SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEA POT DEALER SHAKE VS. THE REAL DEAL Tea bags usually consist of tea dustings, leftovers after all of the loose leaf tea companies have picked out the full and beautiful tea leaves. With loose leaf tea you get a bolder flavor and the full nutritional value of the leaf. With tea bags, you get shake. But we use tea to define a wide variety of herbs, regardless of the source plant. So, what exactly is tea? A MIND ALTERING BREWTea is used to define any plant we brew into a beverage. Traditional tea is made from the Camellia sinensis plant- a medicinal plant that produces both physical and mental effects such as soothing aches and pains, reducing anxiety, elevating awareness, and improving mood. Many other herbs, which in the tea...
HONEY, CITRUS, FETA AND… B E E T S OUR RECIPE 1. Melt a heaping spoonful of MESQUITE HONEY, 2 Tbsp of coconut oil, 2 Tbsp of citrus juice (we used clementines) in a pan with 1 Tsp of DRIED GINGER.2. Toss cooked beets in the sauce pan with salt and pepper.3. Top with walnuts and feta cheese - we love the feta from NOISY WATER WINERY! Are you participating in the honey challenge? This recipe is a great way to get your daily spoonful of raw honey! Raw and unfiltered honey boosts immunity, reduces risk of disease, and boosts overall wellness.If you're a fan of sweet and salty combos, you'll love this vibrant dish! It is wonderful served alone or as a beet bruschetta on a...
TIPS FOR A LOVELY SATURDAY: I N T E N T I O N START THE DAY WITH INTENTION Ask yourself this question: What do you want to feel like today and how will you get there? Write it down and try to focus on a feeling, then list the activities that will help you have a day of your design. We often wake up and dive right into response mode: things happen and we are forced to respond. This can make it feel like our days are not in our control - like someone or some circumstance is choosing for us how we will live today. If you know what you wish to use your day for before anyone or anything has...
FRONT PORCH TEA: Summerville Sweet Tea INGREDIENTS: black tea, oolong tea, spearmint, lemon, marigold, and natural flavors SERVE IT LIKE THIS: Sweeten with a spoonful of mesquite honey and serve over ice! WHY WE LOVE IT: Summerville Sweet Tea is a wonderful iced tea blend! It is refreshing and sweet with spearmint, bright with citrus, and beautifully earthy with oolong and black tea. These days, we're finding it incredibly important to focus our minds on simple pleasures: afternoon iced tea in the garden or on the front porch is a ritual that brings us both energy and peace simultaneously. Oolong and black tea are made from the Camellia sinensis plant, so they have that magic combination of compounds that both stimulates...
OUR MINDS ARE BLOWN... HOW HONEY COMBATS CANCER... AP·OP·TO·SISApoptosis is cellular death which is necessary for an organism's growth. What happens when apoptosis does not occur? Cells proliferate unnaturally and unhealthily, forming a tumor. Cancer treatments are geared towards inducing apoptosis of cancerous cells. Recent studies have shown that honey causes apoptosis in various types of cancer... Wow. INfLAMMATIONChronic inflammation is linked to cancer growth. Phenolic compounds in honey express an anti-inflammatory response in the body. Inflammation is actually the root cause of many common ailments, including many of our daily aches and pains!IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITYA strong immune system is crucial for disease prevention. While cancer cells regularly occur in the body and are handled by the immune system on a daily basis, a weakened immune system could result...
