The British recently unveiled some sensitive documents from the l950’s, when the threat of nuclear war was being planned for. I recall being in elementary school in the late 1950’s when we’d have drills that required us to duck and hide under our desks, giving the illusion that we would be safe if a bomb [...]

I just read an article about a group of Japanese researchers that has shown that green tea extract had a significant impact on reducing fatigue in rats. Here’s another thought.
It is our wont to pursue the reductionist path to an easier, improved life. But does it really help? Are all of these improvements we keep [...]

In what seems like an overwhelming series of disasters this year, China’s Sichuan province was recently hit by a terribly destructive earthquake. It has taken many lives and destroyed many towns and cities. Among the cities hit is the capital of the Sichuan province, Chengdu. In today’s Voice, I want to not [...]

As T Ching’s editor in training, I often search the world wide web for topics of interest to our readers. Tea, with its five millennia of documented use, is a rich subject for research. From history to how-to, there is a HUGE body of literature. You could spend [...]

I would like to suggest something truly unique as a gift for all your mothers this Mother’s Day. For those of you who have read my post Why America Needs a Tea Renaissance, you know that I believe that our lives are too overloaded; we live our lives in overdrive and on cruise control. We [...]