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?