1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Nothing tastes as good as a cup of the hanging tea. 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:53,000 We are here to discuss the Bahamian perspective, on the arts, and the Bahamian Way. 3 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Let's welcome our guest. 4 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,600 To Tien Talk, this is Robert Bain and yes, I'm back with another podcast. 5 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,400 Today is a beautiful day in the Bahamas of course, to wear this kind of interesting. 6 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,120 I like this kind of wear, I can put on some clothes. 7 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:18,120 But you know what this podcast is all about, it's about educating, educating persons about 8 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:23,480 the arts or anything that's Bahamian. 9 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:29,480 Tien Talk has been heard in a couple of countries around the world, the numbers are growing. 10 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,160 Thank you for listening. 11 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:36,160 And this podcast is coming from the Bahamas, coming from one of the islands of the Bahamas 12 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:40,560 called Nassau, Nassau Bahamas, which is the capital. 13 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:46,160 We boast of 700 islands, there are 30 of them that's inhabited. 14 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:51,320 The islands are very beautiful, Bahamians are beautiful people, just like the island. 15 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:56,480 Now you know this podcast was established to talk about the arts, to talk about anything 16 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:03,080 that impedes our development or things that are good for us, things that are happening. 17 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,280 I must say that there are some good things happening, there are also some bad things 18 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,400 happening but we're going to talk about some good things today. 19 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,800 And you know all the guests that come on this podcast are very special people. 20 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,000 We're going to, we have an interesting topic today. 21 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:24,160 We're going to talk about teas, would you believe, bush teas. 22 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Before we start, I'd like to thank Jason Ferguson for that open play introduction, the music. 23 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:36,400 It's awesome, he's able to combine Jhankunu and whatever he calls it. 24 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,320 It's beautiful. 25 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:43,640 My guest today is a lady by the name of Denise Warrell. 26 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:51,080 Denise Warrell is, I would say a tea connoisseur, she deals with teas. 27 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:58,520 And of course, you know this program is called Tea and Talk and I thought it would be really 28 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,520 nice to, as always, to sit down and have a cup of tea. 29 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:09,400 But to talk about, you know, teas, they have some beautiful benefits and we don't talk 30 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,120 about them enough. 31 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,400 And a lot of people, well, their history, people can tell you about teas. 32 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,920 You know, we grew up on the islands, we grew up with teas, pear bush tea and all those 33 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:23,800 kind of teas, we grew up with, we got somebody here who can talk about that today. 34 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:31,520 And I want to welcome to Tea and Talk, Denise Warrell, your mic is on and you can say hi. 35 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:32,520 Welcome to Tea and Talk. 36 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,800 Thank you, it's good to be here. 37 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,600 Denise, tell me, tell us a bit about yourself. 38 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:50,280 Well, I am an herbalist, I have studied our behemoth herbs, spices and I enjoy mixing 39 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:57,720 and also using them and also being able to help people who are having issues, help to 40 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:03,960 eradicate or lessen the issue by using our behemoth herbal teas. 41 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:04,960 Interesting. 42 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,080 So, I mean, how did you get into, I mean, how did you actually get into it? 43 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:14,600 Is it something that was passed down from your parents, a grandma or somebody? 44 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:20,400 Well, like every good old behemoth, I grew up on seraceae. 45 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:21,400 Seraceae, yeah. 46 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:32,200 That's when I learned my first art of deception by pretending to consume it when I was not 47 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,920 many times. 48 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:41,120 But my grandparents were great believers in bush tea and in addition to seraceae, they 49 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:48,920 also provided other teas for when children got sick, had fever or anything like that. 50 00:04:48,920 --> 00:05:00,400 My parents to a lesser extent used teas but I made a trip back to Akans which is the home 51 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:09,640 of both my parents and grandparents and there I worked along with persons who were actually 52 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:16,880 harvesting some of our, what we call bush and selling it abroad. 53 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:17,880 Interesting. 54 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:18,880 Yes, very interesting. 55 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:22,760 That's something that happens in this country, eh? 56 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:23,760 Yeah. 57 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:30,640 So, I got to learn a lot about the value of some of our native plants and it stuck with 58 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:41,600 me and even though I became an educator, while I was homeschooling my own children, I decided 59 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:49,280 to explore it more as an alternative to providing healthy drinks for them instead of the usual 60 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:51,560 things you find at the food store. 61 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:52,560 Sure. 62 00:05:52,560 --> 00:06:01,400 So, I started eating from our garden more and then I realized we actually had a kind 63 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,320 of survivalist secret right in our own garden. 64 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:06,320 Isn't that something? 65 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,240 Yes, it's absolutely amazing. 66 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:15,600 So, we started to do things that would feed our family in a healthy way and so, I then 67 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:24,160 began doing studies in herbalism and successfully completed those and launched a business. 68 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:32,800 How aware, how aware are our behemoths to what you do, to herbalism? 69 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,800 How where are we? 70 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,120 I'm not sure. 71 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:47,000 I know many behemoths know of our business, naturally behemoth and many of our hotels 72 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,000 use our products in their hotels. 73 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:55,520 So, that's great but behemoths are learning more and more every day. 74 00:06:55,520 --> 00:07:02,400 Every time we do a pop up or do something like this podcast or something educational, 75 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,000 more and more people learn about it. 76 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:11,920 Yeah, I'm learning about it, I'm learning much more than I ever did. 77 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:17,600 I know for like this morning I got up, I went outside and picked some leaves of the 78 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:27,160 saw-saw tree and so, behind that, I think behemoths just naturally know that some of 79 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,840 those trees are good. 80 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,560 I learned recently that even the mango tree leaves are good. 81 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,280 I didn't know that and I have an all spice tree in my yard. 82 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,440 Also I heard that's very good. 83 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:47,640 I heard those things are used for regular complaints like high blood pressure, help 84 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,440 to diabetes and some other things. 85 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:57,360 Tell us about some other plans that you deal with on a daily. 86 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:01,040 You know the humble shepherd needle that everybody weeps out of their yard. 87 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:02,600 The shepherd needle, that's right. 88 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:08,800 And for people who have a high A1C count, diabetic. 89 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:13,680 And so they're able to lower their, my husband was pre-diabetic. 90 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:20,120 I gave him some of that tea and the doctor thought he had been using prescription meds 91 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,320 that he had prescribed and he said, no. 92 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,800 He said, well what do you ever do? 93 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,800 Keep doing it because it's working better than the medicine ought to. 94 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:29,800 That's amazing. 95 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:30,800 The shepherd needle. 96 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:31,920 There are lots of stuff. 97 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,800 I've seen a bush that actually grows. 98 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:38,040 It looks like almost like a vine or something like that. 99 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,040 That grows on the ground. 