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Functional Food Therapy - Red Dates Tea recipe

This serves as a tonic for spleen deficiency, which is good for children who wet the bed and have a poor appetite.

Ingredients:

5g of pitted dried red dates

5g of Chinese loose red tea

Instructions:

Put Chinese red loose tea in boiling water for 3 minutes

Boil dried red dates in red tea for 10 minutes

Functional Food Therapy - Fresh Plum Tea recipe

This tea clears heat, drainsdampness, benefits the liver and relieves stress. It will be a very good summer drink.

Ingredients:

100 - 150g of fresh plums

1.5 cup of water

2g of green tea loose tea

25g of honey to taste

Instructions:

Boil plums in water for 3 minutes

Add green tea and honey

Bring all ingredients to boil This tea clears heat, drains dampness, benefits the liver and relieves stress. It will be a very good summer drink

Functional Food Therapy - Chrysanthemum Tea recipe

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This tea cleanses the liver and benefits the eyes. It is good for individuals with hypertension, blurred vision and headache.

Ingredients:

1 cup of green tea

10g of dried white chrysanthemum

Instructions:

Add dried white chrysanthemum into 1 cup of hot green tea

Functional Food Therapy - Lotus Seed Tea recipe

This dessert tea invigorates the spleen and kidneys, which is recommended for individuals with nephritis and edema.

Ingredients:

30g of dried lotus seeds

3 cups of water

2 tbsp of loose tea

10g brown sugar or honey to taste

Instructions:

Soak lotus seeds in warm water for 2 hours

Boil soaked lotus seeds with water and brown sugar until the seeds become soft

Add loose tea prior to serving

Christine will be teaching a certificate course at Medlink Academy of Canada for 4 weeks in August (see details below)