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Sipping This Tea Might Be The Secret To Not Craving Dessert

Liz Moody
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November 10, 2018
Liz Moody
Author & Podcaster
By Liz Moody
Author & Podcaster
Liz Moody is the host of the top-rated The Liz Moody Podcast, author of bestselling books "100 Ways to Change Your Life," "Healthier Together: Recipes for Two—Nourish Your Body, Nourish Your Relationships," and "Glow Pops," and a popular online content creator who has helped millions of people transform their lives. A regular speaker, panelist, and podcast guest, Liz shares her own deeply personal anxiety journey that led her to where she is now as well as actionable, fun, and science-based ways for everyone to live their best lives.
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November 10, 2018

It's become common to reach for a piece of chocolate or a cookie after dinner—many people think of a meal as incomplete without some type of dessert to cap it off (raising my hand). While eating dessert regularly isn't bad unto itself, consuming extra sugar nightly isn't ideal, and, perhaps more importantly, neither is being a slave to a craving or habit.

Melanie St. Ours, a clinical herbalist, says there's an easy solution. She created this Cardamom After-Dinner Tea for her book, The Simple Guide to Natural Health, specifically for that post-meal period. "Cardamom's aromatic compounds are not only delicious: they're also one of the best ways to settle your stomach after a meal1," she says. "This tea can also satisfy the urge for something sweet at the end of a meal if you feel the need for a treat." If you want a true dessert-like quality, she recommends adding a splash of almond milk and sweetening it with a tiny bit of maple syrup or honey.

Cardamom After-Dinner Tea

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • 6 green cardamom pods
  • 1 black tea bag of choice (decaf or regular)
  • ¾ cup hot water

Method

  1. Add cardamom pods and tea bag to a teacup and cover with hot water.
  2. Cover the cup with a saucer and steep at least 5 minutes.

Based on excerpts from The Simple Guide to Natural Health by Melanie St. Ours, with the permission of Adams Media. Copyright © 2018.

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