Functional Slimblend [organic]

For those looking for a safe way to enhance weight loss and improve digestion, this blend is a refreshing and fruity tea that can be enjoyed anytime of the day to increase energy, reduce the appetite and improve the body’s use of fat for fuel. This blend is especially delicious served over ice as a post workout boost or to fend off food cravings between meals. Finally a dieter’s tea that wont send you running to the bathroom! Ingredients: Garcinia fruits: aid in the body’s use of fat for fuel while reducing the appetite Yerba mate: increases energy, reduces appetite, aids in cleansing the body, boosts immune function Hibiscus flowers: Eliminates excess fluids in the body without causing dehydration Cinnamon chips: Helps the body digest fats, stimulates digestion, and calms nervous eating. Due to its incredible value, sweet cinnamon was used for centuries as a spice of the aristocracy and the wealthy. It is obviously readily available to everyone nowadays. During the middle ages it was used as a meat preservative due to its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal qualities, but also so that it could mask the stench of “aged” meats much better than salt. When choosing cinnamon for your own use, be forewarned that the quills of cassia are next to impossible to grind, the flavor usually being extracted by boiling. Sweet cinnamon quills are much easier to use in any recipe and quite easy to grind for use. Most everyone knows the virtues of uses cinnamon in baking, but there are a great many other uses that are being rediscovered, or invented everyday. Cinnamon sticks are used in some cocktails as a stick to stir the drink, as well as being added to a traditional mulled wine recipe. Middle Eastern and Asian recipes make liberal use of cinnamon in their main dishes, curries, stews, biriyanis, and as a marinade for beef and lamb. A cinnamon tea also makes a wonderful digestive aid after dinner, and cinnamon sticks can even be used in pickling as something new to spice up an old recipe. Orange peel: helps the body digest fats and boosts metabolism, helps remove cellulite Orange peel acts as anti-inflammatory due to the high flavonoid content, and as an anti-bacterial and anti-microbial agent. One of the major components of Orange Peel (d-limonene) has been reported to have anti-carcinogenic activities and further studies are being conducted. It is used in traditional Chinese Medicine to “reduce accumulation,” whether gas in the intestine, pressure from cramping, stool in the bowels, phlegm in the lungs and throat, or “too much blood energy” resulting in high blood pressure. Fennel seed: balances the blood sugar, reduces cravings and aids in fat digestion Other Uses for this tea Include: allergies, arthritis, arthritis, amenorrhea, asthma, bloating, bronchitis, bedwetting, bloating, cellulite, congestion, constipation, colds, colic, cough, diabetes, depression, diabetes, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, erectile dysfunction, elevated LDL, high cholesterol, irregular menses, indigestion, obesity, endometriosis, fatigue, flu, fever, flatulence, gout, gas, gallbladder congestion, hiccups, hay fever, headache, heavy metal toxicity, hemorrhoids, hypotension, high cholesterol, headache, hypotension, halitosis, hangover, heartburn, hernia, hiccups, hypertension, indigestion, jaundice, kidney stones, laryngitis, low libido, menstrual cramps, nausea, obesity, premenstrual syndrome, rheumatism, stomachache, teething, vomiting, poor circulation, nausea, prostatitis, liver congestion, nausea, migraines, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, sinusitis and stress