Matcha Alternatives Tea Science Lifestyle Blog

The Matcha Alternatives Blog

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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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Making Your Tea Greener: Environmental impact of teabags, coffee, packaging & more (Going Carbon Positive Part 2)

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

Explore how you can reduce the carbon and water footprint of your tea passion, in part 2 of our carbon positive journey. Learn about teabag plastic pollution, and the carbon impact of coffee, bottled tea, looseleaf, dairy and glass vs plastic vs paper packaging. A primer on sustainable practices in tea!

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Making Your Tea Greener: Environmental impact of teabags, coffee, packaging & more (Going Carbon Positive Part 2)

Explore how you can reduce the carbon and water footprint of your tea passion, in part 2 of our carbon positive journey. Learn about teabag plastic pollution, and the carbon impact of coffee, bottled tea, looseleaf, dairy and glass vs plastic vs paper packaging. A primer on sustainable practices in tea!

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Global Warming and Tea Primer (Going Carbon Positive Part 1)

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

An introduction to greenhouse gases and carbon footprints in the tea industry, and thinking about how tea impacts the planet. Plus...tips on calculating your carbon footprint, how to save energy when making tea, and how you can make a difference. The first in our series in becoming a carbon positive tea shop!
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Global Warming and Tea Primer (Going Carbon Positive Part 1)

An introduction to greenhouse gases and carbon footprints in the tea industry, and thinking about how tea impacts the planet. Plus...tips on calculating your carbon footprint, how to save energy when making tea, and how you can make a difference. The first in our series in becoming a carbon positive tea shop!
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How to Work from Home Stress-Free: 5 Tips & Teas

Posted by Camden Carter

Five ideas for how to stay productive while working from home and recommended teas to complement your routine! Tips for creating a pleasant at-home work space, best practices for scheduling, learn why Yerba Mate is better than coffee to start the day, and small ways to practice mindfulness during these difficult times.
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How to Work from Home Stress-Free: 5 Tips & Teas

Five ideas for how to stay productive while working from home and recommended teas to complement your routine! Tips for creating a pleasant at-home work space, best practices for scheduling, learn why Yerba Mate is better than coffee to start the day, and small ways to practice mindfulness during these difficult times.
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Commonly Googled Questions About Covid-19 + Tea

Posted by Elizabeth Taeed

Our response + your questions: First, here's what we're doing on our end to keep your tea safe, and second your coronavirus tea questions answered: Can green tea cure covid-19? Can I catch the virus by drinking tea? What teas should I be drinking to boost my immune system? What about teas for mental health? Plus how best to stay safe and healthy.
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Commonly Googled Questions About Covid-19 + Tea

Our response + your questions: First, here's what we're doing on our end to keep your tea safe, and second your coronavirus tea questions answered: Can green tea cure covid-19? Can I catch the virus by drinking tea? What teas should I be drinking to boost my immune system? What about teas for mental health? Plus how best to stay safe and healthy.
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Ten Ways to Drink Tea: The Founders’ Tea Travels in 2019

Posted by Elizabeth Taeed

Welcome to 2020! With the start of anything comes reflection on what has passed. In our case, that includes what teas we drank and where. Without further ado, here’s an ever-so-serious review of what hot leaf water we sipped in the ten countries we visited in 2019 – in case you need some tea-spiration for future travels!
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Ten Ways to Drink Tea: The Founders’ Tea Travels in 2019

Welcome to 2020! With the start of anything comes reflection on what has passed. In our case, that includes what teas we drank and where. Without further ado, here’s an ever-so-serious review of what hot leaf water we sipped in the ten countries we visited in 2019 – in case you need some tea-spiration for future travels!
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