100 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:43,280 But we just walk over it and dig it up out of the garden and throw it away. 101 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,400 And recently I can't remember the name of this plant. 102 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,080 And I think it probably has a flower on it. 103 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:50,080 I'm not sure. 104 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,320 Probably a purple flower on it. 105 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:52,880 Is it the blue flower? 106 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:53,880 Possibly so. 107 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,120 It has a long stamen that sticks out. 108 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:01,320 I think we pick it up, we pull it out of the garden and throw it away. 109 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,200 And somebody said to me that's thick. 110 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,040 Good for respiratory issues. 111 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:13,040 I remember as a little boy, well I remember hearing my father talk about a blue flower 112 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:20,720 that they would pick and they would mash it a little something to do with putting warm 113 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:29,000 water and then hot water, taking it orally and then you go behind it with cold water 114 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:34,000 and it actually pulls all of the mucus out of the body. 115 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,560 It's amazing that that stuff exists and we don't know about it. 116 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:41,600 And I think a lot of, probably you can find a lot of that stuff in African countries. 117 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:42,600 Stay aware of that. 118 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,520 I think people are just now becoming aware of the morangotree which has been around for 119 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,280 a very long time. 120 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:54,240 And that also makes great tea as well and has a lot of healthy benefits. 121 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,480 What are some of the health benefits of a morangotree? 122 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:03,360 Mere is used by a lot of people for their high blood pressure issues. 123 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,240 But it also has many other uses as well. 124 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:14,840 Some of it, you really have to study a person to understand their habits and their health 125 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:21,440 issues because sometimes it's not just one issue that's presenting, it's other things 126 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,440 as well. 127 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:28,520 So a good conversation with them will help you to determine how to apply certain herbs 128 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,760 to help them best. 129 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:38,680 I never believe that one solution is for everybody because we're all different. 130 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:47,720 So sometimes you require several different approaches to help a person who has a presenting 131 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:48,720 issue. 132 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:49,720 Right. 133 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:55,000 And you're talking about the other plant, the noni plant. 134 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,240 How do you prepare that particular? 135 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,240 Okay. 136 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,760 There are several things that can be used. 137 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:02,400 The noni leaves can be used. 138 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:03,640 I heard, yes. 139 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,800 But also the noni fruit can be used. 140 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:10,880 You might want to wear a mask when you're preparing the fruit. 141 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:15,520 But it has to be ripe. 142 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,360 If you use it green, it's dangerous for you. 143 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:19,360 Oh really? 144 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,040 It's dangerous to consume if you use it green. 145 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,280 So you have to wait until it is completely ripe. 146 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:30,560 And then you can macerate it and strain the juice out. 147 00:11:30,560 --> 00:11:32,960 And then you can use the juice. 148 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,440 It helps to build your immune system. 149 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,280 It helps with colds, flus, that sort of thing. 150 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,960 And it has other health benefits as well. 151 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,040 But those are the more popular uses. 152 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:47,040 Right. 153 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,040 Yeah. 154 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,360 So we see it on television a lot. 155 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,200 They advertise a certain drug. 156 00:11:54,200 --> 00:12:00,240 And then there's a long list of side effects that are very unpleasant. 157 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:12,600 The beauty of our Bahamian herbs, plants, roots and stems is that very few of them have side 158 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,400 effects that you need to worry about. 159 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:23,280 I would say don't take any medication or herbal product forever. 160 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:27,240 You use it for a certain time to get rid of something and you quit. 161 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:32,840 You don't use it forever because the body will respond to that. 162 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:34,560 And usually in a negative way. 163 00:12:34,560 --> 00:12:39,800 So you need to watch what you put into your body and how long you put it into your body. 164 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,320 So that is on both sides? 165 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,800 Yes, on both sides. 166 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,600 For instance, there are some people who have high blood pressure. 167 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:55,680 I have a product called heart tea, which is a combination of herbs that I use. 168 00:12:55,680 --> 00:13:00,200 And when people use it, I tell them they use it for a certain period, get rid of that and 169 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,280 then they stop. 170 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:03,800 Because they don't need it anymore. 171 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:08,760 Once they keep up with their exercise and their diet, then they should be fine. 172 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,120 So it regulates it? 173 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:11,120 Yes. 174 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:12,120 Okay. 175 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,640 So when they are back when they have been naughty, then they will need to go on for 176 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:20,800 a certain period and then they come off and their blood pressure is quite fine. 177 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,880 I mean personally, I think blood pressure too. 178 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:29,840 I think people, I think a lot of us have, I think they are different. 179 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:34,440 I think blood pressure is triggered by a lot of different scenarios. 180 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,960 I think one of them is bad eating and stuff like that. 181 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,520 And the other one could be exercise, stress. 182 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,320 Be conditional, right? 183 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,760 Environmental and sort of thing. 184 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,800 Because I've known people, for example, like teachers that I know who have actually been 185 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:54,400 on meds and then the minute they got out of it, out of teaching, they were taken off the 186 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:55,400 medication. 187 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:56,400 Stress. 188 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,920 So it has, right. 189 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,920 But what are some of the, tell us about some of the, I know you brought some teas today. 190 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,600 What are we going to have today? 191 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,640 Because it's nice to be sipping, having a cup of tea. 192 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,400 So she did break, see now I told you about this program. 193 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:16,920 This program, at the end of this program, it is my hope and dream that we can all be 194 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,520 smarter. 195 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,040 That's what it's about. 196 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:29,160 So today we're learning about teas and I'm talking to Denise Warrell, who is an herbalist. 197 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:30,280 So what are we drinking now? 198 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:31,280 What is this? 199 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:32,280 So this is serenity. 200 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,280 Serenity. 201 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,680 It's my favorite tea and I brought it for you as a sample. 202 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:37,680 Okay. 203 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:44,560 It's slightly sweetened and it has some things that you might recognize. 204 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,360 Tell me what you can taste. 205 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,480 Okay, let me go again. 206 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:50,480 This is really good. 207 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,440 It has a really great taste. 208 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,440 And smell. 209 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,440 Okay. 210 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,960 I don't know, but do I taste anything? 