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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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Best Anti-Inflammatory Teas & Herbals + An Intro to Inflammation

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Can green tea reduce inflammation? Can coffee? And what is inflammation anyway? Learn which teas & tisanes are the best anti-inflammatories, such as mint, ginger & chamomile, why turmeric both is and isn’t the strongest anti-inflammatory herb, and why Golden Milk is incredible for reducing systemic inflammation.

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Best Anti-Inflammatory Teas & Herbals + An Intro to Inflammation

Can green tea reduce inflammation? Can coffee? And what is inflammation anyway? Learn which teas & tisanes are the best anti-inflammatories, such as mint, ginger & chamomile, why turmeric both is and isn’t the strongest anti-inflammatory herb, and why Golden Milk is incredible for reducing systemic inflammation.

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Japanese Green Tea: The 15 Main Types & A Brief History of Tea in Japan

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

We’ve all heard of matcha and know it’s from Japan, but what’s the history of green tea in Japan? And what are the 15 different types of Japanese green tea? Learn how green tea arrived in Japan, the origins of the Japanese tea ceremony, more recent tea history & all about sencha, gyokuro, tencha, bancha, hojicha & more!

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Japanese Green Tea: The 15 Main Types & A Brief History of Tea in Japan

We’ve all heard of matcha and know it’s from Japan, but what’s the history of green tea in Japan? And what are the 15 different types of Japanese green tea? Learn how green tea arrived in Japan, the origins of the Japanese tea ceremony, more recent tea history & all about sencha, gyokuro, tencha, bancha, hojicha & more!

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Best Teas to Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome: All About IBS, Tummy Aches & Tea

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Is tea good (or bad) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Learn what to drink (and what teas irritate IBS), how some teas can trigger IBS and what the heck IBS is anyway! The 6 best herbal teas for relief from IBS symptoms and stomach aches, such as ginger and peppermint, and why caffeine is not your friend.
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Best Teas to Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome: All About IBS, Tummy Aches & Tea

Is tea good (or bad) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Learn what to drink (and what teas irritate IBS), how some teas can trigger IBS and what the heck IBS is anyway! The 6 best herbal teas for relief from IBS symptoms and stomach aches, such as ginger and peppermint, and why caffeine is not your friend.
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3 Easy Arnold Palmer Tea Lemonade Recipes to Celebrate the End of Summer

Posted by Matcha Alternatives

Three yummy & healthy Arnold Palmer recipes with looseleaf tea for max taste and antioxidants. All fun twists on the classic lemonade + iced tea combo, with the best ever Arnold Palmer saved for last. From our Chai Arnold Palmer Lemonade to a Ginger Turmeric Yerba Mate lemonade to the show-stopping Magic Lavender Green Tea Arnold Palmer with butterfly pea tea.
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3 Easy Arnold Palmer Tea Lemonade Recipes to Celebrate the End of Summer

Three yummy & healthy Arnold Palmer recipes with looseleaf tea for max taste and antioxidants. All fun twists on the classic lemonade + iced tea combo, with the best ever Arnold Palmer saved for last. From our Chai Arnold Palmer Lemonade to a Ginger Turmeric Yerba Mate lemonade to the show-stopping Magic Lavender Green Tea Arnold Palmer with butterfly pea tea.
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Caffeine's Impact on Fasting & Fasting from Caffeine: What You Need to Know

Posted by Stephany Morgan

Fasting and caffeine fasts are the latest trend, but what’s the science? Can tea help? Or is caffeine bad for you? Should you do a caffeine fast? Can caffeine aid weight loss? Our expert shares what teas you can drink on a fast, if you can have honey in your tea when fasting, decaf vs caffeine free tea & much more
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Caffeine's Impact on Fasting & Fasting from Caffeine: What You Need to Know

Fasting and caffeine fasts are the latest trend, but what’s the science? Can tea help? Or is caffeine bad for you? Should you do a caffeine fast? Can caffeine aid weight loss? Our expert shares what teas you can drink on a fast, if you can have honey in your tea when fasting, decaf vs caffeine free tea & much more
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