Articles tagged “Tea”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

DIY Homemade Chai Tea By Lauren Howland IN Home & Garden Jul 28 2011 How to make chai tea from scratch + READ MORE

How to make your own Kombucha By Lauren Howland IN Food & Health Jul 14 2011 Try a new treat that's good for your mind and body! + READ MORE

Lipton, Really? Testing on Animals? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 18 2010 Has your favorite cup of tea been tested on animals? + READ MORE

Too Glamorous To Be Environmentalists? By Aysia Wright IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 21 2010 Not. That was the theme of the evening at the EcoStiletto 2nd Anniversary bash hosted at Rolling Greens nursery in Hollywood. According to Eco Stiletto founder Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, “Someone at the event said to me that the guests didn't look like environmentalists--they were way too glamorous!” That's the mission of EcoStiletto in a nutshell--to show people that you don't have to sacrifice style for sustainability—and they illustrate that mission well. + READ MORE

5 Refreshing Herbs to Grow for Tea By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jun 2 2010 Here are five herbs to try for healthy, refreshing teas this summer. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Coffee/Tea By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 1 2010 Most of us need coffee or tea to start the day, but these commonly consumed drinks carry a big eco-footprint. Get your mornings going the green way with How to Go Green: Coffee and Tea. + READ MORE

Celebrate National Hot Tea Month By Protecting Tropical Forests, One Acre at a Time By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jan 19 2010 An area of forest the size of Manhattan disappears every four hours. Conservation International is working to protect the world's forests, acre by acre, and Celestial Seasonings is pitching in this month -- $1 for every time anyone takes the quick possibiliTEAS quiz. Got a minute? Save an acre. + READ MORE

Potent Anti-Viral Tea By Care2.com IN Food & Health Nov 25 2009 A gifted African healer from Ghana gave my fiancé Len, who had the flu, instructions for how to make and use this strong and delicious tea remedy formula. I drank some too because it had such a vibrant apple cider/ginger/lemon essence that I found irresistibly sweet, tart and spicy (and of course, I didn?t want to get sick either). I never got the virus and Len recovered without lung problems, to which he is prone. + READ MORE

7 Green Gifts to Wow Your Thanksgiving Dinner Host By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Nov 18 2009 Instead of picking up the usual hostess gift, look for eco-friendly alternatives. It may sound like extra work, but with so many green products available, it's more about thinking green as you shop. + READ MORE

Celebrate October "Fair Trade Month" All Year Round By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Oct 30 2009 October was fair trade month, but the practice should continue all year. From coffee to clothing to soccer balls, there's no reason not to support-demand-fair labor practices whenever you can. We all want happy lives for our own children; children around the world, even if we don't know their names, deserve the same. + READ MORE

How Bruce Lee Can Help Unleash the Green Dragon Inside You By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Oct 9 2009 How can a kung fu legend inspire us to be more effective eco-activists? + READ MORE

20 Great Ways to Use Tea Tree Oil, Nature's Non-Crude By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Sep 28 2009 Nature has provided us with a "medicine cabinet" in a bottle. + READ MORE

Green Your Green Tea: Keep it Loose, Organic and Fair Trade By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Sep 25 2009 Drink your green tea loose, organic, and Fair Trade. + READ MORE

Celestial Seasonings Tea: All Natural After 40 Years By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Sep 23 2009 Celestial Seasonings turned 40 last week. I talked with Kay Wright, the botanicals purchaser for the company, about relationships they've cultivated with farmers around the world, and how they keep their products fresh and natural. + READ MORE

What the Heck Does My Iced Tea Have to Do With Sustainability & Interconnectedness? By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Jul 20 2009 Last week Jaymi tried to demystify the humongous green concept of 'sustainability. One particularly important thing she brought up is the interconnectedness and complexity of our decisions; and pointed out that to really understand the impact of our actions we have to look four or five steps down the chain for whatever action we're considering. + READ MORE

White Tea: The New Green Way to Lose Weight By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jul 13 2009 Is it really possible to lose weight without doing any exercise at all? Sure is! And the good news is that you don't have to expose your body to potentially dangerous extremes—like taking diet pills, going under the knife, or having an eating disorder—to do it. In fact, there is a newly found fat-fighting ingestible that's both good for the environment and your body: white tea. + READ MORE

Is Licorice the Lady's Viagra? By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jul 10 2009 Gentlemen: You plan a seemingly "perfect" romantic evening complete with roses and champagne; you even douse yourself in expensive cologne. But at the end of the night your lady conks out—no luck. Sound familiar? + READ MORE

Fire Up Your Metabolism and Burn More Calories Naturally with Herbs By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jun 24 2009 Does your metabolism need a jump start? Sure it's summer time and the sun is heating things up. But what about the fire that burns within your body? It's time to light a match in your metabolic mechanism by going green wiht herbs. + READ MORE

Spritz Your Garden—and Watch it Grow—with Compost Tea By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden Jun 22 2009 We all know compost is great for enriching a garden?s soil bed, but did you know it provides a lovely liquid fertilizer, too? Dilute some of your compost into a homebrewed, nutrient-dense tea to nourish, treat and fertilize your most prized plants. + READ MORE

Sleep In Late to Lose Weight By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jun 19 2009 First, I shared the sleep-in technique for scoring cheap farmers' market finds--now I bring it to you as one of the most affordable, waste-free (no miracle drugs required!) and fun ways to shed some pounds for the summer season. + READ MORE