Green Tea Living by Kayaki, Toshimi A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Contents introduction

Green Tea Dreams

1 a green tea life

Introduction Green “beautea”: help for aging Green tea to help maintain healthy body weight Green tea fertilizer Green tea cavity protection Drinking green tea for relaxation Green tea baths for clean, smooth skin Banish smelly fish odors with green tea Power cleaning with green tea leaves Green tea for a healthy heart and lower blood pressure Have a green tea morning How to make delicious green tea

2 green tea cuisine

Introduction Fill up 80% Miso soup for breakfast High-fiber Japanese konnyaku for weight loss Natto Salty plums with everyday meals Daikon for a healthy diet Enjoy seasonal foods Eat soba Tofu for protein Eat marine vegetables every day (seaweed, wakame, konbu, tororo, uzuki) More on konbu

3 nimble ninja

Introduction Ride a bicycle Take the stairs Exercise in your chair Move, stretch, and reach while keeping house Garden in a 1-square-meter area every day “. . . ing” and squat Exercise in the car Walk, walk, walk! Japanese sandals massage the feet and mend the mind Japanese reflexology: bamboo Breathing

4 green tea therapy

Introduction Thumb bath Gazing at the changes in the seasons Footbaths Fortune-tellers (uranai) Spas and hot springs Japanese incense (senko) Relaxation: listening to nature Reiki Sake bath Shiatsu (Japanese finger pressure) Yutanpo Zazen Green tea cup and happiness

5 geisha beauty

Introduction Vinegar conditioner for very shiny hair Egg white face mask Honey for chapped lips A hot towel to refresh your skin Olive oil for dry skin Silk gloves for skin care: geisha skin Milk and tea to relieve sunburn Facial massage with teaspoon Cucumber massage for skin Homemade lotion from the kitchen Vinegar and water

6 green tea clean

Introduction Repurpose everyday items for cleaning supplies Easy carpet care Banana peels Clean sinks and toilets with vinegar Wax floors with green tea or rice water or old milk Clean and shine your windows with scrunched-up newspapers An acrylic scrubbing brush Natural air freshener One towel cleans everything Prevent steamy mirrors—with potatoes Baking soda cleaning

7 eco-laundry

Introduction Six ways to hand wash Smelly socks Remove sweater pills Bleaching yellowy whites naturally The basics How to fold clothes How to wash curtains Prevent colors from fading Vinegar for fabric softener Hang your clothes outside with clothespins Sort clothes quickly

8 recycling and reusing

Introduction Wire hangers Aluminum foil Organic dye: changing the color of fabric Plastic bottles Eco-gardening Orange peels Recycling and reusing cardboard rollers Disposable chopsticks Use coffee grounds to be green Old clothes Magazine and calendar paper Old phone book Egg cartons

9 green tea zone

Introduction Carry a furoshiki (eco-bag) Bring a lunch box to work or school Wash your hands with an oshibori before eating Carry a thermos Use a handkerchief Write memos or notes on used printer paper Cool off with a paper fan Wear toe socks Practice “coolbiz” and “warmbiz” at the office Adopt the “My Hashi” rule

10 economic zen

Introduction Spend cash when you have it—don’t use credit Cash your paycheck and divide it up $100 a month per person for food 10% for play money 10% for saving Collect coins in a jar Lucky money (otoshidama) Household bookkeeping Make a graph of monthly expenses A “trust” fund Stay healthy after age sixty and save $215,000!

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