Steep It Loose — HEALTH & WELLNESS

Peppermint Tea is like rubbing your tummy and patting your head at the same time.    In this post, we focus on the main benefits we seek out in Peppermint tea at The Tea Spot: helping with tummy troubles and alleviating headaches and nausea.  Peppermint is our go-to digestive herbal tea in North America. Have you ever wondered why peppermint tea is on virtually every restaurant’s menu? There are many reasons for this. The US produces over 70% of the world’s supply of peppermint. Aside from this herb’s abundant availability, it has ancient roots in traditional medicine. Peppermint is a naturally...

By Maria Uspenski for Tea & Coffee Trade Journal    In this age of the novel coronavirus and a strong focus on wellness, adaptogenic teas are a welcome trend and an opportunity for tea businesses of all kinds, from retailers to beverage manufacturers. In fact, the industry is seeing more adaptogenic tea blends on the market as consumers seek natural substances to reduce stress, provide a sense of calm and reap a variety of health benefits. Adaptogens are natural, botanical substances and include Tulsi Holy Basil, ashwagandha, rhodiola and maca – or more common adaptogens such as turmeric and ginger...

  Japan is one of the two most significant traditional green tea regions in the world, alongside China. The methods by which green teas are grown, harvested and processed in these two cultures are very different. Some Japanese green teas are shaded during part of their growing season, which increases the chlorophyll content in their leaves, and gives them a deeper green color. Because they contain more chlorophyll than any other tea type, they are hailed as a favorite for cleansing and purification. Japanese green teas are steam dried, so there’s nothing evoking charcoal or fire in their flavor, in...

Unless you’re big into herbal teas and remedies, you may not have heard much about the benefits of Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Chaga mushrooms, and Maca. What these herbs have in common is that they’re in a class of botanicals known as primary adaptogens [1]. Alongside green tea (which also has adaptogenic characteristics) they’re helping to take functional teas to a new level, one which fits our high-stress lifestyles right now.  Adaptogens are stress busters. First classified in the mid-20th century by a soviet scientist researching ways to minimize the stress response in active combat aviators, help manage both stress and hormone...