Save those banana peels and make tea

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This tea is tastier than pills or black tea, and it doesn’t need added sugar. Banana peel tea contains 5-HT and 5-HTP,^[1]^[2] the latter being a mild sleep-inducing agent, literally a narcotic, and not a controlled substance.

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Organic bananas

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As you eat the bananas, peel off the labels.

As you eat the bananas, peel off the labels. Throw the peels into your freezer.
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  You can also make this tea without freezing and drying the peels, just put the fresh peel in a cup and skip to the final step. This tea is sweeter as a green (unfrozen) tea.
When you have enough peels to fill the pan, let them thaw in your pan for an hour or two.

When you have enough peels to fill the pan, let them thaw in your pan for an hour or two. They should turn black.
Put the peels in the oven at pasteurization temperature.

Put the peels in the oven at pasteurization temperature. This is approximately 65ºC or 150ºF. Bake until they are dry (this should take less than two hours).
Pre-process the banana peels.

Pre-process the banana peels. Do this by cracking and shredding them by hand a little bit.
Pulverize about one peel at a time in the blender.

Pulverize about one peel at a time in the blender. Add up to four peels before emptying the blender into a dry tea jar.
Make the banana peel tea.

Make the banana peel tea. Pour hot water over one heaping tablespoon of the blended peel. This one heaping teaspoon is about as strong as a black tea bag. Adjust according to personal preference. Enjoy before bedtime, to help send you into a good night’s sleep.