211 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,960 Do I taste ginger in this? 212 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:03,960 Not at all. 213 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:08,000 It's not ginger, but it might be considered the Bahamian ginger. 214 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:12,960 What plant do we have that grows, that kind of smells and tastes like ginger? 215 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,280 Oh, long, slim. 216 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,160 Yeah, we have fibagrass. 217 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,160 That's right. 218 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:20,160 Fibagrass. 219 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:21,160 Yes. 220 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:22,160 Okay, fibagrass. 221 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,480 I love fibagrass tea and I think everybody in there have, everybody in their mother have 222 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:27,760 a fibagrass tree in the yard, right? 223 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:32,480 But I normally like to combine fibagrass and ginger. 224 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,680 This is really good. 225 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:40,280 So this tea, serenity, is a tea that soothes and calms your whole body. 226 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:46,480 It soothes the muscles and the nerves so that you can relax and then it makes you sleep 227 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:47,480 better at night. 228 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:48,480 Really? 229 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:49,480 Yes. 230 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:50,480 I need a whole barrel of this thing. 231 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,560 So if you're stressed out, this is what you want. 232 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,480 I need a whole barrel of this one. 233 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:55,480 Yeah. 234 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:56,480 Oh, serenity. 235 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,440 So you bag these things like tea bags? 236 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:01,440 Yes, I do. 237 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,120 I actually brought some for you to keep for yourself. 238 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:05,120 Oh, super. 239 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,120 Okay. 240 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:14,160 But yes, I bag these teas and I also, they make singles as well as a pack of 20. 241 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:15,160 Okay. 242 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,160 So you can purchase a pack of 20. 243 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,600 This one is called Whirl Sorrel. 244 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:26,480 That's a beautiful tasting tea and this one is Maingaleef tea. 245 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,680 We were just mentioning that earlier. 246 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,000 So where can this be purchased? 247 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,600 Is this in the supermarkets? 248 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,600 So this can be found normally at Fresh Market. 249 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:36,600 Fresh Market. 250 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,640 At Fresh Market. 251 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:44,880 Sometimes at Harbor Bay, but usually out west near the Old Fort. 252 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:45,880 Right. 253 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:46,880 Yeah. 254 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,080 So they can be purchased there or people contact me. 255 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,240 Oh, give them your number. 256 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:52,480 Yeah, you can do that. 257 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,360 Because we have people listening also internationally. 258 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,480 So you know, just make sure to put that 242 behind the number. 259 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,480 Yes. 260 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:00,480 So 242-557-5270. 261 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:01,480 Yeah. 262 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:02,480 Yes. 263 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,480 Yeah, absolutely. 264 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,480 We'll come back to the number at the end, almost at the end of the podcast. 265 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:08,480 That's fine. 266 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,480 We also have a website, www.naturallybehamian.com. 267 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:13,480 Super. 268 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:14,480 Yeah. 269 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:22,560 So I grew up in a little area in Edmira called Seagrake. 270 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,920 And I remember my grandmother, you know, going out in the yard. 271 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,600 Some of these plants don't even grow no more like mint. 272 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,600 Mint used to grow in people's yard. 273 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:32,600 Wild. 274 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:33,600 Wild. 275 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,600 And they don't exist like that anymore. 276 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:41,240 What were some of the benefits of mint? 277 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,240 Oh, mint is very good. 278 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,160 Mint is also in this tea. 279 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,400 And it helps with the calming and settling of the stomach. 280 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:53,840 People who have upset stomach like to take serenity to soothe the stomachs as well. 281 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,000 So mint has that quality. 282 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,840 It soothes. 283 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,920 It helps to relax. 284 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:07,480 It also has a lot of minerals and vitamins in it. 285 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:13,000 And it has polyphenols in it as well. 286 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,120 And it's a very tasty and appealing plant. 287 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:21,800 One of the other plants that people tend to mow down when they get property is the guava 288 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,680 tree. 289 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:30,320 And guava, if you look at the scientific studies, is very good for the skin, for skin health, 290 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:34,160 for the brain, brain health, and also for the hair. 291 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:43,400 But you know, I asked a young person the other day to try some guava juice that I had made. 292 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,400 And he couldn't tell what it was. 293 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:46,400 Like mango? 294 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,560 Is it mango? 295 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:49,960 And I thought, oh my goodness. 296 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:51,640 Not only does he not know guava. 297 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,000 He doesn't know mango either. 298 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:59,360 So a lot of our young people, unfortunately, are growing up without the experience of picking 299 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:03,400 a guava and eating it because the trees are no longer around. 300 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,400 Yeah. 301 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,280 That is, you know, in my yard, oops, my yard. 302 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:09,480 I remember my grandmother again. 303 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,480 I always like to refer to my grandmother. 304 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,840 She was a very wise woman. 305 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,880 And she always said, plant stuff in the yard you could eat, right? 306 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,360 So I plant stuff in my yard. 307 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:23,840 Like in, right now in my yard, I have a base. 308 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:25,480 I love a lot of behaving stuff. 309 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,080 So I have pomegranate. 310 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:28,840 I have banana trees. 311 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:29,840 I have guava trees. 312 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,800 But like, I don't have a guava tree. 313 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,400 A mango tree. 314 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:39,760 And again, and I've learned of late that a lot of those things, once they grow fruit, 315 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,440 you can actually, they could be also made of, you know, tea. 316 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,280 I didn't know all that stuff. 317 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:50,200 But I plant stuff in the yard so that my grandchildren also can actually have the opportunity to go 318 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:55,760 and probably pick a fruit, to pick a mango or to pick a guanap, something like that. 319 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,080 Is there any benefits in guanap trees? 320 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,440 Yes, there's benefit in guanap trees. 321 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:05,960 Now, I don't use the leaves myself, but I know that there are people who do use it. 322 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,520 Is there a scientific name for that? 323 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,280 Because I think that there is, but I don't know it. 324 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,280 Okay. 325 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:12,280 Because we call it guanaps, right? 326 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:13,280 Yes, we call it guanaps. 