Pancakes with maple syrup.
Yogurt, fresh fruit, and cornflakes.
Hot beverage and fruit juice of your choice.
Milk brioche bun, cooked ham, Gruyère, mornay sauce, and fried egg.
Hot beverage and fruit juice of your choice.
Black tea contains tannins, minerals, vitamins, essential oils, and caffeine: the latter is released slowly into the body, and the tannins have a soothing effect on the stomach. Tea steeped for up to two minutes has a stimulating action, while if it exceeds five minutes, its effect is relaxing. Rich in antioxidants, including flavonoids, it helps the body prevent cellular aging, counteract free radicals, and maintain a healthy cardiovascular system. Useful for cancer prevention.
Green tea is a therapeutic aid against many physical and psychological ailments. This precious action is partly due to the combination of the active ingredients caffeine and catechin. This combination exerts a pleasant stimulating action, especially on the psyche but also on circulation. Green tea is a natural antibacterial, a natural concentrate of antioxidants necessary for the body to slow down cellular aging, promote tissue regeneration, and counteract free radicals, which can be responsible for degenerative diseases.
Infusions, decoctions, and herbal teas are the easiest medicinal preparations to make at home and have been used for centuries to treat various ailments and conditions. The term “officinal” comes from Latin and indicates plants used in the apothecary’s shop (the ancient pharmacist), which was called an “officina.” Therefore, medicinal plants are defined as those vegetables that contain in one of their parts or organs (roots, bark, seeds, buds, leaves, flowers, fruits) certain substances, called active principles, that can be used for therapeutic purposes.
As the term itself confirms, fruit, vegetable, or herbal infusions are true infusions of the above foods in hot water. Born in Northern Europe, where it is typical to mix pieces of fruit and aromas with hibiscus, lemon grass, and rosehip, they are simple to prepare at home: all you need is fruit, vegetables, and various herbs, to be immersed in four or five cups of hot water for several hours. This immersion will allow the release of all the substances they are composed of into the liquid, thus creating a concentrate of wellness and health. More information on: Fruit infusions – Infusions – How to prepare fruit infusions.
