Steep It Loose — LIFESTYLE

Today’s blog is an introduction to an incredible Platoon, currently serving in Afghanistan. These tough guys (pictured with their Tuffys) expressed interested in loose leaf tea and we jumped at the chance to make their mission feel a little more comfortable. Sergeant Castaldo specifically spoke of him and his men enjoying Rooibos, Oolong, Pu’erh, and…

I say the following without intentionally sounding like an infomercial. I’ve tried all sorts of diets and weight loss tips, and nothing has been as easy as this: I’ve been drinking tea on the regular for about five weeks, and now, I weigh less. I have noticed a few things since drinking tea daily. Besides…

Alright, so next month is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which occasions the perfect blog post on the benefits of green tea. The health benefits of green tea have long been known — and confirmed by previous medical studies. Not being personally familiar with the medical literature covering tea benefits, I was surprised to learn that…

A bit more serious than my usual posts, but I was moved by last Sunday’s NYTimes article involving tea and wanted to share my thoughts. In a culture where cultivating lasting bonds over tea is the norm, US women soldiers overseas were given the task of reaching out to rural Afghani women to “assess their need…