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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How to Compost & Fertilize with Tea Leaves for the Home Gardener

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

Reduce your waste by recycling your tea leaves. For a full garden or just a few indoor plants, composting is an ingenious way to keep your plants healthy and reduce your food waste! Liven up your garden with the ins and outs of looseleaf and bagged tea leaves as fertilizer to help keep your garden beau-TEA-ful!
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How to Compost & Fertilize with Tea Leaves for the Home Gardener

Reduce your waste by recycling your tea leaves. For a full garden or just a few indoor plants, composting is an ingenious way to keep your plants healthy and reduce your food waste! Liven up your garden with the ins and outs of looseleaf and bagged tea leaves as fertilizer to help keep your garden beau-TEA-ful!
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Tea & Your Microbiome: Is tea good for your gut health?

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Is tea a probiotic or prebiotic? How do teas aid gut health? What are probiotics vs prebiotics, and what can you eat and drink to improve the health of your gut biome? We look at why probiotics are important, what teas you should drink for intestinal health, and the science of fermented teas like kombucha and puerh. 

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Tea & Your Microbiome: Is tea good for your gut health?

Is tea a probiotic or prebiotic? How do teas aid gut health? What are probiotics vs prebiotics, and what can you eat and drink to improve the health of your gut biome? We look at why probiotics are important, what teas you should drink for intestinal health, and the science of fermented teas like kombucha and puerh. 

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What are the Main Carbon Offsetting Methods? Top Ways to Capture Carbon & What to Look For (Going Carbon Positive Pt 4)

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

A deep dive into the 5 main types of carbon offsetting, from reforestation to direct air capture to wetlands. How much carbon does each offset type capture? What are the main carbon offset programs and how do you choose? Plus, why our tea shop is helping small businesses reduce their carbon footprint!
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What are the Main Carbon Offsetting Methods? Top Ways to Capture Carbon & What to Look For (Going Carbon Positive Pt 4)

A deep dive into the 5 main types of carbon offsetting, from reforestation to direct air capture to wetlands. How much carbon does each offset type capture? What are the main carbon offset programs and how do you choose? Plus, why our tea shop is helping small businesses reduce their carbon footprint!
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Purple Powerhouse: Antioxidants in Purple Tea & Their Health Benefits (Antiox Part 9)

Posted by Stephany Morgan

What are the antioxidants in purple tea, that make it a superfood...err…superdrink? Purple tea has many antioxidants, most famously GHG (unique to purple tea) and anthocyanins (what make blueberries blue). Learn what these antioxidants do, the health benefits of purple tea, purple tea and pregnancy, and so much more!
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Purple Powerhouse: Antioxidants in Purple Tea & Their Health Benefits (Antiox Part 9)

What are the antioxidants in purple tea, that make it a superfood...err…superdrink? Purple tea has many antioxidants, most famously GHG (unique to purple tea) and anthocyanins (what make blueberries blue). Learn what these antioxidants do, the health benefits of purple tea, purple tea and pregnancy, and so much more!
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Tea vs Tisane Primer: Exploring 14 Different Teas and How Tea is Made and Processed

Posted by Elizabeth Taeed

The world of tea has so much variety, so what exactly are the types of tea? Learn the difference between "true" teas and herbal tisanes, discover how tea is made, and explore the main types of teas and infusions - from regular black tea to the adaptogenic herbal teas you have never heard of.
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Tea vs Tisane Primer: Exploring 14 Different Teas and How Tea is Made and Processed

The world of tea has so much variety, so what exactly are the types of tea? Learn the difference between "true" teas and herbal tisanes, discover how tea is made, and explore the main types of teas and infusions - from regular black tea to the adaptogenic herbal teas you have never heard of.
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