327 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:14,280 Yeah. 328 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:15,280 And so that has benefits as well. 329 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,120 So there's a tree in my yard that I'm trying to get rid of. 330 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:20,000 The roots are so huge. 331 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,240 And I just recently got rid of a morangotry because they grow pretty huge. 332 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:30,320 And I had, as a result of it, I had to actually repave it, right? 333 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,640 But also, is there benefits from the roots of a morangotry as well? 334 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,440 Or that's the part you shouldn't eat? 335 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:39,000 No, I don't know about the roots, but I use the leaves. 336 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,000 The leaves. 337 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,440 And people also use the, they chew the seeds. 338 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:43,440 The seeds. 339 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,960 But I would say don't chew too much of it, especially at one, at one go, because it could 340 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:48,960 be dangerous to your health. 341 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:49,960 I just told that as well. 342 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:56,320 I saw somebody do a test on it or something like that, and they said that just once a week 343 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:57,320 or something like that. 344 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:58,320 Exactly. 345 00:20:58,320 --> 00:20:59,320 Not too many times. 346 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:00,320 Not too many, right? 347 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:01,320 Yeah. 348 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:10,800 But what about some of these bush teas that we call, I think we call them aphrodisiacs? 349 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:11,800 Oh. 350 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:12,800 Yes. 351 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,040 So we have a tea called virility. 352 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:16,040 Virility. 353 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,840 Virility makes you virile. 354 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:18,840 Yeah. 355 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:20,440 I've had a lot of success stories. 356 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:21,840 I have five children. 357 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:22,840 I can. 358 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:28,120 I'm not advocating that you have it anymore. 359 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,120 You've done your part. 360 00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:31,320 Yes, I've done my part. 361 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:41,840 But you know, there are people who have problems sexually, and virility has been known to correct 362 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:42,840 those problems. 363 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:43,840 Okay. 364 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:50,960 I'll tell you a funny story about a man who came to market one day, and he heard us talk 365 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,560 about the virility and some of the things that it does, and he said, that's not true. 366 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,480 You don't have any scientific proof. 367 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,440 We said, well, you can be our scientific proof. 368 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,000 Why don't you try it and see if you notice a difference? 369 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:10,720 And he was very loud in saying, you know, you can't prove it or whatever. 370 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,120 So we said, okay, you buy one and you let us know. 371 00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:17,720 You try it and you let us know what happens. 372 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,720 Before we closed out that night, he slipped through the side gate because the front gate 373 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:22,720 was closed. 374 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:23,720 Yes. 375 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,680 And he said, can I get a case? 376 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:33,200 So he had gone his way and actually tried it and enjoyed the results and came back. 377 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:34,640 So virility, guys. 378 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:43,520 One of the people who had succeeded said, it rises the dead. 379 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:51,400 But it also is traditionally the leaves, the Aphrodisiac leaves in it were used after mothers 380 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:57,760 gave birth to children to help restore their reproductive system because it had been through 381 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,520 the trauma of birth. 382 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:05,080 Only it used to help to bring things back to normalcy in a shorter time. 383 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:12,560 So that got started in that way, but then men started using it and enjoying it. 384 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:18,240 And we would tell the men not to leave the women behind, make sure they get a little 385 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,880 sip or two so they could keep up. 386 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:26,640 But yes, virility is another tea that's popular. 387 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:32,800 And it has the Bahamian Aphrodisiac in it all but one because I could not explain to 388 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,800 tourists what that was. 389 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:35,800 Yes. 390 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:39,200 I've heard 21 guns salute. 391 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,200 21 guns salute. 392 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,800 And what is that all about? 393 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,360 That's got all the Bahamian Aphrodisiac in it. 394 00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:45,360 Really? 395 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:46,360 Yes. 396 00:23:46,360 --> 00:23:51,200 And our tea, the virility, has about 15 of those 21. 397 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:52,200 Oh my God. 398 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:53,200 Yeah. 399 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,000 Because you know, a lot of tourists buy our product. 400 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,800 And you have to be able to explain some things to them. 401 00:23:58,800 --> 00:23:59,800 Right. 402 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:00,800 And when you even call it. 403 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:07,840 You know, I want people to know that these medicines have existed long before Big Farmer, 404 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:15,840 long before they knew, persons back in the day knew about these medicines. 405 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,640 These things will pass down from one generation to the next. 406 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,840 And we here at Bahamas, we got some of these things. 407 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,120 We might have lost a lot of it. 408 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:34,000 But there are still some places in the world that actually still maintain a lot of this 409 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,440 in terms of some places in the Caribbean. 410 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:42,120 Africa, people still use bush medication because it's what they have. 411 00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:46,480 It might not work as quick as but it actually works. 412 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:51,120 And we have a lot of people who are still in the Caribbean. 413 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:57,560 And it actually works, you know, and so I think a lot of things have been passed down 414 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,920 the generations to our persons here in the Bahamas. 415 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:04,000 And it's sad that we're losing it, but also in the same breath. 416 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:08,160 I'm happy because I got persons like yourself and I'm sure there are others out there. 417 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:16,400 And I think I've heard some names about that actually still dabble with bush medicines, 418 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,760 you know, that sort of thing. 419 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,080 And people still using it. 420 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:22,200 People are still aware of the value of it. 421 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:27,600 They prefer using that before using the, you know, synthesized stuff, you know. 422 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:33,000 So what are some other things that we don't know about Bush teas that we would like to 423 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,240 share with the Bahamian public? 424 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:41,520 Because, I mean, how do, first of all, how do we get persons aware? 425 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:47,240 Like, we like to go, a lot of us like to go straight to Princess Margaret or someplace 426 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,080 if we get sick. 427 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:55,560 And sometimes, you know, I don't know if you ever had that experience of going to feeling 428 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,040 sick, sick, sick, sick. 429 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,560 And you take in your bush medicine, like you're Cercie and all that sort of thing. 430 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:06,400 And I understand also that we're not the only one that use Cercie. 431 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,120 But you take your Cercie, then you go to the doctor, then you feel better. 432 00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:12,920 And you're sitting then when you pay, right? 433 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,680 We don't give a chance to work. 434 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:19,560 But I understand that we're not the only culture that actually use Cercie. 435 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:24,000 Because and then we have on the Cercie, there are these pots, these, these orange pots that 436 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,000 are so sweet. 437 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,600 People don't realize that, right? 