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Hormetea 100g

Why Hormetea?

We love polyphenols - those magical compounds from plant foods that lend them their bright colours and multiple health benefits. The greens and yellows in tea, the deep orange of turmeric, and purples of berries. Many of these compounds provide some of their benefits by activating the metabolic machinery associated with fasting and autophagy - a process known as hormesis. To get all these great compounds in one place, we went into the kitchen and cooked up a tea - Hormetea. In one serving, you’ll find the best-researched plant polyphenols in doses that have been clinically-proven to reduce inflammation and improve metabolic health, with a touch of pepper to increase bioavailability. We’re sure you’re going to love it!

Ingredients

Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder, Organic Bilberry Powder, Organic Broccoli Sprouts, Organic Grape Seed Extract Powder, Organic Turmeric, Organic Black Pepper

About the Hormetea ingredients:

Polyphenols

• Improve glucose tolerance in obese patients (when given with prebiotics)
• Improve disease score in UC (including reduced calprotectin)
• Reduce oxidative DNA damage
• Improve vascular function
• Improve gait speed and agility in the elderly
• Reduce insulin and glucose responses to carbs

Matcha - green tea catechins

• May help reduce fat mass (but requires synergism with caffeine, and may be better in caffeine naive)
• Improves insulin sensitivity
• Improves cognitive function in those with cognitive decline (with L-theanine)
• Reduces carbohydrate absorption (like anthocyanins)

Grape seed extract

• Improves blood pressure and inflammation and glycaemic control in those with insulin resistance
• Reduces oxLDL

Turmeric

• 1-5% curcumin (increased bioavailability with pepper)
• Not likely to not reach high systemic levels (use Meriva instead)
• BUT 1-2g of whole turmeric can reduce CRP
• Improves working memory when given with carb load
• Unabsorbed turmeric is good for the gut; may reduce indigestion and reduce intestinal permeability?

Broccoli seeds

• Highest content of sulforaphane
• Activated by heat (~160F)
• Lots of epidemiological studies on cruciferous veggies and cancer and all-cause mortality (another)
• But make sure you’re iodine-replete!
• Activates Nrf2 and antioxidant defence
• BrSp extracts are neuroprotective in rats
• Improves insulin resistance in T2DM
• Improved behaviour in ASD
• Improves 8-OHdG, GGT, and ALT in those with fatty liver

Preparation instructions

1. Place two level teaspoons (around 4g) of Hormetea into your favourite mug.
2. Fill the mug ¼ of the way with hot water (ideally around 70°C or 160°F, or boil a kettle and leave for 2-3 minutes).
3. Leave to steep for 5-20 minutes.
4. Top-up with water at your desired temperature.
5. Add your favourite creamer to taste.

Though Hormetea is great on its own, a small amount of fat in a creamer will help you absorb some of the compounds in the tea. We love it with a spoonful of coconut milk or our very own PHAT FIBRE!

FAQ

Q. How many servings in the 100g container?

A. 25x4g (2 tsp) servings. 4g is the “pharmaceutical dose,” 2g is the “nice cup of tea dose”.

Q. How much caffeine is there in each serving?

A. Each 4g serving contains around 60 mg of caffeine.

Read more

About Hormetea and hormesis in the article “The Tea That Mimics the Effects of Exercise.”

Price:

$27.99