Tag Archives: matcha
Annual tea science symposium
The Lipton Institute of Tea has been investigating the scientific basis for traditional beliefs about the health benefits of tea, through its own internal research as well as collaboration with universities around the world. The institute has organised a series of tea science symposiums to provide experts an opportunity to share findings from new studies [...]
Mega-rich export plan down to a tea
Forget about selling ice to Eskimos, how about exporting green tea to Japan? That’s the aim of an ambitious project on the Central Coast of Australia that could create a new export market worth millions of dollars a year.
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Float Matcha Tea Bowl
MOLO Design in Vancouver has created a modern glass version of the Japanese chawan. The bowl was designed with dimensions and proportions fitting to matcha. While you wouldn’t find someone using this in an actual tea ceremony, the bowl’s amazing presentation of the whisked green tea is quite beautiful.
The bowl can be purchased online here
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Green Tea helps improve Rosacea
Antioxidant drinks are widely advertised for their healing qualities and their value to our skin. But the message often stops there. Where are the antioxidant-based foods that we can eat to improve our skin? Read the full article here.
Green tea may combat depression in elderly
The study from the previous post also says that green tea may help the elderly in fighting depression. These results were also published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Click here to read the article.
Green Tea May Cut the Risk of Dying From Pneumonia
An recent study in Japan says that drinking green tea may help cut the risk of dying from Pneumonia. The results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, September, 2009. Click here for the ABC news article.
Health benefits of drinking green tea
An article by Katherine Bruce at the Examiner details some of the health benefits of drinking green tea made with Matcha. Click here for the article.