Tea’s Health Benefits
A scientific inquiry into why research has claimed health benefits. We go there with antioxidants, polyphenols, flavonoids and more.
Tea and Caffeine
Tea and Caffeine is a big topic, but we start with debunking the top two myths surrounding the topic.
Cooling Down with Hot Tea
Watch a video where I make green tea and discuss the traditional Chinese medicine concept of heating and cooling foods and how hot tea can be a cooling drink.
Tea and a Health in Chinese Philosophy
Traditional Chinese philosophy defines health as balance and harmony. This is a discussion of how tea fits into that and can contribute to helping us achieve balance and harmony in our bodies.
pH Balance in Water and How it Affects Tea Brewing
A mini scientific experiment to see how pH levels in water used to brew tea affect the final cup.
Cooling Down with Hot Tea (?!)
Why according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, green tea is a 取火 qu huo “cooling” drink.
To Milk or Not with Black Tea
Watch as I discuss why people use milk in their tea nad how milk and tea react chemically while brewing a cup of Qimen (aka Keemun) Black Tea.