What Hot Teas Would Be Perfect for Your Elderly Loved One?

Research shows that drinking hot beverages, especially tea, can help people get the antioxidants they need. Many hot teas even have some anti-inflammatory properties. If your elderly loved one has been drinking coffee or soda regularly, you and their caregivers might want to encourage them to try hot tea. Even if they only replace one of their unhealthy drinks with a hot tea, that would be a great place to start. Keep reading here today what teas your elderly loved one may want to start drinking starting in January, National Hot Tea Month.  

Chamomile Tea

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Chamomile tea is often used as a sleep aid. It is a natural tea that soothes anxiety, helps with insomnia, eases stomach aches, and offers some other benefits, as well. If you or the caregivers see that your elderly loved is having a tough time sleeping when it is time for bed, you may want to recommend they drink chamomile tea.  

Ginger Tea 

Does your elderly loved one have gastrointestinal discomfort? If so, ginger tea might be able to help them. For many years, this type of hot tea has helped to relieve digestive issues. Ginger tea stimulates healthy digestion. It helps to relieve constipation, heartburn, stomach cramps, nausea, and other gastrointestinal issues.  

Green Tea 

Another hot tea that your elderly loved one might benefit from is green tea. This type of tea has many antioxidants. Research shows that antioxidants can help to prevent and fight off cancer cells. Green tea can also help with your elderly loved one’s dental health, bone density, cholesterol levels, metabolism, and more. It is recommended that people drink 1 cup of green tea a day. This might be something you and the caregivers encourage your elderly loved one to do.  

Rosemary Tea 

Rosemary tea is another hot tea that your elderly loved one might benefit from. This type of tea is known to help with cognitive functions. It improves peripheral circulation. This means that it can help the blood in your elderly loved one’s brain to flow more freely. By doing this, it can help to fight off Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, rosemary tea has antioxidants in it that can help to protect the brain from toxins. If your elderly loved one needs something to help protect their cognitive functions, this type of tea can help. 

Conclusion 

These are some of the hot teas that your elderly loved one might benefit from. If your elderly loved one is having trouble sleeping at night, experiencing anxiety, dealing with stomach troubles, having heartburn, experiencing dental health issues, or just generally doesn’t feel well, these hot teas may be able to help them.  

If you or an aging loved one are considering a Caregiver in Highland Park, IL, contact the caring staff at Companion Services of America today at (847) 943-3786. Our home care service area includes Northbrook, Highland Park, Deerfield, Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Evanston, Des Plaines, Skokie, Lake Forest, Wilmette and the surrounding areas. 

Sources 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571865/ 

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Jamie Shapiro, founder of Companion Services of America, LLC received a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago. Jamie started her career in psychiatric social work at Northwestern University Institute of Psychiatry. Later, she went on to become the Director of Social Services at Belmont Community Hospital where she developed discharge planning procedures to assist staff in identifying potential patients requiring intervention.

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