in urination, so just imagine the perks of mixing these two ingredients together into one!

Honey and Coconut Oil (the flavored kind b/c it adds an extra zing of Coconut to the spicy ginger and the sweet honey flavors) are also anti-inflammatory ingredients. Basically, this tea is only filled with ingredients meant to help the human body. No preservatives, no chemicals, no synthetic ingredients. Only real ingredients that have proven to provide results for me, personally!

If you have cold/flu-like symptoms, this tea is your best friend! Truth be told, I am yet to find a downside to this beverage.

I try to drink at least three cups a day, everyday. One cup in the morning with breakfast, another around 12:00 pm, and the third cup some time in the evening.

If you are like me this New Year and you want to drink more water on a daily basis, you are definitely going to want to add this to your beverage menu!!

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From My Recipe Box to Yours: Ginger-Honey Tea

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Category: Articles, Recipes

Servings: 1 mug

From My Recipe Box to Yours: Ginger-Honey Tea

Ingredients

  • 1 T fresh Ginger Root, finely grated
  • 2 T Raw & Organic Honey
  • 1 tsp Coconut Oil, flavored
  • 1 cup filtered Water, boiled

Instructions

  1. Turn the stovetop burner beneath the kettle to medium heat. While the kettle is heating up, begin shaving off the outside layer of the ginger root until you have an entirely "yellow" piece of fresh ginger.
  2. Once you have shaved off the outer layer, finely grate the ginger on a cheese grater until the entire root is finely shredded. The inside of fresh ginger root can tend to be a bit "hairy," this is okay just pick these pieces out of your pile of ginger so that they do not end up in your tea (trust me, it is better without the hairy pieces).
  3. Transfer ginger to your mug along with the rest of your ingredients.
  4. Lastly, add hot water to the cup containing the ingredients and mix well.
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Hi, I'm Katie! I was diagnosed with Catamenial Epilepsy when I was 16 years old. What started out to be an impossible struggle has now become a journey toward healing thanks to natural/Holistic methods.
For the last 6 years, I have continuously gone through a trial and error period where I have been discovering for myself the true quality of various foods, products, and lifestyles.
I am going to share everything I have learned with the hope that it will help you to begin your healthy lifestyle that much faster. Read More…

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