cold brew tea simple. easy. very tasty. Have you ever tried cold brew tea? 🥶 There is some evidence that cold brew tea might offer even more benefits than regular hot tea and even iced tea! Sometimes your tea might have a bitter or astringent taste, and that can be due to a few things. Maybe you added too much tea, or steeped it too long ,or used water that was too hot. If you struggle with creating the perfect flavor of tea, you might try making cold brew! First, you need a pitcher. Making cold brew is easy! Just add 5-7 tablespoons of tea to the infuser in the pitcher, fill the pitcher all the way up with room temperature...
black tea 🖤 🖤 🖤 The heart healthy tea. All tea originates from the same exact plant—Camellia sinensis. It’s how the plant’s leaves are processed that define if tea becomes black, green, oolong, white, and so on. During oxidation, oxygen interacts with the tea plant’s cell walls to turn the leaves the rich dark brown to black color that black tea leaves are famous for. Oxidation alters the flavor profile of a black tea as well, helping add malty, fruity, or even smoky notes! SCIENCE TELLS US Black tea contains flavonoids, which are beneficial for heart health. Studies have found that regularly drinking black tea may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Drinking black tea on a regular basis may help...
🌿 Yerba Maté 🌿 The health drink of the summer. Need an energy boost? Yerba Maté is a shrub from South America and is stimulating for the body and mind. It provides nutrients to the brain and contains pantothenic acid, which stimulates metabolism and helps the body convert food into energy. Pantothenic acid also regulates hormone production and stimulates the adrenal system! Yerba Maté tastes earthy, grassy and bright. Because of its delicate nature, Yerba Maté can't be steeped in boiling water because it can actually burn the leaves which results in a bitter or ashy taste. READ MORE ON HOW TO BREW YERBA MATÉ THIS SUMMER ⬇︎ Add 1-2 teaspoons of tea in 8 oz of hot water for 3-5 minutes....
3 easy ways to move your body while sitting + teas to help with inflammation 🧘🏽♀️ 🌿 🧘🏽♀️ 🌿 This month we are focusing on incorporating movement into our daily lives (including at work) to create an active lifestyle. ☀️ Got some back problems from sitting at work all day? Got 5 minutes? Try these movements while sitting to relieve your back muscles and lightly exercise your body. ⬇ Tip 1: Adjust your workspace. As your hand rest on the desk in front of you, your elbows should form a 90-degree angle. If your elbows hang lower than the surface of your desk, adjust the height of your chair. Make sure your armrests are adjusted to slightly lift your shoulders. Doing...
Surprisingly enough, we didn't make this day up! 😜 Did you know that in 1904 iced tea was introduced at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, where it blossomed in popularity and quickly became a favorite beverage across the U.S.? Whether you prefer sweetened or unsweetened, with or without lemon, many love and enjoy iced tea by the glass full all summer long. Check out these quick and easy iced tea recipes you can make this weekend: Love a good icy-cold cocktail? This one's for you! This tea cocktail takes a spin on a classic margarita with our Prickly Pear tea AND jelly! Prickly pear is the fruit of the nopal cactus and grows wild across the southwest. The prickly pear fruit has a melon-like...
