Sip On This | Pt.4
Signature 'Heart & Calm' Blend For The Mamas + Nem To Relax
Welcome back to our series, “Sip On This,” where comfort meets consumption. Because mamas deserve a moment to be still, relax and tend to their hearts, minds and bodies.
This fourth installation is inspired by how often mothers go without taking care of themselves. Often times, their lives post-motherhood are spent tending to everyone but themselves.
Likely why I haven’t had any children of my own because the bar is so high. I grew up watching my mom, older sister, grandma, aunts and my dad’s wife constantly looking after everyone and everything. Never once stopping to check in with what they might need. Not sure that’s on the horizon for me when motherhood arrives, because the long-term effects don’t sound too pleasant.
We are us first. We have one body. We must cherish and honor this temple for as long as we may live. These bodies are not just meant to bear and raise children. We are more than that. We create life. And without a healthy life, we wouldn’t be able to create. So yeah, it’s time to tend.
Inside you will find a new, signature Durty Chai herbal blend called Heart & Calm meant to support heart health, stress regulation, and overall cardiovascular wellness.
NOTE: it is not intended to replace prescribed medication.
As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday, I’m reminded of how grateful I am to have my mom on this Earthly plain. Like most mothers and daughters, we have definitely had our fair share of moments where we didn’t see eye to eye. And still, there’s this calming presence that in the end everything turned out just fine.
She’s given me life. And beyond that, she’s offered me wisdom, comfort and support in moments when I didn’t even know I needed it. How could I ever repay her? Not sure I can, but I’ll try.
The past few years and more recently — the past couple months — a couple of the mamas in my life had been experiencing some not-so-fun health challenges. Their blood pressure continued to rise, their hearts raced faster and their anxieties unsettled.
For over a decade, two mothers near and dear to me have been taking medicine prescribed to them by their doctors. One of whom probably didn’t need it in the first place. The doctor took her experience with anxiety as a sign that she should just be prescribed a high dosage of blood pressure medicine. Instead of first offering herbal and movement support as most folks do out East with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) or even Ayurvedic practices commonly used in India.
So, I did what I do best these days — research, gather and disseminate the herbal goodness they needed and STAT. Clearly, Western medicine isn’t the answer as it keeps us hooked to the American healthcare system just as they want.
And suddenly, I became the family herbalist overnight.
Following in my late Aunt Angela’s footsteps with a hop and a skip to the local farmer’s market and a holistic remedy to care for the people I love. Also trailing behind my mother’s wisdom as the family nurse, I combined her 45 years of medical knowledge with my intuitive and ancestral knowings and the AI corner of the internet to make yet another blend.
One that had some magical healing properties that worked instantly.
Not gone lie, my Western-programmed brain was shocked that something naturally grown from the Earth could be that powerful. Literally off the first cup, this mama was seeing a decline in her blood pressure levels.
Things got a bit more personal when I received a message from my mom that she was in Urgent Care due to her blood pressure rising at astronomical heights. I knew immediately that changes needed to be made and it wasn’t another high dosage of lisinopril or amlodipine — some more shit we can’t pronounce.
For the record, my mom is virtually quite healthy. She eats clean, she moves her body through the purpose of her work, and she is extremely faithful. I’m not losing my mom early to stress, high blood pressure or Western medicine.
So, I urged my mom to stick to this herbal routine and she agreed to carefully consume the signature herbal blend with a watchful eye, monitoring her blood pressure. Without medical guidance, decreasing your blood pressure levels too fast with herbs or other holistic practices while on medication can cause brain bleeding. Again, this is how they try to keep us hooked to the medicine that pays BIG.
Guess what yall? The blend worked!
My mom is well. She’s taking a lower dose and far less medication than before. Her latest update is that she went from consuming over 8 pills a day to only 2. In conjunction with the herbal tea and even more awareness around what she allows to consume her and affect her energy.
For reference, my mom’s blood pressure was in the 200’s before this Heart & Calm herbal blend I prepared. We thank God for healing and the herbs already here for us to consume safely.
Any way that I can support moms having a moment to slow down, reset and tend to themselves, I absolutely will. You deserve, mamas.
This isn’t just for the mamas though. This is for anyone experiencing anxiety, high blood pressure, stress or discomfort. This blend includes natural herbs like lemon balm which regulate our cortisol or hawthorn berry which supports the heart.
