Oh La La Oolong

OH LA LA OOLONG

ORIGIN: TAIWAN

OOLONG, MARIGOLD AND SAFFLOWER PETALS, NATURAL TROPICAL FLAVORING
1.75 OZ

The Oh La La Oolong Tea was the second tea from Teazllc. I wanted to try right away. So after Easy Peachy, I broke out the kettle the next day so we could try the Oh La La Oolong. My lovie and parents stood around the kitchen inhaling the stunning aroma of the tea. It is magnificent! What drew me to wanting to try this one so badly was the digestive benefits and the fact that it's supposed to help fight tooth decay (something I'm really battling right now.)

 Oolong tea is well known for treating all kinds of digestive disorders, and I happen to be a person who suffers from extreme reproductive system related issues including a terribly sensitive stomach/digestive system. As  some of ya'll already know, I even suffered horribly from IBS for years. Thankfully, I've been able to get that problem taken care of and put under control lately, but the monthly time always brings really nasty stomach problems for me. Oolong Tea is said to be really, really effective in reducing digestive related and other stomach problems. I'll discuss them more in-depth further below. 


Health benefits of Oolong tea

-Oolong tea is really fantastic for those watching their diet or trying to shed a little excess weight since it is possible that Oolong Tea helps burn fat. Not to mention for some of us, teas like Oolong, Rooibos, etc. help reduce cravings and hunger levels. Having a small amount of Oolong or one of the other teas available at Teazllc right before a meal will often even cut down half of what I'd normally eat. Not always. Sometimes we have a craving so intense that nothing will stop it except to eat/drink what we are craving -- chocolate anyone? That's my big thing, chocolate. I don't believe in total deprivation, but I certainly enjoy that I can drink some tea, gain heath benefits as well as cut down on over eating. A lot of times just the soothing, calming mind set a glass of Oolong Tea brings is enough to cut the cravings, especially if the craving is coming from something like stress, not hunger! That is one thing I tend to do -- eat when I am stressed. I don't eat huge meals normally, but when I am stressed, I will eat and pick and eat and pick. Oolong tea brings me the comfort without the bloating and excess weight.

SO, if you're working on losing some of the excess weight and want to get a little healthier, I highly recommend Oolong tea or many of the teas I've posted and will be posting about. Most of them that I have tried from Teazllc have many of the same wonderful benefits. So it's not only their Oolong tea that will bring you good health.

-Oolong Tea may help reduces cholesterol after only one month of consumption.

-Oolong Tea can help prevent heart conditions such as heart disease.

-Oolong Tea is a safe and effective treatment for most all types of digestive disorders.

-Oolong Tea may promote stronger and healthier teeth and bones as well as fight tooth decay! (that is fantastic news for me! And for others who are at risk for osteoporosis such as those of us on medications that take calcium away from the bones.)

-Oolong Tea strengthens immune system.

-Oolong Tea has antioxidants, which means: fights aging signs, as well as certain diseases and cancers.

- Oolong Tea consumption can possibly prevent type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease.

- Oolong Tea can help prevent as well as reduce skin conditions such as eczema, dry skin, acne.

-Oolong Tea can reduce High Blood Pressure after at least 1 year of consumption. However, I kind of feel like it mini-HBP cases, some where the person isn't experiencing such serious HBP problems but perhaps just a temporary HPB issue due to a onset of stress, drinking it before an entire year has come to pass would seem to be at least somewhat beneficial. Remember it reduces stress too. I personally haven't ever been told I had a BP problem except at one time when I had gone through a pretty traumatic event and had super stress and anxiety. But at my check-up last week, the nurse made a comment on my blood pressure being "really good. Actually very good."  So while I haven't ever had BP problems, I figure that comment from her may be worth noting. I had been drinking the various Teas from Teazllc for a week at the time of my appointment. I haven't ever had them tell me that my BP was anything besides "normal" in the past, so this could be a good sign!

 

Oh La La Oolong taste and aroma:

The aroma of Oh La La Oolong = Amazing! It's even beautiful. Upon opening the little envelope-like pack, I could smell the wonderful, sweet candy-like aroma. It smells of a tropical nature with something that reminded me of a candy I've had. It's very beachy like. Or perhaps it's just because I'd just gotten home from the beach when I tried it? 

