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Problems with Sleeping or Relaxing?

Tiny Tea Shop's Houseblend 5 Anti Anxiety Blend or as some customers have nicknamed it, the Chill Out Blend! Though it wasn't meant to knock you out totally but simply to help bring you down gently from a hyper, over activated state, some customers have reported that the blend does knock them out for a good night's deep sleep. So it doubles as an excellent sleep tea blend as well, if you're already quite exhausted! The result is a delicious blend as an evening tea as you unwind from the day, or to help break the stress cycle, and nurture you into a better night's sleep. The entire blend is certified organic.

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Trip to the Japanese Greens

Trip to the Japanese Greens it was astounding to watch and be among the beautifully tailored plantations in the Wazuka region, south of Kyoto, where some of the best Japanese Sencha and Matcha come from. The farms are still small and family owned, and they choose to keep it that way, in order to maintain the exclusive high quality of their boutique level teas. I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with the farmers and watched how they harvested the teas with their hand held machines, that ensured only the youngest leaves are picked and blown into a collection bag without damaging the leaves.

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What is Kombucha aka the Elixir of Life?

Kombucha is an ancient Chinese tonic and health elixir, a fermented tea that you can easily brew yourself at home.  They’re fun to brew, super wholesome and healthy. Kombucha is a probiotic tea that’s long been used and known for strengthening your immune system, maintaining and healing your digestive system, and restoring life energy.

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What is Yerba Mate aka "Tea of the gods" ?

Yerba mate is a tea that has been known to offer “the strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea, and the euphoria of chocolate“.  An amazing all-rounder magical tea from South America packed with vitamins, minerals, polyphenols and amino acids, it contains less caffeine than coffee so doesn’t cause the jittery highs, but as a gentle stimulant in the fulfilment as an immuno stimulant and digestion tonic.

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