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4 Teas For Calming Down After Long Days of Spring Sunshine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In just 10 days we turn our clocks ahead an hour<\/a>. Darkness will shroud mornings for longer. But the other side of our days offers more light. On March 15, for example, sunset takes place at 7:08 p.m. And from there, the days just grow increasingly longer until the summer solstice on June 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many praise the later sunsets \u2014 us included. As the duration of sunlight expands, we fill our days with as much activity as possible. After-dinner hikes. Dinners on the patio, stretching well into the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also get wired. Sleep often suffers during the light-saturated months, as we immerse ourselves in constant busy-ness. In addition, that light can persist until close to 10 p.m. by June. Many of us hit the sack while it\u2019s still light outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week we offered ideas about tea for boosting energy. This week, it\u2019s all about relaxation and sleep. You might need liquid assistance to deliver restful sleeps across the bright months.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rooibos is an excellent tea for sleep; its electrolytes promote sound rest.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tea for Sleep: Rooibos Earl Grey<\/mark><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unless it is removed, all traditional teas from Camellia sinensis contain caffeine. Other common teas, like those made from the South American shrub yerba mate, also offer caffeine boosts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But one common style of tea, rooibos, lacks the buzzy compound. It serves as an excellent tea for easing into sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to rooibos\u2019s sleep-enhancing powers revolves around its balance of iron, potassium, fluoride and magnesium. Each of these minerals helps induce sleep. In South Africa, where the wild shrub thrives, parents often give rooibos to children with colic; the tea helps soothe them back to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the minerals in rooibos are electrolytes, electrically charged compounds that regulate nerve and muscle function, maintain optimum pH-levels, and help the body keep a healthy water balance. The profusion of electrolytes is one reason athletes often drink rooibos while training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately for the jocks, electrolytes are not sedatives. Rather than knocking people out in the manner of sleeping pills, rooibos just helps the body perform better, whether that means climbing a trail on a mountain bike or drifting off to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Rooibos Earl Grey<\/a> combines the flavor triumphs of Earl Gray, which revolves around the Italian citrus fruit bergamot, with the health advantages of rooibos. Sip a cup before bed, and feel your body ease into la-la land.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our CHA-Relax tea helps you sink into relaxation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tea for Sleep: Organic CHA-Relax<\/mark><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We return to rooibos, and add more sleep-happy ingredients, with our signature Organic CHA-Relax<\/a> tea. This organic tea, borne out of a partnership with the University of Colorado\u2019s Center for Humanities & the Arts, rests on a foundation of electrolyte-packed rooibos. That alone helps calm nerves, soften anxiety and prepare busy minds and bodies for sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it also contains chamomile, a flower used around the world to precipitate sleep.  The flower contains apigenin, a compound that induces sleep. Another ingredient, elderflower, enjoys the Latin name Sambucus, which means \u201cgift from the gods.\u201d Elderflower is famously effective for treating symptoms of the flu and common colds, but it also contains nervine properties, compounds that strengthen the nervous system during times of stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other ingredients, such as ginkgo leaf and spearmint, help round-out CHA-Relax\u2019s sensational taste.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Organic Cloud Chaser honors classic herbs for calm.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tea for Sleep: Organic Cloud Chaser<\/mark><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Herbal teas can contain obscure ingredients, like the Chinese adaptogen<\/a> jiaogulan and Iceland moss. And then there are classics, such as mint, chamomile and hibiscus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Organic Cloud Chaser<\/a> blend provides a cross-section of class herbs, all of which contribute towards healthy sleeps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lavender, for example. Sleep teas around the world feature leaves from this beautifully aromatic shrub. Tea blenders add it for the beguiling flavor and perfume, sure. But more importantly, they include lavender for its ability to help carry people off into the land of dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple studies highlight lavender\u2019s sleep powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n