What I call the “Herbal Pick Me Up” is a fantastic way to take powdered herbs and extracts in a super simple way.
When you understand some of the ideas you can also find out how to make a great tasting drink…even with some bad tasting herbs.
Watch the video here, and then continue reading below for even more details.
All your herbal tea requires is a mason jar, or some other similar jar with a lid. I like to save old jars from things like nut butters, olives, fermented foods and more, so that I can reuse them for this. Being in glass, it’s also better than plastic (as detailed in the dangers of plastic part 1 and part 2).
In addition, you’ll need water (hopefully, fresh, pure, spring water) and a variety of herbal powders.
Here’s one of the keys…
A Base of Good-Tasting Herbs
In the video above I mention the following:
Both the goji and the beet are predominately sweet. As the saying goes “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Well instead of crappy processed sugar, why not let us use natural sugars in our herbal tea that are loaded with all kinds of nutrition themselves?
The sea buckthorn gives a sour flavor that is enjoyable. Schisandra is another good option for this, just at a much smaller dose.
Maca has a malty flavor. As mentioned I like to add that one to coffee, but it can also be used here in our herbal pick me up tea recipe.
Some other good tasting options include ziziphus and longan berry. To me pine pollen is another mild-tasting herb that can be added in a good dose size here too.
Add the More Potent-Tasting and Effective Herbs To The “Pick Me Up”
In the video, I add the following:
And here you can really add all kinds of other options. Single herbs like shilajit, cistanche, or any of our formulas.
In fact, two of my favorite Herbal Pick-Me Up formulas that I do regularly are:
- Thor’s Hammer and Beet Juice Powder
- Hercules and Beet Juice Powder
The beets not only make these both taste better, but help enhance the effects of the herbs for sex and workouts respectively!
The trick is to tailor it to how you’re feeling in the day. I recognize that not everyone has as many herbs available as I do, but if you have a few then you have options.
Need more mental clarity? Throw bacopa, lion’s mane and rhodiola all in there.
Need more energy? Throw different adaptogens and ant into the mix.
Just want to take all your herbs at once for the day? Throw in everything you’re working with.
Using a Tea Base
I finish off the video with another option, that of using Gynostemma as a tea base to this drink, instead of water.
Gynostemma by itself has some sweetness to it, so it can add in that.
You can use freshly steeped tea so that the drink is hot. Generally, it is regarded that warm drinks are more easily digested and assimilated by the body, which would then help with the absorption of all the herbs too.
But you can also make a cool drink for a hot summer day. Prepare the tea ahead of time and put it in the fridge so it will be cold.
Of course, you can use any other tea you’d like to use, but I’d highly recommend you try our gynostemma. It’s getting rave reviews! More and more people are becoming interested in making kratom tea with powder as well.
Two Other Notes About Herbal Teas
On traveling:
While you can pre-mix the powders in the liquid and carry it with you, another option is to simply keep the powders in the jar by themselves, and then add your water (or other liquid) when you’re ready to drink it.
On weight loss:
If you’re on a diet, this can be a great way to load your body up on nutrition with a tiny amount of calories. You’ll typically feel some energy from this drink so you can try using it in place of a snack or a meal.
So that’s the herbal pick me up. Try it for yourself and you’ll see that it makes taking the sometimes inconvenient powders into something that is fun and easy. Enjoy!
Please share your favorite herbal tea recipes in the comments below. Does anyone have any kratom tea or drink recipes? We’ve been wondering how to make kratom tea with powder.
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Lost Empire Herbs
I feel nothing and I have here Tomkat (400mg/day), Pine Pollen ticture and Lion’s mane from you here. Take also other herbs like Ashwaghanda from NutriGold, Bacopa from HerbFarm, Kratom from kratomgardens, Pine Pollen powder from Surthrival etc… Have also tried all the formula’s here and even with 20grams of it I feel nothing when fitness. I listen to the podcasts of Logan and I think that it is a little bit overrated when you all say that when you take this and that you feel it and you can fitness like *** but I have tried it all but the best for me is Pine Pollen powder and with fitness 3-6gram of the powerful energizing Kratom strains (The Red Vein kratoms: Red Thai Premium & Pontianak Maeng Da). Have found no other herb so perfect like these two strains and it is cheap also. I find my self in a cosy energetic state with these Kratoms and maybe is time to search for these strains and with good quality because I find it powerfuller then Tomkat for energy when fitness. Now Tomkat is the way to go for testosteron and all the rest of the herbs are also good for health and so on and I will take them my whole life but for energy Kratom with a good green tea. I think there is no better combo…
I find that adding my herbs to my morning protein shake works well. I add fresh kale, spinach, protein powder, spoonful of nonfat greek yogurt, water, ice, and a shot of espresso.