Herbs and Tea to Naturally Support Gut Health

Gut health is a term we hear all the time in the health and wellness world, but what does it actually mean? Your gut is home to trillions of microorganisms that make up your gut microbiome, which plays an important role in digestion, immune function, and overall well-being. When your gut is out of balance, you may notice digestive discomfort, bloating, changes in energy or mood, and even changes in your skin.

How Can You Support Your Gut Health?

Supporting a healthy gut starts with everyday habits. Eating a diet rich in fiber, incorporating prebiotic and probiotic foods, staying hydrated, managing stress, and limiting excess sugar can all help support a balanced gut.

Certain teas and herbs can also be a simple and soothing addition to your routine. From herbs traditionally used to support digestion to teas that may help with occasional bloating and digestive discomfort, there are plenty of different teas to explore. Below, we'll take a closer look at some of our favorite teas and herbs for supporting gut health.

Peppermint 

• Help to relieve indigestion 
• Can help calm nerves and promote relaxation 
• Ease stomach cramps and soothe bloating 

Ginger

• Ginger helps to quicken digestion 
• Can help reduce bloating 
• Helps ease symptoms like nausea and upset stomach 

Chamomile

• Chamomile helps to relax the muscles in the digestive tract 
• Helps reduce gas and bloating 
• Reducing inflammation in the digestive tract

Fennel 

• Fennel can boost the enzyme that breaks down food
• Helps relieve gas and bloating

Slippery elm 

• The gel like substance from slippery elm health reduce acid reflux
• Supports regular bowl movements 

Pu-erh 

• Supports the good gut bacteria 
• Supports overall healthy digestion 
• Helps to break down food after meals 

Dandelion Root 

• This herb provides a prebiotic fiber that helps feed good bacteria in the gut
• Helps ease digestion 
• Soothes the digestive tracts by reducing inflammation 

Chicory Root

• Chicory root contains a natural prebiotic fiber that supports good gut bacteria 
• Helps to relieve constipation

Burdock Root

• Provides prebiotic fiber that feeds good bacteria in the gut 
• Can help reduce inflammation due to the antioxidants 
• Promotes regular bowel movements 

Organic Dandelion Tea: Organic Dandelion Tea is a simple blend of dandelion and peppermint. This blend is designed to help nourish healthy gut bacteria, aid digestion and soothe the digestive tract. 

Organic Prebiotic Tea: Organic Prebiotic Tea is a blend of 8 herbs including pu-erh, dandelion root, chicory root and more. This tea helps support the healthy bacteria in your gut, soothe digestion and promote regular bowel movements. It can also help lower intestinal inflammation. 

Organic Tummy Balance: Organic Tummy Balance tea is blended with herbs like ginger, peppermint, chicory root and more. This blend can help reduce nausea, support healthy digestion and alleviate bloating. 

Organic Gl-Tea Relief: Organic Gl-Tea Relief is designed to relieve nausea, soothe digestion and ease stomach discomfort. This blend contains 6 herbs including marshmallow root, dandelion root and chamomile. 

Adding loose leaf tea into your routine is a great way to get in extra self care, but even the act of making the tea also helps build solid wellness routines. It helps you slow down and internally do sometime wellness focused no matter the time of day. 

Herbs and Tea for Morning Routines: 

• If you want to add a tea to your morning routine and also get some caffeine, Organic Pu-Erh or Organic Prebiotic would both be good choices. 

Afternoon and Evening Tea Drinkers:

• Any other herb on that list or tea blend will be non caffeinated but there are a few that also promote relaxation. Organic Dandelion Root Tea which is blended with peppermint or Organic Chamomile would both be beneficial evening teas. 

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This is for educational purposes only.