Turmeric Teas Blog

Cinnamon is one of the most popular herbs and medicinal spices that has been used for thousands of years by people all over the world, thanks to its unique sweet warming taste and its tremendous health benefits.  It is made from the inner bark of trees called Cinnamomum. The inner bark is then extracted and the woody parts removed. When it dries, it forms strips that curl into rolls, called cinnamon sticks. The sticks can be ground into cinnamon powder.   Cinnamon is loaded with phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and antioxidants. These compounds are responsible for most of cinnamon's tremendous health benefits, giving it anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, immunity-boosting, cancer-preventing and...

So thrilled about our feature on Marilyn Denis Show. Grateful for Miranda Malisani, who chose to share our brand giving story. Miranda's store Eat it Forward encourages people to think about making giving part of everyday life. Miranda is committed to donating 5% of the profits from her store Eat it Forward to Food Banks Canada. October is the month of giving, why wait till October to think about giving? People visit food banks throughout the year. On average, food banks help more than 850,000 Canadians every month. These are the facts that made us choose Food Banks Canada as our...

If you haven't already heard of The Sugared Tea Cup, and Deb's beautiful Tea Boxes, you've got to check it out!  Deb has done a masterful job of curating a beautiful assortment of teas each and every month and packaging them in the most thoughtful & delightful way! Just looking at each box you can see that no detail is overlooked. She has made gifting so much fun! And we were delighted that she choose Turmeric Teas to be a part of her October - Sugar & SPICE box. Deb likes to meet all of her vendors & enjoys learning the story behind each...

Loose Leaf tea is a delicious, healthy and cost efficient alternative to bagged tea. Unlike the tea made for tea bags, loose leaf tea provides so much depth of flavour, mostly do to the fact that the tea ingredients are larger, and in (or at least closer to) their natural state. Letting loose tea leaves swim about in hot water allows for a greater tasting, fuller bodied, cup of tea - give it a try! Do a taste test: Bagged vs. Loose Leaf, and I guarantee you'll notice a huge difference! We are often asked the same question when talking about our...