“Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process which is used to make oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China, and since then its production and manufacture has spread to other countries in East Asia.” – Wikipedia

If you were around in 1969 (you probably weren’t) “we” (lots of people) jumped in the Celestial Seasonings band wagon swilling down “Sleepy Time,” “Red Zinger,” and others. After all, there was a war on.

Years went by and, due to bad spirits, my stomach started rebelling against tea, even Earl Grey. But now those spirits have gone away, due to high-quality conjuring work on my part, and now I’m drinking green tea and honey to settle my stomach.

Even sites like WebMD say that there are numerous health benefits to drinking green tea: “As a drink or supplement, green tea is sometimes used for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, to prevent heart disease, and to prevent ovarian cancer. It is also used for many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support most of these uses.”

Jeanine at Love & Lemons–a great food site–writes, “Regular green tea is already touted as an antioxidant powerhouse, but Matcha has even more benefits. Here’s why: when you make other forms of green tea, you steep the leaves in hot water and then discard them. When you make Matcha, you whisk the powder into hot water or milk. As a result, you actually consume the entire tea leaf when you drink it! The antioxidants it contains may lower blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart disease, and even boost your metabolism.”

I started drinking this brew as a medicine. Now I’ve come to like it.

—Malcolm