Complete Beverage Guide: Water, Green Tea & Healthy Drinks

Healthier drink choices rely on hydration quality, understanding the physiological effects of caffeine, and identifying nutrient-dense alternatives like bone broth.

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Bubble Tea Nutrients

Published Sep,08 2011 | By Benna Crawford

Bubble tea is a fad beverage introduced in Taiwan in the 1980s. It is made with tea, milk or creamer, optional fruit flavorings and fat, chewy tapioca balls called pearls, usually black and about the size of small marbles.

Smoothies of kiwi and pineapple on the table. Top view

What Juice Raises Your pH?

Published Jul,18 2011 | By Benna Crawford

A healthy pH level in the human body is slightly alkaline, between 7.0 and 8.0, just over the midpoint on a pH scale. The ideal pH for blood is 7.4, according to chemists at Washington University in St. Louis.

Benna Crawford has been a journalist and New York-based writer since 1997. Her work has appeared in USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and in professional journals and trade publications. Crawford has a degree in theater, is a certified Prana Yoga instructor, and writes about fitness, performing and decorative arts, culture, sports, business and education .