Here are a few helpful tips for your very own “Summer Tea-raveling Kit,” by Traditional Medicinals®.  

• Before Boarding: If moving around disagrees with you, sipping a warm cup of Ginger Aid® tea before getting on a plane or ship may help you feel more comfortable when it is time to travel.
• Over-Indulging: Part of the summer travel fun is eating out, and sometimes tasting new and exotic foods can give the overzealous traveler a sense of fullness and indigestion. Eater’s Digest® tea helps promote healthy digestion and may help you get over that potentially heavy but delicious meal.
• Not “Going”:  Change of routine is notorious for being a contributing factor in travel constipation for some people. If things get challenging for more than a few days into your trip, get some gentle relief with Smooth Move® herbal laxative tea. Things can be naturally moving again in 6 to 12 hours after sipping a cup of Smooth Move®tea.
• Counting Sheep:  The challenge of changing your settings, bed and time zone may have the tendency to make one restless when it is time to enjoy some peace and quiet. Nighty Nighty® tea has been meticulously formulated to help you relax when you need to get a good night’s rest for another day of fun, but can’t.

So with the help of Traditional Medicinals® collection of organic herbal teas all you need is a little advanced planning, your favorite reusable container, and a destination – and your “Summer Tea-raveling Kit” is good to go.

David is passionate about plants. He promotes herbal medicine around the world, teaches at the California School of Herbal Studies, Bastyr University and the California Institute of Integral Studies.

He is well-suited to Smooth Move® - feeling as deeply invested in the healing power and the mystery of plants, with the desire to share this knowledge with others.

You probably already know that fiber is important for healthy digestion.  A diet high in fiber may help avoid occasional constipation, because fiber plays an essential role in helping food pass through our intestines. So, how do you get kids to eat more fiber without force-feeding them bran cereal (which, by the way, can get very messy!)? Getting more fiber into kids’ diet doesn’t have to be a constant battle after all!

• Rather than packing a regular sandwich for their lunch, make one with whole wheat pita bread.  Kids often like pita bread and whole wheat pita is a good source of fiber.   In addition to some healthy, lean meat such as turkey, you can stuff lots of veggies into a pita, adding extra fiber. 
• Add berries and anti-oxidants to their morning cereal.  Raspberries are especially high in fiber, and kids love them.  Other berries which are high in fiber and great with cereal are blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries.
• Use whole grain spaghetti and pasta – it’s high in fiber and much more filling than regular white spaghetti and pasta.  Dice up some veggies like celery, onions, peppers and zucchini to add to the spaghetti sauce for even more fiber. 
• Serve multi-grain waffles for breakfast.
• Use hummus as a healthy, high fiber dip for raw veggies or tortilla chips. It’s made from chick peas and a great source of fiber.
• When you bake cookies or other treats use half whole wheat flour and half regular flour.  
• Provide whole grain crackers and cheese for a healthy snack. 

 Try these with your kids.  Some they’ll love more than others, of course, but at least you’ll know they are eating healthier foods, getting more fiber into their diet, and hopefully having fewer constipated days. 

However, when your kids are already occasionally constipated, give them an herbal laxative such as Smooth Move® Chocolate tea. Kids between 2 and 6 year old can drink ¼ cup of tea and kids between 6 and 12 year old can drink ½ cup before bedtime. While they sleep, Smooth Move® naturally stimulates the muscles of their intestines to get going in the morning. Every herb in Smooth Move® is of the highest degree of purity for maximum health benefit. There no genetically modified ingredients, so you know that in addition to a healthy diet, you are also providing the goodness of a natural laxative.

Have you ever felt the urge to go but can’t?  It happens to nearly everyone. Occasional constipation does not discriminate — Children, young adults, middle age or seniors — we are all prone to experiencing the awful sense of fullness and the inability to relieve ourselves at one time or another. 

Occasional constipation is a symptom that something is off balance in our bodies.  This feeling of being off balance may be caused by a myriad of factors including– stress, change of routine, vacations, long trips in the car, diet, side effects from prescription medications, or from a recent surgical procedure. 

Once you start to feel irregular, drink a cup of Smooth Move® tea and take peace of mind knowing that relief for your occasional constipation will be there naturally. 

Smooth Move® is an herbal laxative tea perfect for those days when you are suffering from occasional constipation. Being in a tea, Smooth Move® allows you to experience the "true taste of herbs” which is considered to be a vital component of herbal formulas as it triggers specific physiological responses. In the case of Smooth Move® the physiological response is to naturally stimulate the muscles of the intestines to produce the well needed outcome.

Imagine sitting back and sipping a cup of Smooth Move® tea at the end of a long day. No worries about staying up all night, as you can drink a warm cup of Smooth Move® tea and go to sleep knowing it is pure and 100% caffeine-free!

Smooth Move® is an easy addition to any night time routine and the beauty of Smooth Move® tea is that it is so discrete that you can enjoy a warm cup in front of your friends and family while being discrete about any occasional constipation issues you may be having. Take peace of mind knowing that relief for your occasional constipation will naturally be there in the morning.

Recapping, here a few reasons to choose a laxative tea:

• Experience “true taste of herbs.”
• Enjoy a caffeine-free herbal tea before bedtime.
• Get a natural stimulant laxative effect.
• Gentle overnight relief for occasional constipation.
• No one notices you are caring for constipation when drinking Smooth Move®.

Why wouldn’t you choose a laxative tea?

There are many potential culprits when it comes to vacation constipation. For example, vacation time often means relaxing more – and exercising less. You’re more inclined to indulge in rich foods or alter your normal diet during a vacation – both can wreak havoc with your digestion.

If you’re travelling to a place where the drinking water is questionable, the altitude is high or the weather is hot, you may become mildly dehydrated and constipated as a result. Also, if you are constantly on the go or in locations with limited access to a restroom – or to restrooms that are less than desirable – you may end up resisting the urge to have a bowel movement, which can also lead to constipation.

In order to reduce the chances of constipation, follow these helpful tips:

• Get plenty of exercise – If you’re staying at hotels choose ones that have a gym; walk rather than drive when sightseeing. Exercise helps promote good digestion.
• Eat plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains when dining out.
• Drink plenty of water – keep bottled water with you when you’re travelling so you don’t get dehydrated and limit caffeinated beverages like coffee and colas.
• Maintain a regular eating schedule as much as possible – keeping a normal eating schedule will help keep you regular and prevent constipation.
• Watch your alcohol intake- alcohol can cause dehydration.
• Get sufficient sleep.
• Pack healthy snacks for travel time, especially if you are driving. You will be less tempted to eat fast food or highly refined, fatty snacks that can contribute to problems with constipation.
• Bring Smooth Move® with you. If you do get constipated, drink one warm cup of Smooth Move® tea before going to bed. Smooth Move® is a caffeine free, herbal laxative tea that works gently overnight to get you back on track in the morning.