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Parsley Tea Recipe - Make and Enjoy a

Delicious, Super Healthy Cup of Herbal Tea

With its myriad of health benefits, parsley is definitely a herb we all should add to our diet. And parsley tea is a super easy way to achieve this. Making your own is very quick and simple to do, and in just minutes you'll be enjoying a super healthy herbal tea with all the medicinal uses that come along with it! So, if you're into making homemade spiced and herbal teas then this is the blend for you!

What You'll Need: (makes 2 cups)

A handful of fresh parsley

A largish piece of fresh ginger root

Half a lemon

Optional sweetener e.g honey/sugar/agave nectar etc

Enough water for 2 cups

Directions:

Boil the water in a kettle

Chop the parsley (stalks and all)

Zest about 2 teaspoons of lemon peel

Squeeze the juice from the zested lemon and set aside for later

Grate about a tablespoons worth of ginger root

Add the chopped parsley leaves and stalks, grated ginger and lemon zest to a teapot and pour on the boiled water

Give everything a quick stir and let steep for 5-7 minutes

After steeping, add the lemon juice to the teapot and give another stir

Finally, strain into your cups, and if using, stir in the sweetener

That's it! Serve and enjoy

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The Many Health Benefits of Parsley Tea

Parsley oil has been found to help inhibit tumour formation in some animal studies, and flavonoids are strong antioxidants, which help protect your cells from the damage of aging

It's a good source of beta carotene which works to protect the organs, and your body’s immune system. The high chlorophyll level helps inhibit bacteria, suppress viruses, and helps relieve congestion

The Chinese certainly knew all about parsley health benefits, and traditional Chinese medicine still uses parsley tea to help stabilise high blood pressure

Ran out of toothpaste? Then chewing this delicate herb has long been used to help keep the breath fresh

Contains plenty of iron which is great for men's and women’s health. Just one tablespoon providing about ten per cent of your daily iron requirement

The health benefits of parsley come from an oil inside the leaves, and the flavonoids in the plant

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