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Sleep Tea Recipe

I wish more people knew about the benefits of sleep. It is the single most important factor for all vital functions of the body. If we were to stay awake without sleep we would last only 11 days. During sleep is where our bodies and our brain heal and repair. All-in-all, we are asleep about 1/3 of our lives. And some of us aren’t getting it (hello college students, mothers in the third trimester and postpartum, the chronically stressed person).

Why are we missing sleep? stress, environmental factors such as blue light from our screens, hormonal dysfunction overstimulation. etc! I often tell others without my 8 hours, i’m not all myself. This is hardly an exaggeration!

Specifically, women in their third trimester of pregnancy and in the first 42 days postpartum are subject to all sorts of hurtles to jump with regards to their sleep. Sleep hurtles? In third trimester baby is moving and grooving and the tummy is expanding (how does it have all this room for a whole baby?!) and postpartum hormones are going from fostering whole baby inside to healing from making said baby and not mention baby’s sleep rhythms are omprosed of many many many sleep and wake windows. Which means we are not sleeping through the night… so when we do sleep the sleep is precious and needs to be high quality.

Did you know that sleep is the #1 protective factor agains PMADs (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders)

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But we can help to reduce the factors that throw off our sleep. And we can harness the natural rhythms we have, go back to the roots of what helps our bodies to function. And if I know anything from my experience, the body knows how to function optimally if we allow it.

Many ancient cultures such as the Native Americans and in Ancient China (think Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM),the power of herbs to help all kinds of ailments, sleep quality notwithstanding

This tea will help you not only fall asleep but stay asleep.


Sleepy Tea

Here is a nourishing tea recipe I give especially to soon-to-be mamas!

Ingredients:

  • Skullcap

  • Passionflower

  • Chamomile

  • Lavender

  • Milkey oats

  • Hops

use equal parts of each herb. 1 teaspoon per one cup of water.

Steep in water. allow to steep for up to 20 mins.

ps this tea is no substitute for medical advice

Sleep well, my dear!

<3 Natalie

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