438 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:34,040 And I know that in some of the Caribbean countries, persons use those, they cook with those. 439 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,400 And the pots are much larger, like in Guyana. 440 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,400 Gourds, yes, that's right. 441 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:43,800 They are used widely in the Caribbean, Western side as well. 442 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:48,160 And also in other parts of the world, they grow them as gourds. 443 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:54,720 And they use the insides to feed themselves, to make interesting dishes and that sort of 444 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:55,720 thing. 445 00:26:55,720 --> 00:27:02,800 So, yeah, we have a lot of Bahamians who know about that because they themselves used to 446 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:04,920 open the pods and eat it. 447 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:05,920 I've done it. 448 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:06,920 You've done it? 449 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:07,920 Yes, yeah. 450 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,680 My brother, he's a doctor in Atlanta. 451 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:15,240 And his first degree is in molecular biology. 452 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,960 And I know he did some research. 453 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:23,200 I think it was his, I think it was his master's thesis or something like that. 454 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:29,560 And he did, his research was in Cercie in Acanasia, all right? 455 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:35,720 He, I remember him asking, but I remember my mother and whomever, I think a former teacher 456 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:42,600 was trying to get Cercie to his university, right? 457 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:50,080 And apparently he said that when he was done, the lab was actually covered with Cercie because 458 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,560 the little piece he had to do. 459 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:58,480 And then he said that we're not the only one that actually used Cercie, right? 460 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,280 And then he would call and say, so tell me something, how much Cercie Bahamians drink, 461 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:03,280 you know? 462 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,440 And he would say, well, like eight ounce glasses or something like that. 463 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:12,560 Because he was trying to determine then how, if they were to freeze dried and put it into 464 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,080 a capsule form, how much would it, you know? 465 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:16,600 I thought that was rather interesting. 466 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:21,240 But also to find out that Cercie, all these years we've been using it, it's actually a 467 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,080 true, it's a true thing. 468 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:24,760 Most of these things are just true, true things. 469 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:25,760 Yes, yes. 470 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:32,000 And what the pharmaceutical industry does is they find and identify the ingredients that 471 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:39,040 are useful and they make them the active ingredients in certain medications. 472 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:47,360 And then because it's not in balance with the rest of the plant, the isolation causes 473 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:50,080 a reaction in the personal consumer. 474 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:53,640 So, you know, it's kind of scary. 475 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,240 What about sweet Margaret? 476 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:57,240 Yes. 477 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:00,280 Sweet Margaret is one of the ingredients in virility. 478 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:06,880 It's an aphrodisiac, but it also has a wonderful flavor and smell. 479 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:12,320 Maybe one day I think I might make it into a tooth powder or toothpaste, because it's 480 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:17,520 so refreshing to the mouth, you know, just to use it, you know, as a drink. 481 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:23,920 But it makes an excellent tea and it has a lot of good qualities. 482 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:33,200 It's not very easy to grow, but it's out in the wild in abundance. 483 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:39,640 And it's interesting, any Lutra, they have a sweet Margaret that creeps along the ground 484 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:45,320 like a weed, like a vine. 485 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:50,560 But there's also one that grows upright, like a tree. 486 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:55,120 And you have a whole tree with branches of sweet Margaret on it. 487 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:56,360 It's amazing. 488 00:29:56,360 --> 00:30:02,760 But you know, the different islands have different, I guess, specialty plants that they are really 489 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,280 famous for. 490 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:11,960 So I went to Freeport looking for certain plants and could not find. 491 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:13,440 Did you find Begerina? 492 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,440 Yes, Begerina is there. 493 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,880 But I wasn't able to find some of the other plants. 494 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:24,040 You go to some other islands and you find, say, Cascarilla in abundance, but you don't 495 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:25,480 find something else. 496 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:31,480 So our different islands have different plants that are grown. 497 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,120 And we should one day capitalize on that. 498 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,880 Begerina used to grow a lot on the beaches. 499 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:37,880 Yes. 500 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:38,880 I don't see that anymore. 501 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,400 I think that's how it got its name. 502 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,400 From Begerinium. 503 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:43,400 But then it got shunned. 504 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:44,400 Oh, really? 505 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:45,400 Yes, to Begerinium. 506 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,400 Oh, you know, we got everything short, right? 507 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:49,400 I know. 508 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,400 It's part of that culture. 509 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:52,400 Yeah, yeah. 510 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:53,400 Yeah, Begerina. 511 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:58,880 There, oh man. 512 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:05,160 So most of our teas, I mean, we do it. 513 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:14,200 We are trying to, I think in your case too, you know, I mean, you found some way of getting 514 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:18,040 some financial gain from it. 515 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:22,320 But even though you're commercializing it a little, you know, you're commercializing 516 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:28,040 it, it does have benefits. 517 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:29,040 Absolutely. 518 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:30,040 Absolutely. 519 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:31,760 And that was a driving force. 520 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,480 It's only because you had to make a living. 521 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:38,840 You study this, it costs money, so you needed to make it back. 522 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,440 But education is very important. 523 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:47,800 One of the things that we did last year, we launched a tea book, which has, it's a huge 524 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,000 tea book. 525 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,080 It has information on the various teas. 526 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:56,280 In it, we have one that's singles and one for blends. 527 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,600 Oh, I remember hearing about this book, yes. 528 00:31:58,600 --> 00:31:59,600 Yes. 529 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,160 Because when I connected with you the first time, I think, yes. 530 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:11,840 And so the tea book has description of the tea as well as benefits of the tea. 531 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:18,200 And it has, in the case of the singles, it has an insert that tells you how the tea was 532 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,000 used traditionally and how it was drunk. 533 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:26,680 So for example, let's take Fevergrass. 534 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,560 Fevergrass used to be drunk with sweet milk. 535 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,440 Who knew? 536 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:32,440 Sweet milk. 537 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,760 And then some people would also add carnation cream with it. 538 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:36,760 I know that. 539 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:37,760 To make the tea. 540 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:38,760 You used to do that? 541 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:39,760 I know that, yes. 542 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:44,760 But a lot of people today don't know about that tradition, but traditional way of preparing 543 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,280 the tea. 544 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:51,520 But there are many different ways that people did, and so that insert is in there. 545 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:55,760 And then in addition, there are little pouches in the book. 546 00:32:55,760 --> 00:33:01,840 You open a pouch, and there is a pack of three of that particular type of tea. 547 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:05,080 So you can read and sample while you're reading. 