So we’re all stuck inside the house now, and some of us may be doing a tad too much comfort eating. Why not brew a cup of tea instead? Tea blends have all sorts of healthful benefits — physical, mental and emotional — combining various herbs and other plants to evoke calmer moods, help you sleep and boost your immune system.
Linda Barberic blends just such teas at her Cleveland-based business Soma Tea. She describes them as “unique blended tisanes that balance the body, mind and spirit.” Assuring customers and potential customers that they are increasing their usually rigorous sanitation safeguards during both the tea making and packaging, she’s recommending three teas featuring all-organic herbs, fruits and antioxidant-rich roots: Cold-Fighting/High C Tea, Flu-Fighting Tea and Immune Tea. While these teas don’t prevent COVID-19, they offer a general boost to the immune system that, along with her advice to “please keep hydrated, stay home, practice social distancing, wash hands” could be an asset in staying healthy. And the teas have beautiful flavors as well, including peach, lavender, lemon, ginger, honey, wintergreen, vanilla, peony jasmine and more.
Order from the calm, cleanse or balance collections through the Soma Tea website and support a local business. Soma Tea also offers tea accessories and collections featuring multiple teas, if you’d like to sample a variety or treat someone you know. In addition, you can order your own custom-blending kit with 21 organic ingredients to mix with your choice of three herbal or caffeinated teas — something else to keep you busy during this shut-in time! Shipping is free.