It’s evident I love Matcha!! But is it for you??

Let's talk about this long love affair with my matcha lattes. If you've been following me on instagram (+ if you're not yet, you should!! Check out -->>@jessboan21), you've seen all too many matcha stories. #sorrynotsorry

I'm in love, what can I say?!

I look forward to these little slices of heaven probably a little more than what's considered normal. But that's also what I love MOST about my matcha lattes. I love that something this small can just make my day, put me more at ease, and make my world feel luxurious! All in one little cup!

I can't wait to share with you why I prefer this over coffee (maybe you'll agree), how to make it exceptionally delish, + all the amazing benefits that come with.

So besides its un-denying beauty, what's this stuff all about?

WHAT IT IS

If you drink tea, you know that it's made by infusing the tea leaves in hot water. Matcha is green tea leaves finely ground into that vibrant, alive, green powder. So you are actually consuming the whole leaf.

THE JUICY BENEFITS

Since you are drinking the actual leaves with matcha, you get all the benefits of green tea, times a million! Matcha has a super high amount of antioxidants + chlorophyll - which helps stress in the body, inflammation (which is a trigger to premature aging + disease), regulating blood sugar, detoxing, and reducing cortisol (the stress hormone linked to belly fat) <-- Heck yeah!

Another antioxidant in matcha called EGCG has been shown to boost your metabolism and even slow down the growth of cancer cells. (Anyone sold yet?!)

Since you are consuming whole leaves with matcha, you're actually getting over 3x the caffeine of green tea, or about the same as 1 cup of coffee. Coffee can give you that quick spike in energy + alertness (with a side of jitters), but then you often crash. With matcha, you get the alert but calm zen about you. This is because it's absorbed into your system slower than the coffee jolt. So you get that alert, but calm feeling with no drowsiness.

And if you're looking to be a bit more kind to your adrenals and stress hormones, matcha is a great substitute or alternative to coffee.

Matcha has helped me SLOW DOWN and appreciate the little things. And when you slow down, you slow down your stress response - which can decrease that stress hormone, cortisol - a stress hormone linked to increase in appetite and belly fat. Umm, yes please!

I'm just trying to spread the Matcha love! And I think you'll love YOU when you experience some of these amazing benefits.