Tag: green tea

  • Benefits of Drinking This 2nd Most Popular Beverage

    Benefits of Drinking This 2nd Most Popular Beverage

    If your focus is to practice better self-care this yea, this month is a great time to start. January is National Hot Tea Month, which gives you the perfect excuse to take a moment to pause and breathe deeply, enjoying the steam rising from your tea cup and the warmth seeping into your hands. Tea, a beloved beverage… Read more

  • Keep Calm With These Anti-Stress Foods

    Keep Calm With These Anti-Stress Foods

    Our personal stressors, such as work, relationships, and other regular obligations are compounded by the stress of what’s going on in the rest of the world, from politics to global warming. So, what’s the big deal? Chronic stress negatively affects every system in your body and can be the culprit behind weight gain, digestive issues,… Read more

  • 5 Foods For Breast Health

    5 Foods For Breast Health

    Your fight against breast cancer begins now — in the kitchen. While not all oncologists embrace the link between nutrition and a reduced risk, citing insufficient evidence, some researchers say there are certain “boob foods” women can include in an overall healthy diet that might improve the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Here’s a… Read more

  • 7 Reasons Why You Need Matcha

    7 Reasons Why You Need Matcha

    If you think all green tea is created equal, think again. Matcha, a Japanese green tea, differs from Chinese green teas in several ways. With matcha, the whole tea leaf is ground into a fine powder after being picked, whereas Chinese green tea is brewed from whole leaves. Tea drinkers identify matcha by its characteristic… Read more

  • Cold and Flu-Fighting Breakfast…with a Twist

    Cold and Flu-Fighting Breakfast…with a Twist

    Maybe you are not sniffling, as yet, but cold and flu season is upon us. Just over 2 percent of Americans have had the flu so far this season and nearly 7 percent have caught a cold…typical numbers for October, according to Gallup. More like 8 to 10 percent of people will be sniffling come… Read more

  • 8 Reasons Why This Beverage May Be the World’s Healthiest

    8 Reasons Why This Beverage May Be the World’s Healthiest

    Did you know that next to water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world? The story of tea begins in China, thousands of years ago. But, it’s only now that we are discovering how powerful and health-giving tea really is. And, when it comes to tea, I’m referring to the green leaves of… Read more