Winter is the perfect time of year to spend time in the kitchen preparing healthy meals, cozying up by the fire and enjoying your family and friends. Here are some tips to stay healthy to help you enjoy this perfect time of year.

Go with your gut

Seventy percent of the cells needed for a healthy immune system are located in your gut. Help support your gut health by including Essence of Earth nightly detox tea Puri•tea and our new daily probiotic tea Trini•tea. These two teas synergistically work together to remove, replenish, and rebalance your digestive bacteria while providing ample amounts of antioxidants your body needs to stay healthy.

Put down the cake and cookies

Sugar can negatively upset the healthy white blood cells of your delicate immune system. Consuming sugary foods and drinks can make your white blood cells less effective for up to five hours after consumption! Cut back on sugar to keep your immune system balanced.

Wash those hands

This basic rule gets ignored a lot. You don’t want others germs and I’m pretty sure they don’t want yours. Ideally, you should lather and scrub them for at least 20 seconds.

Being inside your home or office increases your risk of being exposed to germs. Bundle up, get outside and breathe in fresh crisp clean air. If you are too cold get moving, you’ll warm up quicker.

Get your beauty sleep

Staying healthy always includes getting a good amount of quality sleep. We all know this isn’t easy with the stresses of daily life. Our tea helps by easing anxiety and stress.   Most of our customers notice right away they sleep like a baby after drinking our nighttime tea Puri•tea.

Stay healthy and happy by drinking our fabulous detox teas while being smarter than the germs this winter.