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Body Wisdom Academy — Advisory Session

You've done the work.
You've read the books.
Something still
hasn't shifted.

That's not a character flaw. That's what happens when healing stays in the mind instead of going into the body. This call changes that.

30 minutes. Free. Real. Unhurried. Honest.
We look at your specific blocks — not a general overview
We'll tell you honestly if this is the right fit
Options for individual support & full certification training

"I healed more in three months than in the past ten years. After decades of therapy, I was still suffering daily. This got to the root."
— BWA Graduate

Choose Your Time

Advisory Session  ·  30 Min  ·  Free

20+
Years of Clinical Experience
1000s
Women Helped Worldwide
9
Gateway Subtle Body System

What to Expect

What actually happens on this call

01

Focused entirely on you. Not a presentation about us — a real look at your specific situation and what's actually keeping you stuck.

02

We get to the root. The patterns that keep showing up no matter what you've tried, the loops that understanding alone hasn't broken.

03

Complete honesty. If Subtle Body Work is the right fit, we'll tell you. If it isn't, we'll tell you that too. Real. Unhurried. Honest.

04

You leave with clarity. On your next step — whether that's working with us or not. Individual support and full certification training both available.

What Clients Say

Real people. Real results.

I healed more in three months than in the past ten years. After decades of therapy and tens of thousands of dollars on other techniques, I was still suffering daily. This got to the actual root.

BWA Graduate

I became more connected to my body and suddenly stopped swimming around in my head in repetitive mind stories. In a matter of weeks I found my own apartment — a change I was starting to believe would never come.

Ingrid A.

No one has ever been able to tell me HOW to let something go. With Leslie's teachings there is finally a way to actually find it, get down to it, and remove it. I am so grateful.

Lyla A.

It feels like returning home. Every time I do a module I feel like I'm having a love affair. I'm a healer with years of client work — and I'm already using these tools with my own clients.

Starla, Massage Therapist

Leslie Huddart working with a client

The Method & The Woman Behind It

Leslie Huddart, L.Ac.

Subtle Body Expert  ·  Spiritual Guide  ·  Natural Health Clinician

Leslie has over 20 years of clinical experience in natural health and holds a degree in acupuncture and Asian medicine from the top-rated school in the country. She has studied with spiritual masters from and around Japan, India, Thailand, and Tibet — and has helped thousands of women release trauma at the root level without years of therapy.

She developed a proprietary 9-Gateway Subtle Body Healing System that works beyond the mind, liberating stored patterns in the body that talk therapy alone cannot reach.

20+ Years Clinical Acupuncture & Asian Medicine Ancient Eastern Wisdom Traditions Thousands of Women

A Note From Our Managing Director

Meet Marika

Managing Director  ·  Coach Practitioner  ·  Subtle Body Guide  ·  Leslie's Direct Mentee, 5+ Years

I came to this work the same way you probably did. Years of therapy, certifications, self-inquiry. I understood my patterns in embarrassing detail. And I was still stuck.

What changed wasn't more information. It was working at the level of the subtle body — where the patterns actually live. Things I'd intellectually understood for years finally started to move.

The Advisory Session isn't a pitch. It's a real conversation about where you are and what's actually in the way. I want you to leave with clarity — whether you work with us or not.

Leslie and Marika — Body Wisdom Academy

Is This For You

This call is right for you if...

  • You've already done significant healing work — therapy, somatic work, energy healing — and something still hasn't resolved at the root.
  • You understand your patterns intellectually but can't seem to make them stop.
  • You feel like you're almost there — but keep looping back to the same place.
  • You're a healer, empath, or sensitive person ready to stop processing and start actually being free.
  • Something in you has quietly been saying this might be different — and you're finally ready to find out.
  • You're not sure if this is for you. That uncertainty is exactly what the call is designed for. Book it anyway.

Ready? Choose Your Time.

Still thinking about it?
That's the pattern.

30 minutes. Free. The conversation that finally moves what hasn't moved.

