Sage leaves contain volatile anhidrotic compounds that naturally reduce output from sweat glands.  Drink at least two to three glasses of sage tea daily.  You can even sweeten it with honey and serve over ice.  Please note that the sage tea has drying effects that can disrupt breast milk production, so don’t take it if you’re pregnant or nursing.

Tummy ache?  Try peppermint tea.  Unlike any other brew, peppermint contains no caffeine.  Ever wonder why  peppermint is consumed right after meals?  It’s because the oils of peppermint help stimulate the flow of bile to the stomach and helps relieve gas pains. Not just to sweeten the breath, this tea calms the digestive system, helps relieve heartburn, soothes stomach ache and nausea.

Consuming 6 to 8 cups of green tea and 8 t0 10 glasses of water a day is the secret to radiant and healthy skin.  Apparently, the brew’s antioxidants are so effective at healing damaged skin cells.  The recommended dosage may sound a little too much but that amount can significantly reduce wrinkles and fine lines in as little as four weeks.

Ingredients:

• whole milk (homogenized milk)
• chocolate powder
• whipped cream
• espresso
• whipped cream from a can
• chocolate syrup

Directions:

1. Make an espresso shot, you will need an espresso machine to do this.
2. Place 2 tablespoons of chocolate powder in a milk steaming cup.
3. Add the homogenized milk into the steaming cup.
4. Add the chocolate powder, stir well so it blends with the milk.
5. Steam the milk to 140 degrees (use a thermometer to measure the temperature).
6. Pour the Espresso into your coffee mug or cup, then add the chocolate milk onto the Espresso.
7. Top it off with whipped cream.
8. Pour chocolate syrup over the whipped cream.
9. Enjoy!!!

You know that drinking green tea really does our body good, but having four or more cups a day can make you fidgety because of caffeine.  But you can still enjoy your green tea and get all the benefits without lessening your intake. Decaf it!  To do:  Steep the tea for 30 seconds, then dump out the water (along with the caffeine). Pour in new water and steep for three to four minutes more , then sip and enjoy.  By doing so, you’ll eliminate 90% of caffeine, yet still benefit from it.

This recipe serves 4.

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups strong coffee
• 4 ounces Irish whiskey

Whisk cream and sugar together in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form.  Divide coffee and whiskey among 4 coffee cups or glasses, then top each with 1/2 cup whipped cream.  Serve immediately.

Bothered by breath that’s a little, uh, foul?  Then sip a steaming cup of black tea.  An offensive smelling breath or halitosis, is a result of digestive enzymes in the mouth that produce odor-causing porphyromous gingivalis.  Black tea’s chemicals catechin and theaflavin eliminate the stinky bacteria, letting you exhale worry-free.

Need a detox?  Take 2 cups of dandelion tea daily.  This phytonutrient-rich brew boosts the liver’s production of detoxifying enzymes by as much as 244 percent.  The tea also promotes healing of the digestive tract, flushes excess fluid out of the lymphatic system and boosts gall bladders’s production of bile to speed metabolism and the elimination of toxins.