Metabolism Boosting Tea

    By
    Amanda McQuade Crawford
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    Dandelion: This is a natural diuretic and liver cleanser. Dandelion roots assist the liver in breaking down fats and producing amino acids by stimulating bile production.

    Ingredients

    • 1 ounce dried horsetail
    • 1/2 ounce dried angelica
    • 1/4 ounce cardamom powder
    • 1/8 teaspoon organic black pepper
    • 1/4 ounce brown seaweed or wakame (about one piece)
    • 1 ounce dried garcinia fruit
    • 1/4 ounce dried cinnamon bark
    • 1 ounce dried linden flower
    • 2 or 3 pieces star anise
    • 1 ounce fresh ginger root
    • 1 ounce fresh dandelion leaves (or 1/2 ounce dried)
    • 250 to 400 mg carnitine powder (optional)
    • 2 quarts boiling water

    Directions
    Combine dry ingredients in a glass jar, cover with water and place lid on jar. Let it steep for 10 to 15 minutes.

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    Amanda McQuade Crawford
    Amanda McQuade Crawford, host of What a Relief!, is a medical herbalist consultant, improving quality control within the natural products industry. She is the author of two popular books on women’s health, “The Herbal Menopause Book” and “Herbal Remedies for Women” and a contributing author to two recent books on natural medicine: “The New Menopause Book” and the text “Traditional Medicines for Modern Times: Antidiabetic Plants.” She currently explores for urban weeds and grows an organic herb garden in the wilds of Los Angeles.