WayGood Tea

I’m not sure how much of you know this, but despite being a medical student, I’m not much of a coffee person. I think I’ve had coffee maybe…15 times since I started med school back in 2012 grad school back in 2011? If even? (If you include undergrad, the count might make it to 20.) My classmates may or may not think I’m a little weird and/or not human because of this.

But that’s why I always add that little bit on tea for each month’s Ultimate Coffee Date on my blog!

The words “detox” or “cleanse” tend to remind me of the whole “quick fix” mentality that I try every day to break through with my [preceptor’s] patients. There is no miracle pill or drug that will instantly make you healthy, thin, “toned,” or whatever it is that you’re going for.

Unless you are genetically blessed beyond belief (there are anomalies out there, but even in those cases, it’ll likely catch up with them later), it’s something you have to work for by making healthier lifestyle and dietary changes.

Out here, one of my favorite things to suggest = to swap out pop/soda and sugary drinks for water or [unsweet] tea. Introducing small changes can make a huge difference, and what better way to do it than with delicious herbal tea?

Enter WayGood Tea–like they said in their FAQ, “it doesn’t make sense to refill your body with junk after you’ve been cleaning it out, right?”

My friend Emily shared a great post for one of my Medical Mondays earlier this year on Diet. (If you haven’t read it yet, go check it out!)

WayGood Tea is a small company based in the beautiful Pacific Northwest (I’m heading there for an interview later this year! :]!) I’ve been up there a couple times, and the general impression I’ve gotten is that I’d really fit into the lifestyle up there. *-*

These teas are made of organic, fair-trade ingredients. Each container comes with 22 full-leaf pyramid sachets, and there are 4 different varieties:

• Chamomile Mint Cleanse
• Ginger Rooibos Cleanse
• Lavender Earl Grey Cleanse
• Lemon Jasmine Cleanse

3/4 of them are caffeine-free (except the Lavender Earl Grey Cleanse, which may contain small amounts of caffeine).

As pictured, I got to try a full container of Ginger Rooibos, and individual samples of the Chamomile Mint and the Lavender Earl Grey. I couldn’t pick a favorite, but I introduced these teas to my everyday life amidst my “homeless hospital starvation diet” (the name is super misleading–explanation here).

I grew up on herbal teas, and I love ginger, so I was ecstatic to try that out, and it definitely didn’t disappoint! (To my knowledge, I’ve never had rooibos tea, so I cannot comment on whether or not I tasted that…)

I treated it as more as just a delicious tea to drink vs. a “detox/cleanse,” and had it either in the morning before breakfast or in the evening before bed (aka times when I was home to boil water to make tea).

I feel like it did improve my skin though!

I will admit, I’m a total sucker for the packaging. The containers are made of 100% recycled paper, and let you know what ingredients you’ll find in the tea, as well as what each ingredient does.

The Ginger Rooibos contained rooibos tea, rose petals, hibiscus, orange peel, rosehips, ginger root, and hawthorn berry.

The containers are also conveniently organized so that some are packed together so you can keep a pack at home, or you can take individually wrapped ones along with you in your bag when you’re on the go. (This works out especially well for me at the moment, given the amount of traveling I’ve been doing/will be doing this year.)

Stay tuned for discount codes and giveaways on the horizon! <3

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• Have you ever heard of WayGood Tea?
• Which flavor would you want to try most?
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