Ugh! Allergy Season!
Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on May 10th 2016
Spring! It's that wonderful time of year again! The birds are tweeting, flowers are blooming, leaves are popping and everything is greening up. You can finally start getting back outside after the cold drab winter months. Unfortunately for all of us with seasonal allergies, spring also brings a host of unpleasant allergy symptoms.It's the itchy, drippy, never being with out a tissue se
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Why Should I Drink Tea?
Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on May 5th 2016
There is just something magical about tea. It can be soothing, calming, invigorating, healing or just warm you up on a cold damp day.Did you know there are more tea drinkers in the world than coffee drinkers? Yes! You read that right! Worldwide people drink 3 cups of tea to 1 cup of coffee.Maybe all those people are on to something good? Tea offers the body and spirit may benefits incl
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Tea and Longevity
Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Jan 12th 2016
NPR discussed the benefits of teas in their article Tea Tuesdays: Tea-Drinking Tips For A Longer Life. A project called Blue Zones is studying communities with the highest concentrations of centenarians (people who live to be 100 years or older) on earth. Drinking tea seems to be an essential component of life in the regions where longevity is common.Some of the teas discussed in the article
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