Love the Starbucks®  drink popularly referred to as Medicine Ball by customers, but don’t love having to run out to the coffee shop and spend a ton of money on it? You’re speaking our language. While the drink is certainly tasty — and could be helpful if you’re under the weather — it can get a bit p...

I’ve always loved chai tea, but I do not love those powdered instant mixes you see at most supermarkets! While mixes are a lot easier and faster to prepare than authentic chai, they usually fall short in terms of flavor, quality, and health benefits. And if you’re anything like me, that’s exactly wh...

Do you have an abundance of herbs in your garden? Or maybe you’re tired of that bottom-of-the-barrel tea dust in the bleached tea bags that taste like medicine. 

Well, have I got some good news for you! Did you know that you can blend your own herbs at home — even using herbs from your garden? —...

Mushroom coffee is all the rage right now, and for a good reason. There are so many benefits of mushrooms of many different kinds (I'm not talking about the ones that do strange things to your brain). If you’re looking to switch things up, you’re not alone. Years of prolonged caffeine use from drink...

Ginger is a popular ingredient in many tea blends from Golden milk to traditional marsala chai blends. Ginger also has a host of wonderful health benefits and while ginger is great in a homemade natural water flavoring, making tea from fresh ginger has even more health benefits.  After a deep div...

In the dog daze of summer nothing hits the spot like iced tea. Apparently American's agree, as 85% of tea consumed is consumed iced. It's one thing to grab an iced tea in town, or at a restaurant, but how do you make iced tea at home? We are going to dive into just that today and all while saving yo...

Did you know the rosemary tree is actually part of the mint family? It's formally known as Rosmarinus officinalis, but it's a plant we're all familiar with. Sunday roasts, hot baths, and the sharp, spicy fragrance of rosemary essential oil. But did you know you could make tea out of rosemary?

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Carrageenan is a food additive that you will find on many processed and shelf-stable foods. The debate is intense on whether we should be consuming carrageenan or not. The discussion comes from several angles, including that carrageenan is an extractive of sea moss. Sea moss has many vitamin and ...

The coffee chain, Starbucks, is known for its chai tea latte, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, and Apple Crisp Macchiato, and its pumpkin spice latte. While their fall menu is full of all the favorite spices of the season, it is also packed full of unhealthy fats and sugars but will drain your wallet in ...