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Keep Calm & De-Stress with Tea
  • by Kourtney Cooley

Keep Calm & De-Stress with Tea

It’s no new notion that teas can be extremely beneficial for your health. This is a topic that we have discussed at length and in many capacities. The health benefits that can be found in tea are not only impactful...

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How Tea Can Enhance the School Experience
  • by Zoë Maiden

How Tea Can Enhance the School Experience

Summer is quickly coming to a close, and for most, the new school year is just days away. For many of us in Arizona, the school year began a few weeks ago. The transition back to the classroom can be...

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Using Tea to Build Good Habits
  • by Kourtney Cooley

Using Tea to Build Good Habits

Tea is an excellent tool to help set goals and build healthy habits. The art of brewing tea is a great habit to include in your daily routine because it is a way to practice mindfulness in a fast-paced world....

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Does Tea Really Dehydrate You?
  • by Zoë Maiden

Does Tea Really Dehydrate You?

Today we tackle one of the great debates for tea lovers. Does caffeine dehydrate your body? This question has been around for as long as scientists have studied the effects of caffeine. The primary reason caffeine has traditionally been named...

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  • by Zoë Maiden

The Best Teas for a Good Night's Sleep

We know that tea, whether black, green, or tisane, contains ingredients that promote good health. We also know that good health is impossible without good sleep. Let's take a look at some ingredients that promote good sleep.  Low-Caffeine Green Tea ...

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How Tea Can Be a Benefit to Your Health & Wellbeing
  • by Karla Walker

How Tea Can Be a Benefit to Your Health & Wellbeing

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about tea? Is it loose-leaf tea in an infuser? Perhaps finely stone-ground matcha? Maybe even clippings of herbs and fruit? Whatever different ideas come to your mind,...

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Black Tea 101 | History, Processing, and Health Benefits
  • by Cameron Dodd

Black Tea 101 | History, Processing, and Health Benefits

Hot. Iced. Sweetened. Unsweetened. You may think you know it. You may have been drinking it your whole life. 

But there are intricacies about black tea that are fairly unknown and truly staggering. It has started wars, been used as currency, and is the most popular type of tea in the world. But there’s more to this tea than banknotes and bloodshed and bottom lines. There’s history and processing and health benefits and more! 

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Tea 101 | A Brief Overview of the Tea Plant
  • by Cameron Dodd

Tea 101 | A Brief Overview of the Tea Plant

It’s started wars, been used as currency, and–aside from water–it is the number one most consumed beverage in the world. What is it?  Tea, of course!  Tea may seem simple at first. It is, after all, just steeping leaves in...

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China | Tea's Birthplace and Top Producer
  • by Cameron Dodd

China | Tea's Birthplace and Top Producer

Of all the tea origin stories, the history and evolution of tea in China is the most influential. Tea cultivation and consumption began here, making tea a deeply embedded part of Chinese culture since before the third century. Originally, monks...

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Egypt | Historical and Cultural Impact of Tea
  • by Zoë Maiden

Egypt | Historical and Cultural Impact of Tea

  The art of drinking tea has significantly influenced many different regions and cultures for centuries. We have learned about the first discovery of tea in China and its migration through Europe and India. Now, this beloved beverage is consumed...

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Fruit Tea 101: History & Benefits
  • by Cameron Dodd

Fruit Tea 101: History & Benefits

Fruit tea, served hot or cold, is naturally sweet and deliciously refreshing. But what exactly are we drinking when we drink fruit tea? Well, for starters, it may surprise you to hear that fruit tea is not technically ‘tea’. Tea...

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India | A Top Producer of Our Favorite Teas
  • by Zoë Maiden

India | A Top Producer of Our Favorite Teas

The History of Tea in India: How They Became a Top Producer of Our Favorite Teas India and China are the two countries that contend for the title of “World’s Largest Tea Producer,” but their competition is a relatively recent...

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