Practicing Self-Care in the Face of COVID-19
I know it’s not an easy moment. We all recognize the global landscape is shifting and I join most of you I imagine in wondering how our individual and collective reality will be forever changed as a result. I’ve been reminded in recent days and weeks where we started as a company
Plastic Bits Released in Some “Pyramid Bag” Teas
Care for some plastic particles with your tea?
If you’re enjoying your daily cuppa from one of those fancy little pyramid tea bags, you could be sipping billions of bits of plastic, alongside the antioxidants and caffeine, whether you know it or not.
A research study out of McGill University warns the “silken” bags that have become super popular in recent years contain billions of microscopic and nanoscopic plastic particles. The bags are made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or nylon, which can break down in hot water.
Health Benefits of Tea
Tea is really good for you. No surprise there. There are hundreds of research studies documenting the health and healing properties of the mighty tea leaf. But what is it best for? And why fresh-leaf tea? Fighting Free Radicals Free radicals are molecules roaming around in our bodies. They can wreak havoc - accelerating