Matcha Mania: Busting Common Myths About the Green Tea Everyone’s Posting
As matcha continues to trend across Instagram and TikTok feeds—usually in the form of artfully layered lattes in sunlit cafés—it’s easy to get caught up in the aesthetics and forget what matcha really is. But with popularity comes misinformation, and matcha is no exception. From wild health claims to brewing myths, let’s clear up some […]
The Male – Sun Cycle
When we talk about a man’s ‘cycle’, we are talking about their testosterone cycle.
The sun is metaphorically regarded as male because it has a 24-hour cycle. Due to the sun’s gravitational pull, all the planets in our solar system orbit around it.
This echoes the 24-hour hormonal cycle in men. Men actually experience a full testosterone cycle every 24 hours, with peaks and troughs in testosterone levels during this time which affect mood, attitudes and behaviour.
Matcha 101 – All you ever want to know about Matcha
High in antioxidants and rich in fibres and vitamins, Matcha is the result of an artisanal process in which the young shoots of the Camellia sinensis – the plant that gives rise to tea – are reduced to a fine powder in a stone mill. The drink, much appreciated in Japan, has a bright green colour, […]
How to make a Herb Garden
What amazing variety of plant can be easily grown by children, beginner gardeners and people with no garden at all, food lovers, chefs and commercial producers, providing year-round produce for culinary, medicinal and cosmetic use and make every patch of your garden look great? The answer is Herbs! I always say I have two gardens […]
Nourishing Nettle Infusion
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is one of my all-time favourite herbs due to its wonderful benefits Besides the Nettle Soup, another recipe I love at this time of the year is the Sting Nettle Infusions, a highly nutritive tonic that nourishes your body with trace minerals and vitamin K as well as many antioxidants. It also help […]
