Loose Leaf Blog

I used to be a walking disaster. From my teens into adulthood, I struggled with multiple addictions of alcohol and hard drugs, as well as sugar and smoking. My life...

In a previous article, I mentioned that many customers are looking for green tea for its health benefits.  Beverages from the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) including black tea, oolong, puerh, and white tea, are...

Everybody is talking about Matcha, but what is it, exactly, and what’s the big deal?Matcha is actually green tea. (Whaaaaaat?) It’s true. Matcha is made from finely powdered high quality...

This past week in Phoenix, temperatures reached the 115 F range. If you’re in the area, you know just how unbearable the heat has been. I have found that even...

This August, the astrological emphasis is on relationships, both to others and to ourselves. A relationship is only as strong and healthy as the people in them. During August (and beyond), the celestial...

Every day, I get questions about green tea. Some of these customers are seasoned green tea drinkers looking for something specific, but more often, it's people who are new to...

In case you missed last week's Vinaigrette Recipes, we're doing a summer salad series on how to transform your salads with tea-based vinaigrettes. This week we have something ultra-special: a Peach...

I was at a friend's house recently for a barbecue, where they were serving peach whisky iced tea. It sounded awesome, but unfortunately, all I could taste was sugar. The upside is...

Summer makes for the best salads! We wanted to show you different ways to use your favorite teas in recipes, and salad dressings are a great way to use them....

We’ve all experienced “butterflies” when we’ve felt smitten, or seen the way a person’s cheeks flush when he embarrasses himself. And when you ignore your feelings, sooner or later, your...

Myth: meditation comes easily and naturally to Buddhist monks. It's only difficult for the rest of us unenlightened clods. Fact: monks in China, Japan, and Tibet have been writing about the difficulty of stilling...

Happy July! Last weekend, I visited the Nilgiri mountains- a region in the Indian state of Kerala that, among other things, is known for its forests and agriculture. I had...