Aromotherapy is an alternative form of health care that has been shown to have all sorts of positive effects on the human body and mind. Stress, depression, memory problems and low energy levels are some… Read More
Health and fitness apps are heading toward a record year for 2017, if recent trends are any indication. The half-billion dollar industry is set to quadruple in value within the next three years. Exercise, general… Read More
Here’s tea expert Shunan Teng talking about the second most consumed beverage in the world after water. From origins to its role in contemporary culture, ladies and gents, here’s the history of tea.
For more than 4,000 years, people have used the practice of qigong (pronounced “chee-gong”) for health, longevity, disease prevention and as a meditation aid. The literal meaning of the term translates from the original Chinese… Read More
Two of the world’s most popular blenders are made by marketing segment rivals Vitamix Corporation, headquartered in Olmstead Township, Ohio, and Blendtec, Inc., based in Orem, Utah. Blendtec is a subsidiary of a larger firm,… Read More
After a long slide in popularity, from the 1980s until the early 2000s, sake is now making a huge comeback in Japan. (In modern English, the word is no longer written with an accent mark,… Read More
Keemun is one of the few tea varieties that boast not only an impressive health profile but a gorgeous look. Its reddish hue is often served in Asia and the West as a colorful addition… Read More
Millions of people are ditching the daily soda and soft drink routine and replacing them with healthy teas. It doesn’t take a PhD in nutrition to figure out that empty-calorie, sugary, chemical-laden drinks like “diet-this”… Read More
Japanese furniture has been a popular home décor theme in Western design since the 1960s. One of the main reasons for this enduring popularity is sheer simplicity. The Zen Buddhist tradition that brought tea ceremony,… Read More
In Asian tea culture, the chawan bowl, or simply a chawan, is the name given to a large category of tea bowls used on many different occasions. Whether for informal gatherings or highly ritualized tea… Read More
