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Hi guys! Let's talk about herbal teas.

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This is a lovely, lovely world!

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Is it a great way to hydrate?

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Yes!

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Is it a lovely way to start the day?

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Yes!

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Does it give you a cozy, warm feeling?

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Yes!

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And can the fruit you heat [br]extracts beautiful flavors

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that you wouldn't have in a cold drink?

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Yes!

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I'm going to give you a combo today,[br]which I think is brilliant.

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If you look at this, this is turmeric.

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It's world worth having a look for this.

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Unbelievable, brilliant to use[br]in your cooking, of course.

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We normally get it like this,[br]as a dry product.

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Either way, this is absolutely packed[br]to the rafters with iron,

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which is no bad thing

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because we want to have [br]lovely, healthy blood, cells --

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and it's really, really good[br]for our general health.

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Now, we can absorb more iron[br]in the presence of --

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Citrus!

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So, whether is orange or lemon,

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and there's juice [br]and the lovely zest there,

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this is going to make [br]a delicious, delicious drink!

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Look at the color! Oh my God!

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Watch your hand because it will stain.

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Get this into a jar.

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Now, what I love to do is

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I make little teas [br]in an airtight jar, right?

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I use that as my tea pot.

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Obviously, make sure [br]it's a nice Kilner jar,

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something that is heatproof.

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And then, whatever is left over,

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goes into the fridge[br]and then you chill it,

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and you get a totally different[br]sort of flavor spectrum when you keep it.

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I love doing it with things like[br]lemon, orange --

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If you got a speed peeler,

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those essential oils come out of zest...[br]just a couple of bits of zest,

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literally 3 bits like that[br]are going to transform your tea.

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So, there's a little slice[br]and a few bits of that.

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You can absolutely sweeten this[br]with a little bit honey, if you want to.

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A little teaspoon of honey in there[br]for a drink for 2-3 people.

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It's delicious and that balance

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that sort of the bitter,[br]the fragrant, the juicy --

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and the honey is lovely.

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Some boiling water --

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Just a little bit of thyme goes in

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and let's let it steep[br]for a couple of minutes.

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Let's just talk about what we can say[br]about these herbal teas for a fact.

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We've got vitamin C in the orange.

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The vitamin C in the orange[br]is going to let you

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absorb more iron from the turmeric[br]-- double pleasure --

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But in the thyme, you've got calcium,[br]can you believe it?

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We always associate sort of[br]calcium-rich-food with dairy,

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but actually, it's in thyme as well.

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So you can see, they're not[br]empty calories, right?

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This is not like naked,[br]like in a lot of soda.

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This is beautiful stuff, which is amazing!

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Basically, the story is

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that whether is kind of ancient Greeks,[br]Romans, Chinese medicine, yadayadaya --

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there's so much association[br]for a beautiful herbal tea

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and good health.

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I can't actually legitimately say[br]a lot of this stuff

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because the truth is,

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science, medicine,[br]just doesn't know enough

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about what we know, yet.

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The question is,

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are you prepared to sit around and wait[br]for science to tell you that this is good?

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Naaah!

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Get in there!

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Boil up a kettle,

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have some fun with spices,[br]things like fennel seeds, cinnamon --

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You know, all these lovely spices[br]have got lovely micronutrients for sure!

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Citrus... for sure!

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Herbs... for sure!

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So, let's have a little pour out --

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Delicious!

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Really, really, sort of comforting[br]and therapeutic, and undoubtedly,

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better for you than a whole load of[br]average drink you could have,

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who can argue the good things[br]that factually are correct about this.

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But guys, I hope you liked this video,

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if you did, give us a little thumps up,

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but more importantly,

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I'm sure you guys have got [br]some amazing ideas

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and let's share it on the community.

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So, what is your hot toddy[br]and your kind of herbal drink of choice?

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Please add it in the comment box below[br]and let's get this thread going,

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and I'll pick some out,[br]I'm going to give it a look

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and I'm going to make it another day,[br]and we'll keep this going.

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I think this is a really,[br]really lovely way

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to start or finish the day,

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and also, most importantly,

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it's a very creative way[br]to have fun with flavors.

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Guys, take care, lots of love. Bye!

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