Even with it in the kettle steaming away, the aroma is strong. It fills the house and takes on a perfume fragrance. The lovely fragrance was noticeable upon walking in the front door at my house while it was on the stove. 

The taste came somewhat as a surprise to me. After the sweet, tropical fragrance making my family stand anxiously in the kitchen with expectations of pine-apple, pina colada and something sweet, the very bitter taste was not expected. With a couple packets of sugar (and of course ice cubes for my own preference) the taste was less bitter and smoother. The fragrance is noticeable in the taste as well. 

Other neat uses for your used Oolong Tea leaves

 After you've used your tea leaves for drinking purposes, you can do other things with them besides throw them out. As queen of save-everything, I have been able to enjoy my tea leaves even after they've been used for drinking. I'm pretty sure using the tea leaves requires drying them in the sun, but I personally haven't had time for that and I worry I'll mess things up and only make them mold, so I have stuck to putting them in a zip loc bag after use (and after they have dried) and then using them any way I please.

-Use them to clean with. You can clean counters and tables and your shower, sinks with Oolong Tea Leaves! I have rubbed my sink down with a wash cloth full of wet Oolong tea leaves, but I recommend doing some research to learn how to properly use them for cleaning purposes. I've not done much of my research on this, only experimented. They do leave a nice fragrance throughout the house while preparing for drinking, and they also leave a fragrance when placed in a wet washcloth and used to wipe down tables. I even wrapped the dried leaves in a coffee filter and placed in my t-shirt drawer in hopes of leaving a nice fragrance. I know doing this with coffee grains (used) will act as a deodorizer, so perhaps this tea could be of similar use.

- From what I read, the leaves are slightly abrasive. This means use with caution if you don't know what you're doing like me, or if you're like me, it could also mean super-mega-ultra-body cleanser/exfoliator/wash! One of those anyways. I have experimented with the leaves in strange ways! I used the leftover tea leaves from the Oolong Teas to add to my bath water, to put up my nose and to use as a facial "tonic." Before you get any crazy ideas, let me explain why I put it up my nose. Some of the tea was leftover and I added it to the pile of used tea leaves. I had a strange sore bump come up in my nostril two days ago. No idea what is going on, but that sore has been so painful and I noticed a super swollen lymph node under my right cheek. Since Oolong Tea -- and most of the teas offered at Teazllc.com -- has so many fabulous health benefits, both topically and internally, I thought 'why not add a little to that sore in my nose?' That plus drinking the tea would more than likely aid in detoxing my lymph nodes and even reducing swelling as well as possibly eliminate the problem (whatever it is) altogether.

So I just got some of the tea onto my finger and applied to the sore spot right inside my nose hole. I noticed a huge decrease in swelling later during the night and now it's almost gone! Tonight, after having some of the Fujian Oolong tea, I had a thought: wonder if I can stick those used leaves in a blender and make a nice tonic for different uses. I will probably check into doing that and just collect the leaves, put in the blender and then store the contents in the refrigerator to use during baths, for skin conditions, etc. 

The main reason I was interested in doing this is because my neice had developed eczema and while her condition isn't that noticeable at all these days, it's always something I like to continuously improve by adding things to her skin like my blended aloe plant. I could see these tea leaves being useful for tons of different things. 

I recently just had a week in Panama and my goal this year was to get my tan back. This was a week ago and now, you can imagine how much peeling my skin's been doing. So I added both the Easy Peachy's tea leaves and the Oolong Tea leaves all over my shoulders (which were the worst!) and the rest of my skin that has been horridly peel-y and dry. That combined with some intensive after-tan moisturizer has totally stopped the flaking on my arms! It stopped it right in the middle of it all trying to totally peel away. Some was already doomed to peel, but I was able to save the rest of my arms and the skin on my legs! The tea bath soak left me really soft and I even applied some to my face since my nose had been extremely burned.

Weight loss - It's Slimple

My lovely, lovelies,

A few weeks ago I tried Slimple for the first time. Slimple is a pill that stops hunger and cravings that come from things like stress, tension, etc. I do want to go ahead and add that no matter what kind of weight loss diet you take, you should never stop eating altogether and you should always make sure you are getting the proper nutrients for your body.

I took my first Slimple capsule and remembered how badly my stomach problems were in the past when I had taken that slim quick crap. I started worrying a little that Slimple would affect me the same way.

Thank you Jesus! Slimple has never given me any stomach upsets, flare up, or discomfort at all! Finally, I've found one that doesn't cause those nasty side effects.