You'll be asked a few short questions when you book. This helps us prepare and make sure the conversation is genuinely useful for you. If you're unsure whether you qualify — book and answer honestly. We'll let you know.

Healing Truths

herbal tea

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services.  No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.

Watch Leslie Huddart L.Ac. YouTube Videos​

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Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services.  No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.

Watch Leslie Huddart L.Ac. YouTube Videos​

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Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services.  No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.

Watch Leslie Huddart L.Ac. YouTube Videos​

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Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services.  No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.

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Spiritual but Not Religious

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Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services.  No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.

Watch Leslie Huddart L.Ac. YouTube Videos​

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Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services.  No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.

Watch Leslie Huddart L.Ac. YouTube Videos​

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Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health

August 16, 20234 min read

Leslie Huddart L.Ac.​

Is Herbal Tea Safe? | Natural Health


Tea is healing! As a natural health nerd and Chinese medicine herbalist, I know that herbs are healing and tea is one great way to bring more herbs into your life.

I first really realized this firsthand as a teenager when I was studying abroad in France. Every night or most nights my host mom would offer me tisane.

Tea helps us have a ritual, an evening routine. It helps us slide into the calmness of sleep and in general, herbs are a healing way to get more natural earth medicines into your body, but there is some serious dangers about herbal tea that you need to be aware of.

I want to tell you about some things about herbal tea that you might not know. One is that herbal tea is actually a big source of pesticides, so it's really important that your tea be organic. I first heard about this years ago when I was a student in Chinese medicine school and I was also taking a course in applied kinesiology or muscle testing and that instructor had said, "Oh yeah, yeah, don't drink herbal tea. It's huge amount of pesticides." I started adapting to that and I was already mostly organic for many things so it made sense.

Here's the reason why. I think explaining the process of how tea cultivation works will really open your eyes to just how big of a deal this is. Even some of the brand names on your grocery store shelves of nice greenwashed tea, if it's not organic, it contains high levels of pesticides.

When you go and tour a tea herbal factory, you'll notice that in the processing room where all the bulk herbs are gathered they're sifted and cleaned by a process that usually involves bursts of air to push out the debris. The twigs and the heavier material are all strained.

The reason for this is that you can't wash tea so most of leaves or herbal material. When it's mixed with water, it starts to release its active component. That's why we're drinking it as tea. You can't put it in water and wash it beforehand, like do your salad greens at the market, because the tea would lose its healing instead as it's processed.

Tea leaves and herbal material is usually processed with some kind of compressed air. Well, you can't blow the pesticides off of your tea. This is why tea is kind of a dangerous area that we don't normally think about as a high level source of pesticides.

Anything that that tea came in contact with is still going to be on the herbal material and you really can't wash it off. It's ending up in your tea cup. This is why it's important to buy organic.

I also recommend that you avoid the fangled tea bags that look really cute and triangular and kind of upscale but actually are a type of plastic material that is potentially going into your tea. Now I'm sure it's approved by the FDA. I'm sure the FDA thinks that this is totally fine. Nothing in this video is meant to cure, heal or treat any diseases and has definitely not been approved by the FDA, but I want you to think about it's always good in your life to avoid your exposure to plastic and chemicals and pouring hot water over something that is potentially bringing into your system and influence even in a small way that you don't want.

Here's one of my favorite Herbal Calming Blends:

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Passion Flower

1 part Oat Straw

1 part Chamomile

Stevia leaves to taste if you like added sweetness

Get organic herbs and teas online. Here's one of our favorite online sources for herbs.

Drink your tea organic. Enjoy herbs as a healing part of life and your health routine. You are a soul with a body. I am wishing you great things!

--->RELEASE THE TRAPPED TRAUMA FROM YOUR BODY (WITHOUT YEARS OF THERAPY)<---

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Disclaimer: This program is not intended to be a substitute for professional mental health or counseling services. No practitioner-patient relationship is established and the training content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and nothing here is intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disorders.