548 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,640 What could you get in this book? 549 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:07,640 We have it. 550 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,920 5, 5, 7, 5, 2, 7, 0. 551 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:11,080 Okay, there you go. 552 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:12,080 There you go. 553 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:14,680 So we have the blends as well as the singles. 554 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:20,000 And it's a terrific gift for someone, but it's also educational. 555 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:25,080 And it's something that you can put on the coffee and enjoy as a coffee table book. 556 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:29,720 And your guests can sample teas from it. 557 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:33,840 And when you run out, you can always contact us to get some more. 558 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:37,440 These teas, are they good for children? 559 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,560 So the teas are great for children. 560 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,960 Now obviously I wouldn't give them the virility. 561 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,480 Okay, I'll tell you a story about that one. 562 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:51,600 My friend and her husband wanted to have some virility because they wanted to add spice 563 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,080 things up. 564 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:57,240 And they got a gallon and put it in their fridge. 565 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,840 And throughout the day, the model was working, but she kept carrying the fridge door open 566 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,480 and closed, but she didn't pay it any mind because you have children in the house, right? 567 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:05,480 They're thirsty. 568 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:06,720 It's summer. 569 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:16,680 And when she went to go and get herself a cup of tea, the tea was just about gone. 570 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:21,280 And so when her husband came home from work, she had to give him the bad news. 571 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:28,920 The next morning when they went to wake up their son, there he was with the whole sheet 572 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,320 stuffed into his pajama bottom. 573 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,320 Yep. 574 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:36,320 Okay. 575 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:43,280 So yeah, we advise them, please put whatever signs you need to put, even the poison cross 576 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:46,520 bones so nobody consumes some more tea. 577 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:47,520 Yes, this is awesome. 578 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,320 So nobody consumes it, who shouldn't. 579 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:55,320 Yeah, what about, I remember too, there used to be dill seed. 580 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:56,320 Oh yes. 581 00:34:56,320 --> 00:35:02,040 Dill seed tea was very popular to give to children who had what we call gas. 582 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,880 Gas, thank you. 583 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:05,800 And that would help them. 584 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:10,040 Now, you know, you have to know what you're doing with dill seed because if you get the 585 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:16,640 dill seed and it's not properly ripe, it could also kill. 586 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:17,640 Really? 587 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:18,640 Yes. 588 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:22,840 So you have to know what you're doing with dill. 589 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:30,360 And dill is a very pleasant item to use to cook with as well. 590 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:33,120 So a lot of chefs are calling for dill. 591 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:34,120 So yeah. 592 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:39,960 So I thought dill was just a very simple tea. 593 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,000 It's very good, very tasty. 594 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,480 Once you handle it properly, but there are some people that don't and then you have a 595 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:47,480 problem. 596 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:48,480 I didn't know that. 597 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,000 See, that's what I'm saying. 598 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,760 The podcast is supposed to educate you. 599 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:52,760 See, I didn't know that. 600 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:56,080 I would have probably just went and picked some and not even think about it. 601 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:57,080 Pick it green. 602 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:58,080 Yeah. 603 00:35:58,080 --> 00:35:59,080 Oh, don't pick it green. 604 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:00,080 So it has to be completely. 605 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:01,920 I remember it used to flake off, right? 606 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:02,920 Yes. 607 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:07,280 Because we had growing up in Aitmarok. 608 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:14,560 We had in the front of our yard, I remember we had these peas tree, which they call bonobos 609 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:15,560 or something like that. 610 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:16,720 Bonobos, yes, upright bonobos. 611 00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:18,800 They're the very hard, bay thing. 612 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:19,800 Yes. 613 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,200 They were these vines just growing in front of our yard. 614 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:26,360 And then there were patches of dill seeds. 615 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,120 So you could find them in person's yard. 616 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:30,120 Yes. 617 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:36,000 And that along with fibrogras, that was one of the things that I remember. 618 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:41,160 But persons just took it and just boiled it, just got the stuff on boil and it had such 619 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:42,160 a beautiful aroma. 620 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,160 Yes. 621 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:44,160 Very nice flavor too. 622 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:47,840 And I know my mom did it for gas. 623 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:51,600 My brothers, you know, for gas and stuff like that. 624 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,600 Wow. 625 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:57,080 So we have, we're sitting on here in the Bahamas, we're sitting on a gold mine. 626 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:58,080 Yes, we are. 627 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:03,200 We're sitting on a gold mine and I realize that persons tend to come to our country sometimes 628 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:04,960 and take these things away from us. 629 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:05,960 Because they know. 630 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:06,960 God, we don't. 631 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:07,960 And we don't. 632 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,840 And so it's important that we try and educate ourselves. 633 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:15,000 It's like anything else they've been taking away from us. 634 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:22,160 You know, I'm not going to get into that one, but we're going to stick with the teas. 635 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:30,080 I've seen some companies around and so I am asking you guys to support Ms. World, Denise 636 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:31,080 World. 637 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:32,080 It's called. 638 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:33,080 Naturally, Bahamian. 639 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:34,080 Naturally, Bahamian. 640 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:37,000 And this stuff can also be purchased at the airport too, right? 641 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:38,160 Yes, it's at the airport. 642 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:39,520 So, yeah, see, there you go. 643 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:44,800 So if you're coming in or going out, you can always stop and get a box and get some 644 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:45,800 virility, man. 645 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:49,480 I'm interested in this virility tea, you know. 646 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:58,600 What about the, I remember some time ago, somebody gave me a piece of stick and it turned. 647 00:37:58,600 --> 00:37:59,600 Is it red inside? 648 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:00,600 Yes. 649 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:01,600 What is that called? 650 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:02,600 What's that stick called? 651 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:03,600 That's called braziletto. 652 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:04,600 Braziletto. 653 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:05,600 That's right. 654 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:08,960 There was a gentleman of the school that I worked at. 655 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:15,200 He actually made braziletto tea or something like that or whatever it was. 656 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:20,120 I can't remember, it was cola hot, but he made it and then I got a stick, but I never 657 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:21,120 used it actually. 658 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:26,240 I shouldn't say that, but I never used it because I got to, you know. 659 00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:27,240 But there are lots of things. 660 00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:33,120 And then I remember also snake stick. 