Traditionally chai is made by the decoction of spices and black tea and  recipes vary from one family to the next. This is a version we made in Botany class last week and its absolutely delicious and caffeine-free, although for those of you who need that "hit" just add some black tea leaves.

While the winter is well a truly here, so are all the nuisance bugs that can cause us to feel lethargic, achy, dehydrated and generally off-our-game. Before you know it inflammation kicks in which can leave some of us bedridden for days and lets face it, “ain’t nobody got time for that”!