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5 Reasons to Choose Organic Green Tea

by Kiyomi | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, Facts and Benefits, Green Tea, Holistic Health

Green Tea is now everywhere--grocery stores, natural food stores, Starbucks, tea shops, restaurants, hotels, etc. Green tea is available in various configurations--tea bags, loose leaf, powder, and in a ready-to-drink bottle or can. (Note: Yes, Matcha is a type...

Milk and Green Tea

by Kiyomi | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog Posts, Facts and Benefits, Green Tea, green tea study

You may have seen or heard this before: "You shouldn't mix milk with green tea as milk proteins bind with green tea antioxidants and negate the green tea health benefits."This is what we once believed to be true. But recent studies have discovered that "binding" is...

Living with Cancer

by Kiyomi | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Holistic Health

September is a prostate cancer awareness month. We hope this article gives encouragement to the folks who are fighting against prostate cancer. In the last issue, we featured German research conducted on our Sencha powder. I'm grateful many of you have taken the time...

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Recipes

Green Tea Date Vegan Jello

by Kiyomi | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog Posts, Desserts, Green Tea Recipes

Do you know Agar? It's made with seaweed and works like gelatine but it is plant-based. When I was a kid, I enjoyed "Anmitsu," which is a popular dessert made with "Kanten." Kanten, which is the Japanese name of Agar, is translucent like gelatine, but it is farmer...

No Caffeine “Chocolate” Pudding

by Kiyomi | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog Posts, Desserts, Green Tea Recipes, Roasted Brown Rice Health

If you are allergic to chocolate but you would enjoy the rich chocolaty flavor, this is the dessert for you! This dish was inspired by the recipe of Dr. Melissa Mondala, who is a holistic, plant-based physician for family medicine, lifestyle medicine, and primary care...

Loaded Sweet Potato Supreme

by Kiyomi | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog Posts, Green Tea Recipes, Main Course

Savory, decadent, satisfying supper can be ready easily with an oven and a mason jar. Different salads as a substantial and healthy topping would make this delicious plant-based meal in a completely different way. This dish was inspired by the recipe of Dr. Melissa...

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Culture & Business

Tea Master Who Makes Shade-Grown Tea in Japan

by Kiyomi | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan

Shade-grown tea in Japan is getting really popular. During our Japan Tea Tour 2019, shown in the above picture, we visited a tea master, Mr. Sakamoto, at his tea farm in Kagoshima, Japan. Our friend and tea maestro, Bruce...

Japan Tea Tour

by Kiyomi | Jun 23, 2019 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan, Travel

Truly One of A Kind of Experience This spring, as many of you know, we flew to Japan with our new friends gathered from all over the nation.12 of us flew to Japan separately and joined together in Kyoto. We all spoke English but with different accents! And we all...

Japan Tea Tour with Tea Master, Bruce Richardson Part 2

by Kiyomi | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog Posts, Green Tea, Heritage, Japan, Travel

Today, we zipped down to one of the suthern islands of Japan, Kyushu, on Shinkansen (bullet train). Kagoshima is located on the southern tip of Kyusyu island. Kagoshima is the second largest green tea producer after Shizuoka, Japan. It is predicted green tea...

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