For me, drinking and eating are things that happen when I remember I have to
do those things. So a lot of tea for me is 2-3 cups a day--but rather
consistently. It's also a drink that my oldest child (5yrs) enjoys on
occassion. Caffeine has never had a noticable effect on me, so I do use tea
as an oasis of calm in my rather hectic days--and my son has picked this up
from me. When I serve him a warm mug full, he calms right down--speaking
softly, moving gently--such a drastic change from his normal
bounce-off-the-wall behavior.

On a totally useless note, how can one Not like a tea called Honeybush? The
imagry from this name is just so....well....cool.

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"Alex Chaihorsky" wrote in message
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Certainly.
Honeybush is a good source of isoflavones which are estrogen mimickers.
However some oncological risks may be involved if you overdo it. (I know
because I have several patents in the field of soy isoflavone as estrogen
balancers)
I say that because when people say that they drink something as a nectar
of life, they are not usually talk about just a cup a day

Alex.

"~Candace~" wrote in message
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I drink honeybush tea like it's the nectar of life. Speaking as a woman,
I can honestly say that I do notice positive effects on my hormonal
balance. It also has the one thing I find most important in a tea--it
tastes like sin, it's so good.
(now stepping back into lurkdom)

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"fLameDogg" wrote in message
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I am a great fan of rooibos. I have steeped it for as long a ten
minutes and it still tastes great - and you can drink it all day long
with no ill effects. You might try honeybush as well, also from South
Africa. I think it has a more spicy, tart flavor. My source is
www.timeless-teas.com.

I forgot about honeybush. I've never tried it, but I'll definitely
put it on my list. Spicy and tart sounds good--it brings to mind
that old joke about coffee and women.

Speaking of women, I remember reading a claim that honeybush is
helpful to women's hormonal balance, or something. That leads to
something I'd meant to mention, but didn't--a lot of the stuff about
rooiboss (and yerba mate, honeybush, and good old tea) one reads is
absolutely dripping with hyperbole. But I'm sure most people
realize that.
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