You have probably heard that matcha is good for you. But if someone told you five years ago that a bowl of whisked green powder could meaningfully reshape the ecosystem of bacteria living in your gut — the same ecosystem now linked to everything from immune function to mental health to metabolic rate — you […]
Samurai Gozen Matcha from Kirishima, Japan’s Volcanic Longevity Region In the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, audiences were transported to a mysterious landscape of steaming volcanoes, dense forests, and dramatic mountain terrain. Much of the movie was filmed around Kirishima, a volcanic region in southern Japan whose surreal beauty helped create one […]
