Detox tea?

How helpful are detox teas? Is one tea bag enough or should i use 2 or 3 bags per cup and how many times a day? Is there any benefit at all?

I have the "YOGI" brand detox tea. I dont use it on a regular basis but def try to incorporate if feeling extra toxic. The first time I drank it, it made me feel weird. But I will say the other times I have drank it I def noticed some extra sweating and such so I know my liver is working more. The brand I have has like 20 diff herbs in it!

I wouldnt over do it with using 2-3 bags though in one cup. Just a regular seeping of the one bag should suffice if you ask me. Maybe could re-use the bag later in the day though for another cup (and will save some cents in long run too :)

xx's-Courtney

Thanks!
I do have 3 different kinds of yogi detox tea and have also been drinking the dandelion tea, didn't realize it will cause a herx? I also drink tulsi tea. never tried parsley.
Lemon/ ginger i drink also and sometime add stevia extract if i feel like something sweet! And of course lots of water..ugh, feel like sponge bob sometimes.
All this herxing and detox is new to me since i started treatment in September.
When my brain is having a good working day, I'm researching all i can about my playground of bacterias in my body and learning so much.
Also learning how important detoxing is, trying to detox every way possible!
I may be drinking too much tea though! Still learning!:)

Just remember not only do we have different tolerance levels for detoxing methods, but we have different tolerance for the herbs used in these teas too!

If you are allergic to rag weed, watch out for milk thistle. Some people (like me ) that are allergic to the rag weed cannot tolerate milk thistle, so we must do other things to help our liver.

And yes, also be careful that your detoxing doesn't set off a herx! Back in 2007 when I was just starting out, it didn't matter how gentle the detox was, it all gave me a 3 day migraine along with all of my symptoms increasing!! Talk about miserable!

When you use something to detox, you are releasing the toxins from where they are being stored in the body - joints, muscles, organs, where ever - and they go into the blood stream. This is when we can herx -too many toxins in the blood stream. So slow and steady is the rule.

From the blood stream, the blood gets filtered by the lymph nodes, which is why they can swell and get rock hard... and hurt! Lymph massages, red root, dry skin brushing and a few other things can be a big help in getting the lymph moving to flush the toxins out of the lymph nodes.

Next we have to consider the liver and the kidneys. They need help often as well. As I said, many can take milk thistle and this simple, inexpensive supplement is very effective for most. The kidneys can be kept up with cranberry juice for the most part.

Of course there are other things that can be used too to help the different organs to deal with the toxins that we must flush out of our bodies too - it seems like everyone has their own favorites! But this is good! Not one thing will work for everyone, so sharing different things to try helps us all!

Ten minutes in the bath; small amounts of Epsom, maybe a half cup to start.

You can also put bentonite clay in a bath.

M

I don't know how helpful it's been for me but I figure it must be helping somewhat as part of my overall detox routine. It is all about what you can tolerate...I think it's been gentle on me as I didn't notice any issues when I started the tea (I'm using the Yogi detox as well).

I started out with one cup three or four times a week then upped to one a day, now I do two tea bags in one cup at night (it's easier for me than drinking multiple cups, because I drink a green smoothie almost everyday and try to drink lots of water too, so it's one less cup of fluid I have to pee out LOL).

What I like best about the tea is that I've made a nice little nighttime ritual out of it - after a bath I get out and brew it, then curl up under a nice warm blanket and warm up while watching a movie.

I was drinking dandelion tea and tulsi tea before i got sick and licorice root tea for other health reasons. The detox teas are something new for me.
I had given up my coffee addiction and needed something healthier to drink!

The baths are not enjoyable because it is part of the protocol to sit at least 20 minutes until i sweat, and that's all i could focus on, and feeling so weak and tired it feels like a chore.

I used to love a bath once in a while for pampering and relaxing!
And yikes, i was using 3 cups of Epsom salts!
I handled the last bath really well so something is working :)
Buying the salts are getting expensive for me, $5.99 for 6lbs and that was on sale!
I'll have to look on line to buy in bulk!
I do drink a lot of water as well, i bought a berky water filter, i got the small one so i can take it with me when i take my vacation each year.

And yes all the liquids are a bother, i get up 2-3 times a night!
Usually having a dream that i am waiting in line to go or searching for a restroom, thankfully i wake up instead of looking for some bushes to hide behind!! :0

You are likely over-thinking this, but that's okay - I did too!
Detoxing should ease symptom severity or relieve some symptoms.

So, for example, if you take that Epsom Salt/peroxide bath for 20 minutes and you feel worse that day or the next day, it's too much detoxing.

On the other hand, if, as you said happened for you, 20 minutes in that Epsom Salt/peroxide soak doesn't increase any symptoms - or makes you feel better (yea!), then it's working just fine.

If you are still experiencing a herx from the abx though, it means that the detox bath isn't enough yet - even though you can still soak for too long. Then you need to add in more ways of detoxing like oil pulling, dry skin brushing, taking binders like activated charcoal or others, or using a FIR sauna.

I just go to the local dollar store to buy my peroxide and Epsom salts though.

Email me any time you have difficulties understanding and I'll break it down for you. I was once like that - and worse - so I really don't mind because I understand. You need this information just as much, and maybe more so, as anyone else in order to heal.

And you're in good company here!! We all understand that some of us have more trouble understanding things!

And yes, your mind will get better as you detox and heal. Mine sure did! I couldn't figure out how to operate the computer for a while, and obviously that's no longer an issue!! LOL!

It depends upon how you use it and also the quality of detox tea. I have no idea about those branded detox teas, but yeah I've heard that they are effective. I make my own detox tea at home, knowing that I'm using only organic ingredients. My homemade detox tea is effective. But still it doesn't mean that you'll start to rely totally upon the detox tea, still diet will play the major role. If your diet is good and you're doing regular exercise and also drinking the detox tea then you'll notice the considerable difference. I used this recipe https://detoxteawizard.com/detox-tea-recipe/. I lost few pounds because of detox tea and good diet. My skin is better than before. still its totally your choice whether you want to go for branded detox tea or homemade. For branded I've heard yogi and traditional medicinals are good brands. But if you want to make your own tea according to your choice then you can simply follow the recipe which I have shared or even you can also find plenty of different recipes on internet.