a tea tip!
 

Hi All,

Chamomile tea!!!!

I am about 9 months PCS, largely recovered. started recovering about 6 months pcs.

I have a little tip that has helped, and continues to help me.

I was drinking a lot of coffee nine months ago, and cut that out as it tampered with my mood, my brain couldn't handle the coffee hit basically, then i started on the green teas! This relaxed my mood, and it tasted great! but then i started to even notice too much of a kick from green tea so I moved on to CHAMOMILE TEA! IT IS GREAT!

Chamomile tea helps with relaxation, and relaxed muscles. It is also a great help for anxiety! which alot of us suffer with.

http://www.timeforwellness.org/blog-...es-anxiety--76

Check out that article. I drink about 3 cups a day, 1 in the morning, 1 after lunch and 1 before bed, which helps with sleep.

Let me know your thoughts :)

Thanks for the tip! Do you find it makes you drowsy? Thanks

Depending on how strong I make my tea. Yes it makes me a little drowsy, but Id rather be drowsy than tense and anxious, so the other benefits outweighs the drowsiness :)

Happy Herbal Tea!
 

Hi Peter!

For me, one of the silver linings of PCS is becoming completely caffeine free. Woo HOo! I love all manner of caffeine free herbal teas now and especially peppermint, mint, strawberry, raspberry --- and I have had chamomile tea and made it too.

Have you ever tried that? You can get a chamomile plant and dry the leaves etc to make some tea.

Go herbal tea! Go us!

Poetrymom

Thanks for the reply poetry, it made my day! You sound so full of energy! That's how I'm feeling today :) Making the tea sounds great! Do you have to grow the plant or can you buy them and plant them?

Yes, GO US!

the plant
 

When I made my own chamomile tea, I got the plant at a farmer's market. I think you could find one at....maybe a food co op kind of store or.....a green house.

I am feeling better and I think my days are getting more energy. I attribute it to

my morning strawberry tea!!

My kids are so happy I am a caffeine free mom too. Esp. son in college.

Yea! Go us! Healing is possible!

I absolutely love my coffee in the morning. Prior to PCS it was the kick to my day. I usually only drank 1 cup in the morning and 2 at most all day. Now suffering from PCS I limit my coffee to 1/day in the morning. Unfortunately I think I am going to have to give this up given how much anxiety I've suffered through with this concussion. It just isn't worth it. I love coffee and I mean I love it, but I may have to make the switch to green tea soon and eventually herbal tea.

I am interested in growing my own chamomile plant. I do have a green house nearby. I'm sure harvesting your own plant is going to be a lot more healthy and fresh than store bought chamomile tea. Can anyone who has a chamomile plant elaborate a little more on the process? I don't exactly have a green thumb and live in a 3rd floor apartment building so I'd have to keep it inside or out on my patio.

I also have no idea how to make chamomile tea, and have the same questions as you. if anyone could help us out it would be much appreciated :)

I was curious, too, so I went to one of my favorite garden websites and found the following:

http://www.ryansgarden.co.uk/2010/08...-your-own.html

Seems easy enough! Thanks for the inspiration. I think I am going to start a small patch....

Do they just sell chamomile plants at your local home and garden stores? Or do you have to buy them as seeds from the Internet?

Good question. It's cheaper to buy seeds. I live in Berkeley, CA where there are a lot of organic/herb sections within the plant nurseries and hardware stores. I have found chamomile plants here.

I'm not sure about other regional stores. Worth a phone call?

Good luck!

Hi all,

I bought some chamomile seeds yesterday from a garden shop. Im sure most places will sell the seeds they seem pretty common. They cost me $3 Australian. The man at the shop said they were very easy to grow and look after

Nice tutorial on making the tea
 

This thread has inspired my inner reference librarian, and this looks like a nice link on how to make the tea from your own plants.

I will confess that I never made the greatest tea with it, but I only tried a few times.

Anyhow, here is the link and live on in the wonderful life of healing herbs!!!

http://www.ryansgarden.co.uk/2010/08...-your-own.html

Yay herbal tea!!!

I have tried green tea in the morning for 2 days now and I just don't think I can give up my coffee. I even tried using two tea bags. I'm just so darn groggy. Do you think one cup of coffee in the morning is really going to slow down my recovery? I can sadly say I am addicted to caffeine. However, I have cut back a lot. Prior to my concussion I used to take pre-workout energy formulas prior to weightlifting that contained tons of caffeine and stimulants. Since my concussion I've cut all that out and stuck with one cup of coffee in the morning.

One cup -- OK??
 

Hi T,

I **think*** one cup is OK. It's just having more is a problem, but I don't know.

I was just getting caffeine in this multi vitamin I take so I got rid of it and being caffeine free was a goal of mine and it works for me.

I do feel that is the main thing in all of this. Listen to your body, your brain, note your reactions to what you do -- and that is the way to recover and stay recovered.

Good luck and keep on healing!

pm

There are different *types* of green tea. The ones in prepared tea bags are very watered down versions of authentic Japanese green tea. Especially if you get it in the supermarket (like Celestial Seasonings, etc.)

I'm not sure where you live, but if you have access to a Japanese supermarket you can order the loose leaf green tea. You only need one small pinch in your cup of hot water.

Mitsuwa is the largest bay area store that has online shopping. Any of the Sen-cha/ Green tea loose leaf would be yummy. It's pricey, but you only need a wee pinch bit for a strong, delicious, healthy cup of tea.

http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=3350
YAMAMOTOYAMA SEN-CHA GREEN TEA W/GYOKURO 100G

I don't usually promote goods but if you haven't tried the loose leaf green tea, you are in for a true treat!