Posted by Karen on 18 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Tea, Tea Facts, Health
For thousands of years, tea has been used for any number of medicinal purposes. Even today, tea is used to improve and protect our health. Unfortunately, many who could benefit from the healthy boosting antioxidants and natural ingredients in a fine tea find that drinking a hot glass of tea, or even iced tea, doesn’t […]
Posted by Karen on 06 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Tea, Tea Facts, Health
Many health products use extracts of green tea in their formulation; it has excellent antioxidant properties, widely used by drug and health product manufacturers. Using green tea weight loss products to burn off extra calories is claimed to be the most natural method and you won’t find a better source; one which can be purchased […]
Posted by Karen on 30 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Tea, Tea Facts
Almost as old as time, tea has been a favored drink for centuries – regardless of class or social standing. It has been enjoyed by the elite, the aristocracy, and at the same time – the common man.You see, legend has it that Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a Camellia Sinensis tree when […]
Posted by Karen on 08 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Tea, Tea Facts
It has to be said that the quality of tea in tea bags has, in some cases, improved noticeably over the last few years, but shippers should be aware of two main types. First there is the standard everyday tea blend that is blended, packaged, and marketed in supermarkets and which, to a connoisseur, gives […]
Posted by Karen on 29 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: Tea, Tea Facts
Tea is is a beverage made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush (Camellia sinensis) in hot water for a few minutes. The processing can include oxidation, heating, drying, and the addition of other herbs, flowers, spices, and fruits.
There are four basic types of true tea: black tea, oolong tea, […]