Not All Teas Are Created Equal With Numi Tea's Ahmed Rahim

Today on The Clean Body Podcast, host Lauren Kelly talks to the CEO, Founder and Chief Alchemist behind Numi Tea Ahmed Rahim about tea ceremonies, health benefits, and the differences between conventional and high-quality teas.

During the episode, you'll learn about: 

• Ahmed's childhood growing up in Iraq and migrating to America
• Health benefits of specific teams including Turmeric tea, Pu Erh fermented tea, and more
• The difference between bagged and loose teas
• The proper way to prepare and drink loose tea
• Mindful tea rituals
• Historical and spiritual tea ceremonies around the world
• Characteristics of high-quality boxed tea vs. conventional boxed tea
• How the soil and energy of the farmer impacts the final tea products
• Organic herbs & why they're crucial for drinking teas
• Numi tea's practices in sourcing ingredients
• The problem with plastic and petroleum-based tea bags
• Organic, Fair Trade, and sustainability practices in the tea industry

About Ahmed Rahim:

Ahmed is the alchemist behind Numi’s teas, creating unique, innovative, and delicious blends with his team. Before co-founding Numi, he studied theater and psychology in New York City, then spent a decade living, working and traveling in Europe as a professional filmmaker and photographer. He began designing teahouses in Prague, where he learned about tea’s culture, ceremonies, and its many health benefits. He speaks English, Arabic, Czech, French and German.

About Numi Tea:

Sourced straight from nature, Numi Organic Tea products are made with only the purest organic tea leaves, herbs, flowers and spices. Numi offers a range of premium quality, organic, Fair Trade green, black, white and pu·erh teas, as well as herbal teasans, Daily Super Shots, gifts, Tea Latte Concentrates, iced and bottled teas. Numi's vision is to activate a chain of positivity and possibility that radiates far and wide. Through their products and practices, they aim to create lasting positive change.

For more on Numi Organic Tea, visit https://numitea.com/

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