Green tea and calming effect – truth or myth?
Green tea constitutes a treasury of valuable nutrients and health properties. For whole millennia, it has been considered to be a medicine for the body, mind and soul. Its lovers reach for it for a myriad reasons. Some appreciate its stimulating, metabolism-boosting...
The effect of green tea on blood pressure
Green tea lovers reach for it all over the world for many reasons. Its extract is an extremely strong antioxidant preventing aging processes, improving concentration, and boosting metabolism. Some kinds of green tea, such as matcha powder, can even pose as a...
Who should watch out for green tea consumption?
Green teas are one of the healthiest natural products to include in your daily diet. They perform a strong antioxidant effect, can boast of an effective slimming effect, successfully regulate blood pressure, noticeably improve the condition of the skin, hair and...
Does Japanese green tea contain caffeine?
Green tea enthusiasts reach for their favourite brews for a number of reasons. Some of them are looking for alternatives for coffee, while others are searching for decaffeinated drinks. Does green tea contain caffeine? Yes, although… not all of its kinds! In our...
What amounts of green tea can you consume?
Green tea can definitely be considered to be a part of the group of the so-called "Superfoods" - products showing numerous unique health-promoting properties. Filled with vitamins and minerals, such as B, A, C vitamins, magnesium, iron, and calcium, green tea...
Green tea and deacidification
Human body can be described as complicated machinery, the balance of which can be disturbed by numerous factors. Organism’s acidification is an example of such a disordered functioning. Acidification is a cause of a wide range of onerous maladies, such as chronic...
Does green tea cause dehydration?
Green tea lovers reach for their favourite drink for many reasons. It is an extremely powerful antioxidant, accelerates metabolism, stimulates and improves concentration. Some, however, hesitate to consume green teas in the face of fear of dehydration. Can green tea...
Cold-brew tea with green tea kukicha
‘Cold brew’ is one of the culinary buzzwords of the past months. It is an innovative method of brewing- as the name of the method suggests, it consists in brewing them in cold water. It constitutes an ideal alternative for our favourite, traditionally hot brew, green...
Matcha tonic cocktail
Recently matcha green tea cocktails have appeared on the menus of the best drink bars around the world. Matcha tonic is one of the cocktails that taste great both in non-alcoholic (‘virgin’) and alcoholic versions (with gin). Thanks to the addition of the Japanese tea...
Kendō, a traditional samurai practice to shape body and mind
Very few people realise that matcha has a lot in common with samurai culture, and thus also with kendō. From around the 13th century, samurai used a matcha tea drink as a remedy for improved concentration and endurance, which, drunk before a duel, was supposed to have...
Which kind of green tea is the healthiest?
Green tea is enjoyed by thousands of its lovers around the globe. It has been cherished for thousands of years, and its popularity has been spreading at the speed of light since Japanese monks discovered its beneficial effects on body and soul. It was they, who...
Does green tea stimulate your organism?
Green tea is famous for its myriad of valuable properties. It shows, among others, antioxidant, anti-aging, slimming, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. Hardly anyone knows that green tea can also stimulate, and sometimes even pose as a substitute for...
How to brew green tea?
Green tea is becoming increasingly popular all over the world. However, in order to be able to enjoy its taste and effects, one first needs to brew it well. And this is not always as obvious as it may seem. There is a myriad of myths about brewing green tea. How to do...
Green or black tea – which should I choose?
The variety of the kingdom of teas is invaluable - there are hundreds of kinds of tea, each of which is characterized by different flavour, aroma and properties. The most popular tea varieties are definitely black and green tea. What are the differences between them?...
How does green tea affect the skin?
Green tea and its extract can be found as an ingredient in the composition of many face and body cosmetics. Cleansing masks with green tea, anti-aging peels and relaxing shower gels are just some of them. Since green tea applied to the body and skin can improve their...