Comparing two of the world’s most popular tea drinks, matcha and kombucha, is a bit like comparing apples to oranges. More accurately, it’s like comparing apples to fermented apples that contain a dollop of alcohol… Read More
Matcha vs Kombucha
What is the pH of Green Tea?
The pH value of green teas is between 7 and 10. That’s the short answer to the question and doesn’t reveal much useful information. To understand what these numbers mean, and get a grasp on… Read More
The Best Matcha Lemonade Recipe
There are only four ingredients in the world’s best matcha lemonade recipe, but the trick is acquiring the exact components of this incredible drink. For example, this drink, called “4-I” in some places, or simply… Read More
Matcha vs Mate: All You Need to Know
Yerba mate and matcha tea are two of the more popular drinks all over the world. They each have loyal followings who tout the benefits of each beverage. Where do these teas originate, why are… Read More
Everything You Need to Know about the Geisha of Japan
The geisha. Perhaps no other subject about Japan has been so obscured by myth, distorted by half-truths, and twisted by Hollywood films than the long, secretive and honorable culture of the geisha. The tiny fragment… Read More
Chinese vs Japanese Teas
You can always get tea-lovers talking by posing the question: What’s the difference between Japanese and Chinese teas? There are hundreds of related questions based on this one, like “Are Japanese teas better-tasting than Chinese… Read More
The Seven Best Books on Japanese Culture
Japanese culture has been called “the great unknown” by more than one Western historian. The nation combines all the mysteries of Asia in one basket. Its historical geographic and political isolation have played a huge… Read More
Gyokuro: Best of the Best Japanese Teas
There are so many different varieties of Japanese tea that it’s sometimes hard to tell them apart just by their names. The word “gyokuro” literally translates as “dew of jade,” or “dew of the jewel.”… Read More
Essential Oils and Their Benefits: the Best of Aromatherapy
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
Fitness and Health Apps that Get the Job Done
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