One of the most severe flu and cold seasons in a decade is causing extended illness for millions of people across the country. It is an especially nasty one. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of the country (32 - 64 million!) will get the flu eac
Conviction in a particular belief -- being confident -- is in all likelihood the oldest medicine known to man. This confidence in our belief, whatever it is, might be earned through many years of hard work, or it may be more spontaneous. Either way, confidence -- often obtained through a story we te
While there are certainly right and wrong ways to make matcha, there is no right or wrong way to consume that matcha once it’s made. Some folks down it like a shot of whiskey and others sip it slowly. Some drink it as a part of a structured morning routine and others whip up a bowl whenever they fee
I've often wondered, is anxiety -- defined as ongoing worries and intrusive, uneasy thoughts -- an innate part of being human? For the unlucky among us who seem to be genetically predisposed to anxiety, or anyone else who falls prey to the perpetual "go-go-go" rush of modern times, taking just a few
If Aphrodite -- the Greek goddess of love -- had a kitchen in the clouds, I am fairly certain that she’d be whipping up frothy green mugs of matcha, just like the rest of us plebeian instagrammers. Why matcha, you ask? According to the Greek origin myth, Aphrodite sprung up from sea foam, landing in
The first time I went cold turkey ditching my two morning cups of coffee, it hurt. When I was undergoing serious medical treatment a few years ago, I sometimes had to limit my coffee intake. Just two hours into my first morning of no coffee, I felt a bit of a shock to my system, because [...]
You love Breakaway Matcha, it’s the holidays, and you have a gift list a mile long -- your next step seems obvious, but in case you're stuck, here are ten suggestions to help you along the way to a relaxed and bountiful holiday season! 1 Give the same gift to everyone It may sound odd, but giving a
Stress is probably the most pernicious force of our modern age. It diminishes quality of life, and can lead to all kinds of unpleasantries, including depression, auto-immune diseases, anxiety …. ugh, who wants to list them all. And then there’s chronic stress, which *really* wreaks havoc on the immu
Plenty of people consider matcha to be a new trend. In reality it’s been a trend in Japan for roughly 830 years, started by those crazy trend-setting zen buddhist priests. But in a sense, “plenty of people” are right: It is matcha’s introduction into the American and European palate that constitutes
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