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Peppermint Makes Everything Better

I would venture to guess that you either love peppermint or hate it. There are not many in-betweeners, I have found.  I always carry something made of peppermint in my purse. I believe a little "Peppermint makes everything better."  A peppermint candy puts a smile on a child's face, a peppermint breath mint is refreshing, peppermint gum cleans your breath and teeth, fresh peppermint leaves smell earthy and heavenly all at the same time.

For those of us with chronic migraines, peppermint does so much more. Peppermint essential oils, help to relax our brain and give us energy. Peppermint oils on our temples, give some symptom relief. For me, when a migraine is so intense that I ache from my head to my toes, I put a couple dabs of peppermint oil on my feet.

My new favorite for migraine symptom relief is peppermint tea. I've learned in the last year or so that ginger root gives me a migraine if I don't already have one and increases a migraines' intensity for me. So the ginger root that helps so many people with nausea symptoms does just the opposite for me. The nausea and stomach pains that always comes with a migraine for me would only subside for a couple hours with a dissolvable tablet. I would drink a cup of hot peppermint tea at night before bed to relax me enough to put me to sleep.

Two weeks ago I had an ingenious idea to make peppermint sun tea. You know...the tea of the south. We fill a huge mason-type jar with water, add a few tea bags with their string tabs hanging over the sides of the jar, close the lid tight and let the tea steep in the sun for a few hours. After that, just put the jar in the refrigerator for a couple hours to cool and drink at your leisure.

Oh my goodness. This peppermint tea is amazing! I drink it all day long. (Without sugar of course.) I have noticed that I am drinking more fluids throughout the day because I enjoy the peppermint tea more than plain water. I feel like I have more energy and I am not nauseous at all during the day. I like the tea strength a little lighter than my hot tea. So only 4 tea bags to a two and a half liter container.

For those of you who are gluten-free along with me, I am hoping this simple idea will give you some tummy relief as well. All natural, no additives. Just peppermint and water. Let me know how it works when you try it. I would love to hear your thoughts and success stories.

Have a Happy Health-a-licious day!

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