661 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:39,400 I've heard of snake stick and I may have even seen it, but I've not used it. 662 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:45,160 Well, everybody in my neighborhood had some snake stick in there and their house. 663 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:49,480 So, my grandmother would say, I'll go down the road and tell Mrs. Such and Such to set 664 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,760 up a piece of snake stick. 665 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:56,560 And so what they would do with the snake stick, they would put it in water, chip it, just 666 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:59,520 chip pieces of it and put it in water. 667 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:05,720 And once you drink that, if you had a pain in your stomach, it goes away. 668 00:39:05,720 --> 00:39:06,720 Amazing. 669 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:11,080 But these are things that I guess we really thought about it. 670 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,800 We could have been making some money a long time ago. 671 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,000 And that's one you need to investigate. 672 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Snake stick. 673 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,440 But I remember it being a little bitter, right? 674 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,240 It's probably. 675 00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:25,200 The brasiletto is not bitter, but it's a very pleasant tea. 676 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:26,200 Yes. 677 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:28,400 What about hibiscus? 678 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,800 Hibiscus is used as a tea as well. 679 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:35,840 It's very tasty. 680 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:40,640 You have to steep it for maybe a little longer time than usual. 681 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:47,040 It has a lovely color, fragrance, and you can add a little honey, you know, but it's 682 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:48,040 quite nice. 683 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:49,040 Yeah. 684 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:53,200 Are there any other flowers in the Bahamas that we can actually make tea from? 685 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:59,640 Well, the sorrel, the world's sorrel, we grow it in abundance, I think. 686 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:00,640 Yeah. 687 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:03,520 We're the largest growers of sorrel in the Bahamas. 688 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:07,840 And it is very tasty. 689 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:09,240 It's fruity. 690 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:13,480 The studies show that it's anti-cancerous. 691 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:18,840 So if you have cancer cells in your body, it will fight and destroy them. 692 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:26,200 And it also is very good for blood circulation in your system. 693 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:34,880 And it's high in polyphenols, so it can be used safely. 694 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,760 A lot of our Caribbean sisters and brothers use it. 695 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:45,000 At Christmas time, because that's when it's harvested with a tuple of rum, well, maybe 696 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:48,000 more than a tuple of rum. 697 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:53,480 And after it, you can't really distinguish the sorrel taste, but the color is so brilliant 698 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:54,480 and red. 699 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:55,480 Yes, I had it. 700 00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:56,480 You've had it? 701 00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:57,480 Okay. 702 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:58,480 So yeah. 703 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:00,080 Yeah, so they enjoy that. 704 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:01,600 A friend of mine's from Jamaica. 705 00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:06,240 And as a matter of fact, there are a couple of persons actually, but in particular, a friend 706 00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:10,080 of mine's from Jamaica, used to make it for a friend every Christmas. 707 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:13,080 So I would just make my way there to get a sip of that stuff, you know? 708 00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:14,080 Right. 709 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:15,080 But yeah. 710 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:16,080 I brought some for you. 711 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,080 Oh, super. 712 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,080 Cold, so you can enjoy some of it. 713 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:20,080 Okay. 714 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:23,120 So let's see if I can pour you a cup. 715 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:24,120 That's sorrel? 716 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:25,120 Yes, sorrel. 717 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:27,560 I'll use that same. 718 00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:30,720 So I'm getting treated today. 719 00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:36,080 Tea and talk, there you go. 720 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:40,280 And you guys can pick up a cup and just imagine you enjoying this as well. 721 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,520 Sorry. 722 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:45,200 But this is, but cheers again. 723 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:46,200 Have a taste and see. 724 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:47,200 Yeah, have a taste and see. 725 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:48,200 See what it's like. 726 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:49,200 Yeah, yeah. 727 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:52,440 It's a little citrusy and I put in some spices. 728 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:53,440 Oh, this is good. 729 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:54,440 A little cinnamon. 730 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:55,440 So I taste the cinnamon. 731 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:56,440 A little ginger. 732 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:57,440 Ginger, I taste the ginger. 733 00:41:57,440 --> 00:41:59,440 See, this one I recognize. 734 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:01,880 This is really good. 735 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:02,880 This is good stuff. 736 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:03,880 It's very refreshing. 737 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:04,880 Hot or cold. 738 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:05,880 Hot or cold. 739 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:10,200 Yeah, you need to go, you guys need to go and get some of this stuff. 740 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,960 And we're not doctors. 741 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:15,560 I'm not a doctor and I was like to say that as well. 742 00:42:15,560 --> 00:42:16,560 Yes, not a doctor. 743 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:21,160 So even though we are talking about this stuff and... 744 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:23,320 These are traditional uses of the plants. 745 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:24,840 Of the plants, of course. 746 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:31,160 So it's always good to also consult your doctor as well. 747 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:34,720 And if you are taking this stuff, make sure you let your doctor know that you are taking 748 00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:35,720 it. 749 00:42:35,720 --> 00:42:36,720 That's important. 750 00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:39,640 So we have to be responsible. 751 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:49,240 So cancer agents, SARS-SOP, what about that? 752 00:42:49,240 --> 00:42:56,600 That also has anti-cancer properties along with it helps people to sleep better. 753 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:58,440 And so does SAPPADILLA. 754 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:02,200 But SARS-SOP is very, very good. 755 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:03,760 It's healthy. 756 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:06,640 It makes a nice drink. 757 00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:15,520 Once people don't sweeten it and negate the effects, that's really a top one, number one 758 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:20,120 drink that you can use if you're trying to fight cancer. 759 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:22,120 What about the name? 760 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,240 What's your name? 761 00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:25,240 Name. 762 00:43:25,240 --> 00:43:26,240 The name treatment. 763 00:43:26,240 --> 00:43:27,240 Oh, NIM. 764 00:43:27,240 --> 00:43:28,240 That's what it's called? 765 00:43:28,240 --> 00:43:29,240 Yes, NIM, N-E-E-M. 766 00:43:29,240 --> 00:43:30,240 N-E-E-M. 767 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:31,240 Yes. 768 00:43:31,240 --> 00:43:37,680 NIM has some very good properties, but one danger, if you're pregnant, you should not 769 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:45,360 be taking more than one or two cups a week because NIM, when you take it too much, and 770 00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:51,640 by that I mean several times a day, for several days in succession, could lead to abortion 771 00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:52,640 of the fetus. 772 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:53,640 Really? 773 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:54,640 So yeah. 774 00:43:54,640 --> 00:44:01,400 So people need to understand these things and drink and use the products sensibly. 775 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:09,640 So when we have our NIM packaging, we put on there to avoid during pregnancy. 776 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:10,640 Interesting. 777 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:11,640 Yeah. 778 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:16,120 But people like to take it for the other qualities they can enjoy. 779 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:17,120 Well, I take it. 780 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:18,120 It's very bitter. 781 00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:19,120 Yes, it is. 782 00:44:19,120 --> 00:44:23,560 I was told many a long time ago, you should just only take about three leaves if you can 783 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:25,160 stomach it, right? 