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A fully referenced, anti-pseudoscience exploration into the glorious world of tea science. We publish once per week, with posts ranging from cool tea science to delicious recipes to how to have fun with tea!

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1. Tea Science & Wellness

2. Tea Spotlights

3. Food & Drink Recipes

4. Tea Lifestyle

5. Antioxidant Series

6. Going Carbon Positive Series

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In Our Face: How Traveling 30 Countries Changed Our (Environmental) Minds | From our TravellingforTea blog

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

A travel blog about our personal journey, how our minds changed this teashop into a climate positive one. Out of the 30 countries we visited in 4 years as digital nomads, we exhibit four scenes in four countries: Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Portugal, which played a role in this change. We also share our thoughts on why this particular cause, and some interesting pics!

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In Our Face: How Traveling 30 Countries Changed Our (Environmental) Minds | From our TravellingforTea blog

A travel blog about our personal journey, how our minds changed this teashop into a climate positive one. Out of the 30 countries we visited in 4 years as digital nomads, we exhibit four scenes in four countries: Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Portugal, which played a role in this change. We also share our thoughts on why this particular cause, and some interesting pics!

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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop's Journey Part 2: The Big Reveal

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

Our teashop's Carbon Footprint calculations for going carbon positive! Learn our small business' carbon emissions, how many trees we're planting / tons of carbon we're offsetting. Plus what trees to plant to offset, who to partner with, and how to address the risk of greenwashing as part of being net carbon negative
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop's Journey Part 2: The Big Reveal

Our teashop's Carbon Footprint calculations for going carbon positive! Learn our small business' carbon emissions, how many trees we're planting / tons of carbon we're offsetting. Plus what trees to plant to offset, who to partner with, and how to address the risk of greenwashing as part of being net carbon negative
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop’s Journey Part 1: How We Got Here

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

All the essential questions for our carbon journey: Why are carbon footprints important to us and tea? Why & how have we taken this teashop Carbon Positive? What about criticisms of Offsetting and Tree Planting? Why aren’t we going Carbon Neutral? What does a tea business need to do to be net carbon negative?
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop’s Journey Part 1: How We Got Here

All the essential questions for our carbon journey: Why are carbon footprints important to us and tea? Why & how have we taken this teashop Carbon Positive? What about criticisms of Offsetting and Tree Planting? Why aren’t we going Carbon Neutral? What does a tea business need to do to be net carbon negative?
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4 Golden Milk Recipes & All About Turmeric Lattes: The Perfect Autumn Drink

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

Maybe you’ve heard of this Ayurvedic health drink getting so popular in the West, but do you know how and how not to drink it for max antioxidants and health benefits? How about when and how much to drink? Then try 4 recipes, from the traditional Golden Milk to Okinawan Turmeric Tea to tea-based Golden Milk delights!

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4 Golden Milk Recipes & All About Turmeric Lattes: The Perfect Autumn Drink

Maybe you’ve heard of this Ayurvedic health drink getting so popular in the West, but do you know how and how not to drink it for max antioxidants and health benefits? How about when and how much to drink? Then try 4 recipes, from the traditional Golden Milk to Okinawan Turmeric Tea to tea-based Golden Milk delights!

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Antioxidants in Black vs Green Teas: What's the Difference? (Antiox Part 5)

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Learn all about black tea antioxidants, and how they differ to those in green tea. What free-radical fighters are in each type of these teas and how do they differ in antioxidant capacity? We then go through the literature to find the antioxidant benefits of black tea and green tea, from Theaflavins to EGCG and ECG. We have some huge studies to share with you!
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Antioxidants in Black vs Green Teas: What's the Difference? (Antiox Part 5)

Learn all about black tea antioxidants, and how they differ to those in green tea. What free-radical fighters are in each type of these teas and how do they differ in antioxidant capacity? We then go through the literature to find the antioxidant benefits of black tea and green tea, from Theaflavins to EGCG and ECG. We have some huge studies to share with you!
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