Slippery Elm Bark Tea & American Yellow Saffron Tea (also 4 & 6 week comparison)
Hi all! I know. I’m off to a reeealy slow start but when I’m not taking care of my four little crazies, doing book work for hubby or styling it up in the salon, then I’m researching the daylights out of this acidic vs alkaline, heal my gut, “free my skin” diet. Sooo, I’ll start with a few before and afters and then share some teas and supplements everyone in “healing yourself” land is raving about.
After reading of some supplements in Dr Pagano’s book and reading testimonies on inspire.com I decided to give it a go. First on the list is slippery elm bark tea. Ya. Not the tastiest. But extremely beneficial to healing the gut. Slippery elm coats and protects and helps new formation of the mucous membrane that protect the intestinal walls. It also coats the digestive track. This tea is usually taken in the morning a half hour before or after breakfast. Personally for me it’s not so much the taste that makes it undesirable but more the texture. If left sitting too long the tea can become... well slippery. I have mixed this several times and have come up with my best formula to help the tea go down with minimal wincing. First I boil water and I like to add some sort of lemon tea. I haven’t read of this often so I don’t know if the flavored tea curves the effect of the slippery elm but I figure if lemon is alkaline forming in the body that it can’t hurt too much. Just before my hot tea is ready to go in the mug I mix about a quarter of a cup to half a cup of water with 1 teaspoon of slippery Elm bark powder and mix thoroughly....then add your hot Flavored tea or just hot water. You can then add a squeeze of lemon or honey and cinnamon for added flavor. I try to drink it as quickly as possible to avoid the slippery texture. Again the longer it sits the thicker gets. 🤢
After reading this article I started adding marshmallow root to this tea as well. http://eatbeautiful.net/2016/07/03/2-new-gut-healing-ingredients-smoothies-tea-hot-chocolate-slippery-elm-marshmallow-root/
L-Glutamine is also highly talked about. You should wait at least six hours after drinking slippery Elm bark tea before taking L glutamine. Otherwise the L-g might not be absorbed properly. L-glutamine can be added to any cold beverage. I’ve heard it will break down if mixed in hot beverages and citrus juices. L glutamine is used to protect the immune system and digestive system in people undergoing radio chemo. It is also a amino acid in the body and amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Essentially it is the primary protein the gut uses to build and repair the actual walls of the intestine.
Next on the list is vitamin C and D to boost the immune system. Most people throw in probiotics to boot. But make sure you get a good probiotic with 30-50 billion live cultures.
Lastly, just before bed, a cup of American yellow saffron tea. This article does a great job explaining the benefits.
http://www.psoriasisselfmanagement.com/natural-herbs-supplements/saffron-tea-for-psoriasis/
As of Monday of last week (so just over six weeks into regimen.) I started drinking 3tbs of Apple cider vinegar with 16 ounces of water. I chug it back because it will surly make you snap your tongue off the roof of your mouth! This drink is said to create a more alkaline environment in the body, which is sort of the whole point of the diet; to cut out foods that raise the acidity level in your body and thus create breeding grounds for illnesses.
I’m still doing a lot of research And finding that it’s a cross between having leaky gut syndrome which means food particles can pass through my intestinal walls which causes auto immune disease, and creating 80% alkaline 20% acidic balance in the body.
That’s all for now! Happy healing 😊
After reading of some supplements in Dr Pagano’s book and reading testimonies on inspire.com I decided to give it a go. First on the list is slippery elm bark tea. Ya. Not the tastiest. But extremely beneficial to healing the gut. Slippery elm coats and protects and helps new formation of the mucous membrane that protect the intestinal walls. It also coats the digestive track. This tea is usually taken in the morning a half hour before or after breakfast. Personally for me it’s not so much the taste that makes it undesirable but more the texture. If left sitting too long the tea can become... well slippery. I have mixed this several times and have come up with my best formula to help the tea go down with minimal wincing. First I boil water and I like to add some sort of lemon tea. I haven’t read of this often so I don’t know if the flavored tea curves the effect of the slippery elm but I figure if lemon is alkaline forming in the body that it can’t hurt too much. Just before my hot tea is ready to go in the mug I mix about a quarter of a cup to half a cup of water with 1 teaspoon of slippery Elm bark powder and mix thoroughly....then add your hot Flavored tea or just hot water. You can then add a squeeze of lemon or honey and cinnamon for added flavor. I try to drink it as quickly as possible to avoid the slippery texture. Again the longer it sits the thicker gets. 🤢
After reading this article I started adding marshmallow root to this tea as well. http://eatbeautiful.net/2016/07/03/2-new-gut-healing-ingredients-smoothies-tea-hot-chocolate-slippery-elm-marshmallow-root/
L-Glutamine is also highly talked about. You should wait at least six hours after drinking slippery Elm bark tea before taking L glutamine. Otherwise the L-g might not be absorbed properly. L-glutamine can be added to any cold beverage. I’ve heard it will break down if mixed in hot beverages and citrus juices. L glutamine is used to protect the immune system and digestive system in people undergoing radio chemo. It is also a amino acid in the body and amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Essentially it is the primary protein the gut uses to build and repair the actual walls of the intestine.
Next on the list is vitamin C and D to boost the immune system. Most people throw in probiotics to boot. But make sure you get a good probiotic with 30-50 billion live cultures.
Lastly, just before bed, a cup of American yellow saffron tea. This article does a great job explaining the benefits.
http://www.psoriasisselfmanagement.com/natural-herbs-supplements/saffron-tea-for-psoriasis/
As of Monday of last week (so just over six weeks into regimen.) I started drinking 3tbs of Apple cider vinegar with 16 ounces of water. I chug it back because it will surly make you snap your tongue off the roof of your mouth! This drink is said to create a more alkaline environment in the body, which is sort of the whole point of the diet; to cut out foods that raise the acidity level in your body and thus create breeding grounds for illnesses.
I’m still doing a lot of research And finding that it’s a cross between having leaky gut syndrome which means food particles can pass through my intestinal walls which causes auto immune disease, and creating 80% alkaline 20% acidic balance in the body.
That’s all for now! Happy healing 😊
Thanks for sharing this informative information about slippery elm bark with us. It's very helpful. Keep it up!
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