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🌿 Sip to Heal — Issue 1

Why I Had to Heal Through the Cup

Because sometimes, a teacup is the only altar you can carry

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I didn’t choose the tea.

The tea chose me.

When your body becomes a battlefield — with IC firing from the bladder, Lyme crawling through your nerves, and Alpha-Gal Syndrome turning food into fear — you search for anything that feels like safety.

And for me?

That safety started in a cup.

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✨ The Bitterness Burned Me Out

I tried all the “healing” protocols — the tinctures that scorched my tongue, the gut-cleanse drinks that tasted like pond water, the expensive powders that sat on the shelf collecting dust.

They promised wellness.

But they delivered dread.

I wanted to heal.

But I also wanted to enjoy my life.

Was that too much to ask?

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🍵 Tea Became My Turning Point

One night, after a particularly painful flare, I made a simple cup of corn silk and Horsetail.

No measuring. No plan. Just instinct.

And when I sipped it…

My nervous system exhaled.

Not because the tea was a miracle — but because I finally felt nourished.

That night, I decided:

I will heal through pleasure. I will sip my way back to self.

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🌸 My Mission Now

I blend teas for relief, yes.

But also for ritual.

For taste.

For the joy of beauty in the middle of pain.

And now, I’m sharing that path with you.

Because if you’ve ever felt punished by the process of healing — you deserve to come home to the cup, too.

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🍯 This Week’s Blend: Bladder Whisper

💠Calms the lining, soothes the spirit, and actually tastes good

Ingredients:

• Marshmallow Root (cooling, mucilage-rich)

• Linden Flower (calming + slightly sweet)

• Chamomile (nervine, anti-inflammatory)

• Hint of dried pear (natural flavor note — AGS-safe dried fruit only)

Steep Time: 10 minutes, covered

Taste Vibe: Delicate, floral, and mellow with a silky mouthfeel.

🌿 Spirit Rose Codex — Tea Compatibility Insert

Balancing teas for IC · Lyme · Mineral Renewal

🌞 DAILY TEAS — Gentle · Mineral · Balancing

Tea

Primary Actions

Notes

Nettle Leaf

Rich in iron, magnesium, silica, zinc

Core mineral replenisher · builds blood · reduces bladder burn · daily base tea

Tulsi (Holy Basil)

Adrenal calm · anti-inflammatory · antioxidant

Safe for daily use · balances mood and cortisol · pairs with knotweed or lemon balm

Marshmallow Root

Mucilage · soothes bladder lining and gut

Cold infuse overnight for maximum comfort · use daily during flares

Chamomile

Anti-inflammatory · antispasmodic · nervine

Ideal evening cup · helps with sleep and pain ease

I am dealing with mineral deficiency in all aspects of life. So my tea protocol has to be both a Tamer of Chronic Lyme, pain and inflammation. As well as safe for IC and Alpha Gal Syndrome.

🌤️ ROTATION TEAS — Detox · Immune · Supportive

Tea

Primary Actions

Use Guidance

Japanese Knotweed

Resveratrol · anti-Lyme · vascular support

3–4 days per week · combine with Tulsi or Nettle

Cat’s Claw

Immune balancer · anti-biofilm

Add to midday cup · rotate with Knotweed

Red Root

Lymph mover · die-off clearance

Use 1–2× week · skip during flares · drink extra water

Gotu Kola

Circulation · nerve repair

Gentle support for brain fog · 3× week rotation

Lemongrass

Antimicrobial · digestive tonic

Morning or midday use · pair with hydrating tea

🌸 Primary Tea – Organictas “Menopause Blend”

Ingredients: Motherwort, Sage Leaf, Valerian Root, St. John’s Wort, Hops, Calendula (Pot Marigold)

Intention Ritual:

As it steeps, hold the cup near your womb-space. Whisper:

“I am safe. I am soft. I am not broken. I am becoming whole.”

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Next week:

→ “The 3 Herbs I Trust with My Life”

→ Plus a bonus printable tea journal page

💌 Share this issue with someone who needs sacred sipping in their life.

With warmth and deep knowing,

Baroness Heart

🕊The Mindful Mind