Comments on: Healing The Body With Thyme….

By: DiAnna

DiAnna — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:02:07 +0000

I use fresh thyme or dried on top of popcorn popped in “cold pressed” olive oil and sea salt.

Delicious! No butter needed!

By: mattigee

mattigee — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:15:51 +0000

Chris thanks for this great post! I’ve been having Thyme tea for about a week now and it’s fantastic. I find it quite soothing and I’m now even having it without the honey, lovely stuff.

By: A Bower

A Bower — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:27 +0000

Bonjour,

I have just learned that I am very deficient in iron and prefer to get more iron into my diet via not animal mean sources. I read that thyme is very rich in iron.

Would you happen to know how much iron one might absorb from drinking a cup of tea made with an organic thyme tea bag? Merci merci!!

By: Luke M-Davies

Luke M-Davies — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:03:58 +0000

Thyme has taken the spotlight here (and rightly so) but as promised above, I just wanted to let you know I have put my piece on Turmeric on the web I’d love to know if you’re a fan of turmeric too Chris – http://www.lmdfitness.com/nutrition/terrific-turmeric/

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:09:13 +0000

*I will definitely be trying thyme out as a tea…or is that taking thyme out for tea.

*Thymol also has anti-fungal properties.

*Vicks Vapo Rub contains thymol as an ingredient. I have had positive results using the ointment to treat swimmer’s ear, which can be a fungal infection. Others have found that the thymol in Vicks helps eliminate fungal toe nail infections.

By: Luke M-Davies

Luke M-Davies — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:02:35 +0000

Cheers for filling me in on the truth about Thyme Chris!

As a foodie, I love learning about the benefits of any natural ingredient. It supports my view that food has to be at the foundation of any fit lifestyle.

I will be posting a piece on my LMD Fitness blog about Turmeric shortly, which as many of us know is another super ingredient.

By: Melinda Neely

Melinda Neely — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:42:38 +0000

I am a big fan of thyme, too, and it happens to be my only herb that survives the winter in Boise. I love it in eggs/omelettes, simmered in rice and on top of roasted vegetables. I’m glad to learn these other health benefits, too.

By: Lanette

Lanette — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:41:38 +0000

Thyme is my #1 favorite herb! I had no idea it has so many health benefits. I have thyme growing in pots and in a couple places in my yard. I highly advise growing some – there is no comparison between dried and fresh. I use it on almost everything I make in the summer tuna, chicken, fish, potatoes, deviled eggs, sandwiches, salads, you name it. What I have never done is make thyme tea. Can’t wait to try it.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:52:45 +0000

So is it true when they say, “thyme heals all wounds?” Maybe so!

Is it ok to find “fresh” thyme at a grocery store during the winter, to avoid dried thyme? I have only ever used dried and maybe need to stop this.

Lastly, do you leave the thyme pieces in the tea and drink them, or do you use an infuser to remove them? Looks like I might need to set a nightly “tea thyme”, as I have been trying to eliminate various foods to decrease mucus production that leaves me constantly clearing my throat.

Thanks for the informative tip, and for putting up with my terrible puns!!

@ Rodney: I love the puns! especially “tea thyme”. As for your mucus try cutting down on pasteurised dairy and see if that helps. Also look into cutting down on Omega 6′s both will probably help as will the Thyme Tea…

By: Jen-JensFitnessTips.com

Jen-JensFitnessTips.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:06:55 +0000

Very interesting!! I’ll have to tell my boyfriend about this. He loves tea! Thank you for sharing!

Jen