I love tea and for my own health I pay extra attention on best practice in quality assurance. 1. The first thing on my list is pesticides, since in EU we have very high pesticides tolerance standards. It is not whether tea farmers are using pesticides or not, it is about which type of… Continue reading Hope it’s not yet too late
Category: Health
Tea completes me
I am grateful everyday and every time when I have a cup of tea. Because, it is not about how much fun of spending time,.money and efforts that I have devoted to tea and Chinese tea culture, it is how tea and wisdom in Chinese tea culture transformed me to become a better person. … Continue reading Tea completes me
Brewing a cup of tea
How to brew tea? What is the right brewing method for tea ceremony? 1:10? 1:30? 1:50? 1:75? 1:100? or ….? Frankly speaking are there right or wrong answers to these questions? Is the answer limited to quantity/volume only? Each tea even from the same type, from the same region, but even same tea from different… Continue reading Brewing a cup of tea
A peaceful and steady life
What is the further development after the last reportage? I am curious. I went to the peace demonstration launched by the World Uyghur Congress in Brussels on 27/4 which I was hoping to have the first hand objective observation. I do not understand the Uighur language so I can only observe from distance through their… Continue reading A peaceful and steady life
Save yourself from afternoon fatigue
This morning I received an email to promote Yoga lesson today and was attracted to its highlight: Save Yourself From Afternoon Fatigue. That is a very good and important health message. Indeed in this warm late spring / early summer day, we sometime feel tire or even fatigue easily in the afternoon. But it… Continue reading Save yourself from afternoon fatigue
Choice in life
Lots of unexpected challenges, Up’s & Down’s and changes happened in life that oftenneed us to make a choice for decision that we can’t choose to want or not to want because the only choice we have is how to face and manage it. When facing unbearable stress and pain, we often have to bit… Continue reading Choice in life
Walk well first before running
Preparing a cup of tea seems very simple and easy, all you need are tea (either tea bag or loose leaf), water and teaware (either tea pot with cup or a simple glass or mok), but how truly how many people really know how to brew tea that can serve their needs for health? Internet… Continue reading Walk well first before running
Enlightenment from the definition of “Organic Farming”
In a exploration and documentation program of Simon Reeve on Canvas tonight, one Irish organic farmer has drew the perfect definition for Organic Farming: Organic farming is not just about environmental concerns, but most importantly are about commitments to ethics, integrity and morals We can and certainly should extend this definition to what a good person means… Continue reading Enlightenment from the definition of “Organic Farming”
Daylight Withering in tea
Saw a question on line today about the sun drying tea. Often a tea will be described as having the virtue of being ‘sun-dried’. It sounds very wonderful, natural and romantic – conjuring up a sense of gourmet quality in the same way that sun-dried tomatoes do. The sun is free, although unreliable, and is… Continue reading Daylight Withering in tea
Short and sexy with brewing time
Why it is better to keep the tea brewing time short and sexy? Caffeine is one important component in tea, the content in tea much less than in coffee. coffee beans need to be grinded before brewing, in other word, the drinker can’t control the content of caffeine in cup. But tea is different, especially… Continue reading Short and sexy with brewing time