College of Pharmacy (Jurgens, Whelan), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Department of Family Medicine (Whelan), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Background At least 60% of Canadians are above their ideal body weight, putting them at increased risk of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis and cardiovascular (CV) disease., Weight…
March 17 doesn t only mean St. Patricks day around my house, my husband shares his birthday with this beloved holiday. One Interesting fact about St Patties Day: In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick s Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish…
I’ve been having some anxiety about writing this post because I don’t know whether to call it matcha or matcha tea or matcha green tea. Are any of these redundant, or all they all correct? For now I’ll call it matcha, but please correct me if I’m wrong. I totally roll my eyes when people say chai tea, so if I’m going to be all judgy, I better use matcha correctly…
Bring water to a boil in the morning before breakfast. Once boiling, steep one Chinese diet tea bag for two minutes in six ounces of water, and no longer, suggests the manufacturers of Super Dieters Chinese Tea. Squeeze the tea bag, then remove the bag from your cup of water and sip before breakfast. The caffeine and laxative properties in the tea, such as senna…
It has been clinically proven that what we take before we go to bed can have effects on our body and on our health. It is then safe to assume that if you have healthy habits before you sleep, you’ll end up waking healthier than ever. On the other hand, if you have bad habits that you do minutes before you rest, you might wake up feeling weaker. It Helps in Fat Burning…
I have never been one to drink my caloriesnor been one to be swooned by the lure of fruit smoothiesbut I will admit, there are days when whipping up a really quick drink I can take on the fly that keeps me full all morning, is priceless. Insert Green Tea Protein Smoothie. Matcha Green Tea powder is essential in this drink. It s pricey, but a little goes a long way…
By Dana Leigh Smith Some things are just better together. Take Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, for example. Separately they’re both funny guys, but together they’ve created some of the best laugh-out-loud films of our time. Lemon and green tea are no different. Separately, they have both been shown to fuel weight loss, but together they fight fat and whittle middles…
African red tea, more commonly called rooibos tea, comes from the South African red bush and is naturally caffeine-free. It can be in the form of either green or red rooibos tea - but red tea, the fermented variety, is more common. Rooibos is naturally low in calories and is naturally sweet-tasting, making it an ideal replacement for a less healthy, high-sugar drink…
I m not a chai lover. I mostly drink green. My wife loves chai though and I tried a sip of hers. I m now a red hot chai lover!!—Joe If you love Red Rocks and Chai, you will love this tea. Trust me. After tasting the sample I received, I logged on just to rate it. Great blend, Tea Spot!—Kristina This beautiful tea with fabulous masala like flavorings is wonderful to…
Begin ice cream and while it is churning, make the Green Tea Marshmallow. GREEN TEA ICE CREAM (Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for preparing machine for use—may require freezing bowl overnight.) 1. Combine matcha tea, milk, heavy cream, vanilla, and one tablespoon of sugar in a saucepan. Stir with wooden spoon on medium heat to dissolve as much of tea as possible…
We’re all familiar with that Monday morning caffeine craving… and most people tend to satisfy it by going straight for a strong builder’s tea or black coffee. But when it comes to green tea, there has always been an air of mystery surrounding the caffeine content in a cup. Does green tea contain caffeine? Well, the simple answer is… yes. Green tea comes from the very…
Drinking green tea brings a wide range of health benefits, and one of the major benefits is that it can help with weight loss. It has been proven that green tea can help the body burn calories and fats, and this is the reason why it is used as an ingredient in popular diet pills. Although drinking green tea does not provide fast results like some other weight loss…
I’ve been craving castella cake for a while now, and I finally got around to making one this weekend. Castella cake (also called kasutera cake) is a japanese sponge cake which is moist and spongy despite not using any oil. Instead, it is made using a technique by whipping eggs (with the yolks) until they form peaks. A while back when I was in my castella cake baking…
A hot cup of green tea imparts a grassy flavor, gives your body a warm feeling, relaxes you, provides anti-oxidants to prevent damage from free radicals, and now, can even lower your cholesterol. Research shows that drinking up to 10 cups of green tea a day has a significant impact on your blood cholesterol levels.1 Green tea lowers your bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol)…
More than one billion adults are overweight, according to the book, Pomegranate: The Most Medicinal Fruit by Robert A. Newman, Ephraim P. Lansky and Melissa Lynn Block. Excessive weight can cause many health problems, including risk of heart disease and diabetes; therefore it s important to seek ways to reduce your weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Pomegranate…
Editor s note: This article is important because it shows that products that are natural are not inherently safe. Also, there is no evidence that laxatives do anything to help people lose weight. For a few hours, a person may be lighter due to fluid loss but laxatives do nothing to help people lose fat. The article is old, first published in 1997 but we have kept…
