by holymtn | Feb 15, 2018 | Culture
On February 1st the largest annual human migration on the planet began in China with the commencement of chunyun, the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. Between February 1 and March 12, about 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made as hundreds of millions of...
by holymtn | Jan 29, 2018 | Tea
What is Kombucha? In Japanese, kombucha means “seaweed tea”; it is a “tea” made out of the seaweed called kombu. The Japanese consider it to be very healthy. However, this is not the same kombucha tea that Westerners drink. Kombucha is an...
by holymtn | Jan 17, 2018 | Tea
According to an MTT assay (a colorimetric assay for assessing cell metabolic activity), chrysanthemin contributes to suppression of prostate cancer cell production, inducing dose-dependent and time-dependent cytotoxic effects in them. Chrysanthemin, which is the...
by holymtn | Nov 22, 2017 | Tea
A fulfilling sip of piping hot tea on a brisk autumn or winter day is especially gratifying. Warm pots of loose-leaf tea are close at hand during this time of year— it’s as much a part of the season as long walks spent crunching through a brittle carpet of leaves or...
by holymtn | Sep 12, 2017 | Astrology
Your birth month can impact much more than your astrological sign according to a new study. In fact, it corresponds with the overall success of students throughout their childhood and adolescence. A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research says...