Archive | September, 2009

The Key to Health is a Good Routine

By on September 29, 2009 in Green Tea, Oolong, Pu'erh, Tea

One of the most important parts of a healthy lifestyle is a proper routine. A set of actions and habits that form your daily routine will enable you to manage and maintain your health and also give you the structure around which you expand and further your goals and dreams. I find that the biggest [...]

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Are Nuts Good For You?

By on September 28, 2009 in Nuts

It’s common knowledge nowadays that nuts have a high fat content. But shouldn’t you steer clear of high-fat foods? In the case of nuts like almonds, cashews, walnuts, as well as legumes like peanuts, the answer is don’t avoid them — embrace them. Nuts are nutrition bombs that offer a panoply of wonderful health benefits, [...]

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Natural Teeth Whitening: Even More Tips

By on September 24, 2009 in Baking soda, Hydrogen peroxide, Natural Teeth Whiteners

All of us desperately want to make a good impression. It is said that the first impression is the best impression. This is especially true in a financial deal, a social call, and maybe in a marriage proposal. When asked what they first noticed about their life partners, more often than not, friends have replied [...]

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The Great China Tea Run

By on September 23, 2009 in Tea, Tea History

There were other brave and dedicated men who spent their lives smuggling tea from China to their home markets. The Ma Bang (Horse Caravans) of Tibet traveled over mountains and across barren plateaus to reach their destinations. For the West, the most stories smugglers are the clippers of the the mid 19th century: the fastest [...]

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Natural Ways to Help Alleviate Menopause Symptoms

By on September 21, 2009 in Menopause

Menopause pretty much inevitably affects half of the world’s population in some way. At the time a woman’s ovaries stop releasing eggs and levels of estrogen decrease,menopause symptoms are annoying at their best and debilitating at their worst – hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, fluid retention, and about a zillion other irritating and confusing [...]

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Natural Ways to Increase Hemoglobin

By on September 16, 2009 in Anemia, Ayurveda, CONDITIONS

The World Health Organization estimates that about 2.5 billion to 3 billion persons are anemic worldwide. 50% of all anemia cases are caused by Iron deficiency. In the US it is estimated that more than 3.5 million people in the United States have some type of anemia. Anemia occurs in all age groups and in [...]

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Close-Up on Yak Butter Tea

By on September 15, 2009 in Tea, Yak butter tea

Much of the tea that crossed the border from China into Tibet over the centuries was destined for the cups of nobles and lords. The locals Tibetans in the highlands learned that although the tea from China was nice, the best tea was their own and the best way to brew tea was to infuse [...]

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Herbal Halitosis Remedies: Curing Bad Breath Naturally

By on September 14, 2009 in Bad breath, cinnamon, fennel

It’s dreadful to suffer from bad breath – you feel like your very words are offensive to those around you, and it lowers your self-confidence when you think that people don’t want to hear you because of it. Humans are social creatures, and if something is keeping us from communicating with those around us in [...]

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Preventing Gingivitis Naturally – Herbs for Healthy Gums

By on September 11, 2009 in Gingivitis, Oral Care

We read so much about healthy teeth, taking care of teeth, whitening teeth, brushing, flossing, gargling, et cetera, that it’s very easy to think that’s all there is to oral hygiene. But we should also devote equal time to our gums; after all, they’re the home base for our teeth. You could say the gums [...]

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The Horse and Tea Trade Route

By on September 9, 2009 in Brick tea, Green Tea, Jasmine Tea, Oolong, Pu'erh, Tea, White Tea

For scholars, the trade routes that linked southwest China with southeast Asia and India are a matter of fact and, for some, a lifelong work. The route is probably one of the most fascinating zones of cultural, economic and political contact between Tibet, China, India and the dozens of different peoples that call these regions [...]

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Heart Health: Natural Ways to Avoid Coronary Artery Disease, Part 2

By on September 8, 2009 in Ayurveda, CHD, high blood pressure

This post is a continuation of last week’s Part 1, which listed risk factors about coronary heart disease as well as statistics about heart disease and high blood pressure. If you missed it, go back to read this important article. If you read it, continue below for Part 2. Some natural products and processes that [...]

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Heart Health: Natural Ways to Avoid Coronary Artery Disease, Part 1

By on September 4, 2009 in CHD, DIET, DISEASE, HEALTH, high blood pressure

Did you know that some 7 million Americans suffer from coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common form of heart disease? This type of heart disease is caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries that feed the heart. CHD is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S. Each year, [...]

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