Everyone knows how important proper hydration is to your health and well-being. Unfortunately, drinking 8 glasses of water a day can become just a little bit tedious, a similar amount of coffee will turn you into a nervous wreck, and soda is borderline toxic.
Luckily for all of us, there's another liquid that comes with none of these problems. Hot, cold, black, green or herbal, tea can improve your mood, help your digestion, provide a ton of valuable antioxidants and even make you lose weight. Best of all, it offers more variety than you probably thought possible and provides the intrepid gift hunter with tons of opportunities.
No kitchen is really complete without a kettle. Especially if tea is your thing, it really pays to invest in the best one you can find, and so much the better if it sports an attractive look, too.
With demand for matcha skyrocketing, picking a good brand is often a hit-or-miss affair. If you love tea and know something about matcha preparation, though, Jade Leaf will hit the spot as long as you’re willing to pay their prices.
Even if it’s a daily affair, there’s no reason for serving and drinking tea to be a mundane act. Appreciating the brew as well as the company in which you enjoy it can be a deliberate ritual, one in which the props matter almost as much as the tea itself.
Teabags have a lot going for them, chief among those their convenience. The variety they can offer you is limited, though, and there’s no easy way to vary the strength of the brew they produce. Isn’t it time for you to try loose leaf tea?
An exquisite selection of teas presented in a stylish box, this is the perfect gift for long-time tea drinkers and newcomers to the pursuit alike. With eight classic flavors to choose from, trying to decide on a favorite is sure to broaden your horizons.
Lisa See (author) is well known for her novels depicting foreign eras and societies with compassion, understanding, and objectivity. This book is no exception, primarily following a Chinese girl’s odyssey from a near-feudal life into the modern world.
Glass kettles are pretty popular these days, and rather overpriced. The Cosori glass electric kettle looks just as good as its more expensive competition, while providing a fast boil that’s pretty entertaining to watch.
With a Gemini-style space capsule as the infuser, this is a nice, thoughtful gift for tea lovers who are obsessed with anything astronautical.
Guayusa tea is known for its superior quality. It’s not bitter at all and can readily be combined with ingredients like honey, lemon juice, and rosemary. It also raises your energy levels.
With so much nonsense available online regarding “health foods”, how much of this is hype? Is yerba mate really that good for you? It can elevate your mental and physical energy levels without straining your heart, so in our opinion, the answer is yes.