784 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:29,000 And I also learned that you shouldn't boil it. 785 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:35,600 It should just be steeped because I take it, even with this morning and my saw-saw, sometimes 786 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:43,520 I feel the urge to have it, especially when I've been guilty of something. 787 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:49,480 So this morning I got three leaves and sometimes I just rough it up a little bit, put it there 788 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:55,680 and then put it in hot water and just let it steep and it's really good with just that 789 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:56,680 by itself. 790 00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:59,360 And I also do the same thing with the name. 791 00:44:59,360 --> 00:45:00,360 I would take three leaves. 792 00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,960 I was told a long time ago, just use three leaves. 793 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:05,920 And I was trying to figure out why to only use three leaves. 794 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:08,560 I go like, nah, man, three leaves, nothing. 795 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,960 So I took six and put that thing in there. 796 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:15,320 When I put that thing to my head, it was so bitter, I could not believe it. 797 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:19,440 So I am now wiser because of it. 798 00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:25,440 But name, there are a lot of people who are actually exploring also creating other products 799 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:26,920 with some of these plants. 800 00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:35,400 Yes, you can use them in soaps and also other preparations that you're making, some lotions, 801 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:37,720 other toiletry items, that sort of thing. 802 00:45:37,720 --> 00:45:39,720 And it's very useful. 803 00:45:39,720 --> 00:45:41,720 People enjoy it. 804 00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:53,160 Well, what else is up for Denise Warrell in terms of plants, teas? 805 00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:56,800 I'm sure there's a lot to be said about teas. 806 00:45:56,800 --> 00:45:58,240 I'm sure there's... 807 00:45:58,240 --> 00:46:01,320 But what else is up? 808 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:09,040 What would you say to persons listening to this podcast other than where they can purchase 809 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:10,040 it? 810 00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:13,480 And to put that in there, let them know where they can purchase it. 811 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:18,920 But is there anything that you want to say about the benefits of all of these things? 812 00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:20,920 I mean, teas and... 813 00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:29,840 Well, just generally that before you consider processed foods, drinks, and that sort of 814 00:46:29,840 --> 00:46:37,280 thing, you should consider doing healthy things for your body, like consuming healthy things 815 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:44,080 grown in your yard or purchase that you know was grown without insecticides and these heavy 816 00:46:44,080 --> 00:46:47,240 fertilizers with metal in them and so on and so forth. 817 00:46:47,240 --> 00:46:53,200 So you need to make sure that what you put into your body, your body is a temple, so 818 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,800 what you put in is going to affect it. 819 00:46:55,800 --> 00:47:01,400 So you want to put in things that are positive, things that are going to bring help. 820 00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:08,760 We are growing a lot of our greens, lettuces, tomatoes, even strawberries, one ripened today, 821 00:47:08,760 --> 00:47:10,000 first one. 822 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:17,920 But we're trying to make sure that we have sufficient greens in our diet that will promote 823 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:25,880 good health and we're also looking to use these products and some of the teas in things 824 00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:32,000 like preparations for the skin, soaps, lotions and that sort of thing. 825 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:36,880 Shampoos, rosemary makes a great addition to it. 826 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:40,720 And when you're drinking tea, you mentioned steeping. 827 00:47:40,720 --> 00:47:44,840 A lot of people feel that they should boil the tea. 828 00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:51,280 What you boil is the water and you soak the tea in the boiled water. 829 00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:53,800 That's very important. 830 00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:59,280 Some people use the microwave as a substitute and they're shilling themselves in the food 831 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:03,360 because they're not getting the benefits of the plant. 832 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:08,160 So you steep it in there so that you don't destroy all of the good qualities in it and 833 00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:10,400 then you can consume it safely. 834 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:20,320 So my goal and this is a family business, even though I'm the one talking today, we 835 00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:25,640 try to encourage people and educate people about taking care of their bodies in a healthy 836 00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:26,640 manner. 837 00:48:26,640 --> 00:48:28,800 I have nothing against doctors. 838 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:34,960 I think we all need doctors from time to time, but the pharmaceuticals, that's another 839 00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:35,960 thing. 840 00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:40,480 You can use it when you don't have, but then don't use it forever. 841 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:44,800 Just try and be sensible and wise about it. 842 00:48:44,800 --> 00:48:53,680 I feel like doctors, well, I know a lot of doctors support the addition of teas to your 843 00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:58,960 diet or native teas, but there are some that are still just sold out on pharmaceuticals. 844 00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:04,360 So I think we can live harmoniously together once. 845 00:49:04,360 --> 00:49:09,240 The end goal is to have a healthier person in front of you rather than just somebody 846 00:49:09,240 --> 00:49:13,320 you can pour meds into and send away. 847 00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:17,520 Well, Miss World, Denise, that's my daughter's middle name. 848 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:18,520 It's a good name. 849 00:49:18,520 --> 00:49:20,720 Yes, a good name. 850 00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:27,640 I want to thank you for actually sharing this information with us today. 851 00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:28,640 It's amazing. 852 00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:33,360 It's always, that's why I look forward to these podcasts because I sit and I learn as 853 00:49:33,360 --> 00:49:34,360 well. 854 00:49:34,360 --> 00:49:35,360 I don't know everything. 855 00:49:35,360 --> 00:49:41,600 I know some things, but I have an opportunity to listen and learn. 856 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:45,840 And today I got an opportunity to taste. 857 00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:52,440 So I want to encourage you guys to try and live healthy, experiment with some of those 858 00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:55,720 teas, get in contact with Miss World. 859 00:49:55,720 --> 00:49:57,880 Tell us the number again, please. 860 00:49:57,880 --> 00:49:59,640 557-527-0. 861 00:49:59,640 --> 00:50:02,640 And the email address is? 862 00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:04,440 NaturallyBehemian at gmail.com. 863 00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:05,440 The website is? 864 00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:09,920 The email website is www.naturallybehemian.com. 865 00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:12,040 And that again, the number and everything else. 866 00:50:12,040 --> 00:50:18,360 Okay, it's 557-527-0, area code 242. 867 00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:23,360 Gmail is naturallybehemian at gmail.com and website www.naturallybehemian.com. 868 00:50:23,360 --> 00:50:28,120 All right, you got that. 869 00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:31,400 All right, so please check it out. 870 00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:32,400 Check it out. 871 00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:36,640 And I'm going to tell you what I'm having today is really, really, really good. 872 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:39,280 So I can only imagine the rest of it. 873 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:40,560 So check it out. 874 00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:45,840 So like I say, at the end of this podcast, I just hope that everybody listening to it 875 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:49,320 will be much smarter. 876 00:50:49,320 --> 00:50:50,920 So today I am. 877 00:50:50,920 --> 00:50:52,920 I really am. 878 00:50:52,920 --> 00:51:00,440 So like I said, this podcast is emanating from Nassau Bahamas, one of the islands of 879 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:02,400 the Commonwealth of Bahamas. 880 00:51:02,400 --> 00:51:04,560 We boast of 700 islands, yes. 881 00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:08,160 And 30 of them are inhabited. 882 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:09,800 And we have beautiful people. 883 00:51:09,800 --> 00:51:12,920 The islands are not only beautiful, but the people are as well. 884 00:51:12,920 --> 00:51:14,680 So you need to come down and visit us. 885 00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:17,480 You know, there's some, come share, come share with us. 886 00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:24,320 You know, there's lots that we can tell you about our culture, our stories, and you can 887 00:51:24,320 --> 00:51:27,040 have some tea, you know. 888 00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:32,080 So until the next time, Denise Warrell, thank you for coming on Tea and Talk. 889 00:51:32,080 --> 00:51:33,080 You're very welcome. 890 00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:35,960 And please, you're welcome to come back at any time and we can chat. 891 00:51:35,960 --> 00:51:36,960 Thank you. 892 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:37,960 All right, thank you. 893 00:51:37,960 --> 00:51:38,960 We are listening to Tea and Talk. 894 00:51:38,960 --> 00:52:07,960 You're listening to the podcast, Tea and Talk.