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Matcha: Your Daily Dose of Beauty, Health and Natural Life

Matcha is Japanese green tea powder used as tea or as a component in some recipes. Matcha is an important drink in the traditional Japanese and Buddhist tea ceremony and has been drunk in Japan for hundreds of years. Matcha drinkers ingest the whole leaf, not just the brewed water. Matcha tea drink provides 4 to 6 hours of mild steady energy. It is a stimulant and a relaxant at the same time: it is ideal for focusing on work, exercises, or meditation. Matcha has numerous health benefits. It is a nutritious beverage. It is rich in nutrients, antioxidants, fiber and chlorophyll. Matcha contains Catechins only found in green tea. Matcha is naturally mood enhancing. It is an ideal drink for diabetics: it will not raise insulin levels as it is sugar-free. In terms of nutritional value and antioxidant content, 1 cup of matcha is equal to 10 cups of green tea. Matcha tea is good for antioxidant protection. Green teas contain a high amount of antioxidants. According to research capacity of mat...

Doces lembranças do chocolate britânico

As barras de chocolate britânicas estão entre os chocolates mais saborosos do mundo. Para aqueles de nós que cresceram no Reino Unido, temos o privilégio de ter este delicioso chocolate à nossa porta, por assim dizer, todos os dias de nossas vidas, e desde que nos lembramos, tem sido quase um item básico em nossas dietas. Desde antes de podermos dizer botão de chocolate, tivemos a sensação de sabor de uma barra de chocolate britânica abençoada sobre nós, e esse incrível chocolate tornou-se uma parte quase essencial de nossas vidas. Quer fosse um deleite diário ou semanal, as barras de chocolate britânicas têm sido um importante esteio da vida britânica. Quando fazemos uma viagem de volta aos dias de chocolate, nos grandes pastos verdes e ruas de paralelepípedos da Grã-Bretanha, aqueles dias em que éramos todos ranho e marmita, nossos doces de chocolate eram os privilégios mais emocionantes de ser criança. Uma visita à vovó, ou babá, como você preferir, quase garantiria um paraíso de ch...

Is Matcha Tea Really Good?

This trend started in the form of latte, however, people are not only drinking it. Matcha is a type of green tea and we all know that it has many benefits. So, it turns out that the range of benefits of this famous beverage ranges from weight loss to cancer prevention. It sounds great, but is it true? Drink this to lose weight. First, a little context. The matcha comes from the same plant where the green, black and oolong teas come from, Camellia sinensis. However, it is a little different from the drink you love. "When you order green tea, they put tea leaves in hot water until they are completely infused and then the strips," explains sports nutritionist Cynthia Sass. "With the matcha, you are drinking the leaves, which have been finely ground and turned into a solution, regularly by mixing a spoonful of matcha powder with a third of a cup of hot water." Because you are consuming the whole leaf of the plant, you get a better mix of nutrients and antioxidants than ...

Healthy Latte Recipes for Chai Tea and Matcha Green Tea Lattes

 I fell in love with Starbuck's drinks a few years back, but couldn't always afford to buy them. The nearest Starbuck's to me is 1 1/2 hours away, so I try a few lattes when I travel, then when I come back home, I make my own healthy versions! You can learn how to make your own healthy lattes by substituting healthy ingredients for the not so healthy. Use raw milk, almond or coconut milk instead of soy and pasteurized milk Use honey, date or coconut sap sugar instead of white refined sugar You can also buy tea in bulk instead of tea bags to save money and get fresher tea Make your own whipped cream from heavy cream instead of using processed substitutes CHAI TEA: Nothing tastes better on a cold wintery day than a cup of hot chai tea. Chai tea originated in India and is made from a blend of spices: cardamom, ginger, cinnamon and cloves, boiled with tea and milk. Hot Chai Tea 2 cups water 2 regular tea bags-black tea, orange pekoe etc 1/8-1/4 teaspoon EACH of ground ginger an...