8 Warming Herbal Teas for Fall and Winter

On a chilly day, a cup of hot tea can keep your hands cozy and warm your whole body. Making your warming herbal teas with beneficial herbs and spices can stimulate your circulation, ward off colds and flu, and support digestion, which is an important part of immune health. Here are eight of my go-to tea recipes to stay healthy in fall and winter.

#1 Chai Honey Tea

Featuring spices like cinnamon, coriander, and cardamom, this chai honey recipe is a convenient way to have honey chai tea whenever you want. Not only do these warming spices increase circulation and boost brain health, but they improve digestion and flush out excess mucus.

Get the recipe: Chai Honey

#2 Cold and Flu Tea

When people around you start getting sick, it’s time to drink this tea! This warming herbal tea contains echinacea root, which will activate your immune system, and red root, which will tonify and support your lymph. It also includes calendula, antiviral and antibacterial herb that stimulates circulation and helps to deliver the other two herbs.

Get the recipe: Cold and Flu Tea

#3 Dandelion Mocha

I created this roasted dandelion mocha recipe to help all my clients that were trying to stop drinking coffee. I wanted to make something that had a rich, deep flavor but also felt like a treat. This a delicious and satisfying tea with none of the irritating properties of caffeine.

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#4 Ginger Cold Buster Tea

Ginger has antimicrobial properties that help to fight off colds and flu. Drink this warming herbal tea at the very first sign of anyone around you being sick. The ginger, lemon and honey all work synergistically to help you fight off nasty bacteria.

Get the recipe: Ginger Cold Buster Tea

#5 Orange Peel Tea

Don’t throw away your orange peels! Citrus peels are a valuable medicinal herb. Orange peel makes a very good tasting tea, plus it chases away mucus and wards off colds and flu with its antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral benefits.

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#6 Pine Needle Tea

Pine needle tea is high in vitamin C and is a great remedy for winter colds and coughs. It also helps to reduce phlegm from a runny nose or head cold. Besides drinking it, you can pour warm pine needle tea into the bathtub to help with cold and sore joints.

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#7 Rosemary Tea

Learn how to make rosemary tea from dried or fresh rosemary. Health benefits of this warming herbal tea include memory, circulation, digestion, and more. Watch the video to see my demonstration and learn how to get the most medicinal benefits from your tea.

Watch the video: How to Make Rosemary Tea

#8 Turmeric Milk Elixir

Turmeric has many medicinal benefits, including the ability to enhance immunity. It is full of antioxidants like vitamins C and E that support the immune system. Here’s my take on the incredibly delicious and nourishing golden milk.

Get the recipe: Turmeric Milk Elixir