Tag Archives: tea

An Ode to Tea (and a guide for use)

By admin | May 25, 2010

It’s no secret that I love tea. I drink several cups a day and firmly believe in the healing powers of all teas: herbal, green, black, red, white, pu-erh. All of it. Let’s take a closer look at how to use tea to optimize your health. Camellia sinensis is the plant whose leaves and leaf [...]

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The Magic Concoction

By admin | March 6, 2009

Are you ready? I am about to share with you a secret from my bag of magic potions. Really, this one works wonders and works on everything, so it’s invaluable. During cold and flu season, I remain impervious to whatever everyone else has (even in sharing close quarters) thanks to this magic immune concoction. Here [...]

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Green Tea, How I Love Thee.

By admin | October 8, 2008

This is how I start my days: Staring into a nice, warm cup of green tea. I double bag a sencha and a genmaicha in nearly-boiling water and let them steep so the flavors meld. It makes the perfect cup. The sencha is nice and grassy and the genmaicha – green tea with roasted brown [...]

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