Lavender Mint Bath Salts Recipe

Lavender Mint Bath Salts Recipe

There are so many health benefits to a relaxing salt bath.

Salt baths are great for:

Stress relief

Reducing muscle aches

Improving circulation

Better nutrient absorption

Headache relief

Speeding up wound healing

During illness, especially respiratory illness

For children to help mineral absorption and improve sleep

For acne, eczema or other skin problems

For joint pain relief

Improving skin hydration

Ingredients:

2 cups epsom salts or try using magnesium flakes as an alternative

1/2 cup baking soda

1/4 cup sea salt (optional)

30 drops of lavender essential oils

10 drops of peppermint essential oil

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl.

Store in an air-tight jar and use 1/4 cup per bath.

3 Herbal Teas That Boost Metabolism

Bladderwrack

This black herb comes from the garden of the sea and it packs the traditional salty taste you’d expect from aquatic plants.

Bladderwrack herbal tea works on the thyroid and is considered to be a thyroid tonic due to its soothing effects and high iodine content. It also gives the metabolism a nice boost so that the body can start working towards a more healthy weight balance.

Use bladderwrack herb in small doses in fragrant blends to mask its salty, aquatic taste.

Sarsaparilla

Sarsaparilla herbal tea gently stimulates and fires up the metabolism so that the body uses up fats and carbs in a healthier way. This herb is included in just about every weight loss and fat burning blend and its gentle effects makes it a great option for many people.

Ginger Root

You can literally feel ginger herbal tea raise the body temperature slightly as the metabolism kicks into high gear. This herb is favored in the East because when the body temperature gets slightly raised, it doesn’t feel as hot outside as it may be.

In addition to turning up the fat burning heat in the body, ginger root herbal tea also gets the body’s digestive process in high gear so that fats, carbs, and nutrients get handled in a faster and more efficient way.

Stress Tonic Herbal Tea Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon Lemon Balm

1/4 teaspoon German Chamomile

1/4 teaspoon Skullcap

1/4 teaspoon Nettle

To Prepare

Steep the herbs in 8-10 ounces of steaming hot water for 6 minutes. You can use a mesh tea ball, reusable muslin tea bag, disposable natural tea bag, or a tea kettle with a built-in strainer. Make sure to keep the tea covered while it steeps so that you don’t lose all the essential oils as the water evaporates.

Sit back and enjoy

Miller's Ale Wassail Bowl

Miller's Ale Wassail Bowl (an eggless version).

Serves 6-8

1½ litres brown ale or 1 litre pale ale plus 500ml stout (the recipe can also be made with cider)

250g demerara sugar

1 tsp mixed spices (cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and mace)

375ml sherry

1 lemon

7 baked apples (any baked apple recipe should work; try to use tart apples)

Fill a large heatproof bowl with hot water to warm it. Bring half of the ale, sugar and spices to the boil, stirring to keep it from foaming over. Add the remaining ale or ale/stout, plus the sherry. 

Pour the hot water out of the bowl and add the ale mixture.

Peel the lemon. Squeeze the lemon-peel twists over the bowl to extract the oil and discard them. 

Add 3 to 4 peeled-lemon slices and the baked apples.

Serve.

Salt Recipe - Lemon & Rosemary

Lemon Rosemary Salt Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1/2 cup

Lemon Rosemary Salt
Zest of one lemon, dried (leave out for 24 hours) 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary 1/2 cup coarse sea salt

Instructions
Lemon rosemary salt:
In a blender or a mortal and pestle, break up the rosemary, add lemon zest, and sea salt. Pulse a few times to blend or use mortar and pestle. Store in an air tight container.