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Jul

Warm Digestive Teas: A Gentle Ritual for Gut Health and Spleen Support

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), one of the simplest — yet most powerful — habits you can incorporate into your day is drinking warm digestive teas. It’s not just comforting; it’s healing.

If you often feel bloated, tired after meals, or emotionally “heavy,” your digestive system — specifically, your Spleen Qi — might be asking for support. And in TCM, the Spleen isn’t just about digesting food… it’s also about digesting life.

That’s where warm teas made with herbs like ginger, cinnamon, and fennel come in. These aren’t trendy detox drinks — they’ve been used for centuries to gently nurture digestion, balance the gut, and support emotional grounding.

3 Spleen-Loving Teas to Add to Your Daily Ritual

1. Ginger Tea

  • Benefits: Warms the stomach, improves circulation, reduces bloating and nausea
  • How to make: Slice 3–5 thin rounds of fresh ginger root and steep in hot water for 10 minutes. Add a drizzle of raw honey if desired.
  • ✅ Best taken first thing in the morning or after meals.

2. Cinnamon Tea

  • Benefits: Stimulates digestion, balances blood sugar, and helps circulation
  • How to make: Simmer 1 cinnamon stick in 1.5 cups of water for 10 minutes.
  • ✅ Especially supportive during colder months or for those with cold hands and feet.

3. Fennel Tea

  • Benefits: Eases gas, bloating, and supports bile production
  • How to make: Steep 1 tsp of lightly crushed fennel seeds in hot water for 10 minutes.
  • ✅ Gentle enough to drink after every meal.

🔸 Tip from the Clinic: Start Your Day with Ginger Water

We often recommend our clients in Studio City and Burbank begin their mornings with a simple warm ginger infusion. It’s like “warming up the engine” before your first meal — setting the tone for smoother digestion all day long.

Just add a slice or two of ginger to a mug of hot water, let it steep for 3–5 minutes, and sip slowly before breakfast.

🌿 A Holistic Habit, Not Just a Drink

These teas don’t just help with bloating or reflux — they become a mindful moment of connection between your body and your healing journey.

In our work at Alternative Health Care Concepts, we often pair herbal teas with customized wellness plans that include:

  • Nutritional Medicine in Burbank
  • Acupuncture in Studio City and Toluca Lake
  • Chinese medicine treatments in Encino
  • And even energetic healing in Glendale

When your body is supported with warmth, rhythm, and intention, everything — from digestion to emotional health — begins to shift.

Let It Be Simple

Healing doesn’t always require drastic change. Sometimes, it’s about building consistent, nurturing rituals that tell your body, “You’re safe. You’re supported.”

So next time your stomach feels off or your energy dips, skip the ice and pour yourself something warm. Your gut — and your Spleen — will thank you.