Tag: Teas

Mixing up root microbes can boost tea’s flavor

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Researchers may have gotten to the root of tea’s soothing effect.

The quality of a cup of chai can be enriched by modifying the microbial community that populates the plant’s roots, researchers report February 15 in Current Biology. The secret is to inoculate roots with bacteria that boost the synthesis of the amino acid theanine.

There’s something in tea that helps us wind down, says Zhenbiao Yang, a plant cell biologist at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in

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Fertility clinics warn against TikTok pregnancy advice as people turn to herbal teas and horoscopes

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TikTok was today accused of peddling fertility misinformation by letting its creators wrongly claim herbal teas and psychic readings can boost conception chances. 

Few of the dubious sounding suggestions shared on the platform, which also include eating pineapples, are not supported by the NHS. 

Posts on fertility trends have amassed over a billion views, with ‘fertility influencers’ — who publish the claims — gaining tens of thousands of followers. Often, they are advertising their own products. 

Although their suggestions aren’t

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Michelle Teas DIY-Schwangerschaft | Die Nation

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In der Einleitung zu ihren neuen Fruchtbarkeitserinnerungen Mich selbst umhauenschreibt Michelle Tea: „Die ganze Geschichte einer Geburt beginnt mit dieser Entscheidung zu sagen Jawohl, und die Achterbahn, die Sie zum Entbindungstisch oder zu Hause ins Geburtsbecken oder was auch immer bringt – da ist so viel drin. Das ganze Leben, jede Hoffnung und Angst, Freude und Traurigkeit, das Verständnis von sich selbst als Säugetier, als verkörpertes Tier, ist in dieser Geschichte.“ Tea, die Autorin

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