I Drank Nettle Tea Every Day for a Month, and the Results Were Surprising

glamour.com:

the hot medicinal plant, I asked myself: Do they really mean the bitter herb that I used to use as a “witches' potion” at children's Halloween parties?Apparently, yes.

Stinging nettle has become a trendy herb in a big way, with some touting its as a metabolism booster that works wonders against .

Sounds great in theory, but I was particularly wary of these claims because I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease.

It's an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland doesn't work as it should; as a result, my body is less able to metabolize certain substances, or only very slowly.