Anyways, I took the Slimple and didn't give it much thought other than the worrying of stomach upsets until I realized it was way past my normal eating time & I food was the very last thing I wanted! I thought surely something else is happening because I'd never experienced this with other products. I was absolutely not hungry and had no usualy sweet cravings which I have every night & usually eat a Kit Kat, and the regular chiken bites from Krystal's. I didn't even touch the chicken or the Kit Kat until several hours later and still, I was only able to eat half of my chicken bites!

I was so surprised that there were no side effects at all. I am super sensitive to any kind of weight loss, stuff. Even healthy pills can severely upset my stomach. I've been taking Slimple for weeks and have never had problems. I don't even think of food.

I didn't change my diet at all. I didn't excercise which I haven't done in a few months. I am unsure if I've lost more than 3-4 pounds yet, but I skipped a week during the tornadoes last week so that could be why. I do feel so much lighter and comfortable. It's perfect for people like me that are sensitive to most weight loss products or don't do well with shaky hands and fast heart beat.

I felt great while taking them. I didn't feel drained after they wore off. I only take one a day. I usually only eat once a day so I still make sure I eat and get enough of vitamins and such, but I usually can't even think of food until a few hours after takin Slimple. After a few hours, I'll eat a little something, but I don't have any cravings. I haven't craved my daily chocolate at all! That's just not me! It's definitely the only weight loss product I've ever used that has really surpressed my apetite.

Slimple is perfect for those times when we cannot resist food like around holidays or stressful times. There's no overeating while using Slimple. It will absolutely take away cravings. I actually seem to crave the healthier options when the Slimple has worn off after a few hours and I do eat. The healthier foods are more appealing to me for some reason.

 A lot of people take one capsule before breakfast and one before dinner. I've only needed to take one daily.

  After taking one capsule, I immediately feel content with no hunger or cravings. When it wears off & I do start getting a tiny bit hungry, I only eat a very small amount before feeling totally satisfied! I really like that, especially because a lot of times, I don't get time to eat. I seriously live off of crackers and kit kats sometimes and Slimple is great for me because I can take it & still eat what I need and want without over doing it & without worrying about not having enough vitamins and such from not eating.

  From what I've read, Slimple is the only weight loss pill that contains Macoca. Macoca is an appetite supressant.

  I really am impressed with Slimple and have passed it on to my family members. My sister just got a bottle and started taking them as well. I will have to keep a check of her results as well so I can post them. I'm not going for major weight loss, but Slimple is perfect for smaller women too who want to quickly shed a little or a lot of pounds. If you are looking to lose a lot of weight, then I would absolutely recommend Slimple. If you want quicker/better results you can simply add a little extra exercise or a slight change in your diet, but it's not necessary as Slimple will cut your eating portions down drastically.

  You can also take 2 capsules daily for better results. I've noticed a few pounds were gone in the first 6 days. I didn't have a scale to weigh myself, but I will be weighing myself next month as I continue taking them to see how it goes.

  With Slimple, you can control what you lose, how much you lose, and how quickly. There's no strict diet as with most. There aren't any surprise catches like with slim quick. I purchased slim quick years ago & thought it was going to be amazing. When I read the papers inside, I learned that you have to eat outrageous things just to get results and you'll more than likely spend a few days on the toilet! Not fun! Slimple has never caused any of those effects on me and I'm sure I would be the person to have side effects if there were any as I have an extremely sensitive stomach.

  Overall, I'd give Slimple a 10/10 rating! It has certainly changed my thinking on diet pills. I think they're beyond worth the price and I like them because they are safe and effective. I like that the Slimple company seems to care about your health and well being and most dietary products do not! I am very happy with the product and will recommend it. I used to be pretty against diet pills, but these are great for people who want to lose a little weight and gain control of their health. So many women and men suffer from health problems due to being overweight and society isn't usually very forgiving in that area. Slimple allows you to shed the pounds you need and for those who are looking to lose and gain control of their health, Slimple is great. You can take them without changing your lifestyle and when you start seeing the results you need, then you can start by gradually increasing your health by doing simple things like walking, etc. It's a wonderful option for those who need a little help to get there.

*Have any of you tried Slimple? If so, I would LOVE to hear your results. Also, to those of you who decide try Slimple, be sure to let me know how it works for you.*

Much love,
Kendra