Huntington’s Chorea is a devastating, progressive neurological disorder. It is an inherited disease that manifests in uncontrolled movements most of the time but can also result in muscular rigidity. The disorder commonly progresses to a state of dementia and finally death within 10 - 30 years of onset. The symptoms of the disease are usually [...]

I’m always delighted to have Dr. John Weisburger share some of his vast knowledge of tea with us and its profound health implications. I think Dr. Weisburger’s comments are relevent to everyone.
“Medical research and especially cancer research has pinpointed desirable and undesirable lifestyle factors as regards to the occurrence and prevention of chronic [...]

I’d like to use my first post as an opportunity to show the importance of tea in an athlete’s diet. I’m a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet, a company known for having one of the most demanding schedules in the dance world. The need to perform at the top of my game [...]

The flavor of Zen and the flavor of tea is the same.
-Japanese proverb
Instead of the Emperor Shen Nong, various Buddhists are sometimes given credit for the discovery of tea. A contempo ­rary of Pythagoras, Zoroaster, and Confucius, the Buddha lived in India in the 500s BCE. After his death his teachings con ­tinued to spread and in [...]

Reaching for my tea bowl as I was preparing to practice chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony, I was shocked to see that my chawan (tea bowl) had cracked. With my touch, the pieces fell out, leaving gaps in the bowl's rim. Seeing the broken chawan had a profound impact on me.
I decided to consult the [...]